Classic Rock News 5/8

Gene Simmons says the sexual assault lawsuit filed against him in December has already been dismissed.


Bob Dylan is a full partner in a line of whiskeys and you can pre-order now for shipment beginning May 21st.


Showcasing many of the screams, shouts and yells in David Lee Roth’s bag of vocal tricks, here is X-Ray Simon’s unique tribute to DLR.


733,000 vinyl albums were sold during the week ending April 26th, a record for Record Store Day week.


They aren’t going totally out of business, but the Gibson Guitar company has filed for bankruptcy protection.


Bruce Springsteen will get a special Tony Award on June 10th.


In addition to doing some Pretenders shows, Chrissie Hynde posts a lengthy list of things she is up to on Facebook.


In another episode of “Ask Keith” – Keith Richards is asked on his website to reveal the formula behind The Rolling Stones.


One of the great rockstar/supermodel marriages is over after 28 years.  The Cars’ Ric Ocasek and Paulina Porizkova have split up.


Queen + Adam Lambert will do a 10-show residency at the MGM in Las Vegas in September.


Phil Collins brings his Not Dead Yet Live tour to the U.S. in October, including a Twin Cities date on October 21st.


Lynyrd Skynyrd kicked off their Last of the Street Survivors Farewell Tour in West Palm Beach on Friday.


Guns N’ Roses has left the controversial track “One in a Million” off the expanded ‘Appetite for Destruction’ reissue that contains the rest of ‘G N’ R Lies’.


Metallica ‘s Kirk Hammett and  Robert Trujillo covered ‘The Final Countdown‘ by Sweden’s Europe during the band’s show Saturday in Stockholm.


George Harrison’s first electric guitar is going up for auction.  Here’s how you can grab it.

Rock News

Frank Zappa’s Five-Hour Show At Whisky A Go Go To Be Released As Live Album

Frank Zappa's 5-hour show at the Whisky A Go Go that took place in Los Angeles on July 23, 1968, is set to be released as a live collection on June 21 via Zappa Records/UMe. Fans can now listen to a previously unreleased version of "The Duke," recorded at the Whisky in '68. Zappa played…

Frank Zappa’s Five-Hour Show At Whisky A Go Go To Be Released As Live Album

Frank Zappa’s 5-hour show at the Whisky A Go Go that took place in Los Angeles on July 23, 1968, is set to be released as a live collection on June 21 via Zappa Records/UMe. Fans can now listen to a previously unreleased version of “The Duke,” recorded at the Whisky in ’68. Zappa played…

Deep Purple Announce New Album ‘=1’

Deep Purple have announced that their new album, =1, will be released on July 19 via earMUSIC. The first single from the upcoming 13-track album will be unveiled at midnight on April 30. =1 will be the rock band's first album with sensational guitarist Simon McBride, who replaced longtime member Steve Morse after he left…

Deep Purple Announce New Album ‘=1’

Deep Purple have announced that their new album, =1, will be released on July 19 via earMUSIC. The first single from the upcoming 13-track album will be unveiled at midnight on April 30. =1 will be the rock band’s first album with sensational guitarist Simon McBride, who replaced longtime member Steve Morse after he left…

Pearl Jam, Neil Young With Crazy Horse To Headline 2024 Ohana Festival

Pearl Jam and Neil Young & Crazy Horse are set to headline the Ohana Festival, scheduled to take place at Doheny State Beach, in Dana Point, California, from September 27 through September 29. Pearl Jam will celebrate their new Dark Matter LP, by headlining the festival on Friday (September 27) and Sunday (September 29), according…

Pearl Jam, Neil Young With Crazy Horse To Headline 2024 Ohana Festival

Pearl Jam and Neil Young & Crazy Horse are set to headline the Ohana Festival, scheduled to take place at Doheny State Beach, in Dana Point, California, from September 27 through September 29. Pearl Jam will celebrate their new Dark Matter LP, by headlining the festival on Friday (September 27) and Sunday (September 29), according…

Stevie Nicks Reveals Brandi Carlile Among Special Guests For London BST Hyde Park Show

Stevie Nicks has revealed the special guests for her upcoming show at London's BST Hyde Park. The Fleetwood Mac legend is set to play a solo headline set at the concert series on Friday, July 12. Brandi Carlile will support Nicks at Hyde Park this summer along with Anna Calvi and Paris Paloma, with "many…

Stevie Nicks Reveals Brandi Carlile Among Special Guests For London BST Hyde Park Show

Stevie Nicks has revealed the special guests for her upcoming show at London’s BST Hyde Park. The Fleetwood Mac legend is set to play a solo headline set at the concert series on Friday, July 12. Brandi Carlile will support Nicks at Hyde Park this summer along with Anna Calvi and Paris Paloma, with “many…

Headlines