Classics Du Jour

Ringo Starr and his All Starr band are heading back out on the road in 2020. The drummer announced a 15 city, 20 concert tour launching on May 29th at the Casino Rama in Ontario and finishing up on June 28th at the Ruth Eckerd Hall in Clearwater, Florida. The tour will feature a number … Continue reading Ringo Starr Announces 2020 Tour →

A Brazilian scientist has discovered four new species of spiders and named them after members of Iron Maiden, Scorpions, Def Leppard, and Brazilian band Angra. Biologist Cristina Rheims is a researcher at Instituto Butantan – Sao Paulo’s biological research – where she specializes in spider taxonomy and classifying spider specimens collected in the field or … Continue reading New Spider Species Named After Members of Def Leppard, Iron Maiden, Scorpions, and Angra →

Kiss have revealed that their final show will take place in New York City on July 17, 2021, at an as-yet-unspecified venue. The band made the announcement on stage just prior to their second show of this year’s Kiss Kruise. Watch the announcement in the player below. “We’ve been on the End of the Road … Continue reading Kiss Announce Final Show and New 2020 Tour Dates →

A musicology professor has discovered rough versions of 12 previously unreleased songs by Lou Reed. Judith Peraino, a professor of music at Cornell University, was doing archival research at the Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh when she unearthed a cassette tape containing 12 songs that Lou Reed recorded for Andy Warhol in 1975. “It sounds like … Continue reading Lost Lou Reed Songs Discovered at Andy Warhol Museum →

Lynyrd Skynyrd have released a live video of “What’s Your Name” in support of their new concert album Lynyrd Skynyrd: Last of the Street Survivors Farewell Tour Lyve! – due out today, November 1, 2019. The album documents the Southern rock group’s epic farewell tour and was recorded at their hometown show in Jacksonville, FL … Continue reading Watch: Lynyrd Skynyrd Release Live Video “What’s Your Name” in Support of New Concert Album →

Bon Jovi have released a new single “Unbroken”, which was written for Josh Aronson’s documentary, To Be of Service. The film explores the stories of veterans suffering from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and the positive impacts of being paired with a service dog. To Be of Service will screen in theaters around the U.S. in … Continue reading Listen: Bon Jovi Releases new Single “Unbroken” to Benefit the Patriotic Service Dog Foundation →

Former Styx frontman Dennis DeYoung revealed that he is putting the finishing touches on an album that he says is his last. “On this, my final album, I decided to write songs about my journey from humble beginnings in my basement on Chicago’s far-south side to the very top [of] my chosen profession,” the singer … Continue reading Former Styx Singer Dennis DeYoung Shares Details on Final Album →

A new trailer for the forthcoming Ronnie Wood documentary Somebody Up There Likes Me has been released to promote the film’s U.K. opening next month. You can watch the preview in the player below. Somebody Up There Likes Me explores the life and career of the veteran guitarist from his childhood in post-war England through … Continue reading Watch the Trailer for the New Ronnie Wood Documentary ‘Somebody Up There Likes Me’ →

Journey has revealed that they will be heading out on a massive four-month tour next year with fellow Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees the Pretenders. The extensive trek will launch on May 15, 2020, in Ridgefield, WA and will hit more than 60 amphitheaters and arenas across North America before wrapping up in … Continue reading Journey Announces 2020 Tour with Pretenders →

Mötley Crüe has released a new animated lyric video for their song “Ride With The Devil.” Though the feel of the song takes us straight back to the 80s and the peak of the Crüe, “Ride With The Devil” is actually one of four new tracks the group recorded for the hit Netflix film The … Continue reading Watch Mötley Crüe’s New Lyric Video for “Ride With The Devil” →

Ozzy Osbourne fans can expect a new solo album from the heavy metal icon in January 2020. Osbourne’s wife and manager Sharon revealed the news in an interview with SiriusXM. “He had a very, very bad accident this year, but he’s getting there,” she explained. “He’s just finished an album, and the album is coming … Continue reading New Ozzy Osbourne Album to be Released in January →

Two of the biggest hard rock bands of all time have announced a co-headlining tour in 2020. Whitesnake and the Scorpions will be heading to Australia and New Zealand to perform four massive shows together in February. For Whitesnake, this will be their first tour of the country since 2008. Fans can expect to hear … Continue reading Whitesnake and Scorpions Announce 2020 Tour Dates →