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Category Archives: Classic Rock

Ex-Rolling Stones bassist Bill Wyman's bass amp rig priciest item sold at MusiCares charity auction
Courtesy of Julien's Auctions Former Rolling Stones bassist Bill Wyman's custom bass amplifier rig brought in the most money at MusiCares Charity Relief Auction, which was held Wednesday at the Julien...
ABC Audio Sep 10, 2020
Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band reunite to release new album, 'Letter to You,' October 23
Danny Clinch2020 is saved!  Bruce Springsteen is back with the heart-stopping, house-rocking E Street Band and a new album, called Letter to You, which will arrive next month. Due October 23, Let...
ABC Audio Sep 10, 2020
Talking Heads' Chris Frantz recalls the "divine experience" of playing drums with The B-52s
St. Martin's PressTalking Heads drummer Chris Frantz recently published a memoir titled Remain In Love, which focuses on his experiences with his famous band, his other musical endeavors and his roman...
ABC Audio Sep 10, 2020
New Steve Hackett concert album and video, 'Live at Hammersmith,' due out later this month
Inside Out MusicFormer Genesis guitarist Steve Hackett will release a new concert album and video titled Selling England by the Pound & Spectral Mornings: Live at Hammersmith on September 25. The ...
ABC Audio Sep 09, 2020
New band Painted Shield, featuring Pearl Jam's Stone Gossard, releases debut single, "I Am Your Country"
Credit: Josie JenningsPearl Jam guitarist Stone Gossard is a member of a new band called Painted Shield. The group also includes folk singer Mason Jennings, onetime Pearl Jam drummer Matt Chamberlain ...
ABC Audio Sep 09, 2020
Elton John monkeys around on new album by cartoon band Gorillaz
ABC/CRAIG SJODIN; Courtesy of GorillazElton John has definitely been keeping busy in quarantine. In addition to writing a new chapter for the paperback version of his autobiography, recording his Appl...
ABC Audio Sep 09, 2020
Watch RHCP, Styx and ex-Chicago drummers pay tribute to Neil Peart during upcoming livestream event
Courtesy of Modern DrummerRed Hot Chili Peppers' Chad Smith, Styx's Todd Sucherman and ex-Chicago drummer Danny Seraphine are among the many drummers who will pay tribute to the late Rush icon Neil Pe...
ABC Audio Sep 09, 2020
50th anniversary reissue of The Grateful Dead's classic fifth album, 'American Beauty,' due in October
RhinoThe Grateful Dead will continue its 50th anniversary catalog reissue campaign by releasing an expanded version of its classic fifth studio album, 1970's American Beauty, on October 30. American B...
ABC Audio Sep 09, 2020
RHCP's Flea shares tribute to late former band mate Jack Sherman: "He was my friend"
Jim Bennett/FilmMagicRed Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea has shared a tribute to the band's early guitarist, Jack Sherman, who died in August. Sherman played on RHCP's 1984 self-titled debut album and ...
ABC Audio Sep 09, 2020
All Right Now! New coffee-table book celebrating Free and Bad Company due in late October
This Day in Music BooksA new coffee-table book focusing on the careers of Free and Bad Company co-founders Paul Rodgers and Simon Kirke will be released on October 29. Rock 'n' Roll Fantasy: The Music...
ABC Audio Sep 09, 2020