Category Archives: Classic Rock

Watch Motley Crue Get Dumped Out of a Garbage Truck

Surely you didn’t think Motley Crue was going to make a subtle entrance just because they were playing a small venue, did you? The self-proclaimed “White Trash Circus” arrived to their Monday show at Los Angeles’ famed Troubadour club in the back of a garbage truck. A new video on their social media shows the rockers […]

Cissy Houston, Jimi Hendrix and Elvis Presley Backup Singer, Dies

Cissy Houston, mother of singer Whitney and a backup singer with Elvis Presley, Jimi Hendrix and others, has died. She was 91. According to the Associated Press, Houston died Monday in her New Jersey home under hospice care for Alzheimer’s disease. She was surrounded by her family. Houston was born Emily Drinkard on Sept. 30, […]

Allman Brothers Band’s Johnny Neel Dead at 70

Former Allman Brothers Band member Johnny Neel has died at age 70. No cause of death was immediately reported. He’d suffered a stroke five years ago but recovered and returned to performing. Former bandmate Warren Haynes confirmed Neel’s death. “Aside from being an amazing musician and singer, Johnny was one of the funniest people on […]

See Neil Young, Stephen Stills Play Rare Buffalo Springfield Song

Neil Young and Stephen Stills dug deep into their collective history during a charity concert in Lake Hughes, California on Saturday night (Oct. 5). The event – dubbed Harvest Moon: A Gathering – benefited The Painted Turtle, a summer camp for children with life-threatening and chronic illnesses. Additional funds benefitted The Bridge School, an organization […]

Sammy Hagar Jams With Rick Springfield at Vegas Birthday Bash

Sammy Hagar got a head start on his birthday festivities over the weekend with a pair of Las Vegas shows, delivering two career-spanning sets of hits, deep cuts, covers and special guest cameos. The Red Rocker, who turns 77 on Oct. 13, set up shop at the Pearl Concert Theater at Palms Casino Resort on Friday and Saturday as a […]

Black Sabbath Live Albums Ranked Worst to Best

Live albums have historically not been Black Sabbath‘s strong suit. There are several probable explanations for this. Rampant drug use, lack of foresight, intraband strife and frequent lineup changes all compounded to hamper the group’s progress and make it difficult to maintain any sense of stability. It’s one of the great tragedies of Black Sabbath […]

How Kiss Inspired the New ‘Joker’ Movie

Joker: Folie a Deux star Joaquin Phoenix drew inspiration from a different group of musical clowns as he prepared to reprise his role as the titular supervillain: Kiss. The follow-up to 2019’s Joker stars Phoenix as the Joker (nee Arthur Fleck) and singer and actor Lady Gaga as his love interest, Harley Quinn. Folie a Deux takes place two years after Joker, […]

Ross Valory No Longer Talks to His Former Journey Bandmates

Despite his history as Journey’s founding bassist, Ross Valory admits he’s no longer in touch with his former bandmates. Valory was there from the beginning, his initial stint in Journey running from the band’s start in 1973 through his first firing in 1985. The bassist returned to the lineup in 1995 and stayed until his […]