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 […]
According to tasteofcountry.com, the Palm Springs estate, where Elvis Presley and Priscilla Beaulieu spent their honeymoon together is up for sale. The couple honeymooned together in the one of a kind California residence that was designed by architect William Krisel. The construction was completed in 1960 by the Alexander Construction Company, with the house originally […]
According to ultimateclassicrock.com, Queen will be releasing an expanded collector’s edition of their 1989 album The Miracle on Nov. 18th. The box set is currently available for preorder on the band’s website in multiple configurations. The largest being the Super Deluxe Collector’s Edition Bundle, an eight disc box set that includes a “long-lost original LP […]
According to ultimateclassicrock.com, Linda Ronstadt has recently turned to family and food as a way of revisiting her roots. When she was younger her family of Mexican-European descent would host large all day picnics in Tucson. Since 2013 Ronstadt was forced to confront a future without singing when she got diagnosed with progressive supranuclear palsy. […]
According to ultimateclassicrock.com, Eddie Van Halen and Chris Cornell came very close to collaborating on one of Cornell’s songs according to the late singer’s former guitarist Pete Thorn. Thorn’s resume also includes working with Don Henley and Melissa Etheridge. Thorn stated that, “They were buddies back around the late, I believe it’s like kind of […]