Best Classic Bands Staff, Author at Best Classic Bands

Thin Lizzy’s ‘The Boys Are Back in Town’: Them Cats Are Crazy

The anthemic call-and-response chorus, sung repeatedly over a twin-Les Paul guitar riff, has to rank as one of rock’s all-time greatest earworms.

NEWS PLUS: Top of The Pops (Charts)

Radio Hits of January 1965: British Invasion

Songs from the Dave Clark Five, Zombies and more. And demand for the Beatles on Top 40 was so great that radio DJs played both sides of their singles.

NEWS PLUS: News

Peter Gabriel Surprises With 2026 Album, o\i

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

The Scene: Rocking The Tube

When Mets Fans Serenaded Billy Joel With ‘Piano Man,’ He Sang, Too

The local legend sang the National Anthem before Game 3 of the 2015 World Series at Citi Field.

The Scene: The Classic Rock Legacy

Musician Deaths of 2025

Many of our favorite recording artists, as well as other celebrities, were taken from us in 2025. We pay our respects.

FEATURES: Spotlight Feature

‘Twilight Zone’ Original Episodes: True Classics

From the 4 repeating notes of its theme music to its tales of the supernatural, few television series have reshaped the medium as much as Rod Serling’s classic program.

The Scene: Rocking The Tube

‘Gilligan’s Island’: An Appreciation

Only one of the seven stranded castaways is still with us. We look back at the ’60s TV sitcom.

REVIEWS: Gift Guides

Best Boxed Sets, Collections & Reissues of 2025

This year’s archival releases include rarities from Bob Dylan, the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, Bruce Springsteen, Pink Floyd, the Grateful Dead and others.