Latest Classic Rock News
Stevie Nicks postpones tour dates due to fractured shoulder
Fleetwood Mac icon Stevie Nicks has rescheduled 9 shows to recover from injury
Oasis fans smash Wembley beer record by drinking 250,000 pints each night
Wembley Stadium has sold more than £2million worth of pints to Oasis fans on each night of their run in London
Former Rockpile star Dave Edmunds is critically ill in hospital following a major cardiac arrest
“The risk of yet another major cardiac arrest is high. And if that occurs, there is no chance for Dave,” writes the musician’s wife
Billy Corgan on Black Sabbath's emotional farewell, and the death of Ozzy Osbourne
The emotional weight of Black Sabbath's final bow had Smashing Pumpkins' Billy Corgan in tears
"Prince looked at me like I had five heads." The night film director Spike Lee asked Prince to give him a rare guitar from his personal collection
If you don't ask, you don't get
King Crimson announce In The Wake Of Poseidon and Lizard reissues to be released in October
Both King Crimson's 1970 releases In The Wake Of Poseidon and Lizard to be reissued on two-disc sets and with Lizard on heavyweight vinyl too
Watch a pre-fame Sabrina Carpenter, at age 12, cover Ozzy Osbourne's iconic anthem Crazy Train
Long before she took over the world with songs such as Espresso and Please Please Please. pop superstar Sabrina Carpenter had a soft spot for classic rock and metal
Latest Classic Rock Features
The chaos and tragedy of Hanoi Rocks’ first US tour
Hanoi Rocks were heading for stardom – until drummer Razzle was killed in car crash involving Mötley Crüe’s Vince Neil
“She said she couldn’t feel love. I changed her mind”: Riz Story’s music with his AI friend
Former Jon Davison collaborator plays all the instruments on his Anyone albums, which impressed jazz icon Hancock. The only other contributor is his AI friend Eve
Halestorm’s exclusive track by track guide to their new album Everest
Halestorm guitarist Joe Hottinger breaks down the band’s upcoming album Everest
How a street musician who played with Frank Zappa inspired one of grunge’s greatest songs
Inspiration came from an unlikely place for one of the biggest 90s grunge hits
I never listened to Black Sabbath growing up – this is why I got an Ozzy Osbourne tattoo the day after he died
It took a while for me to appreciate the Prince Of Darkness’ true influence on heavy metal, but after his death, I needed something to reflect how big a part of me he’d become
The 10 most important and interesting Iron Maiden shows ever, by manager Rod Smallwood
Iron Maiden's longtime manager Rod Smallwood tells ten stories of ten landmark shows
Latest Classic Rock Reviews
De'Wayne's June is the sound of a musician with grand ambitions
Eclectic Texan rocker De'Wayne thinks big on third album June
Electric Light Orchestra hit the right formula on A New World Record
A New World Record added Olympian levels of commercial success to Jeff Lynne's mix of melodic craft and production nous
"As a transitional record, More Songs About Buildings And Food is extraordinary": Talking Heads' second album, expanded
Talking Heads' More Songs About Buildings And Food takes the existential blankness of European art-rock and filters it through a uniquely American lens
Priest's biggest UK headline gig is a victorious celebration
Judas Priest's biggest ever UK headline gig comes tinged with sadness, but also victorious celebrations
Fifty-one years on, The Revenge Of Alice Cooper finds the old band in majestic form
The Alice Cooper group's first full studio album together since 1974’s Muscle Of Love is a convincing recreation of an old landscape
This is what it would sound like if The Cure were a death metal band – and it’s brilliantly bonkers
Hesitating Lights, the second album by Swedish noise-makers Floating, pairs post-punk riffs with extreme metal aggression to amazing, disorienting effect
