Category Archives: Classic Rock

Alex Lifeson Details His Jam Sessions With Geddy Lee

Alex Lifeson has offered details about his recent jam sessions with former bandmate Geddy Lee. During an interview with Sirius XM’s Eddie Trunk, Lifeson noted that the surviving Rush musicians still get together regularly. “Ged’s my best friend, aside from everything else. He’s just my best friend since we were 13 years old,” Lifeson noted. […]

Green Day Gets Political, Invokes Sabbath and Petty at Coachella

Green Day delivered a triumphant headlining set at the Coachella festival in Indio, California last night. Somewhat surprisingly, the performance marked Green Day’s Coachella debut, though frontman Billie Joe Armstrong memorably cameoed with the Replacements in 2014. Green Day wasted little time establishing their place in Coachella lore, offering up a powerhouse set list made […]

Weezer Covers Metallica at Coachella: Set List

Weezer hit the Coachella stage on Saturday, slipping a Metallica cover into their set. Near the end of their performance, the band performed “Enter Sandman,” a song they’ve played live consistently over the last few years. They also covered the song for the 2021 album Blacklist, an entire LP of Metallica covers by various artists. […]

Billie Joe Armstrong Joins the Go-Go’s at Coachella

The Go-Go’s made their return to the stage this week with a triumphant Friday performance at Coachella, featuring an assist from Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong. Armstrong joined the new wave icons during “Head Over Heels,” the No. 11-peaking hit off their third album, Talk Show. The song arrived near the middle of their 13-song set, which focused […]

15 Greatest Coachella Rock Performances

While the modern Coachella lineup is often dominated by pop, hip-hop and EDM artists, many people often forget the festival’s roots were firmly planted in rock. When Coachella debuted in 1999, its inaugural headliners were Beck, Tool and Rage Against the Machine. The festival was modeled after similar large-scale events in Europe, such as Glastonbury. […]

Foreigner’s Upcoming Song Will Feature Lou Gramm on Vocals

Foreigner‘s upcoming reissue of 1981’s 4 will include a newly completed track with original singer Lou Gramm on vocals. Foreigner bassist Jeff Pilson offered up details during a recent appearance on Chile’s Radio Futuro (as transcribed by Blabbermouth). “To Foreigner fans, they kind of consider it the pinnacle. It was just an incredible masterpiece of […]

If These Foods Felt Fancy, You’re a ’70s or ’80s Kid

Growing up, you probably felt a little “fancy” when you wore a specific designer label. Polo pony or alligator, anyone? You likely got the same sense of fancy from certain foods you ate, whether they were special treats at home, or something you saw in another family’s house, or just spotted on TV and dreamed of eating. Marketing […]