January 16, 1978 – Sid Vicious of the Sex Pistols falls through a glass door at a San Francisco hotel while overdosing , and is rushed to a hospital.  Days later, the group disbands. January 16, 1985 – It’s day #6 of the first Rock in Rio festival held in Rio de Janeiro. The ten-day festival featured artists … Continue reading CDJ Today: January 16 in Classic Rock →

U2 released a brand new song “Atomic City”, just hours before opening night of their U2:UV shows at Sphere in Las Vegas. You can hear the new song in the player below. Produced by long-time U2 collaborators and friends Jacknife Lee and Steve Lillywhite, “Atomic City” was recorded at Sound City in Los Angeles. The single comes ahead … Continue reading U2 Release New Song “Atomic City” [ Listen] →

Have I told you about the time I was in a Grammy-winning U2 video? No? Well, pull up a chair and I’ll share it with you. It goes along with the story of one of rock music’s all-time most enduring songs: U2’s “Where the Streets Have No Name,” the opening track from their 1987 album … Continue reading Classic Rock Landmarks: Where The Streets Have No Name →

U2 will perform a special run of shows in Las Vegas this fall, marking the band’s first live outing in four years. The residency will launch the all-new state-of-the-art venue, MSG Sphere. You can watch the extended trailer for the residency, which aired during this month’s Super Bowl, in the player below. The video features a group … Continue reading U2 Announce Las Vegas Residency →

U2 has released a new, reimagined version of their song “With Or Without You”. The track is the second to be released from their upcoming collection Songs of Surrender, and follows the release of a similarly reimagined version of “Pride (In The Name of Love)” earlier this year. Songs of Surrender is a collection of 40 … Continue reading U2 Releases New Version of ‘With or Without You’ →

U2 today announced their new album Songs of Surrender, a collection of 40 seminal U2 songs from across the band’s catalog, re- recorded and reimagined for 2023 in sessions spanning the last two years. The album, due out March 17, will be available in various formats and is available for pre-order here. Coinciding with the … Continue reading U2 Announce ‘Songs of Surrender’ Album featuring 40 Songs Re-recorded and Re-imagined →

With just a little practice, you too could woo the love of your life with one of these romantic songs, or at least impress someone around a campfire. If you’ve always wanted to learn at least one classic rock song on guitar, pick one of these ten love songs below – they’ve all got minimal … Continue reading 10 Easiest Rock Love Songs to Learn on Guitar →

It’s rare that a live album becomes a driving force in a band’s career, but these rock albums all generated either hits, sales, or artistic recognition that changed the arc of the bands’ popularity and influence. In several cases, the bands/artists had not even been well-known in the U.S. prior to their live releases.  Although … Continue reading 12 Most Influential Live Classic Rock Albums of All Time →

It’s hard to believe, but the decade of the 90s began over 30 years ago.  Seriously, where has all the time gone? Labeled as a serious and evolving decade of music, the 90s brought us the influx of grunge, the continuation of mainstream rock heavy hitters, the breakout of multi-platinum alternative releases, and also a … Continue reading Top 20 Best Rock Albums of the ’90s →

Whether it’s an epic power ballad or a little more understated, the classic rock genre created some of the greatest love songs of all time. Here’s our list of the top 10 most romantic classic rock love songs. 10 “Crazy on You” by Heart This debut single from Heart starts off acoustically slow and then … Continue reading 10 Most Romantic Classic Rock Love Songs →

Queen’s 1992 Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert for AIDS Awareness will stream on the band’s YouTube page Friday, May 15th to raise money for the World Health Organization and its COVID-10 relief efforts. The concert, which took place at London’s Wembley Stadium on April 20, 1992 featured surviving Queen members Brian May, Roger Taylor and John … Continue reading Queen’s 1992 Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert Will Stream Online to Raise Money for COVID-19 Relief →

There are tons of lists of the best rock drummers ever, but ours ranks the best drummers that are still playing. You may not be able to see them with their original bands, and it’s possible they may never play again live, but at least there is the potential to still witness their greatness.  It wasn’t … Continue reading 14 Great Rock Drummers Still Drumming →