Category: Classic Rock

SiriusXM Presents Live Concert Lineup on New Year’s Eve

SiriusXM announced today that it will broadcast exclusive concerts, DJ sets, and special performances live on New Year’s Eve. SiriusXM’s New Year’s Eve Live Concert Lineup Includes: Post Malone at Barclays Center – airing on SiriusXM’s Hip Hop Nation Phish at Madison Square Garden – airing live on SiriusXM’s Phish Radio Lynyrd Skynyrd at WinStar […]

Geddy Lee on His Book and the Future of Rush

Rush’s Geddy Lee will be releasing Geddy Lee’s Big Beautiful Book of Bass, which publishes today, December 18th. When asked about how he got into the bass guitar, Lee reveals “I got caught by the bug and I started falling down the rabbit hole,” Lee said in a recent interview. His first step was the […]

Bruce Springsteen Says Hello to a New Chapter

Bruce Springsteen is about to turn in the key to his dressing room at New York’s Walter Kerr Theatre, which has been the home of Springsteen on Broadway, his Tony-winning production, since its opening on Oct. 12, 2017. A Springsteen on Broadway Netlfix documentary directed by Thom Zimny, a frequent collaborator of Springsteen’s behind the […]

Carlos Santana Joins MasterClass to Teach the Art and Soul of Guitar

MasterClass, the online education company that enables anyone to learn from the best in the world, announced today that Carlos Santana, legendary music icon and lead guitarist of his namesake band, will offer his first online class— making it the 50th MasterClass available exclusively through its platform. In his class, Santana will teach students how […]

Iggy Pop, Johnny Rotten and Debbie Harry Featured in Upcoming ‘Punk’ Docuseries

This punk rock docuseries will focus on the music, art, fashion and overall misfit culture that defined the punk movement. Produced by John Varvatos and directed by Jessie James Miller in partnership with Derik Murray’s Network Entertainment, The series will include a soundtrack of punk hits and misses, original interviews with America’s punk pioneers and […]

Def Leppard Nominated for the 2019 Rock n Roll Hall of Fame

Def Leppard has been named a 2019 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame nominee! Voting begins now on rockhall.com/fanvote and you can vote once per day until December 9th. To be eligible for nomination, an individual artist or band must have released its first commercial recording at least 25 years prior to the year of […]

Queen’s ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ is the 20th Century’s Most-Streamed Song

The Freddie Mercury biopic Bohemian Rhapsody has boosted those numbers, and to say Queen’s iconic song of the same name is aging gracefully is an understatement. On Monday, December 10th, Universal Music Group announced the song is officially the most-streamed track from the 20th century, achieving more than 1.6 billion global streams. This qualification also […]

Peter Frampton to Receive the Les Paul Innovation Award

GRAMMY® award-winning guitarist, singer, songwriter, and innovator Peter Frampton will receive the prestigious Les Paul Innovation Award at the 34th Annual NAMM Technical Excellence & Creativity Awards (NAMM TEC Awards), being held Saturday, January 26, 2019, in Anaheim, CA. The award is given to those individuals who personify the innovative thinking of Les Paul, the […]

Ace Frehley Plans to Tour with Alice Cooper

In an interview with SiriusXM’s Trunk Nation, Ace Frehley said he was planning to tour with Alice Cooper during the second half of 2019, though he wasn’t ready to supply full details. The former Kiss guitarist recently fired his solo band in favor of the musicians used by Gene Simmons, but he didn’t confirm whether […]

Heart is Releasing a Live Album with Special Guests

Heart has released a video of their performance of “Lost Angel” from their upcoming album, Live in Atlantic City, and have announced the many guests who will appear alongside them. The video was recorded in 2006, and the show features Jane’s Addiction guitarist Dave Navarro, Duff McKagan of Guns N’ Roses, and Alice in Chains, just to […]