Classic Rock
Bruce Springsteen Teases 2022 Tour with E Street Band, Collaboration with The Killers
A month after teasing a new album in the works with the E Street Band, Bruce Springsteen has now confirmed that they’re also lining up a 2022 tour. The Boss let slip that he and the E Streeters are working on a follow-up to last year’s Letter to You during his Woody Guthrie Prize acceptance performance back in May. On Thursday, during a conversation with SiriusXM’s E Street Radio hosts Dave Marsh and Jim Rotolo about his upcoming return to Broadway, he again made a casual mention of some pretty big news. “[My manager] Jon [Landau] mentioned it to me,” Springsteen said of reviving Springsteen on Broadway. “I knew we were going to tour with the band next year, so I said, ‘Maybe I’ll take the time off.’” Related Video You catch that? Straight from the Boss’ mouth, he and the E Street Ba...
50th Anniversary Edition of George Harrison’s All Things Must Pass Features New Mix, 42 Unreleased Tracks
All Things Must Pass, the landmark triple-album recorded by George Harrison after the dissolution of The Beatles, is set to receive an expansive 50th anniversary edition. It’s out August 6th, and as a preview of things to come, the late songwriter’s estate has shared the previously unreleased track “Run of the Mill (Take 36)”. The actual date of the 50th anniversary was November 27th of 2020, and Harrison’s team celebrated with a new audio mix for “All Things Must Pass”. Now, they’ve gone through and fleshed out the full two-hour collection. This new edition was executive produced by George’s son Dhani Harrison, with product production from David Zonshine and mixing by Grammy-winning engineer Paul Hicks. Together they set out to make the album “sound brighter, fuller and better t...
David Duchovny Announces New Album Gestureland
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-06-09T14:35:36+00:00“>June 9, 2021 | 10:35am ET X-Files and Californication actor David Duchovny has announced his new album, Gestureland, out August 20th via GMG/King Baby. Recording for the 12-track project began in February 2020 at Outlier Studio in upstate New York and resumed after COVID-19 lockdown throughout the year at his band’s own studio in Long Island City. The album was finalized in early 2021. “The album represents three years of song writing over which time I think we developed into a band so there’s a stronger element of deep collaboration here,” Duchovny said in a statement. “The songs are obviously inspired by present day life and problems but we hope to ...
Neil Finn on How Joining Fleetwood Mac Inspired Him to Make a New Crowded House Album
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-06-07T18:39:23+00:00“>June 7, 2021 | 2:39pm ET Listen via Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Play | Stitcher | Radio Public | RSS Neil Finn sits down with Kyle Meredith to talk about Dreamers Are Waiting, the first Crowded House album in 11 years, which arrived back in February. Related Video The songwriting legend also reveals how joining Fleetwood Mac resulted in him wanting to revive Crowded House. He touches on the messages that eventually made their way into the new songs, including grandstanding in the media, great things emerging from chaos, and positivity as a form of rebellion. With those ideas in mind, Finn also r...
Toyah Flashes Robert Fripp in Couple’s Cover of ZZ Top’s “Sharp Dressed Man”: Watch
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-06-06T17:28:32+00:00“>June 6, 2021 | 1:28pm ET Toyah Willcox and husband Robert Fripp keep looking for new ways to push the envelope on their weekly “Sunday Lunch” series. This time around, the singer gives the King Crimson guitarist an eyeful during their cover of the ZZ Top classic “Sharp Dressed Man”. The couple’s covers have always combined sexuality with comedy, and this one is no different, except for the fact that Robert “ain’t missing not a single thing” when Toyah pops open her “clean shirt” to bare all in front of the prog-rock legend, as he reacts with the all the expected facial expressions. As is the case with the pair’s previous several “Sunday Lunch” performances, the...
Brad Whitford: “I Have My Doubts About Aerosmith Ever Really Performing Again”
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-06-05T16:52:56+00:00“>June 5, 2021 | 12:52pm ET The pandemic put a halt on the concert industry that lasted well over a year. While many bands are preparing to hit the road again this summer and fall, some veteran acts may have missed out on their last genuine opportunity to play for their legions of fans. Unfortunately, according to guitarist Brad Whitford, Aerosmith may be one of those bands. As it was, 2020 was slated to be a big year for Aerosmith. The band was set to continue its “Deuces Are Wild” Las Vegas residency well into the latter part of the year, and was also scheduled to perform a massive hometown 50th anniversary show in Boston’s Fenway Park. The 50th anniversary con...
