Category: Ultimate Classic Rock

Unlike most bands that have managed to stick around for decades, there’s no real consensus on the Van Halen catalog. For most fans, how you…

James Kottak, drummer for Kingdom Come and formerly Scorpions, has died at 61, TMZ confirmed. The Louisville-born musician played in myriad hard rock bands throughout his career,…

It’s 2024, and several rock stars turn 60 this year. But while many of those 60th birthdays will arrive with fanfare, anticipated by fans, there…

The Rolling Stones have announced the release of a new live album from their 2002-03 Licks World Tour. The Rolling Stones Live at the Wiltern…

Sinead O’Connor, who passed away last July at the age of 56, is said to have died of natural causes, according to a London coroner’s…

It had been nearly three years since the release of a proper Van Halen record when 1984 kicked off the new year with a bang on…

The ’80s were a busy time for Rush, with seven studio albums and a pair of live LPs stuffed into a 10-year span. On Jan.…

Graham Nash said he’s become a lifelong supporter of underdogs everywhere after the injustice his father experienced when the singer was a child. Nash was…

Rock was in the midst of a transitional phase when the calendar turned to 1994. Grunge had officially taken over, with acts like Nirvana and…

The ups and downs of David Bowie‘s career are almost a perfect reflection of his music. Throughout his four decades a solo artist – starting…

The Eagles were joined by one of their longtime collaborators, J.D. Souther, at two of their recent concerts in Los Angeles. Souther appeared alongside the…

The story goes that Elvis Presley let it all go to hell again just a few years after his startling comeback in 1968. Not true. While…

I only want to see you laughing in the purple rain … on Broadway? That could be in the offing some time in the near…

2024 has the potential to be a very interesting year for classic rock’s biggest stars. Here are 24 questions we hope will be answered in…

Del Palmer, the long-time bassist and engineer for Kate Bush, has died at the age of 71. Palmer’s passing was confirmed via katebushnews.com and the…

Rush‘s Geddy Lee said he received a slew of “inappropriate” messages from hopeful drummers following the death of longtime bandmate Neil Peart. “Oh, yeah, I…

Sammy Hagar certainly established his own identity in Van Halen. After replacing David Lee Roth as the frontman of one of the world’s most popular…

Movies and TV shows have always found ways to partner with cereal companies as part of their promotional strategy. It actually kind of makes sense.…

1984 brought its share of highlights, both new and old. There were beginnings and in some cases, endings — though not all of the participants…

Michael Bolton revealed he’d undergone urgent brain surgery, which has forced him to postpone his upcoming touring schedule. The singer, 70, said he’d been diagnosed…