BEST CLASSIC BANDS – CELEBRATING THE ARTISTS, MUSIC AND POP CULTURE OF THE CLASSIC ROCK ERA

‘The Who By Numbers’ Gets Super Deluxe Edition

The collection features a whopping 92 previously unreleased tracks and mixes including rare studio sessions, out-takes, early mixes, and live recordings.

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The Doors’ ‘Unbound and Dangerous’ Collects 1970 Concert Highlights: Review

The audio quality is commendable and the program includes some of the band’s best songs.

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Blind Faith Book, ‘Birth and Death of a Supergroup,’ Arrives

The short-lived supergroup was composed of Eric Clapton, Steve Winwood, Ginger Baker and Ric Grech.

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New Jerry Garcia Music Arts Center Planned

The facility will showcase his expansive musical catalog, fine art, community ethos and enduring impact spanning the 1960s counterculture through today.

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Peter Gabriel Shares Next Track From 2026 Album, o\i

As with its 2023 predecessor, i/o, the classic rock legend is sharing a new track on each full moon.

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Donnie Iris, Rocker Who First Earned Fame with the Jaggerz (‘The Rapper’), Dies

The rocker, who also spent time with the funk rock band Wild Cherry and later forged a solo career achieving success with a number of hits in the ’80s, had announced his retirement earlier in the month.

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Rocking the Charts: The Top Albums of October 1981

Though Top 40 programmers stubbornly played songs by A/C acts, the top slots on the U.S. sales chart were dominated by rock acts.

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When the J. Geils Band Finally Broke Through

The only #1 hit for this dynamic Boston band was about a schoolboy crush later being crushed for real. We look back at an early MTV favorite.

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Billy Joel’s ‘Turnstiles’ Gets 50th Anniversary Expanded Edition

The 4-CD + Blu-ray boxed set includes 54 previously unreleased recordings of demos, studio sessions, and live recordings, alongside 32 video performances, 24 previously unreleased.

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The Number One Singles of 1967: With Love

26 songs reached the top of the U.S. pop chart that year. And in many cases, there are some wild stories behind these rock, pop and R&B hits.

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Surviving the ’70s: 12 (More) Disco Songs Even Rock Fans Enjoy

We’ve chosen a dozen disco songs from the ’70s that won’t cause us to sit down at the celebration or change the radio station.

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The Mighty Manfred Mann: From ‘Do Wah Diddy Diddy’ to ‘Blinded By the Light’

They underwent frequent personnel changes, including several lead singers—and they were named after the keyboardist—but they kept producing hits.

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