Category Archives: Classic Hits Music News
Vintage Billy Joel Concert Spotlights Early Classics
Out now is Billy Joel - Live At The Great American Music Hall - 1975. The album was originally issued back in 2021 as part of the multi-disc Billy Joel - The Vinyl Collection, Vol.1, with the new issu...
Apr 25, 2023
Quick Takes: Aerosmith, Van Halen, Roger Waters, Iron Maiden
Aerosmith are rumored to soon be announcing a massive "40-plus" date North American tour. The band -- which according to reports will include drummer Joey Kramer -- is said to announce the t...
Apr 23, 2023
Wet Leg Brings Out Dave Grohl At Coachella
Dave Grohl was the special guest during Wet Leg's Friday (April 21st) Coachella set. While performing “Ur Mum,” Grohl snuck on stage and joined the band for their "longest and lou...
Apr 23, 2023
Flashback: Lennon & McCartney's Final Meeting
It was 47 years ago today (April 24th, 1976) that John Lennon and Paul McCartney last saw each other. Over the course of the previous two years, relations between the two chief Beatles had warmed cons...
Apr 23, 2023
John Mellencamp Releasing 25th Album In June
Coming on June 2nd is John Mellencamp's 25th album, titled, Orpheus Descending. The album features Mellencamp's latest single, "Hey God," which addresses the national epidemic of gun violence....
Apr 23, 2023
Bill Kreutzmann Sitting Out Of Final Dead & Co Tour
Dead & Company have alerted fans that co-founding drummer Bill Kreutzmnann will be sitting out of the band's upcoming summer tour. Kreutzmann has been dealing with heart issues in recent years...
Apr 23, 2023
Stephen Stills & Neil Young Reunite At L.A. Autism Benefit
Stephen Stills and Neil Young teamed up on Saturday night (April 22nd) for the 2023 "Light Up The Night" benefit at L.A.'s Greek Theater, marking the pairs first joint performance in four years. Still...
Apr 23, 2023
Happy Birthday, Peter Frampton!!!
Happy Birthday to Peter Frampton, who turns 73 on Saturday (April 22nd)!!! Despite billing his last tour as his official "farewell," Frampton has just surprised fans by announ...
Apr 20, 2023
Flashback: Pete Townshend Releases 'Empty Glass'
It was 43 years ago today (April 21st, 1980) that Pete Townshend released his first official mainstream solo album, Empty Glass. The album followed two previous non-Who related pro...
Apr 20, 2023
Seven Years Gone: Prince Remembered
It was seven years ago today (April 21st, 2016) that Prince -- born Prince Rogers Nelson on June 7th, 1958 -- died at age 57 of an accidental overdose of the opioid fentanyl. In Ap...
Apr 20, 2023