In just over a week, Tom Petty’s estate will release a comprehensive new box-set titled An American Treasure featuring four CDs worth of previously unreleased and hard-to-find Petty music. The career-spanning 60-track collection includes both live and studio recordings compiled by Petty’s daughter Adria, wife Dana and former collaborators including Heartbreakers Benmont Tench and Mike … Continue reading Hear the New Tom Petty Song “Gainesville” →

Ann Wilson’s poignant new album Immortal was released Friday after months of anticipation. Fittingly titled, the album features 10 musically diverse tracks that pay homage to some of the singer’s favorite artists, all of whom have passed away in recent years but whose musical legacy lives on (the full track listing is below). “I didn’t … Continue reading Ann Wilson’s New Album ‘Immortal’ Out Now →

September 7, 1968 – Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, John Paul Jones and John Bonham make their live debut as Led Zeppelin (but are billed as The Yardbirds) at Gladsaxe Teen Club in a suburb on the outskirts of Copenhagen, Denmark. Around 1,200 people attend the show. The band is later billed as “The New Yardbirds,” before choosing the … Continue reading CDJ Today: September 7 in Classic Rock →

A brand new Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers song premiered on CBS This Morning on Wednesday, accompanied by never-before-seen archival video footage from the studio, backstage and more. Hear the song in the video player below. “Keep a Little Soul” is one of 60 tracks featured on An American Treasure, a new posthumous box set … Continue reading Hear New Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers Song with Previously Unseen Archival Footage →

A posthumous, career-spanning Tom Petty box set is set for release on September 28. The four-CD collection was compiled by Petty’s daughter Adria, wife Dana and and former collaborators including Heartbreakers Benmont Tench and Mike Campbell, and studio collaborator Ryan Ulyate. A press release announcing the set describes it as “a tribute and love letter … Continue reading Tom Petty ‘An American Treasure’ Box Set Announced →

A guitar played by Tom Petty during the 1987 Bob Dylan True Confessions tour is up for auction with a starting bid of $ 150,000. The 1965 Gibson SG Cherry Electric guitar has been signed “Tom Petty / ’88” by the beloved music legend in silver paint, and includes an 8″ x 10″ black and … Continue reading Tom Petty Touring Guitar, Traveling Wilburys Hat Up For Auction →

Nothing says 4th of July like hosting friends and family, grilling on the deck or maybe chilling by the pool, some classic tunes coming through the outdoor speakers… But don’t just hit play on some generic playlist and call it a party – step up your Independence Day party with these 15 Patriotic Classic Rock … Continue reading 15 Patriotic Classic Rock Songs for Your Independence Day Playlist →

June 2, 1989 – Bill Wyman (52) of the Rolling Stones secretly marries Mandy Smith (19). They had been dating since she was 13 and he was 47.  Just prior to the couple being divorced in 1993, things got even stranger when Wyman’s oldest son, Stephen, announced his engagement to Mandy Smith’s mother, Patsy.  They were married for about 2 … Continue reading CDJ Today: June 2 in Classic Rock →

May 17, 1963 – The first Monterey Folk Festival takes place over three days in Monterey, California. The festival features Joan Baez, Bob Dylan, Peter Paul and Mary and Jerry Garcia.  It is the precursor to the infamous 1967 Monterey Pop Festival. May 17, 1987 – Tom Petty and his family barely escape a fire that engulfs their home in Encino, CA and destroys everything.  It is … Continue reading CDJ Today: May 17 in Classic Rock →

The Kingsmen – “Louie Louie” April 28, 2014 – Scorpions drummer James Kottak is sentenced to one month in a Dubai jail for being intoxicated and drinking without a license, flipping off passengers on his flight from Russia, and allegedly exposing himself.  He is also convicted of insulting Islam. Kottak spent time in prison, forcing the Scorpions to find a … Continue reading CDJ Today: April 28 in Classic Rock →