Classic Hits

2945 Results / Page 15 of 328

Background

Classic Hits

Robert Plant and Alison Krauss Announce Summer 2022 Tour

Robert Plant and Alison Krauss have just announced that they will be hitting the road together for an international tour beginning in the summer of 2022.  In support of their newest album Raise the Roof, the two artists will kick off their global journey on June 1st in Canandaigua, New York and take a bow in Berlin, Germany on July 20th.  This tour will be the duo’s first dates together […]

todayNovember 22, 2021

Classic Hits

Music Labels Reportedly Determined to Spend Big Bucks on Sting, David Bowie Catalogs 

In a not-so-new-trend, a handful of rock n’ roll greats are putting their song catalogs on the market with pretty large price tags.  Bruce Springsteen was one of the most recent rockers to do so, as he is reportedly in negotiation with Sony to seal the deal. Now, there are reports of certain labels looking to snag Sting and David Bowie’s valuable IP. Universal Music Group has been reported to […]

todayNovember 19, 2021

Classic Hits

Led Zeppelin Shares Live “Stairway to Heaven” Performance from 1975

As part of the band’s 50th-anniversary celebration for Led Zeppelin IV, Led Zeppelin has decided to share the live recording of their legendary 1975 performance of “Stairway to Heaven” from London’s Earls Court Arena.  For five shows over the course of five nights at Earls Court, Led Zeppelin played for over 3 hours each performance, including an array of tracks from their catalog and an acoustic mini-set for the first […]

todayNovember 18, 2021

Classic Hits

Metallica Launch “Black Box” — A Physical and Digital Archive of the Band

Yesterday, Metallic unveiled the Black Box, a physical and digital archive of rare photos, keepsakes, and other memorabilia collected over 40 years of the band’s history. "When you’ve been around for 40 years, you manage to collect a few things!" the band said in a statement. "Along the way, the four of us have hung on to many keepsakes, photographs, articles of clothing, sketches and so much more, stashing these […]

todayNovember 17, 2021

Classic Hits

Journey Announce 2022 Tour With Billy Idol, Toto

Journey has just announced a huge 2022 arena tour with 40 dates on the docket. Beginning on February 22nd in Pittsburgh, the Freedom Tour 2022 will be joined by Billy Idol up until April 5th in Los Angeles. Toto will then take over as the supporting act from April 7th in San Diego to May 11th in Hartford.  "It's that time — time to get back to where we are […]

todayNovember 16, 2021

Classic Hits

Moody Blues’ Drummer, Graeme Edge, Passes Away at 80

Graeme Edge, the drummer for Moody Blues, has died at age 80.  “It’s a very sad day,” began the statement on Edge’s social media pages announcing his passing. “Graeme’s sound and personality is present in everything we did together and thankfully that will live on.” As of right now, his cause of death is unknown.  Edge was with Moody Blues from the beginning in 1964, from writing poetry for the […]

todayNovember 15, 2021

Classic Hits

A Previously Unheard George Harrison and Ringo Starr Track Has Been Unearthed 

In 1968, George Harrison and Ringo Starr stopped by London’s Trident Studios while on a break from recording Hey Jude. A visit turned into a collaboration with the two Beatles, and the song “Radhe Shaam” was created.  Since then, though, the track has gone widely unheard until recently, when U.K.-based broadcaster Suresh Joshi--whose attic housed the uncovered track for years--decided to share the unique project with about 100 or so […]

todayNovember 12, 2021

Classic Hits

Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top Releases Christmas Single “Jingle Bell Blues”

ZZ Top’s guitarist Billy Gibbons has just released his own, jazzy version of the classic “Jingle Bells” Christmas tune in a new single he calls “Jingle Bell Blues.”  While already available on streaming, the track is also available to order as a vinyl 7” single with a twist--a large hole in the center of the record meant for a jukebox. “Around Christmas, it always seems that there are five to […]

todayNovember 11, 2021

Classic Hits

Tape of the Police’s First Show at New York’s CBGB Soon to be Released

In 1978, the Police performed two sets at New York’s famous CBGB as the kick-off of their first-ever US tour. Thanks to a recent discovery of the historic show’s tape, fans will finally be able to hear the classic icon’s premiere show in the United States. “This is brand new,” guitarist Andy Summers said about the recording in a recent interview. “It’s just sort of hot off the press, it […]

todayNovember 10, 2021

Subscribe

LISTEN WITH YOUR APP

0%