Category Archives: Classic Rock

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 […]

David Byrne Regrets Talking Heads Breakup ‘Wasn’t Handled Well’

Talking Heads co-founder and principal songwriter David Byrne expressed his regrets over how the band fell apart and admitted he could have personally handled the split better. Byrne is set to reunite with ex-bandmates Tina Weymouth, Chris Frantz and Jerry Harrison for the first time in more than two decades to commemorate the 40th anniversary of […]

Tell Bands Using Tracks to ‘Go F— Themselves’

Foreigner‘s Kelly Hansen minced no words while discussing bands that rely on backing tracks for live performances, imploring fans to “tell them to go fuck themselves.” The singer, who’s fronted the classic rock institution since 2005, aired his grievances during Foreigner’s Monday performance at Austin’s Moody Center, the most recent date of their ongoing farewell tour. “As most of […]

Talking Heads to Reunite for ‘Stop Making Sense’ Film Screening

Talking Heads will reunite for a live Q&A in honor of the 40th anniversary of their concert film Stop Making Sense. This is the first time all four members —David Byrne, Tina Weymouth, Chris Frantz and Jerry Harrison — have appeared together in more than two decades. The conversation, moderated by filmmaker Spike Lee, will take place at […]

Where are the Artists Now?

Crafting a hit song sometimes happens immediately. “The lyrics, the strings, the chords, everything comes at the moment like a gift that is put right into your head and that’s how I hear it,” Michael Jackson explained in 1994 while defending himself against a copyright lawsuit. Sometimes it takes a while longer. John Oates made several attempts at […]

Why Chris Daughtry Declined Joe Perry’s Offer to Front Aerosmith

The thought of Aerosmith operating with any singer besides Steven Tyler may seem unfathomable, but the Boston rockers famously considered replacing the Demon of Screamin’ during a highly publicized rough patch in the late ’00s. The band reportedly considered a host of high-profile singers including Lenny Kravitz, Paul Rodgers, Chris Cornell, Sammy Hagar — and, apparently, Chris Daughtry. The namesake Daughtry […]