Classic Rock News

PRPhotos.comIt looks as though Neil Young’s return to the stage last month at Stephen Stills’ “Light Up The Blues” benefit in L.A. gave old “Shakey” the itch to perform. The April 22nd show at the Greek Theatre marked Young’s first post-pandemic performance and was played in benefit of support Autism Speaks. On April 29th, he…

PRPhotos.comDolly Parton will release her star-studded Rockstar! album on November 17th, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The story goes that Parton, who feeling self-conscious after being inducted last year into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and initially asking to be taken off the ballot, accepted the honor and promised to finally record her…

Getty ImagesHappy Birthday to Billy Joel, who turns 74 today (May 9th)!!! In addition to his ongoing monthly Madison Square Garden residency, Billy Joel has been doing incredible business out on the road with a string of select joint stadium dates with Stevie Nicks. Back in March, Billy revealed he’s been sober for two years.…

Getty ImagesMotley Crue frontman Vince Neil has signed on as a guest judge for the music competition series Banded: The Musician Competition. Blabbermouth posted the series, hosted by Brandon Jenner, will air on all of AXS TV’s digital channels beginning this Friday, May 12th. New Banded episodes will premiere weekly on AXS TV starting Saturday,…

Getty ImagesPaul McCartney has uploaded a new 10-song Spotify playlist on his official PaulMcCartney.com site. Every month McCartney’s team posts a new Sticking Out Of My Back Pocket tracklist sporting a specific theme — with May tipping its hat to fans hunkering down to study for finals. According to the post on PaulMcCartney.com: Finally, we’re…

Getty ImagesThe life and times of late-Rolling Stones co-founder Brian Jones is the subject of a new documentary. Arena: The Stones And Brian Jones will air on BBC Two and BBC iPlayer on May 15th. Director Nick Broomfield recalled to The Guardian running into Jones on a train back when the filmmaker was just a…

Getty ImagesWolfgang Van Halen’s Mammoth WVH has just released the lyric video for “Like A Pastime” from its upcoming second album, Mammoth 2, which drops on August 4th. Blabbermouth quoted Van Halen describing “Like A Pastime” by explaining, “It centers around a 4/4-time signature, but with a polyrhythm on top. I was teaching my fiancée…

PRPhotos.comOnly days away from launching his spring All Starr Band tour — Ringo Starr has just rolled out the dates and cities for the band’s fall run. As it stands now, Ringo and the band will kick off their 19-date fall tour on September 17th in Ontario, California at Toyota Arena and play through October…

Getty ImagesIt was 53 years ago today (May 8th, 1970) that the Beatles released what was technically their final album, Let It Be. Although the band’s last album, Abbey Road had been released the previous fall, the Let It Be project — which began 16-months before its release — was issued nearly a month after…