Classic Rock News

PRPhotos.comThis year, Stone Temple Pilots are celebrating the 25th anniversary of their 1996 LP, Tiny Music… Songs From the Vatican Gift Shop. The album will be released in a three-disc, one-LP, deluxe edition. And will feature a remastered version of the original album, alternate versions and mixes of several of the songs. A major part…

Getty ImagesFoo Fighters have teamed up with MSG Entertainment to release a mini documentary chronicling the band’s first concert at Madison Square Garden in NYC following 466 days without live music. The documentaty is called The Day The Music Came Back. The band performed at MSG on June 20th, 2021 to a sold out crowd.…

PRPhotos.comWolfgang Van Halen posted his new tattoo on social media. The tat is of the logo of his band, Mammoth WVH. Wolfgang, who’s uploaded both a photo of the tattoo and a brief video of it being finished off, wrote, “I did a thing. Thanks so much to the legendary @TokyoHiro_SKUNX for the amazing work.”…

Getty ImagesPaul McCartney has just uploaded a new 14-song “Sticking Out Of My Back Pocket” Spotify playlist on his official PaulMcCartney.com site. Every month McCartney posts a new tracklisting with a specific theme. This month’s theme spotlights travel and showcases some of “Macca’s” more destination-oriented tracks. A message to fans on the site reads in…

PRPhotos.comThe estate of AC/DC’s late-founding frontman Bon Scott has launched the singer’s first official website — bonscottofficial.com. Today (July 9th) marks what would’ve been Scott’s 75th birthday. Bon Scott died on February 19th, 1980 at age 33, after passing out and choking on his own vomit following a long night of drinking. He sang on…

Getty ImagesFinally — nearly 50 years after they split — Creedence Clearwater Revival has scored a Number One hit on a Billboard singles charts. The group, led by songwriter John Fogerty, scored a whopping 17 Top 30 era-defining hits between 1968 and 1972 — with no less than four of them stalling at Number Two.…

Getty ImagesNoted rock biographer Stephen Davis — best known forr his tomes on Led Zeppelin and the Rolling Stones — has just published Please Please Tell Me Now – The Duran Duran Story. The band will release its latest album, titled Future Past on October 22nd. According to the official description: Davis traces their roots…

PRPhotos.comMetallica has announced they’ll headline the second night of the ATLive Concert Series In Atlanta, according to Blabbermouth. The show, set for November 6th will be held at Atlanta, Georgia’s Mercedes-Benz Stadium, with tickets going on sale next Friday (July 16th) at 10 a.m. ET. The band offered up a group statement in the announcement,…

PRPhotos.comYes will release The Quest on October 1st, marking the band’s first new studio set in seven years. The band is led by longtime members Steve Howe, Alan White, and Geoff Downes — along with newer recruits Jon Davison and Billy Sherwood. Steve Howe, who produced the new set, said in the official announcement: It…