BEST CLASSIC BANDS – CELEBRATING THE ARTISTS, MUSIC AND POP CULTURE OF THE CLASSIC ROCK ERA
‘The Big Chill’: Friends to Keep You Warm
It was one of the most successful films of 1983 and featured a big soundtrack of mostly Motown classics. Does the reunion movie of thirty-somethings hold up?
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Remastered ‘Rocky’ Film to Return to Theaters For 50th Anniversary
The original movie, which premiered on Nov. 20, 1976, received ten Academy Award® nominations and won three, including Best Picture and Best Director.
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1974’s Historic John Lennon Radio Interview With Dennis Elsas
In the wide-ranging live conversation on New York’s WNEW-FM, he talked about his status with the other members of The Beatles at that time, the band’s relationship with the Rolling Stones in the early days in London, his love for New York, and much more.
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Stevie Wonder Surprises With 4 Previously Unreleased Songs From ‘Songs in the Key of Life’ Sessions
The tracks were shared on Sept. 28, 2026, the 50th anniversary of the acclaimed album’s release.
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Linda Ronstadt’s Final Recording Before Her Retirement Gets a 20th Anniversary Reissue
2006’s Adieu False Heart features a genre-spanning blend of covers performed through a Cajun lens.
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A Box Set Collects Much of the Roches’ Best Work: Review
Their self-titled debut album was produced by King Crimson’s Robert Fripp, whose involvement is not as crazy as it might seem, as the trio’s music is more than a bit avant-garde.
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‘The Big Chill’: Friends to Keep You Warm
It was one of the most successful films of 1983 and featured a big soundtrack of mostly Motown classics. Does the reunion movie of thirty-somethings hold up?
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Robert Palmer ‘Sneakin’ Sally Through the Alley’—A Tale of 3 Cities
With help from players like Little Feat’s Lowell George and New Orleans’ Meters, the British singer’s solo career got off to a good start.
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Radio Hits in September 1968: Nah, Nah, Nah, Nah-Nah-Nah-Nah
Los Angeles’ Top 40 powerhouse KHJ had some all-time greats in its Top 10 this week including The Beatles’ longest-running #1.
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When the Rolling Stones Opened Their 2021 Tour, Minus Charlie Watts
The 13-date tour was originally scheduled to take place in 2020. The storyline, however, was the absence of the man who kept the beat for nearly 6 decades.
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Frank Zappa & the Mothers’ Debut LP, ‘Freak Out!,’ Gets 60th Anniversary Expanded Box Set
The expanded edition includes several mixes and unreleased live and studio recordings from the era.
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ELO’s ‘Don’t Bring Me Down… Bruce!’
Most classic rock acts have a misheard lyric. It goes with the territory. So what did Jeff Lynne do when concert audiences started singing along to his big hit?
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A Day in the Park With Chuck Berry and Joan Jett
Music industry veteran Steve Leeds shares a story about a tour stop with Joan Jett in St. Louis and an unforgettable drive in their special guest’s Cadillac.
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Radio Hits in September 1964: The Sun Was Rising
The countdown survey during this week on Chicago’s WLS featured some of classic rock’s most enduring songs from several British Invasion acts.
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