Category Archives: Classic Rock

Darkness Announces ‘Permission to Land … Again’ Reissue Set

The Darkness will celebrate the 20th anniversary of their star-making debut album Permission to Land with a deluxe reissue, aptly titled Permission to Land … Again. The collection arrives on Oct. 6 and will be available as a five-LP set, a four-CD/DVD set, a two-CD set and digitally. The band is previewing the set with a […]

Watch Las Vegas’ MSG Sphere Debut Its Incredible Visuals

MSG Sphere, the massive $2.3 billion entertainment space in Las Vegas, lit up its exosphere for the first time on Tuesday. The first message displayed on the giant venue said, “Hello World.” From there, the Sphere showed off an incredible array of eye-catching visuals, including fireworks, the American Flag and a rotating planet Earth on […]

Jethro Tull Preps ‘The Broadsword and the Beast’ Deluxe Reissue

Jethro Tull has announced a 40th-anniversary deluxe edition of their 14th album The Broadsword and the Beast, featuring demos, rough mixes, live recordings, studio sessions and new mixes from Porcupine Tree founder Steven Wilson. The collection arrives on Sept. 1 and will be available as a five-CD, three-DVD “Monster Edition,” a three-LP “Vinyl Edition” and digitally. You […]

Rock’s Best First Solo Albums

The best solo albums are more than just mere solo albums. They’re mad dashes toward freedom and expression, statements of purpose from voices who have been silenced too long and declarations of independence from creatively stagnant artists who have something to say outside of their stifling groups. In our look at 10 Declarations of Independence: […]

Duran Duran Nearly Ruined Elton John’s ‘I’m Still Standing’ Video

Elton John found himself in the south of France in 1983, scheduled to shoot a promotional video for his song “I’m Still Standing.” Directed by Russell Mulcahy, the video was shot in Cannes and Nice on the Cote d’Azur, and choreographed by Arlene Phillips. But the colorful location, which yielded an equally bright clip, didn’t […]

Listen to Peter Gabriel’s New Song ‘So Much’

Peter Gabriel has released another song from his upcoming album i/o, “So Much.” It’s the seventh track from the album; each song arrived during 2023’s full moons. “I was trying purposefully not to be clever with this,” Gabriel said of “So Much” in a press release. “I wanted to get a very simple chorus but one which […]

Steve Miller Wrote ‘The Joker’ as a Balm for Vietnam War Turmoil

Steve Miller Band struck gold (and platinum) with their breakthrough 1973 album The Joker and its chart-topping title track, which introduced listeners to the space cowboy, the gangster of love and Maurice, who spoke of the pompatus of love. The head-scratching lyrics have become part of the pop-culture lexicon, but the band’s namesake frontman revealed there was a purpose […]

Neil Young Kicks Off First Tour in Four Years: Video, Set List

Neil Young launched his first tour since 2019 last night (June 30) in Los Angeles. He performed a 17-song solo acoustic set at the John Anson Ford Ampitheatre. While career-defining hits such as “Ohio” and “Heart of Gold” were played, the show focused largely on rarer songs such as “I’m the Ocean” and “On the […]