Classic Rock News

Ronnie Rondell Jr., the veteran Hollywood stuntman best known for being set on fire for Pink Floyd’s iconic 1975 Wish You Were Here album cover, has died at the age of 88. With over 200 film and TV credits, Rondell Jr.’s distinguished career spanned from 1955 to 2003, and included work on major projects like…

Sleep Theory have scored their second consecutive No. 1 on Billboard’s Mainstream Rock Airplay chart with “Static,” which topped this week’s tally after jumping three places to reach the top spot. The Memphis-based hard rock band previously reached No. 1 back in February with “Stuck in My Head,” which topped the chart for two weeks.…

Oasis frontman Liam Gallagher has been forced to end his nightly tradition of throwing his tambourine and maracas into the crowd at the band’s reunion shows due to safety concerns for the fans. “I can’t throw my tambourine out tonight or my maracas. I’ve been told not to,” Gallagher explained from the stage at the…

A comprehensive 12-disc box set titled, Power to the People, focusing on John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s politically charged early 1970s New York era, will be released on October 10, the day after Lennon’s 85th birthday. Compiled by their son Sean Ono Lennon, the collection spans 1969 to 1972 and includes over 90 unreleased tracks,…

Robert Plant has just released his new single, “Gospel Plough,” the second song lifted from his upcoming album, Saving Grace, which is set for release on September 26. The track, a traditional spiritual also covered by Bob Dylan, closes the forthcoming nine-song LP. This marks the former Led Zeppelin frontman’s 12th solo record, and the…

In a new interview in Rolling Stone, David Byrne firmly rules out any plans for a Talking Heads reunion in the future. The rumors were fueled when Byrne recently got together with his former bandmates – Chris Frantz, Tina Weymouth, and Jerry Harrison – for the first time in over 20 years at the 2023…

With Aerosmith’s future uncertain due to Steven Tyler’s larynx injury, guitarist Joe Perry is keeping the band’s legacy alive through a new iteration of the Joe Perry Project, which includes Aerosmith guitarist Brad Whitford, the Black Crowes frontman Chris Robinson, and Stone Temple Pilots bassist Robert DeLeo. The group launched their U.S. tour on Wednesday…

On Thursday (August 14), Megadeth took to social media to announce that they will release their final studio album in 2026, accompanied by a global farewell tour, with the first single dropping this fall and pre-orders starting September 27. “There’s so many musicians that have come to the end of their career, whether accidental or…

On Wednesday (August 13), David Byrne released his new song, “The Avant Garde,” the third single from his upcoming album, Who Is the Sky?, which is set for release on September 5 via Matador Records. The track is produced by Kid Harpoon and arranged with the chamber ensemble Ghost Train Orchestra, and it explores the…