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Take a first look inside Oasis Live ‘25 Opus book
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Lord Of The Rings star Elijah Wood can no longer listen to Metallica’s Enter Sandman, and his infant son is to blame
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Bryan Adams and Pat Benatar announce extensive run of US shows
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How Cillian Murphy convinced Nick Cave to re-record one of his best-loved songs for the new Peaky Blinders movie
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Latest Classic Rock News

Take a first look inside Oasis Live ‘25 Opus book
By Paul Brannigan published
Oasis share first images from photographer Simon Emmett's book documenting their 2025 tour

Lord Of The Rings star Elijah Wood can no longer listen to Metallica’s Enter Sandman, and his infant son is to blame
By Matt Mills published
“It became the only song that he wanted to hear for a very long stretch of time”

Bryan Adams and Pat Benatar announce extensive run of US shows
By Fraser Lewry published
The latest leg of Bryan Adams' Roll With The Punches tour will feature the returning Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo

How Cillian Murphy convinced Nick Cave to re-record one of his best-loved songs for the new Peaky Blinders movie
By Paul Brannigan published
"I said, You need to call them!"

Billy Idol on his wild adventures in '80s New York
By Paul Brannigan published
"It was a post-apocalyptic place, like the bomb had been dropped and we were living in the rubble"

Dave Davies fires back after Moby criticises The Kinks' classic Lola
By Fraser Lewry published
Moby describes Lola's lyrics as "gross and transphobic" and "unevolved"

Watch lyric video for new Foo Fighters single Caught In The Echo
By Stef Lach published
Caught In The Echo is the third track to be released from upcoming 12th Foo Fighters album Your Favorite Toy
Latest Classic Rock Features

Quireboys frontman Spike is currently on an unplugged tour - and he's telling some wild stories
By Dave Ling published
Quireboys singer Spike is touring the UK with a bagful of stories, a pocketful of songs, and a guitar

The unloved movie script that soundtracked Porcupine Tree’s Deadwing
By Dave Everley published
TV creative used to hire Steven Wilson to make ad music. In the late 90s they wrote a film together. They’re still waiting to make it

"There's no reason why you can't get better as you get older." Nine Thunder albums to listen to and one to avoid
By Neil Jeffries published
Much-loved Brit rockers Thunder have rarely come up short in more than three decades, but now face an uncertain future. These are their best albums

“Marrying the idea of death to a singalong chorus is interesting”: This band love sneaking prog into record collections
By David West published
American quintet are more inspired by Billy Joel than Jethro Tull – except their keyboardist – practice a non-virtuoso style of prog, and limit themselves to one 19-minute song per decade

How a neurotic 19-year-old and a guitarist with a razor created The Kinks' All Day And All Of The Night
By Rob Hughes published
The story of the song that schooled Metallica's James Hetfield

Classic Rock's Tracks Of The Week: March 23, 2026
By Polly Glass published
Eight songs you need to hear right now, from Muse, Crown Lands, the Black Keys and more
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Latest Classic Rock Reviews

Melissa Auf der Maur's 90s rock memoir Even the Good Girls Will Cry is a frank, fearless and fabulously revelatory read
By Paul Brannigan published
You won't read a better '90s music biography than former Hole / Smashing Pumpkins bassist Melissa Auf der Maur's new memoir

Linda Ronstadt gently explores an eclectic selection of songs on Heart Like A Wheel
By Classic Rock Magazine published
Heart Like A Wheel was a key step in Ronstadt's mid-70s rise, thanks to an astute choice of songs, smart production and *that* voice

Frank Zappa, Captain Beefheart and The Mothers' Bongo Fury, revisited and expanded
By David Stubbs published
A six-disc, 57-track edition of the legendary 1975 collaboration, featuring live recordings and outtakes

The Legendary Edition of Aerosmith's debut album expands the original with live and session tracks
By John Aizlewood published
American rock giants’ debut album, with added Harmonica Jam Bass Jelly

Tedeschi Trucks Band continue the search for transcendence on the sublime Future Soul
By Fraser Lewry published
The best album yet from peak Derek and ‘punk’ Susan

David Bowie successfully charts a path into his later years with the help of a returning friend
By Classic Rock Magazine published
David Bowie transforms once again, this time into himself







