Latest Classic Rock News
Ritchie Blackmore reflects on "emotional" onstage reunion with Deep Purple
Ritchie Blackmore says his recent onstage reunion with Deep Purple was about more than being note perfect
How Phil Collins turned a moment of improvisation into the massive hit single that launched his solo career
Collins reflects on his life, career and near death experiences in the brand new issue of Prog magazine
Phil Collins opens up about the chances of releasing new music
The former Genesis man and solo superstar hasn’t released a new album in 16 years
EMF keyboardist Derran 'Derry' Brownson dead at 55
"Nothing will ever be the same again without our band mate and friend", English alt.rockers EMF say in statement
Read the brilliant career advice Motorhead legend Lemmy offered to one of rock's hottest new bands when they started out
"Having Lemmy look at you eyeball-to-eyeball and tell you how it is was a real gift"
Pink Floyd: The inside story of the tour that killed the band - only in the new Classic Rock
Also in Classic Rock 357: Aerosmith, Faster Pussycat, Blackie Lawless, Airbourne, Bruce Hornsby, Carmine Appice, Billy Morrison, Amy Lee, Pat Travers and more
Taylor Hawkins' son Shane is giving his late father's classic rock covers band a new lease of life
Why Shane Hawkins refused to let Chevy Metal die
Dave Grohl, Slash, Ringo Starr, Gene Simmons & more spill the beans on LA's notorious party pad, the Sunset Marquis - here's how to watch If These Walls Could Rock from anywhere
WATCH Documentary about legendary Los Angeles rock’n’roll hotel, the Sunset Marquis, is set to hit streaming services – here’s everything you need to know
Latest Classic Rock Features
Classic Rock's Tracks Of The Week: August 17, 2026
Eight songs you need to hear right now, from Green Lung, Castle Rat, Royal Blood and more
A prog icon’s daughter rebelled against music, then returned and made an album with a punk legend
Galen Ayers discusses her late dad Kevin, babysitters Robert Fripp and Daevid Allen, and collaborator Paul Simonon of The Clash
The story of Slayer vs Slayer, the 80s metal Battle Of The Bands with only one winner
Two bands, one name, one crazy gig – this is what happened when a pre-fame Slayer shared a bill with another band named Slayer
Peter Frampton reflects on the many lessons life has taught him
The wisdom of Peter Frampton: Music is the best medicine. Always sit up straight. A good curry makes life worth living. Artists should take a stand politically
The story behind Kiss's ultimate party anthem, Rock And Roll All Nite
Kiss desperately needed a hit. So they wrote Rock And Roll All Nite, and it's become part of the cultural furniture
How Green Day's performance at the second festival of peace and love ended in chaos, violence and broken teeth
Staged in August 1994, Woodstock II was supposed to be all about good vibes. Not for fast-rising punks Green Day it wasn't
Latest Classic Rock Reviews
Castle Rat look like future headliners at Bloodstock: review
Castle Rat have barely played a dozen gigs in the UK, but pulled a massive crowd for their early afternoon slot at Bloodstock
Judas Priest's Bloodstock set is a triumphant homecoming: review
Rob Halford confirms Judas Priest are working on a new album as they bring some of heavy metal's greatest anthems home to Bloodstock
Fifty years on, Robin Trower's Bridge Of Sighs is still an all-time blues rock classic
Bridge Of Sighs was the second of Robin Tower's power trio’s superb trilogy of back-to-back albums in the mid-70s, and sealed his reputation
L7's Bricks Are Heavy was a breath of fresh air in a scene that quickly became stale
Pretend We’re Dead might be Bricks Are Heavy's best-known track, but Shitlist, Everglade and Wargasm proved L7 were canny songwriters.
Stuart Adamson's guitar work elevates Skids' Scared to Dance above the ordinary
The sound of a bunch of scrappy youths from Scotland's industrial heartland
Mongol champions The Hu take after their hard rock heroes on long-awaited new album Hun
The folk metal horde have been endorsed by Metallica and Iron Maiden – and their third album bears those icons’ influence
