Posts From Best Classic Bands Staff
The Stray Cats Cancel 2025 Tour Due to Brian Setzer’s ‘Serious Illness’
Setzer (guitar, vocals), Lee Rocker (upright bass, vocals) and Slim Jim Phantom (drums, vocals) were about to begin a month-long run.
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Filmmaker, Journalist Cameron Crowe Sets Book Tour For Memoir, ‘The Uncool’
The writer and/or director of such acclaimed films as Fast Times at Ridgemont High, Jerry Maguire, and Almost Famous, was an unlikely rock and roll insider at age 15.
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Bruce Springsteen Releases Expanded ‘Holy Grail’ Edition of ‘Nebraska’
The 5-disc set, timed to the release of the feature film Deliver Me From Nowhere, includes The E Street Band’s fabled “Electric Nebraska” sessions and solo outtakes from the era.
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Wings Anthology Coming, Curated by Paul McCartney
The collection coincides with the release of the book, Wings: The Story of a Band on the Run, which also arrives in November.
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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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1-2-3-4: Listen to The Beatles ‘Anthology’ 2025 Upgraded Expanded Edition
The landmark 1995 series has been restored and remastered in celebration of its 30th anniversary with updated releases on screen, as music collections and in print.
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Little Feat’s ‘The Last Record Album’ Gets Deluxe Treatment
“This was the moment when the full range of their songwriting voices stepped forward.”
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Radio Hits in October 1978: Kenny and Stevie Were Doin’ It
The Stones, The Who, Bob Seger, Billy Joel and Foreigner were all in the Top 10 this week but rock’s days were numbered in that format.
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When Eddie Van Halen Won the Internet With Family Photos
In 2019, a week after reports of health issues arose, the guitar legend appeared in a series of photos that elevated him to heights he likely never imagined.
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George Harrison, Ringo Starr Solo Catalogs Get Reissues
George’s son, Dhani Harrison, oversees the agreement between Dark Horse Records and BMG. Ringo’s first four solo LPs have received new pressings on color vinyl.
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