Category Archives: Classic Hits Music News
Happy Birthday, Keith Richards!!!
Happy Birthday to Rolling Stones co-founder Keith Richards, who turns 79 on Sunday (December 18th)!!! Richards, a man who due to his previous penchant for hard street drugs wasn't expected to see ...
Dec 15, 2022
45 Years Ago Tonight: 'Saturday Night Fever' Opens
It was 45 years ago tonight (December 16th, 1977) that Saturday Night Fever opened nationally. The film, which turned actor John Travolta into a global superstar, told the story of Tony Manero, a 19-y...
Dec 15, 2022
Quick Takes: The Rolling Stones, Dino Danelli, Kiss, Roger Daltrey, Guns N' Roses, The Eagles
The Rolling Stones have announced a new online concert event celebrating the release of GRRR Live! The showing will take place February 2nd at 8 p.m. ET, with tickets now onsite via RollingStonesNewar...
Dec 15, 2022
Pearl Jam Making Headway On New Album
It's looking as though Pearl Jam will soon resume sessions for their followup album to 2020's Gigaton. Blabbermouth transcribed some of guitarist Stone Gossard's chat with Detroit's WR...
Dec 15, 2022
Flashback: John & Yoko, George Harrison, Eric Clapton, & Keith Moon Jam For UNICEF
It was 53 years ago tonight (December 15th, 1969) that John Lennon and Yoko Ono assembled their legendary Plastic Ono Supergroup for a historic performance at London's Lyceum Ballroom. The event w...
Dec 14, 2022
Peter Frampton Wished He Tapped Songwriters To Help On 'Comes Alive!' Followup
45 years after releasing I'm In You -- his followup to 1976's Frampton Comes Alive! -- Peter Frampton admits he still has regrets. Despite both the title track and album both topping out at Nu...
Dec 14, 2022
Billy Corgan Recalls Critics Being Baffled By Smashing Pumpkins Sound
Although these days Smashing Pumpkins music is regarded as a genre unto itself, Billy Corgan recalled a time when the music world struggled to figure out where his songs fit. During an online chat wit...
Dec 14, 2022
Paul Simon Grammy Tribute Special Set For Next Week
Homeward Bound: A Grammy Salute To The Songs Of Paul Simon will air on CBS on December 21st at 9 p.m. ET. Performers set to appear on the special, which will also stream on Paramount+, include old fri...
Dec 14, 2022
Mariah Carey Sets Record As She Tops Billboard Hot 100 Again
This is Mariah Carey's season, as she once again tops the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart with "All I Want for Christmas Is You." This marks the song's ninth total week atop the Hot 100 and it becomes t...
Dec 14, 2022
Lars Ulrich's Isolated Drums From New Single Hit The Internet
Fans are raving over the new fan extraction of Metallica's latest single -- "Lux AEterna." The new track, which has already made its way into the Top 10 of Billboard's Hot Trending T...
Dec 13, 2022