Classic Rock News

Getty ImagesJust released is the eagerly-awaited trailer for the Brett Morgen-directed David Bowie documentary, Moonage Daydream. The film, which spans Bowie’s entire career, theaters hits theaters and in IMAX on September 16th. Brett Morgen, who’s best known for such films of The Kid Stays In The Picture, Cobain: Montage Of Heck, and Jane, was quoted…

PRPhotos.comBruce Springsteen’s longtime Jon Landau manager defended the rocker’s recent ticket onsales via Ticketmaster, which due to the companies pricing structure made some of the events’ choice seats completely unafforadable. Fans were shut out of great seats due to the company’s “Dynamic Pricing” — also called “Platinum Seats” — which forced the sales into super-competitive…

Getty ImagesToday (July 27th) marks the 41st anniversary of the release of Bella Donna — Stevie Nicks’ first solo album away from Fleetwood Mac. Although the album only topped the charts for a single week, Bella Donna spent nearly three years on the Billboard 200 albums chart — from July 1981 to June 1984 –…

PRPhotos.comJudas Priest will be heading into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame this year but frontman Rob Halford isn’t too happy about it. Instead of going in in the performer category, they’re getting the Musical Excellence Award, which has historically gone to session musicians and producers. Halford recently told AZ Central, “I was a…

Getty ImagesIt was 46 years ago today (July 27th, 1976) that John Lennon was issued his Green Card, winning his four-year battle with the U.S. Government to stay in America. Lennon’s fight for residency began almost immediately upon landing in the States in the fall of 1971 with wife Yoko Ono. Due to the couple’s…

PRPhotos.comGrateful Dead co-founder Bob Weir has just rolled out the fall dates for his side band Bobby Weir & The Wolf Bros. The trek begins on September 30th in Waterbury, Connecticut’s Palace Theater and wraps over two nights — November 4th and 5th — at Denver, Colorado’s Mission Ballroom. Along the way, the band will…

PRPhotos.comPerry Farrell is firing on all cylinders beyond Jane’s Addiction’s upcoming arena tour with Smashing Pumpkins. Spin.com reported today (July 27th), Farrell will appear at a benefit concert spearheaded by Pumpkins leader Billy Corgan to raise money for the victims of the July 4th mass shooting in Highland Park, Illinois, which has been the musician’s…

Getty Images”RACING IN THE STREET” TOPS GREATEST SONGS LIST The editors of Mojo magazine have compiled the list of the “50 Greatest Bruce Springsteen Songs.” Coming in at Number One is the Side Two closer from 1978’s Darkness On The Edge Of Town — the mournful “Racing In The Streets.” Coming in at Number Two…

PRPhotos.comFarm Aid 2022 will return without Neil Young once again this year, hitting Raleigh, North Carolina’s Coastal Credit Union Mark Park at Walnut Creek on September 24th. For the second year running, Young has cited his fears of Covid as the reason for staying away. Rolling Stone reported that this year’s lineup for the annual…