Classic Rock News

Peter Yarrow, the singer-songwriter best known for his time in the beloved folk group Peter, Paul & Mary, has died at the age of 86. Yarrow passed away on Tuesday (January 7), at his home on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. Yarrow’s death was confirmed by his publicist, Ken Sunshine, who revealed that the…

The Waterboys took to Instagram on Monday (January 6) to announce that their new concept album, Life, Death And Dennis Hopper, is set to be released on April 4 via the legendary Sun Records. While the record’s underlying theme based on the celebrated life of the American actor and industry rebel is enough to get…

In a new interview with The Times, Blondie frontwoman Debbie Harry opens up about turning 80 later this year, while reflecting on “the beauty of aging.” The rock legend will turn 80 on July 1, and plans to “have a whopping great party with everyone there” to mark her milestone birthday, but wistfully admits “one…

While answering fan-submitted questions in the new issue of Metal Hammer, Alice In Chains’ guitarist/singer Jerry Cantrell considered the possibility of collaborating with Metallica frontman James Hetfield in the future. Cantrell previously worked with Metallica on their take on Lynyrd Skynyrd’s “Tuesday’s Gone” featured on the 1998 covers album, Garage Inc, while Hetfield famously joined…

In a new interview with The Guardian, Julian Lennon – John Lennon’s son with his first wife Cynthia Lennon – opens up about a lifetime feeling like he’s an outsider never welcomed into the Beatles’ “inner circle.” Julian says that he isn’t informed or consulted about new Beatles projects, admitting that “it’s news to me…

During a new interview on John Kennedy’s Radio X show, the Cure frontman Robert Smith disclosed that the band will be releasing a new album “hopefully before next summer.” In November, the Cure released Songs of a Lost World, their first new record in 16 years, and Smith has previously teased that he has two…

Three months after an ugly onstage fight between band members brought Jane’s Addiction’s reunion tour to an abrupt end, the band is recording new music together without singer Perry Farrell. On Friday (January 3), Eric Avery shared a video on Instagram that captured a recent recording session where he was adding bass to Stephen Perkins’…

After announcing last week that he was pulling out of the 2025 Glastonbury Festival, Neil Young has changed his mind and will be playing the UK music fest after all. Young accused Glastonbury of taking a “corporate turn,” claiming the festival wanted “us to do a lot of things in a way that we were…

Carlos Santana recently suffered a broken finger after an accidental fall at his vacation home in Hawaii. As a result of the injury, the legendary guitarist’s upcoming residency at House of Blues at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas has been postponed. Santana’s eight-show residency was scheduled to begin on January 22, and…