Classic Rock News 3/21

Alex Lifeson of Rush is selling signed copies of the column he writes for a Toronto monthly to help raise funds for the fledgling paper.


U2 have reissued three of their albums on vinyl: Pop, Wide Awake in America and All That You Can’t Leave Behind.


Matt Sorum of GNR and Velvet Revolveclaims he was a drug smugglerbefore making it in music.


Ozzy Osbourne and Zakk Wylde helped a Canadian fan who had all of his CDs stolen out of his car while delivering a pizza.


There are three David Bowie reissues on tap for Record Store Day.


Former KISS bodyguard Big John Harte has written a book about his time with the bandPrince, Billy Idol and others.


Keith Richards mocked Mick Jagger for having his eighth child, but he did not say same thing about Ronnie Wood.


Following his mother’s death, Elton John received no money from her will.


James Hetfield of Metallica and his wife donated a huge parcel of land to preserve open space in California.


Led Zeppelin will release a limited-edition single on April 21st ahead of their 50th anniversary celebration.


Former drummer Artimus Pyle says his memoir will be published despite the lawsuit that stopped production of his film about the Lynyrd Skynyrd plane crash.


KISS has filed to trademark the phrase “The End of the Road” – are they planning to retire?

Rock News

Good Charlotte Announces First New Album In Seven Years, ‘Motel Du Cap’

On Monday (June 16), Good Charlotte revealed that they are finally releasing their long-awaited eighth album, titled Motel Du Cap, on August 8. The band shared the news with a mysterious billboard on Melrose Ave in Los Angeles that featured a picture of the band along with the album title and date, with no other…

Good Charlotte Announces First New Album In Seven Years, ‘Motel Du Cap’

On Monday (June 16), Good Charlotte revealed that they are finally releasing their long-awaited eighth album, titled Motel Du Cap, on August 8. The band shared the news with a mysterious billboard on Melrose Ave in Los Angeles that featured a picture of the band along with the album title and date, with no other…

Stevie Nicks Adds Dates To Her 2025 North American Tour

On Monday (June 16), Stevie Nicks announced that she has expanded her 2025 North American tour by adding eight new shows. These additional dates arrive after the cancellations of her performances with Billy Joel due to his recent brain disorder diagnosis. The additional concerts include a Brooklyn show on August 8 that will now serve…

Stevie Nicks Adds Dates To Her 2025 North American Tour

On Monday (June 16), Stevie Nicks announced that she has expanded her 2025 North American tour by adding eight new shows. These additional dates arrive after the cancellations of her performances with Billy Joel due to his recent brain disorder diagnosis. The additional concerts include a Brooklyn show on August 8 that will now serve…

Billy Corgan Reunites With Melissa Auf Der Maur To Perform Smashing Pumpkins’ “The Everlasting Gaze”

Billy Corgan is currently performing alongside his new band, the Machines of God, on their A Return to Zero Tour, where they are playing various Smashing Pumpkins hits from the band’s later albums. During a show at Théâtre Beanfield in Montreal on Friday (June 13), the band was joined by onetime Pumpkins touring bassist –…

Billy Corgan Reunites With Melissa Auf Der Maur To Perform Smashing Pumpkins’ “The Everlasting Gaze”

Billy Corgan is currently performing alongside his new band, the Machines of God, on their A Return to Zero Tour, where they are playing various Smashing Pumpkins hits from the band’s later albums. During a show at Théâtre Beanfield in Montreal on Friday (June 13), the band was joined by onetime Pumpkins touring bassist –…

Three Sons Of The Beatles Join Together On New Song, “Rip Off”

Sean Ono Lennon, James McCartney, and Zak Starkey – the respective sons of The Beatles' John Lennon, Paul McCartney, and Ringo Starr – have come together on a new track, "Rip Off," as part of Starkey's supergroup Mantra of the Cosmos. The song, which follows their 2024 collaboration "Primrose Hill," was first shared on Sunday…

Three Sons Of The Beatles Join Together On New Song, “Rip Off”

Sean Ono Lennon, James McCartney, and Zak Starkey – the respective sons of The Beatles’ John Lennon, Paul McCartney, and Ringo Starr – have come together on a new track, “Rip Off,” as part of Starkey’s supergroup Mantra of the Cosmos. The song, which follows their 2024 collaboration “Primrose Hill,” was first shared on Sunday…