Latest Classic Rock News
"Clone me, you bastards!": If you've ever wanted to clone Ozzy Osbourne for future generations to enjoy, we have good news
The DNA is now available to purchase, attached to cans of Liquid Death iced tea consumed by the Prince Of Darkness himself
Ian Anderson says it's possible Robert Plant wanted to replace him in Jethro Tull
History could have been very different
Stevie Nicks confirms more dates for 2025 tour
The announcement comes after four stadium shows with Billy Joel were cancelled
Heart's Nancy Wilson hits out at Trump administration over use of their 1977 hit single during Washington DC military parade
"Barracuda was played without permission or authorization from us"
Lzzy Hale on why it was "different" for her growing up as a Black Sabbath fan
Halestorm frontwoman Lzzy's taste in music made her something of an outcast as school
Zak Starkey reveals the story behind his departure from The Who... and says he might yet return
This year's most complicated sacking just got even more complicated
U2's Bono reveals Noel Gallagher is "shocked" by how good Oasis are sounding ahead of reunion world tour
Bono has heard from Oasis leader Noel Gallagher in recent days – and it seems rehearsals are going very, very well
Latest Classic Rock Features
"The radio later reported a terrible tragedy in which we all died."
Completely false rumours about the premature death of rock stars circulated long before the internet
8 things we learned at Download Festival 2025
From Spiritbox and President to Cradle Of Filth, Anaal Nathrakh and erm, The Vengaboys, these are the bands that ruled and defined Download Festival 2025
Before she found fame fronting Blondie, Debbie Harry was in a 'baroque folk rock' band called The Wind In The Willows. Listen to the never-released Suzy Snowflake, the first professional recording she ever made
Listen to Suzy Snowflake, the first professional recording made by a pre-fame Debbie Harry
Every Motörhead studio album ranked from worst to best
Motörhead’s appetite for virulent, violent melodies charted over the course of 23 ear-threatening albums
A bathroom full of snakes and Slash's road to compromise
Classic Rock presents the second in an exclusive series of excerpts from former Guns N' Roses manager Alan Niven’s forthcoming book Sound N’ Fury
The best new rock songs you need to hear right now
Featuring Castle Rat, Starbenders, Buckcherry and five other lords of the new church of rock'n'roll
Latest Classic Rock Reviews
Gillan's Future Shock pays sonic tribute to their singer's illustrious Purple past
Future Shock found Gillan with a free-spirited sound that brought to mind nothing so much as an update on vintage Deep Purple
Whether John Lydon likes it or not, Sex Pistols' Download set proves the true spirit of punk still lives large
Sex Pistols and Frank Carter shake off a rocky start to bring some proper punk rock to Download
Green Day mark their long-awaited Download debut by calling out Trump and Musk and playing all the bangers
Green Day finally made it to Download, and boy did they make up for lost time
Queen's debut album gets more intense on Dolby Atmos Blu-ray edition
Spatial surround sound doesn’t restrain Queen's rip-roaring debut album
Neil Young And The Chrome Hearts take aim at Trump & Co. on Talkin To The Trees
Neil Young ricochets between political fury and bittersweet domesticity on his latest waxing
"Still pumping out bottle-rocket earworms": Buckcherry are rollickingly focused on Roar Like Thunder
Nothing broken, nothing fixed. Californian veterans Buckcherry are still good for a hard-rock earworm
