Category Archives: Classic Rock News – ABC Audio
Did 'Guardians of the Galaxy 3 Vol. 3' prompt Springsteen to release a "Badlands" lyric video?
Marvel StudiosNot long ago, Bruce Springsteen's YouTube channel posted an official lyric video for one of his classics, "Badlands." As for what prompted a lyric video treatment for a so...
May 22, 2023
On This Day, May 22, 1976: Paul McCartney & Wings hit number one with “Silly Love Songs”
On This Day, May 22, 1976 ... Paul McCartney & Wings hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100 with “Silly Love Songs,” which spent five weeks on top of the chart. The tun...
May 22, 2023
Siouxsie, Iggy Pop play makeup show after Cruel World festival cut short due to weather
Burak Cingi/Redferns via Getty ImagesThis year's Cruel World festival unexpectedly turned into a two-day event over the weekend. Toward the end of the festival's originally scheduled day on Saturday, ...
May 22, 2023
Tom Johnston out of upcoming Doobie Brothers 50th anniversary dates due to surgery
Doobie Brothers, L-R: Pat Simmons, Tom Johnston, Michael McDonald, John McFee; Photo by Clay Patrick McBrideTom Johnston will be able to listen — but not sing — to the music for a whi...
May 22, 2023
Smashed Kurt Cobain guitar sells for over $595,000
Julien's AuctionsA guitar smashed and signed by the late Kurt Cobain sold for $595,900 at a Julien's Auctions sale over the weekend. The black Fender Stratocaster features an inscription from the Nirv...
May 22, 2023
Def Leppard's Rick Allen talks about recovery following March assault: "Totally blindsided"
Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Live NationDef Leppard drummer Rick Allen spoke to ABC's Good Morning America about his recovery journey after he was assaulted after a show ...
May 22, 2023
Pete Brown, co-writer of Cream's “Sunshine of Your Love” and “White Room,” dies at 82
Will Ireland/Guitarist Magazine/Future via Getty ImagesSongwriter and poet Pete Brown, best known for co-writing “Sunshine of Your Love” and “White Room” for Cream&nb...
May 22, 2023
Def Leppard’s Phil Collen excited for hometown show: It’s “a huge deal for us”
Ross HalfinDef Leppard and Mötley Crüe kick off the U.K./European leg of their Stadium tour on Monday, May 22, in the band's hometown of Sheffield, England, and whil...
May 22, 2023
And the new Foo Fighters drummer is ...
ABC/Randy HolmesFoo Fighters held a streaming concert Sunday, during which they revealed who will be the band's new drummer following the death of Taylor Hawkins in March 2022. Showing that they haven...
May 22, 2023
Graham Nash to salute late bandmate David Cosby with archival releases
Sergione Infuso/Corbis via Getty ImagesAfter years of estrangement, Graham Nash has said he and his former Crosby, Stills and Nash bandmate David Crosby were approaching reconciliation when ...
May 19, 2023