Classic Rock News

PRPhotos.comThe 25TH Anniversary Edition of R.E.M.’s best selling 1998 album Up, will be reissued on November 10. The newly remastered version features a never-before-heard 11-song set from the band’s taping of the TV show called Party of Five. One of the songs from the show, “Daysleeper” has already been released. It also includes expansive liner…

Drummer, Philip Selway of Radiohead has released a new single, “Picking Up Pieces”. It’s from his next EP, which is a collaboration effort. Through a press release, Selway explained how he came to record with Elysian Collective and Chris Vatalaro. They originally united to play at a launch event for his album, Strange Dance. He…

Dokken has dropped a video for their new single, “Gypsy.” This is just ahead of their 13th studio album, Heaven Comes Down, which will be out on October 27. Don Dokken commented about the new 10-song album and said: “When I write records, I don’t just think, ‘Okay, we need 10 songs or 11’… I…

Getty ImagesComing to IMAX theaters starting Friday, Sept. 22 is a newly restored edition of Talking Heads’ landmark 1984 concert movie Stop Making Sense. Its release commemorates the 30th anniversary of the four shows the late director Jonathan Demme filmed during early December of 1983 at the Pantages Theatre in Los Angeles, capturing the inventive…

PRPhotos.comCarlos Santana is expanding his House of Blues Residency at Mandalay Bay in Vegas. An Intimate Evening with Santana: Greatest Hits Live, will take place in January, February, and May of next year. This will be Santana’s 12th year at the House of Blues. Tickets go on sale Saturday, September 23.

PRPhotos.comQueens of the Stone Age announced a run of west coast dates to round out their global tour. The band will resume its North American trek in Phoenix, cover the Southwest, and then wrap December 16, at the Kia Forum at their homebase of Los Angeles. The End Is Nero tour is in support of…

Soul Asylum: The Complete Unplugged – NYC ’93, will be available on November 10th. The release will mark the 30-year anniversary of the band’s MTV Unplugged appearance. They taped16 songs for the show, including four previously unreleased, non-broadcast songs. Thought to be lost for over 20 years, master recordings of the band’s 1993 performance have…

Getty ImagesSammy Hagar is adding craft beer to his portfolio of award-winning spirits with the establishment of Red Rocker Brewing Co. in Detroit. To promote the Red Rocker Lager, Sammy & The Circle will play a concert in the city where it’s brewed on October 23. Hagar commented: “We created Red Rocker Lager to not…

PRPhotos.comOut Friday, Sept. 22 is Staind’s Confessions of the Fallen, the first new album from the band in 12 years. The 10-song set was produced by Erik Ron (Godsmack, Panic! at the Disco, Black Veil Bridges) and started during the pandemic, with frontman Aaron Lewis building songs from ideas sent by guitarist Mike Mushok. Lewis…