Cheap Trick’s Tom Petersson Describes “Post-Traumatic Stress” Following Open Heart Surgery
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-06-01T19:52:35+00:00“>June 1, 2021 | 3:52pm ET Back in March, Cheap Trick co-founder and bassist Tom Petersson underwent open heart surgery. He opened up about the procedure in a recent appearance on the Talking Rock with Meltdown podcast, during which Petersson described feeling “much better” and addressed the”post-traumatic stress” of undergoing the operation. “I’m doing a lot better, which is not saying much. I had open-heart surgery on March 1st, so I’ve been convalescing here at home, and I’m feeling much better and just following my doctor’s orders,” he said (as transcribed by Ultimate Classic Rock). Petersson went on to describe his “biggest fear” in the aftermath o...
Roger Waters Shares “Redacted” Liner Notes for Pink Floyd’s Animals Re-Release Amid David Gilmour Dispute
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-06-01T16:40:57+00:00“>June 1, 2021 | 12:40pm ET Last year, Pink Floyd co-founder Roger Waters insinuated a re-release of the band’s 1977 album, Animals, was being held back by his chilly relationship with David Gilmour. On Monday, Waters revealed the remaster is finally on the way. In a note published on his website, he also shared liner notes originally intended to accompany the re-release, which he says Gilmour wanted to be removed over a credit dispute. According to Waters, Gilmour doesn’t “dispute the veracity” of the “redacted” liner notes, which were written by Mark Blake and largely credit Waters for the project’s conception, songwriting, and cover art design. However, Waters...
R.I.P. B.J. Thomas, “Raindrops Keep Fallin’ on My Head” Singer Dead at 78
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-05-29T23:32:26+00:00“>May 29, 2021 | 7:32pm ET B.J. Thomas, the Grammy Award-winning vocalist best known for singing “Hooked on a Feeling” and “Raindrops Keep Fallin’ on My Head”, has died at the age of 78 from complications due to stage four lung cancer. Thomas shared news of his diagnosis in March and immediately began treatment at a local health cary facility in Texas. “I’m so blessed to have had the opportunity to record and perform beautiful songs in pop, country, and gospel music, and to share those wonderful songs and memories around the world with millions of you,” he said in a statement at the time. “I ask all of you for your prayers during this time and that my music ...
10 Led Zeppelin Songs That Prove Robert Plant Is a Golden God
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-05-27T19:34:57+00:00“>May 27, 2021 | 3:34pm ET Legendary Led Zeppelin frontman Robert Plant recently revealed that he has instructed his children to offer his vast archive of unreleased music from throughout his career for free once he exits this world. But don’t get a bustle in your hedgerow, fans — to the best of our knowledge, the Golden God is still in fine health, and his legendary voice remains intact. The iconic singer has universally been considered one of rock’s greatest vocalists for decades. At your next tea party, if chatter dies down, pose the question, “Who is the greatest rock vocalist of all-time?”, and Plant’s name is sure to come up. While he’s still going strong a...
Paul Weller on Iggy Pop, The Beatles, and Fat Pop (Volume 1)
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Robert Plant Instructs His Kids to Unleash His Unreleased Archive of Music for Free When He Dies
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-05-25T19:41:14+00:00“>May 25, 2021 | 3:41pm ET We don’t want Robert Plant taking a stairway to heaven anytime soon, but the Golden God will leave fans with a whole lotta music once he leaves this world. The Led Zeppelin legend has instructed his children to unleash his entire archive of unreleased material for free once his time is gonna come. On the latest episode of his Digging Deep podcast, the iconic singer told co-host Matt Everitt that he spent a good portion of the pandemic archiving his unreleased material from over the years. The music dates from his pre-Zeppelin days in 1966 through the present day. “All the adventures that I’ve ever had with music and tours, album release...
