Classic Rock News

PRPhotos.comThe official Nickelback documentary, Hate To Love Nickelback, will get its world premiere in September at the Toronto International Film Festival. The film explores how one of the most successful acts in music history is known as one of the most hated bands. Lead singer and guitarist, Chad Kroeger says the band pokes fun at…

Getty ImagesThe Doors’ Golden Album, has been reissued. The original version from 1968 was released exclusively in Japan and for years, was difficult to obtain. It’s a compilation of 12 songs from their first three studio albums: The Doors, Strange Days, and Waiting for the Sun. Many of the Rock Hall of Famers hits are…

Getty ImagesGrateful Dead’s Wake Of The Flood 50th Anniversary Deluxe Edition, is set to be released September 29. The two-CD and digital sets, feature the album’s seven original songs and previously unreleased music from 1973. The demos feature Jerry Garcia singing and playing a pair of new songs he and Robert Hunter had been working……

Getty ImagesA new feature-length documentary about the making of Elvis Presley’s 1968 comeback hit theatres world-wide over the weekend and is now available for streaming. Reinventing Elvis: The ’68 Comeback, includes additional scenes that aren’t in the final film and that includes two new videos. The famous black leather jacket era of The King now…

Getty ImagesVan Halen’s David Lee Roth has posted another interpretive dance clip. In this one, he swings a sword to the beat of Queen’s “We Will Rock You”. The black and white video is a reminder that the 68-year-old has still got the moves. Recently, he posted one wearing overalls while dancing to Jamiroquai’s 1999…

Getty ImagesU2 has issued a statement regarding the death of Sinead O’Connor. The band posted the lyrics from her 1986 song, “Heroine,” a song she recorded with the Edge for the soundtrack of Captive. In part, it read… “Touch these eyes with a broken smile, Touch my mouth with your furrowed brow, Lift my heart, heal…

Aldo Nova kicked off his first run of shows in over 30 years. He posted a clip of the Edmonton concert and wrote: “My first show is under my belt, and it went incredibly well. I was really nervous during the first two songs because I hadn’t been on a stage in 32 years, but…

PRPhotos.comBad Company’s Paul Rodgers has released a new single called “Take Love” from his upcoming album Midnight Rose. The iconic lead vocalist, main songwriter and founding member of legendary rock band, wrote the album title for his wife Cynthia’s 50th birthday. Rodgers says the new collections of music “grew from sparks of ideas.” He said, “The sparks…

Getty ImagesThe legendary multi-Platinum band, Chicago will perform with some very special guests for an upcoming special. Guitar virtuoso Steve Vai, pedal steel virtuoso Robert Randolph, a cappella quintet Voice Play, and blues guitarist Christone “Kingfish” Ingram, are scheduled to join them. Among other hits, Chicago will play songs from their double-Platinum debut album, Chicago…