Classic Rock News

PRPhotos.comHeart’s Nancy Wilson took time out to salute country legend Dolly Parton for asking to be pulled out of the running for induction into this year’s Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Wilson, along with the rest of Heart, was finally inducted into the Hall of Fame back in 2013 and while appearing on L.A.…

Getty ImagesSet for release on May 6th is Graham Nash: Live, according to Best Classic Bands. The set is culled from four 2019 concerts where he performed his first two solo sets — his 1971’s Songs For Beginners and its 1974 followup, Wild Tales in their entirety. Backing Nash on the collection are his longtime…

PRPhotos.comDuran Duran have just announced a 14-date North American tour in support of their latest album, 2021’s critically accalimned Future Past. The trek sees the 2022 Rock Hall nominees kicking things off on August 19th in Welch, Minnesota’s Treasure Island Amphitheater will wrap over three nights — September 9th, 10th, and 11th — at L.A.’…

PRPhotos.comBryan Adams’ newly released album, So Happy It Hurts, was really a case of turning lemons into lemonade. When the Canadian rocker was sidelined mid-tour by the pandemic, he focused on what would become his 15th studio set and rolled up his sleeves and got to work. Although Adams is used to bringing his bandmates…

Getty ImagesHappy Birthday to the Beach Boys’ Mike Love, who turns 81 today (March 15th)!!! Love, who formed the group in 1961 with his first cousins Brian, Dennis, and Carl Wilson, and with friends David Marks and Al Jardine, went on to co-write most of the group’s major hits with Brian Wilson. Love holds the…

PRPhotos.comJack White is calling on all major labels to build their own vinyl record pressing plants. He just released a video telling labels that there are supply chain issues and bottlenecks in manufacturing. He says that at least once a week, someone reaches out asking for help to expedite pressing of their vinyl record. He…

Getty ImagesDolly Parton has withdrawn her name from the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ballot. While inductees aren’t scheduled to be announced until spring, Dolly didn’t feel that she was worthy and made the announcement online. She told fans that she was extremely flattered and grateful to be nominated but didn’t feel that she…

Getty ImagesDaryl Hall has just added a new West Coast leg to his solo tour with old friend Todd Rundgren. The newly added shows in May will hit Seattle, San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Denver — before heading East for a pair of gigs in Tulsa and Austin. Hall recalled to us how “Sara Smile”…

Getty ImagesComing on May 20th is The Police: Around The World – Restored & Expanded on DVD/CD, Blu-ray/CD, and DVD/LP — pressed on silver vinyl. The legendary live travelogue was originally available on VHS and laserdisc, with the film now seeing release on DVD and Blu-ray for the first time, with restored picture and remastered…