Jack White Pairs ‘No Name’ World Tour Announcement With New Song
Jack White has confirmed an extensive world tour in support of his stealth-released album No Name. To mark the announcement, White released the new track…
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Jon Anderson Blames Yes Producer for Disastrous 1979 Sessions
Founding frontman Jon Anderson‘s left Yes the first time after failed attempts to record their ninth album. He’d started the group with bassist Chris Squire…
1999’s Top 25 Rock Albums
In many ways, 1999 didn’t make any musical sense. A peer-to-peer file-sharing site set up by Shawn Fanning and Sean Parker became an industry-shifting phenomenon…
Shel Talmy, Kinks and Who Producer, Dead at 87
Shel Talmy, the rock producer known for recording hits with the Kinks and the Who, has died at the age of 87. Talmy’s death was…
Steely Dan Frontman Had a Hilarious Response to Yacht Rock Film
Director Garret Price clearly didn’t get the answer he was looking for after calling to see if Steely Dan‘s Donald Fagen would take part in…
Watch the Trailer for Upcoming ‘Beatles ’64’ Documentary
The trailer for a new upcoming documentary about the Beatles has been released. The film, titled Beatles ’64, highlights the British band’s first trip to the…
Steve Jones Thought the Name Sex Pistols ‘Sounded Fruity’
Steve Jones has never been afraid to share his opinion, even regarding his famous band. During a recent appearance on the Rockonteurs podcast, the guitarist…
Yes Members ‘Conspired’ to Steal Song Rights, Lawsuit Claims
Yes members Steve Howe and Jon Davison were named in a lawsuit alleging they had “conspired” to steal a song from a longtime collaborator. The papers…
Ranking Every Led Zeppelin Live Album
To be so well-regarded as a touring band, Led Zeppelin certainly shied away from live albums. They released just one official concert recording during their…
Watch the Trailer for HBO’s ‘Yacht Rock: A Dockumentary’
One of rock’s most easygoing, gleefully teased and retrospectively celebrated subgenres will receive the feature-length treatment in HBO’s upcoming Music Box: Yacht Rock: A Dockumentary.…
Michael Schenker Won’t Rejoin Scorpions Due to ‘Abusive’ Brother
The feud between brothers Rudolf and Michael Schenker is ongoing – and it sounds like it will keep the latter musician from participating in Scorpions’ 60th…
David Gilmour Is Already Thinking About His Next Album
David Gilmour released Luck and Strange, his first solo album in nearly a decade, this past September. If he has his way, fans won’t have…
Ronnie James Dio Didn’t Know He Had Cancer Until It Was Too Late
Ronnie James Dio was in agony as a 2009 tour with the Black Sabbath offshoot band Heaven and Hell continued. He just couldn’t figure out…
2024 Classic Rock Holiday Gift Guide
The holiday season is here again, and we’ve got some great gift ideas for the classic rock fans on your shopping list. In the gallery…
Does St. Vincent Know She’s Copying David Lee Roth?
On Friday pop and art-rock star St. Vincent will release Todos Nacen Gritando, a re-recording of her seventh LP All Born Screaming, which was launched earlier…
60 Rock Songs Inspired by Books and Literature
Jamming out to good music is a great time, but sometimes you just want to curl up with a good book. You can have the…
Steve Jones Says He Hasn’t Spoken to Johnny Rotten in 16 Years
Sex Pistols guitarist Steve Jones says he hasn’t spoken to his former bandmate John Lydon (aka Johnny Rotten) for well over a decade. “I haven’t…
Kid Rock and Lynyrd Skynyrd Plot Rock the Country 2025 Festival
Kid Rock has announced the second annual installment of his Rock the Country festival, bringing his traveling roadshow to 10 cities throughout spring and summer…
Now Jerry Garcia’s AI Voice Can Read to You
The voice of late-Grateful Dead singer Jerry Garcia has been recreated through AI and will be available to read audiobooks, articles and more. The development…
When the Stray Cats Added a Fourth Cat: Exclusive Book Excerpt
Rockabilly revivalists the Stray Cats hit 1982 album Built for Speed featured two Top 10 hits: “Stray Cat Strut” and “Rock This Town”. They followed…