Gene Simmons Announces First Post-Kiss Show
Gene Simmons has announced a show with his solo band, marking his first performance since Kiss played its final concert. The Gene Simmons Band will…
Category: Ultimate Classic Rock
Shortest Rock Star Marriages
Rock star marriages don’t always last. Sometimes, they’re over in a flash. Just how quick, you may ask? Months, weeks, days — very fast. Indeed, these…
All 84 Guns N’ Roses Songs Ranked Worst to Best
After turning the rock world upside-down with their 1987 debut Appetite for Destruction, then completely redefining the concept of an epic follow-up with 1991’s twin…
30 Band Names Taken From Classic Rock Songs
What’s in a name? The core of that question, famously posed by Shakespeare in Romeo and Juliet, asks if an item’s intrinsic value is changed…
Green Day to Play Two Classic Albums in Full on Upcoming Tour
Green Day will embark on the sprawling Saviors tour this summer in support of their new album of the same name, and they’ll sweeten the deal by…
Motley Crue Unveils ‘World’s Most Notorious Museum’
Motley Crue will celebrate their 43rd birthday by unveiling the Crueseum, an online virtual museum dedicated to the band’s long and colorful history. The Crueseum gives fans…
Recycled Records: 24 Times Artists Re-used Their Own Material
Sometimes bands get accused of writing the same song over and over. But what if, well, it’s a really good song, worthy of being used…
How 100 of Rock’s Biggest Acts Got Their Names
Certain trends emerge as you explore how rock’s 100 biggest acts got their names. They are often forced into taking the moniker that stuck, for…
The Best Show of Geddy Lee’s Life Might Not Have Been With Rush
Geddy Lee said the first Taylor Hawkins tribute show, which took place in England in September 2022, was possibly the greatest gig of his life.…
10 Best Eagles Songs Not Sung by Glenn Frey and Don Henley
By the time Glenn Frey died, his creative partnership with Don Henley had become the very center of the Eagles. But the group always featured other…
Motley Crue Loses Legal Battle in Ongoing Dispute With Mick Mars
Motley Crue has lost the latest legal battle in the ongoing dispute with their former guitarist, Mick Mars. The two sides have been battling since April,…
35 Albums That Turn 35 in 2024
1989 was a big year for classic rock, with some of the genre’s biggest stars closing out the decade on very high notes. Motley Crue…
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band Announces Farewell Tour
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band has announced their All the Good Times farewell tour. The trek kicks off March 21 in Bowling Green, Kentucky and winds…
Ace Frehley Says He Can Sing Better Than Paul Stanley
Former Kiss guitarist Ace Frehley has extended his ongoing war of words with Paul Stanley, claiming in a new interview that he can sing and play guitar better…
40 Years Ago: How a Swearing Child Inspired Queen’s ‘Radio Ga Ga’
Roger Taylor is credited as the sole songwriter of Queen‘s 1984 song “Radio Ga Ga,” but his son, then a small child, deserves some recognition for…
Top 50 Motley Crue Songs
A large portion of our list of the Top 50 Motley Crue songs comes from the group’s first three albums – Too Fast for Love, Shout at the Devil and…
Green Day, ‘Saviors’: Album Review
Punk wasn’t supposed to get old. Its core foundation was built on tearing down music’s aging elders and replacing them with something new, something vital. But…
Ranking Every ZZ Top Album
Billy Gibbons once memorably described ZZ Top‘s music as the “same three guys, same three chords.” But the following countdown of ZZ Top Albums Ranked Worst…
Elton John’s Emmy Win Makes Him 19th Member of EGOT Elite
Elton John became a member of the elite EGOT group of artists by winning an Emmy award last night (Jan. 15). He secured his latest…
The Night Van Halen’s Concert Got Rocked by a Snowstorm
You know what Van Halen probably didn’t need during their already troubled 1995 summer tour? A snowstorm. But that’s exactly what hit them on Sept.…