Category Archives: Classic Rock

Ringo Starr Selling Life-Size Replicas of His Hand

Ringo Starr has announced the sale of limited-edition life-size replicas of his hand, with prices starting at $2,000. The Beatles icon cut a deal with Julien’s Auctions to sell the figures, which are available in signed bronze and stainless steel editions, bearing the legend “Peace & Love,” and come in a presentation case with a […]

Judas Priest Brings Metalworks to San Antonio: Review and Photos

They were screaming for vengeance. They were breaking the law. They were living after midnight. OK, the last two are lies. But Judas Priest kicked ass and took names all the same on Tuesday at San Antonio’s Tech Port Center + Arena, their first of a two-night stand in the “Heavy Metal Capital of Texas,” as Rob […]

Neal Schon Actually Misused Journey’s Credit Card

Jonathan Cain has responded to Neal Schon‘s new lawsuit, claiming the guitarist was the one who ran up “enormous personal charges” on Journey‘s credit card. Schon’s original legal action in Northern California’s Contra Costa County alleged that Cain had “improperly restricted” Schon from financial documents relating to Journey’s American Express card. He also charged Cain […]

Fake Max Headroom Hacks Into a TV Broadcast

The evening of Sunday, Nov. 22, 1987, was nearly a celebratory night for fans of Doctor Who. The following day marked 24 years since the British sci-fi classic first aired. While Seventh Doctor, Sylvester McCoy, was the latest incumbent, Chicago PBS station WTTW was rerunning the first episode of the Fourth Doctor adventure. “The Horror of […]

Trent Reznor Quits Twitter, Gets Called ‘Crybaby’ by Elon Musk

Nine Inch Nails mastermind Trent Reznor says he’s leaving Twitter soon in reaction to what he called “the arrogance of the billionaire class.” The social media platform has been embroiled in controversy since Tesla tycoon Elon Musk bought it for $44 billion after several months of trying to get out of the deal. He fired the […]

Charlie Benante Needs a Drink After Pantera Tribute Rehearsals

Anthrax drummer Charlie Benante has shared the first pictures of the Pantera lineup who’ll deliver a series of tribute shows starting next month. He admits he needed a drink after two weeks of working together. Long-term members Phil Anselmo and Rex Brown will be joined by Benante in place of late drummer Vinnie Paul Abbott, […]

Drew Barrymore Stays Up Past Her Bedtime on ‘SNL’

Fresh off of the worldwide phenomenon that was E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial, that film’s 7-year-old costar Drew Barrymore became, and remains, the youngest person ever to host the live and decidedly late-night comedy show Saturday Night Live. For Barrymore, who has gone on to host SNL several more times since her initial appearance, Saturday Night Live has become […]

How Led Zeppelin’s ‘Coda’ Marked the Definitive End of an Era

Most people wouldn’t have blamed Led Zeppelin for soldiering on with a new drummer following the untimely death of John Bonham in 1980; they certainly wouldn’t have been the first group to do it. Instead, Jimmy Page, Robert Plant and John Paul Jones put their world-conquering band to bed, issuing a final send-off with the odds-and-ends compilation Coda on Nov. 19, […]

Bruce Springsteen to Release Box Set of Five Unheard Albums

Bruce Springsteen confirmed he was preparing a box set of five previously-unreleased albums, mainly recorded during the ’90s. In a new interview with Rolling Stone he added detail to comments he’d previously made, saying the collection would follow the spirit of Tracks, his 1998 set of unheard and alternative songs. “I have a box set […]