Classic Rock News

Getty ImagesDolly Parton has released two new tracks from her upcoming Rockstar album, due out on November 17th. The original song “Bygones (feat. Rob Halford)” with special guests Nikki Sixx and John 5 and a personalized cover of the Rock classic “Magic Man (Carl Version) (feat. Ann Wilson)” with special guest Howard Leese are available…

Getty ImagesSlash and Tom Morello joined forces on Friday (June 16th) at the Graspop Metal Meeting in Dessel, Belgium. Guitar World reported the pair live-premiered their classic guitar duel “Interstate 80,” which was originally featured on Morello’s 2020 EP Comandante. Slash told us that over the decades, his and most of his generation’s musical influences…

Getty ImagesComing on August 14th is Bruce Springsteen’s Born In The U.S.A. Collection. The package, available via live.brucespringsteen.net, showcases six shows as featured in the “The Boss’s” ongoing live archival series, with the limited-edition box set containing 18 factory-pressed CD’s. Bruce Springsteen has always had his pulse on the life of the common man and…

Getty ImagesIn an exclusive interview with United Stations Radio Networks, Richie Sambora revealed that a reunion appearance with Bon Jovi at England’s Glastonbury festival is not happening. Last year, Sambora went on record as saying plans were in motion for him to perform with his former bandmates at the legendary festival, which would mark only…

Getty ImagesIt was 35 years ago today — June 19th, 1988 — that Jimmy Page released his first mainstream solo album, Outrider. After Led Zeppelin’s 1980 split, Page composed and recorded the soundtrack to 1982’s Death Wish II, collaborated with Roy Harper on the 1985 Whatever Happened To Jugula? collection and recorded a pair of…

PRPhotos.comGuns N’ Roses bassist Duff McKagan will release his third album, titled Lighthouse, on October 20th and has dropped the title track as its first single. Ultimate-Guitar.com reported that joining the legendary rocker on the set will be such heavyweights as Iggy Pop, his Guns N’ Roses bandmate Slash, and Alice in Chains’ Jerry Cantrell.…

PRPhotos.comNearly a decade after stepping into to the shoes of the late, great Freddie Mercury, current Queen frontman Adam Lambert remains thrilled at helping bring this music to life. Lambert, who joined forces with Brian May and Roger Taylor back in 2014, told USA Today: “Being with Brian and Roger on stage, these are rock…

Getty ImagesMetallica has just dropped a new four-track live EP, titled The Amsterdam Sessions. The exclusive Amazon Music release recorded in The Netherlands, features two 72 Seasons tracks, “Lux AEterna” and “If Darkness Had A Son,” along with a pair of classics — “Master Of Puppets” and “Nothing Else Matters.” The songs, which were performed…

PRPhotos.comJohn Mellencamp took part in Esquire’s long-running “What I’ve Learned” series, where he spoke candidly about life and love. Mellencamp is currently out on the road in support of his 25th studio set, Orpheus Descending. In regard to his on-and-off again romance with actress Meg Ryan, Mellencamp revealed, “I love Meg Ryan. I went with…

Getty ImagesHappy Birthday to Paul McCartney, who turns 81 on Sunday (June 18th). To date, Paul McCartney is the most successful songwriter in history, having written or co-written 30 U.S. Number One hits. McCartney met his original songwriting partner John Lennon on July 6th, 1957 at a church social where Lennon was performing. After joining…