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.

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Willie Nelson’s 4th Of July Picnic Headed To Philadelphia With Bob Dylan & More

Willie Nelson’s 4th Of July Picnic is headed to Philadelphia with Bob Dylan as one of the performers. Robert Plant and Alison Krauss, Maren Morris, Mavis Staples, and guitar slinger Celisse also are featured on the Independence Day concert lineup, which moves to Philadelphia for the first time. The annual fest, which has been held…

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The Pretty Reckless To Support AC/DC On 2024 European Tour

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Ozzy Osbourne Joins Billy Morrison On New Single ‘Crack Cocaine’

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Ozzy Osbourne Joins Billy Morrison On New Single ‘Crack Cocaine’

Ozzy Osbourne has joined Billy Morrison on the new single “Crack Cocaine,” which also features guitarist Steve Stevens. “Crack Cocaine” appears on Morrison’s upcoming album The Morrison Project, due out April 19. The track also features Tommy Clufetos, who plays drums in Ozzy’s solo band. Other guests on The Morrison Project include Billy Idol, Slipknot’s…

Madonna Announces Free Concert In Rio De Janeiro

Madonna has announced that she will perform an historic free concert in Brazilian capital Rio de Janeiro on May 4 at the majestic Copacabana Beach as the culmination of her universally praised The Celebration Tour. The show will be free of charge as a thank you to her fans for celebrating more than four decades…

Madonna Announces Free Concert In Rio De Janeiro

Madonna has announced that she will perform an historic free concert in Brazilian capital Rio de Janeiro on May 4 at the majestic Copacabana Beach as the culmination of her universally praised The Celebration Tour. The show will be free of charge as a thank you to her fans for celebrating more than four decades…

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