BEST CLASSIC BANDS – CELEBRATING THE ARTISTS, MUSIC AND POP CULTURE OF THE CLASSIC ROCK ERA
Deep Purple ‘Machine Head’: Rockin’ in Montreux
The 1972 album, cut by their classic lineup, made them big stars, and they soon toured the world. And there was much more to it than “Smoke on the Water.”
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Details Emerge For Filmed Beatles Biopics
The project marks the first time Apple Corps Ltd. and The Beatles have granted full life story and music rights for a scripted film.
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New Fleetwood Mac Book ‘All the Songs: The Story Behind Every Track’
The 608-page book is packed with hundreds of photographs (some rarely seen) and fascinating behind-the-scenes details.
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Queen LP ‘A Night at the Opera’ Celebrated in New Book
Author Gillian Gaar “explores the story of a band operating at the peak of their creative powers, launching them into global superstar status.”
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Classic Rock Legends Booked For October Festival
Three days… an incredible lineup featuring some of music’s biggest stars of all-time! Check your calendar!
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Musician Deaths of 2025
Many of our favorite recording artists, as well as other celebrities, have been taken from us in 2025. We pay our respects.
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Deep Purple ‘Machine Head’: Rockin’ in Montreux
The 1972 album, cut by their classic lineup, made them big stars, and they soon toured the world. And there was much more to it than “Smoke on the Water.”
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Mike Campbell Memoir, ‘Heartbreaker,’ Scales New York Times Best Sellers List
The 464-page book, written with Ari Surdoval, is the first memoir from any of the Heartbreakers.
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Herb Alpert, 90, Reforms Tijuana Brass Band For 2025 Tour
He is commemorating the 60th anniversary of his historic album Whipped Cream & Other Delights performing hits like “The Lonely Bull,” “Spanish Flea,” “Taste of Honey” and his vocal smash, “This Guy’s In Love With You.”
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The Surprising Return of Tracy Chapman
Her self-titled 1988 debut was one of the music industry’s great artist development stories. But she has mostly been out of the public eye for well over a decade
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Bachman, Cummings Plan Reunion Tour as the Guess Who
The pair are touring separately in 2025 but expect to celebrate the music of the Guess Who, BTO and Cummings’ solo work in 2026.
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11 Classic Rock Songs for Spring
There are few things sunnier than these songs about spring from some of music’s greatest acts including Led Zeppelin, the Rascals and, yup, the Beach Boys.
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Billy Joel Original Documentary, ‘And So It Goes,’ Coming To HBO, Max
The two-parter will premiere in summer 2025.
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Bobby Sherman, Former Teen Heartthrob and Pop Star, Has Stage 4 Cancer
He starred on the TV series Here Come the Brides and earned a series of Gold singles in the late ’60s and early ’70s.
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