Category Archives: Classic Hits Music News
Billy Corgan: 'AI Will Change Music Forever'
Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan has taken a positive look at the development of AI technology in rock -- and has ultimately decided the positive outweighs any of the negatives. During a chat o...
May 24, 2023
45 Years Ago Today: Keith Moon Plays Final Show With The Who
It was 45 years ago today -- May 25th, 1978 -- that the Who took the stage for the final time with drummer Keith Moon. The band had grouped at their Shepperton Film Studios to shoot the climactic live...
May 24, 2023
The Edge Talks Downshifting For New U2 Album
The Edge spoke at length to Guitar Player about how U2 reimagined both iconic and deep cuts from their catalogue on the recent chart-topping album, Songs Of Surrender. The guitarist explained that it ...
May 24, 2023
Rock Icon Tina Turner Dead At 83
The legendary Tina Turner has died at age 83 "after a long illness" in her home with husband Erwin Bach in Küsnacht near Zurich, Switzerland, according to Deadline. In recent years, Turner had ba...
May 24, 2023
Lars Ulrich Credits 'Stranger Things' For Influx Of New Fans
Lars Ulrich credits the use of "Master Of Puppets" last year in the hit Netflix series, Stranger Things, as the starting point for a new generation of Metallica fans. Spurred on by its high-profile us...
May 22, 2023
Deep Purple Drummer Recalls Paul McCartney Sessions
Deep Purple's co-founding drummer Ian Paice looked back at his 1999 stint recording and performing with Paul McCartney. Paice, who had never met "Macca" before the Run Devil Run sessions, had been...
May 22, 2023
Bill Wyman Has No Regrets Quitting The Rolling Stones
Over 30 years after splitting from the Rolling Stones, bassist Bill Wyman is sure he made the right decision. Set for publication on August 31st, is Wyman's latest book, Bill Wyman's Chelsea: ...
May 22, 2023
Paul Simon: 'My Generation's Time Is Up'
Paul Simon's new critically acclaimed collection, Seven Pslams, deals with mortality in a way that has yet to be covered by a veteran rock icon. Simon, who believed he was done creating new music,...
May 22, 2023
The Doobie Brothers' Tom Johnston Off The Road, Set For Back Surgery
Co-founding guitarist Tom Johnston is off the Doobie Brothers' 50th anniversary tour in order to undergo back surgery. Johnston, who'll miss the band's upcoming leg, is taking leave per hi...
May 22, 2023
Smashed Kurt Cobain Guitar Sells For $595,000
A smashed and re-assembled guitar of Kurt Cobain's sold at auction on May 20th for $595,000 -- nearly ten times its original estimate of $60,000. The lefty black Stratocaster, which remains unplay...
May 21, 2023