Category: Classic Rock

Monitoring Tom Petty’s Health Situation

Editor’s Note: Conflicting reports continue to be released concerning Tom Petty’s health. We will continue to monitor the situation as it unfolds. Our best wishes are with him and his family at this time. Tom Petty, who was found unconscious and non-responsive after going into full cardiac arrest in his Malibu home late Sunday night, […]

The Stars Come to US On AXS

The Doobie Brothers, Peter Frampton and Steve Miller are on the little screen just begging you to join them on the upcoming Dan Rather AXS TV’s ‘The Big Interview Show.’ The season begins on Tuesday, October 10, with Ozzy Osbourne’s wife Sharon Osbourne. But wait there’s more; this season also includes Geddy Lee, E. Street […]

Neil Young Inducted into the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame

We don’t know why it took so long, but Neil Young has finally been admitted into the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame, the ceremonies were held in Toronto this week. French Canadian singer Stéphane Venne, Bruce Cockburn, and the French Canadian band Beau Dommage were also inducted this year in the songwriter hall. David Foster, […]

A Beatles Item Up for Bid

Over the years authentic Beatle memorabilia has shown up in various markets, auctions and private collections, and you know how much money they drive. Everything from the Fan Fours hair clips, John Lennon’s early acoustic guitar, to the Sgt. Peppers’ Lonely Hearts Club Band drum skin seen on the album cover, has all been sold. […]

Good News for Chad Allan

How about some good news? ‘Guess Who’ founder Chad Allan is recovering in a British Columbia hospital, a few weeks from suffering a stroke. Many fans forget that Chad and Randy Bachman were in the Guess Who, but eventually found themselves together again in ‘Brave Belt’ which evolved into ‘Bachman Turner Overdrive.’ Let’s pick out […]

The Original Foreigner to Hit the Stage?

It’s not often that a band that has sustained success and eventual breakups have a chance for a real reunion, but news leaked out this week that the original Foreigner lineup will be back on stage for their swan song appearance during the 40th anniversary US tour. If you can’t make it, no worries as […]

Springsteen On Broadway

Bruce Springsteen’s Broadway residency at the Walter Kerr Theater, the official opening night (after a handful of soft opening performances) ‘Springsteen On Springsteen’ did something unusual; the Springsteen team and Kerr group donated an entire front row of tickets in a blind auction last week, proceeds going to the Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS organization. The […]