Category Archives: Classic Rock

Why Stones’ ‘Angie’ Was Rumored to Be About Jagger-Bowie Tryst

The Rolling Stones had no shortage of illicit affairs at the peak of their stardom, so it’s no surprise that rumors swirled for years about the subject of their chart-topping ballad “Angie.” Yet the Goats Head Soup lead single prompted even more salacious speculation than the rest because of the parties presumably involved: David Bowie and […]

Hall and Oates Turn Corner on ‘Along the Red Ledge’

Along the Red Ledge showed where Daryl Hall & John Oates were headed. Unfortunately, they weren’t quite there yet. Hall & Oates had taken a short break after turning more toward rock on 1977’s gold-selling Beauty on the Back Street. Hall recorded a solo debut with King Crimson‘s Robert Fripp that emptied almost all the soul from […]

Why Is ‘Fat Bottomed Girls’ Missing From New Queen Compilation?

If you’ve spent any time perusing British tabloids over the past 24 hours, you may have been tricked into believing that a modified version of Queen‘s Greatest Hits omitting the song “Fat Bottomed Girls” is evidence of the so-called “woke agenda” taking hold of the music industry. In reality, there’s a perfectly reasonable (and less rage-inducing) explanation for the […]

Guns N’ Roses Announce ‘The General’ Release Date

Guns N’ Roses are not exactly known for their quick turnaround time with new music, but the band no sooner released a new single “Perhaps” than they announced the impending release of their next song, “The General.” The track will appear as the B-side to the vinyl single “Perhaps,” which ships on Oct. 26. The preorder on their website is currently sold […]

Why Devo Is Retiring From Touring

After half a century of touring, Devo is retiring from the road. Two of the band’s co-founders, Mark Mothersbaugh and Gerald Casale, recently spoke with The Guardian about how time and varying opinions on creative direction have played a role in the decision. “Are you married?” Mothersbaugh asked the journalist. “Imagine you had four wives and you […]

Watch Guns N’ Roses Play New Song ‘Perhaps’ Live for First Time

Guns N’ Roses widely released their new song “Perhaps” on Friday, and they performed it live for the first time that night during their show at Pittsburgh’s PNC Park. You can watch the performance below. “Forgive me if I don’t run around and try to project as much because I’m gonna try to figure out how […]

All 75 David Lee Roth-Era Van Halen Songs Ranked Worst to Best

By the end of the ’70s, hard rock seemed destined to go the way of the dodo. Then Van Halen came along and shifted the world on its axis. The band’s 1978 self-titled debut was a tour de force of jaw-dropping virtuosity, off-the-wall showmanship and brilliant pop sensibilities. Guitarist Eddie Van Halen revolutionized the medium with his two-handed tapping […]

Listen to Guns N’ Roses’ New Song ‘Perhaps’

Guns N’ Roses have released a new song titled “Perhaps.” The track premiered on Q104.3 on Thursday morning and is now also available on all streaming services. You can watch the “Perhaps” video, which finds the band both performing and backstage at venues across the world, below. “Perhaps” should sound familiar to hardcore Guns N’ Roses fans, as […]