Category Archives: Classic Rock

Soundgarden Members Talk Final Album and RRHOF Performance Guests

Soundgarden guitarist Kim Thayil and drummer Matt Cameron offered some insight into the band’s final album, which they’re working to finish after a lengthy legal battle with the late Chris Cornell‘s estate. They also revealed who will join them at their upcoming Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction and performance. “It’s a massive emotional […]

Megadeth’s Final Album to Feature Cover of Classic Metallica Song

Megadeth will release their self-titled final album on Jan. 23, and the set will include a customarily headline-grabbing send-off from Dave Mustaine: a cover of Metallica‘s “Ride the Lightning.” Mustaine confirmed the rumor to Rolling Stone in a new interview. You can learn more and see the full Megadeth track listing below. Why Is Dave Mustaine Covering ‘Ride the Lightning’ on Final Megadeth Album? […]

Stevie Nicks Reveals She and Lindsey Buckingham are Talking Again

Stevie Nicks has confirmed that she and Lindsey Buckingham are talking again, after a bitter dispute that led to Buckingham’s 2018 departure from Fleetwood Mac. The singer revealed the news during the duo’s separate interviews on the newest episode of the Song Exploder podcast, which found them dissecting the song “Frozen Love” from their recently […]

Kiss Fights Grunge to a Draw on ‘Carnival of Souls’: Retro Review

Just like Wile E. Coyote can’t stop chasing the Road Runner, Kiss have rarely been able to resist changing their sound to keep up with the latest music trends. To the dismay of fans of their original hard rock sound, the group pursued disco on 1979’s Dynasty, tried to deliver their own version of Pink […]

Gary Numan Returns to the North America With Dates Into 2026

Gary Numan‘s upcoming tour will include a stint aboard Royal Caribbean’s Adventure of the Seas for an ’80s themed cruise, where he’s sure to play the era’s synth-pop favorite “Cars.” Also confirmed is an expanded 45th anniversary reissue of Numan’s 1980 sophomore solo album. Telekon was his third consecutive chart-topping album in the U.K., following […]

Lou Reed and the Velvet Underground Albums Ranked Worst to Best

It didn’t take long for Lou Reed to outgrow the Beach Boys cash-ins he was making as a contract artist and songwriter and head toward more fertile land. By 1965, he had met John Cale, and the pair started working on the music that would become the core foundation of the Velvet Underground. Within two years, they released one of the […]

Radiohead Blame Grief, Depression for Lack of Touring

Radiohead members have explained that grief and depression were among the reasons they hadn’t toured in seven years. The band recently announced a series of European shows, marking the first time they’ll have appeared on stage since 2018’s road trip in support of A Moon Shaped Pool. In an interview with the Sunday Times, singer […]