BEST CLASSIC BANDS – CELEBRATING THE ARTISTS, MUSIC AND POP CULTURE OF THE CLASSIC ROCK ERA
Little Remembered Songs from the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame’s 1st Inductees
Many early rock and roll hits are still fondly recalled but here are 10 little remembered songs from the Rock Hall’s first class.
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Classic Rock Concerts You’ve Attended: Poll
We’ve listed 100 of the biggest names of all-time. How many have you seen perform live? Please share this post with your friends to see where you stack up
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Ringo Starr Sets Fall 2026 Tour to Support ‘Long Long Road’ Album
The, er, Starr, will be 86 when the new run begins with the All Starr Band.
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Radio Hits of 1968: It’s a Gas, Gas, Gas
What a year! With all-time classics among the year’s best with songs by the Rascals, Steppenwolf, Grass Roots, the Doors, the Beatles, the Stones, and more.
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12 Essential Sammy Hagar Tracks
Long before he fronted Van Halen, the Red Rocker had already spent a decade carving out a solo portfolio.
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Alice Cooper to Publish New Memoir: ‘Devil on My Shoulder’ Charts His ‘Evilution’
“The story of Alice Cooper has become a tangle of embellishments, elaborations and outright fabrications, that I think it’s time to sort reality from myth,” Cooper said.
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Little Remembered Songs from the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame’s 1st Inductees
Many early rock and roll hits are still fondly recalled but here are 10 little remembered songs from the Rock Hall’s first class.
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Bob Dylan and The Band: Robbie Robertson on the 1974 Tour
“I feel bold enough to refer to it as a musical revolution, because the world came around.”—Robbie Robertson
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1963: When the Beatles 1st Landed in America. Yes, 1963!
So you think no one in the U.S. heard the Beatles before 1964. Well, read on…
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‘Digging Your Scene: 1982-1987’ UK Compilation Arrives
The 4-CD set celebrates the “New Jazz” music of that era including tracks by Everything But the Girl, Alison Moyet, Swing Out Sister and The Blow Monkeys, whose 1986 hit inspired the compilation’s name.
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Top 40 Hits in July 1966: Summer in the City
Many songs in this week’s Top 10 would become all-time classics. It wasn’t unusual for pop and rock bands to share the airwaves with popular vocalists.
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1972: The Year in Rock Music
In 1972 the music scene was increasingly dominated by new arrivals like Elton John, David Bowie and Eagles. But many ’60s favorites still hung around.
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Musician Deaths of 2026
Many of our favorite recording artists, as well as other celebrities, have been taken from us this year. We pay our respects.
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12 Overlooked Rock Songs of 1975
In some cases, these songs were significant hits but have been overshadowed by others by the same artists.
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