Watch: Meat Loaf Returns to Concert Stage
Less than a week after collapsing on June 16 in Edmonton, the Bat Out Of Hell performer returned to the stage. Plus news about his upcoming album
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Stairway to Heaven Verdict Reaction
Page + Plant released a statement. The plaintiff called it a classic case of David vs Goliath. The topic trended all day on social media where one tweet was an instant classic
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The Dead’s Long Strange Trip Says Fare Thee Well
Yes, it’s been a long strange trip to the last Grateful Dead shows. Writers who have also been fans reflect on what the Fare Thee Well concerts mean. Is it cash grab by the surviving members? Will the shows do the Dead justice? One thing’s for sure: the band has made timeless music that is inescapable.
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Denis Leary Returns as Washed-Up Rock Star
Is rock’n’roll with at least allusions to the sex and drugs ready for prime time? Find out by catching the new Denis Leary series Sex&Drugs&Rock&Roll on FX this summer.
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Queensrÿche Announces Fall U.S. Tour
The progressive metal band continue their busy tour schedule behind 2015’s Condition Human album for new dates with Armored Saint + Midnight Eternal
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Iconic Rock Shots by Elliott Landy
A pioneer of rock music photography, Elliott Landy captured many memorable images during the late 1960s and early ’70s. We showcase two of them here
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The Who Hits 50 Right on the Bullseye
They perform in concert like a great band should: Playing their music in a way that’s still alive and musically anew, showing their staying power
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U2 Studio Album Coming, The Edge Reveals
Their last studio album – 2014’s Songs of Innocence – was free but got backlash as an “intrusion.” Now, following a triumphant tour, a new LP is on its way
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Rolling Stones Tour Cartoon From David Skinner
Best Classic Bands is proud to feature rock cartoons from David Skinner, whose work delighted the music industry from the late ’70s into the ’80s in the trade magazine Record World.
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New Rich Robinson Album; Multiple Tours
The former Black Crowes guitarist will be releasing his fourth solo album, ‘Flux,’ and spending months on the road on two tours.
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