Classic Rock News

PRPhotos.comAfter making its live comeback at the Power Trip festival last October in Indio, Calif., AC/DC has announced an extensive European tour — its first in eight years — slated to begin during May in Germany. The trek will feature 21 performances in 10 countries, running into mid-August and featuring mostly stadium dates. It’s being…

PRPhotos.comBret Michaels has partnered with Live Nation for his second Parti-Gras Tour. Calling it a touring festival, it includes Don Felder, formerly of The Eagles, Lou Gramm of Foreigner, Dee Snider of Twisted Sister. And crossing genres… Michaels has invited his good friend and country artist, Chris Janson to join. Janson said of the tour:…

PRPhotos.comIf the drummer looks familiar on Late Night With Seth Meyers this week, that’s because he’s Brooks Wackerman of Avenged Sevenfold. He’s filling in all this week with the 8G Band playing music in and out of commercial breaks. He last sat in on the late night NBC talk show back in 2017. A member…

Getty ImagesJames McCartney, the son of Paul McCartney, will release a new single called “Beautiful” on February 23. James grew up contributing to recording sessions for his dad’s albums… Flaming Pie in 1997 and Driving Rain in 2001. The 51-year-old, multi-instrumentalist first started releasing his own music in 2010 and his last recording was 8…

PRPhotos.comNine-time Grammy winner and 2023 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame member, Sheryl Crow released a new single over the weekend. “Do It Again,” is from her upcoming studio album, Evolution. Through a press release, she said, “I feel like I’ve been writing this song for thirty years. To me, life is one long exploration…

PRPhotos.comKanye West and Ty Dolla $ign finally released their joint album, Vultures 1, and the long-delayed project apparently cut some corners. The estate of Donna Summer shared that West used a song without permission. “Kanye West asked permission to use Donna Summer’s song ‘I Feel Love,’ he was denied,” a statement reads. “He changed the…

Getty ImagesFans are starting to see the first trailer for Thank You, Goodnight: The Bon Jovi Story. It’s the first-ever docuseries on the band’s history with full cooperation from all past and present members. In the promo you hear keyboardist, David Bryan say “Every night was a war.” And Jon Bon Jovi follows with… “I…

PRPhotos.comThe Black Keys dropped a second track off their upcoming album, a remake of “I Forgot To Be Your Lover”. The William Bell and Booker T. Jones written song, recorded first by Bell in 1968, was a Top 10 hit for Billy Idol in 1986. Their version is more like the songwriters version. The other…

Getty ImagesWith 10 out of 15 first-timers, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame has announced a genre-spanning set of nominees for the class of 2024. Among the rookie entries are three acts — Foreigner, Peter Frampton and Cher — long considered to be some of the Rock Hall’s greatest snubs over the years. They’re…

Dream Theater is in the studio recording their sixteenth album, their first with co-founding drummer Mike Portnoy in 15 years. Portnoy, who rejoined last October started the band in 1985 with guitarist John Petrucci and bassist John Myung, and played on 10 albums over a 20-year period. Petrucci who was 18 when he met Portnoy…