Classic Rock News

Ultimate Classic Rock has reported that a new docuseries will chronicle the trials and tribulations of metal rock in the ’80s, highlighting five artists’ success and struggles. I Wanna Rock: The ’80s Metal Dream will premiere exclusively on Paramount+ on July 18th in the United States and Canada. The docuseries will then air on July…

Getty ImagesIt was 43 years ago today (June 28th, 1980) that Paul McCartney’s “Coming Up (Live At Glasgow)” began its three-week run on top of the charts. The song was recorded live by McCartney and Wings during their final tour on December 17th, 1979 at the Apollo in Glasgow, Scotland. The live version was actually…

Getty ImagesBlack Sabbath’s Paranoid is now available in Quadraphonic Sound for the first time in nearly 50 years. Rhino has also released Alice Cooper’s Billion Dollar Babies, The J. Geils Band’s Nightmares . . . And Other Tales From The Vinyl Jungle and Jefferson Starship’s Red Octopus. Quadraphonic sound, or 4.0 surround sound, utilizes four…

Getty ImagesThe Who’s Tommy is back on the boards, with a theatrical run at Chicago’s Goodman Theatre now extended a second time through August 6th. During a new chat with Loudersound, Pete Townshend recalled how big a risk writing and recording the double-album rock opera was for the Who at the time: “Tommy had been…

PRPhotos.comLegendary Free, Bad Company, and Firm frontman Paul Rodgers will release Midnight Rose, his first all original solo album since 1999 on September 22nd via Sun Records. Classic Rock reported the new set was co-produced by Bob Rock and Rodgers’ wife, Cynthia Rodgers, who also supplied the artwork for the new collection. Paul Rodgers said…

Getty ImagesMammoth WVH has dropped, “Take A Bow,” the third single from the band’s sophomore album, Mammoth II due out on August 4th. Blabbermouth reported the 10-track album, which was co-produced by Wolfgang Van Halen and Michael “Elvis” Baskett, and was recorded at Eddie Van Halen’s legendary 5150 studio in Los Angeles. Not too long…

Getty ImagesAccording to reports, Mick Jagger’s 36-year-old longtime girlfriend ballerina Melanie Hamrick is pushing for an engagement ring from the nearly 80-year-old Rolling Stones frontman. The pair have been together since 2014 and share a son, six-year-old Deveraux. Hamrick was recently quoted by The Times discussing the pair’s official status as saying, “I know there…

Getty ImagesPeter Frampton is back on the road for a major summer run and digging deep into his back catalogue for a section of numbers he’s either rarely or never played in concert before. Prior to hitting the road, Frampton had been hard at work on a series of projects — two of which are…

Getty ImagesHappy Birthday to Bruce Johnston of the Beach Boys, who turns 81 today (June 27th). Johnston joined the group on April 9th, 1965 to become the permanent live replacement for the group’s leader and bassist Brian Wilson, who had quit the road the previous December to focus solely on songwriting and producing. Soon after…