Classic Rock News

During a solo show at the Sidney Myer Music Bowl in Melbourne, Australia on Wednesday (October 30), Thom Yorke walked off the stage after his performance was interrupted by a Pro-Palestine protestor. During the Radiohead frontman’s set, someone in the audience began yelling about “the Israeli genocide in Gaza.” In fan-captured footage of the interaction,…

Guitarist Phil Sgrosso announced on Instagram on Wednesday (October 30) that he has left As I Lay Dying. Sgrosso joins three other band members – Ken Susi, Nick Pierce, and Ryan Neff – who all quit the group last week. The only member left in the band is frontman Tim Lambesis, who reunited the group…

A red MINI Cooper drove right through the front window of Billy Corgan’s tea shop, Madame Zuzu’s, on Wednesday (October 30). Corgan’s wife Chloe shared the frightening details of the incident on Instagram, revealing that the couple’s son Augustus avoided injury during the accident, but disclosed that her mother, Jenny, was wounded in the crash.…

During an appearance on Steve-O’s Wild Ride podcast, Paul Stanley defended Kiss’ promiscuous history with groupies. The rock singer describes the band’s relationships with the women as “wholesome” experiences for everyone involved. Stanley shared that the interactions with the women frequently went beyond just sex, and that the groupies were there as music fans first…

Mike Campbell, the guitarist and songwriter from Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers, took to Instagram on Wednesday (October 30) to share details of his new memoir, Heartbreaker. The book, which took the Rock and Roll Hall of Famer two years to write, will be published on March 18th via Grand Central Publishing. “It’s the story…

Heart announced the special guest opening acts on their 2025 Royal Flush Tour on Instagram on Wednesday (October 30). The Rock and Roll Hall of Famers will be joined by Squeeze, Cheap Trick, and Lucinda Williams on select dates during their winter/spring jaunt. Heart’s 24-date tour officially gets underway with a two-night stand at the…

Primus announced via Instagram on Tuesday (October 29) that their longtime drummer, Tim “Herb” Alexander, has abruptly quit the band. Primus’ founder and bassist Les Claypool and the group’s veteran guitarist Larry LaLonde made the surprising announcement in response to Campbell’s October 17 email to the group notifying them that “effective immediately he would no…

The BBC reported on Tuesday (October 29) that more than 50,000 Oasis UK tour tickets that were sold on secondary platforms will be canceled. Oasis’ promoters, Live Nation and SJM, have announced that all voided tickets will eventually be made available for sale again at face value through Ticketmaster. The ticket sales for Oasis’ reunion…

Rhino has just shared details of a new vinyl box set that collects Rush’s first four studio albums with Atlantic Records, stretching from 1989 through 1996. The 6-LP set is simply titled THE ALBUMS: 1989-1996, and it includes Presto (1989), Roll the Bones (1991), Counterparts (1993), and Test for Echo (1996). The set is limited…