Classic Rock News

In an interview with Rolling Stone, Chester Bennington’s mom, Susan Eubanks, shares her thoughts on Linkin Park’s reunion and their new lead singer, Emily Armstrong. Eubanks feels “betrayed” by the band, revealing that no one told her about their plans to reunite. “They told me that if they were ever going to do something, they…

The Punk Rock Museum in Las Vegas has announced a special series of guided tours this fall led by punk legends and classic rock superstars. Members of Operation Ivy, Circle Jerks, Ramones, and ZZ Top have been selected to take part in personalized guided tours of the museum, where rock icons will take guests around…

The Darkness have just announced the upcoming release of their eighth studio album, Dreams on Toast, which is out on March 28, 2025 via Cooking Vinyl. “These bangers we present to you here,” writes the band’s frontman Justin Hawkins in a press release. “Wallowing in an aromatic aural ragu, served atop the charred remains of…

In an interview featured in the just released Paramount+ docuseries, Nöthin’ But a Good Time: The Uncensored Story of ’80s Hair Metal, Warrant drummer Steven Sweet looked back at the highly sexualized music videos of that era, especially the provactive one for Warrant’s provocative “Cherry Pie.” “Warrant was all about having fun without hurting anybody,”…

Jane’s Addiction picked an unfortunate time to release their brand new song, “True Love.” The track is the second new single recorded by the band’s reunited classic lineup, but it arrives only two days after the group canceled all the remaining dates on their current North American tour following an onstage band fight last week.…

JD Souther, a member of the Songwriters Hall of Fame and co-writer of many hits by the Eagles, died at his Santa Fe home on Tuesday (September 17) at the age of 78. Souther is best known as a frequent co-writer of classic hits by the Eagles, including their first Billboard Hot 100 No. 1…

311 have shared details of their forthcoming new album, Full Bloom, which is due out on October 25. The Omaha, Nebraska rock veterans made the announcement of their 14th studio album with a post on Instagram on Wednesday (September 18), where they also shared the cover art and the 10-song tracklist. “This record is a…

Talking Heads have just announced on Instagram that they are releasing an expansive 4xLP box set reissue of their groundbreaking 1977 debut album, Talking Heads: 77, on November 8. The sprawling collection features a remastered version of the original album on one LP, with another LP filled with rare and previously-unreleased demos and outtakes. The…

Coldplay’s Music Of The Spheres tour was recently named as the biggest rock tour of all time, grossing over $1 billion over the course of its two and a half year run. But the British rock legends aren’t done yet, just announcing a series of stadium shows in the U.K. in August of 2025. The…