Tim Curry, best known for his role as Dr. Frank-N-Furter in 1975’s The Rocky Horror Show, has died at age 80. Curry, who was born in Grappenhall, Cheshire, England in 1946, began his acting career in the West End production of the musical Hair in the late ’60s. This is where he met Richard O’Brien, […]
Category Archives: Classic Rock
Foreigner will release an expanded version of Head Games on Oct. 30. The box set version of the 1979 album, which features concert staples such as the title track and “Dirty White Boy,” will include a disc of outtakes and alternative versions, as well as a newly unearthed complete concert from the Head Games tour. The […]
Jack White honored Dolly Parton by covering her classic song “Jolene” during his performance in London on Tuesday night (Aug. 23). Earlier in the day, Parton died at the age of 80. The country singer’s passing spawned an outpouring of tributes from fellow musicians and fans alike, as people from all walks of life celebrated Parton’s career […]
Dolly Parton, the beloved country singer whose influential presence in music and pop culture spanned several generations, has died at the age of 80. News of Parton’s passing was announced via her official Facebook page, where the singer’s nephew — in a pre-recorded video — recalled how Parton “opened doors for generations of singers, songwriters, musicians and […]
Triumph announced they will return to the road this fall for a second round of tour dates starting in November. April Wine will once again appear at all of the concerts as well. The next leg of The Rock & Roll Machine Reloaded Tour, celebrating the band’s 50 years of music, will launch Nov. 17 in […]
If Kiss ever decides to reunite, they’ll need approval from people outside the band. Kiss performed their last concert on Dec. 2, 2023, the culmination of their End of the Road World Tour. It was promoted as the final performance in the band’s history (of course, they’ve said that before). Still, in a recent conversation […]
The Hollies have come to an end after more than six decades, following the sudden retirements of the last two remaining members from their classic era. Guitarist Tony Hicks and drummer Bobby Elliott both joined in 1963, soon after Allan Clarke and Graham Nash co-founded the group. The Hollies ultimately released 23 studio albums and […]
Rob Zombie and Marilyn Manson launched their co-headining the Freaks on Parade tour at the iTHINK Financial Amphitheatre in West Palm Beach, Florida last night (Aug. 20). It was the first of 21 shows on the run, with support from The Hu and Orgy, which ends in Concord, California on Sept. 20. You can see videos […]
ZZ Top returned to the stage on Saturday at Austin, Texas’ ACL Live at the Moody Theater, marking their first show since the death of longtime drummer Frank Beard on Monday. You can see the band’s full set list and video from the performance below. It was, perhaps unsurprisingly, an unsentimental show. Although ZZ Top did not […]
After powering his way through a comeback show Friday night, Bret Michaels will be forced to take several more months off the road as he continues to recover from complicated kidney stone surgery. Last month, after performing several shows in a row in “intense” pain, the Poison singer was rushed to the hospital directly after […]










