Classic Rock News

Getty ImagesDuran Duran guitarist Andy Taylor has started taking a new prostate cancer drug that he expects will extend his life by five years. He told the BBC that he recently started taking “a nuclear medicine, Lutetium-177, which is targeted so it only sees cancer cells.” He explained, “It can’t see healthy cells. It kills…

Lita Ford plans to release a new album in March of next year. In an interview posted by Blabbermouth, she explained that the delay in release was due to a lot of personal “devastation”. Her manager as well as her songwriting partner both passed away. She said, “But we take all that pain and everything…

Getty ImagesSammy Hagar is making plans to open a resort and wants to call it Sammy’s Resort World. He made the comments in an interview posted in Ultimate Classic Rock and said, “Everything Sammy. Basically, Sammy’s Island. Like, if you went to my island, I’d have everything there for you. The food I like to…

Getty ImagesJohn Mellencamp dropped a new video for “Orpheus Descending,” the title track of his latest album. Announced through a press release, the black and white images paint a depressing story, with characters looking for a way out. All as Mellencamp sings “If there’s a will, there’s got to be a way.” He recently wrapped…

Members of the multi-Platinum selling band, Foghat say they’ll release a new album on November 10, called Sonic Mojo. The long-awaited 17th studio album will be their first in seven years. The new single is called “Drivin’ On.” Brand new songs were written by founding member/drummer Roger Earl, guitarist/engineer/co-producer Bryan Bassett, singer/bassist Rodney O’Quinn, singer/guitarist…

Getty ImagesVan Halen’s Michael Anthony says that he “witnessed a lot of what has happened” in the Maui wildfires. The 69-year-old posted a video on Instagram, of Lahaina, just hours before it was destroyed. He and his wife Sue were vacationing there and were able to get a flight back to their California home. The…

PRPhotos.comGuitarist and original member since 1990, Adam Jones says Tool might “dig a couple of oldies out” and switch things up a bit for the upcoming shows. He told Pollstar: “We just want to put on a good show, the four of us, and want people to walk away and really feel like they got…

Getty ImagesForeigner is in the midst of its open-ended Historic Farewell Tour, but live performances may not be the only thing we hear from the band. Frontman Kelly Hansen and bassist Jeff Pilson, who have been Foreigner mainstays since 2005 and 2004 respectively, tell us that there is new music around, which will be the…

Getty ImagesThe Tom Petty estate has signed with Kaplan/Perrone Entertainment to explore film and television opportunities that would honor his legacy and music. With a 40-year career, with The Heartbreakers, he sold over 84 million records and preformed for over 140 million fans across the globe. Tom Petty died of an accidental overdose of fentanyl…