On The Graham Norton Show Bono was promoting his new book, Surrender, while Swift was also invited to the show to speak about her new album, Midnights. Norton asked them, “Have you worked together?” To which Swift responded, “Not yet, We’re gonna talk about it later.” Bono then announced that, “I’m a Swiftie,” touched by […]
Motley Crue recently announced that John 5 will be replacing Mick Mars in the band’s touring lineup. Motley Crue put out a statement that read, “While change is never easy, we accept Mick’s decision to retire from the band due to the challenges with his health, No doubt will it take an absolutely outstanding musician […]
According to ultimateclassicrock.com, Peter Frampton is preparing to take his Finale, The Farewell Tour across the ocean just next month, and he is also talking about his next record, which he states will be “the album that should have followed Frampton Comes Alive!” It will be a set of original songs written entirely by himself […]
According to ultimateclassicrock.com, last weekend’s London screening of the new King Crimson documentary, In the Court of the Crimson King: King Crimson at 50, brought bandleader Robert Fripp out to address topics for the audience, including his schism with former guitarist Adrian Belew in recent years. Belew first joined King Crimson in 1981 after the […]
According to ultimateclassicrock.com, former REO Speedwagon bassist Gregg Philbin, who played for the band’s first six studio albums and also appeared on 1977’s Live: You Get What You Play For, has passed away. Singer Kevin Cronin paid tribute to Philbin in a statement made by the band that read, “No one should underestimate the Philbin […]
According to ultimeaclassicrock.com, Bono recently said he takes full responsibility for U2’s iTunes controversy back in 2014, in his upcoming memoir, Surrender: 40 songs, One Story. ITunes gave away U2’s Songs of Innocence album for free to every iTunes user and faced severe backlash after customers discovered it had been automatically uploaded to their accounts […]
According to ultimateclassicrock.com, Motley Crue and Def Leppard are set to go on a global tour with their Stadium Tour hitting Latin America and Europe in 2023. The global tour will start on February 18th in Mexico City and is scheduled to end on July 16th in Glasgow. According to a statement made by Motley […]
According to ultimateclassicrock.com, Brian Johnson says that he offered Bon Scott shelter during a winter storm for the only meeting of the two future AC/DC singers. Johnson recalls the event in his new book, The Lives of Brian, that is set for arrival on October 25th. At the time he was the singer of Geordie […]
According to ultimateclassicrock.com, Singer Robert Gordon, best known for his work in the rockabilly revivalist movement of the late ’70s, has died at age 75. His death was confirmed by Gordon’s record label and a GoFundMe page has been set up by Gordon’s family last month that stated he was in the hospital for six […]
According to ultimateclassicrock.com, Journey has recently announced a 2023 50th anniversary tour featuring Toto. The Freedom Tour will start on February fourth in Allentown, Pa., and run through April 25th in Palm Springs, California. Journey keyboardist, Jonathon Cain stated in a press release, “Excited to perform for our fans as we tour next year with […]