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Not for the first time has a member of the Who gone running into the arms of Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page. Back in the mid 1960s, the seeds of Led Zeppelin were sown when the Who’s drummer Keith Moon (who inadvertently named the group) joined Page and fellow Yardbird Jeff Beck — along [...]
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While Kinks frontman Ray Davies joins millions of British Invasion fans in waiting on his brother and guitarist Dave Davies to decide if he wants to reunite the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame band, the singer-songwriter is continuing to find new ways to re-examine his legendary band’s catalog.
Having viewed the Kinks through the [...]
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Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers will release their first studio album, ‘Mojo,’ in eight years this spring. In support of the follow-up to 2002’s ‘The Last DJ,’ which still doesn’t yet have an official release date, the band announced an extensive North American tour summer tour that will pair the legendary group with a [...]
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Former Jam singer Paul Weller has slammed Nirvana and the grunge movement, labelling it “f—— rubbish” in an interview with the NME.
Weller, who received the ‘Godlike Genius’ award at Wednesday night’s (Feb. 24) NME Awards, told the magazine, “You’d had all that shoegazing bollocks and then the whole Nirvana thing, which I thought was f—- [...]
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Pat Benatar and REO Speedwagon, together again? If it seems like an odd marriage, learn your history: the two paired up in 1995 for a cross-country co-headlining tour that was, by all accounts, a hit. In their quest to prove that lightning may indeed strike twice, the two acts have partnered up again for [...]
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Well, sort of. Black Label Society are about to start recording their new album – and mainman Zakk Wylde has exclusively revealed to Classic Rock his clever ploy to get big sales.
“We’re gonna call this one Elton John’s Greatest Hits: Volume 3. That’ll ensure that we sell lots of copies in the first week. [...]
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Aerosmith have revealed full details of their summer trek across Europe – which they are calling the Cocked, Looaded, Ready To Rock Tour.
As well as the band’s previously announced appearance at Download – now confirmed as Sunday, June 13 – they have added a show two days later at London’s O2 Arena. Tickets for [...]
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Yngwie Malmsteen has just released a box – and an empty one at that!
No, this is not a wind up. The box is a humidor, which means that it’s maintained at a constant humidity and temperature; these are used to store tobacco products. (I wouldn’t know about that! – Smoke-Free Ed.)
Yngwie has signed the [...]
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It seems that punk bands can’t get enough of classic rock – which is why Fearless Records are about to release an album Punk Goes… Classic Rock.
This features loads of punks we’ve never heard of doing covers of songs by the likes of Journey, Kiss, Boston, Blue Öyster Cult… oh, here are all the [...]
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The Rolling Stones will reissue their celebrated Exile On Main Street album on May 17 – and it will have no less than 10 previously unreleased songs.
There will be three versions: the original 18 tracks on one CD, a deluxe edition with those 10 extra songs, and a super-deluxe version. The last one will [...]
