Category Archives: Classic Hits Music News
Joe Satriani Feels Only Wolfgang Van Halen Should Sub For His Dad
Despite initially being tapped by Alex Van Halen to handle guitar duties for a loosely proposed Eddie Van Halen tribute show -- Joe Satriani now maintains he's not the man for the job. During a ch...
Oct 10, 2022
Joey Ramone Estate Sells Stake In Publishing For $10 Million
The estate of late-Ramones frontman Joey Ramone has sold a stake of his publishing rights and non-exclusive rights to the singer's name and likeness for $10 million. According to The Wall Street J...
Oct 06, 2022
Ozzy Osbourne On David Lee Roth: 'What's Wrong With Him'
While promoting his new hit album, Patient Number 9, Ozzy Osbourne touched upon the lead members of Van Halen. Ozzy spoke about the band, who famously opened for -- and according to many -- stole the ...
Oct 06, 2022
Remembering John Lennon On His Birthday
Sunday (October 9th) marks what would have been John Lennon's 82nd birthday. By nightfall, legions of fans will have made the pilgrimage to Central Park's Strawberry Fields in New York City fo...
Oct 06, 2022
Flashback: John Lennon Allowed To Stay In America
It was 47 years ago today (October 7th, 1975), that John Lennon won his four-year battle against deportation by the U.S. government. Due to his stance against the Vietnam War, Lennon had been under al...
Oct 06, 2022
Long-Unreleased Allman Brothers Band Show Coming This Month
Set for release on October 28th is the Allman Brothers Band's latest vault release -- Syria Mosque: Pittsburgh, PA January 17, 1971. The new collection was recorded just eight weeks before the ban...
Oct 06, 2022
Dead & Company Roll Out Final Tour Dates
Dead & Company have just rolled out their final tour dates. The band's 2023 spring and summer run will play a total of 27 concerts alternating between sheds, arenas, and stadiums. Tickets go o...
Oct 06, 2022
Bruce Springsteen & Jon Bon Jovi Get Ice Cream In New Jersey
It doesn't get more "New Jersey" than Bruce Springsteen and Jon Bon Jovi popping into Freehold Township's landmark Jersey Freeze for a couple of ice cream cones. The Asbury Park Press reported...
Oct 06, 2022
Two Years Later: Eddie Van Halen Remembered
It was the end of an era for an entire generation of rock fans and musicians who came of age in the 1980's, as the news spread two years ago today -- October 6th, 2020 -- that Eddie Van Halen died...
Oct 05, 2022
Steve Perry Teases New Holiday Song Online
Less than a year after releasing his first Christmas collection, former-Journey frontman Steve Perry seems to be in the midst of recording another one. Perry, now sporting a full head of light grey ha...
Oct 05, 2022