Classic Rock News

PRPhotos.comThe Ronnie James Dio Stand Up and Shout Cancer Fund, founded in memory of the late heavy metal icon, will celebrate Dio’s birthday on Saturday, July 10th. The star-studded event will be hosted on rollinglivestudios.com beginning at 2 p.m. PDT. Dio lost his battle with gastric cancer in 2010. Hosted by Eddie Trunk and Matt…

PRPhotos.comGarbage’s Shirley Manson has opened up about the band’s 25th anniversary’s self-titled debut album, which came out in August 1995. Manson told The Post that she was so preoccupied by the pandemic that she forgot about the milestone. She said, “Has it been 25 years since that record? Oh my God! I guess I didn’t…

Getty ImagesOn Saturday (June 12th), the Who will release an expanded 40th anniversary edition of their 1981 Face Dances collection for Record Store Day. “LP 1” is the original album with its nine tracks. “LP 2,” entitled “Face Dances Part 3” — with a nod to the 1982 Pete Townshend solo hit “Face Dances, Part…

PRPhotos.comComing on September 3rd is Ron Wood’s Mr. Luck – A Tribute To Jimmy Reed: Live At The Royal Albert Hall. The live album — billed to the Ronnie Wood Band — features Wood’s longtime friend and the man he replaced in the Rolling Stones back in 1975 — guitarist Mick Taylor. The show was…

PRPhotos.comOut today (June 11th) is Wolfgang Van Halen’s debut album, the self-titled set billed to his band Mammoth WVH. The 14-track collection features the son of the late-Eddie Van Halen and actress Valerie Bertinelli, handling all the writing, performing, and production duties. Mammoth WVH will serve as the opening act for Guns’ N Roses on…

PRPhotos.comOut on Saturday (June 12th) in celebration of Record Store Day is the new Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers set, Angel Dream. The vinyl album is described as a “reimagining” of Petty’s 1996 soundtrack to Edward Burns’ She’s The One movie. A digital and CD version is set to drop on July 2nd The announcement…

Getty ImagesThe Foo Fighters have offended a group of their fans who don’t believe in taking the Covid vaccine. The band is playing a full capacity, mask-free concert at New York CIty’s Madison Square Garden on June 20th and they are requiring all attendees to show proof of having received two doses of the vaccine.…

Getty ImagesSet for release on August 6th will be George Harrison’s All Things Must Pass ’50th Anniversary Edition’ in a variety of formats. The famed 1970 triple album will be issued as a five-LP or triple-disc “Deluxe Edition” that pairs the main album with the sessions outtakes and jams. The main album will be available…

Getty ImagesFoo Fighters’ Dave Grohl says that the remaining members of Nirvana still get together to play and record. In an interview, he told Howard Stern about impromptu jam sessions with his former bandmates, Krist Novoselic and Pat Smear. Grohl says they get together occasionally for dinner and usually end up in a studio, hanging…