Category Archives: Classic Rock

UB40 Featuring Ali Campbell Expands 2026 Tour With New Dates

UB40 Featuring Ali Campbell has added more dates to their 2026 Big Love Tour. The group now has 14 additional concerts on their schedule, extending the run into mid-August, with most of the new dates taking place in the U.S. The British reggae group that was formed by singer and guitarist Campbell in 1978 performed several […]

Van Halen’s ‘5150’ Reissue Features Live Recordings and Rarities

Van Halen’s 5150 will receive a deluxe reissue just in time for its 40th anniversary, with rarities and previously unreleased live recordings accompanying the chart-topping album that marked the beginning of the Sammy Hagar era. The 5150 (Expanded Edition) set will be released on March 27, just three days after the album’s 40th birthday. It’s […]

Watch 10 New Super Bowl Commercials Featuring Classic Rock Songs

Stop fretting about the halftime show, we promise you will hear tons of classic rock music during this year’s Super Bowl – especially during the commercials. Rock fans have grown increasingly angry in recent years as pop singers and hip-hop stars have landed the coveted halftime show spot year after year. The Who were the last […]

George Clinton’s P-Funk Takes It to the Opera Stage: Full Report

For nearly 50 years, George Clinton has taken his brand of groundbreaking funk basically wherever a Mothership can fly. An opera house was a new twist, however. Symphonic PFunk: Celebrating the Music of Parliament–Funkadelic was staged Saturday night, Jan. 31 at the Detroit Opera House, in the city where Clinton recorded the bulk of his […]

Bruce Springsteen Surprises at Tom Morello’s Benefit: Video

Tom Morello promised a “very special guest” when announcing today’s Concert of Solidarity and Resistance to Defend Minnesota. The guest turned out to be Bruce Springsteen, as scooped by the local Pioneer Press newspaper. Deadline confirmed his appearance, as well. The show featured the live debut of Springsteen’s new protest song, which you can watch […]

Bruce Springsteen’s 10 Strongest Political Songs

In November of 2025, Bruce Springsteen spoke at the New York Public Library’s annual gala, where he expressed a resolution: write more politcal songs. “The writer is always at his best when he has something to push up against,” he said then (via njarts.net). “And these days there’s a lot for an American writer to […]