Tag "best classic bands"

The Yardbirds, with Both Beck and Page, in ‘Blow-Up’

It’s a classic scene from a landmark ’60s film, and a rare look at that brief moment when Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page were in the same band

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Eric Clapton Announces More 2025 Tour Dates

Slowhand will turn 80 on March 30. He’s got 14 shows on his calendar.

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Mike Brewer of Folk-Rock Duo Brewer & Shipley (‘One Toke Over the Line’) Dies at 80

The pair were friends for 65 years and musical partners for over 60.

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2024 in Review: The Best New Classic Rock Albums

Recording legends such as David Gilmour, Little Feat, Jon Anderson, Lucinda Williams and many others released outstanding studio LPs.

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The Heartbreak Kid: A Cringe-Inducing Classic

While still on his honeymoon, Charles Grodin’s character recognizes he’s made a mistake of epic proportions. The “there’s no deceit in the cauliflower” scene

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Who Did Jeff Beck, Paul Rodgers and Ann Wilson Regret Not Recording With? We Asked Them!

When the 3 legends toured together in 2018, we asked them which artists, no longer with us, they wished they had collaborated with

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The Top Albums of December 1968

See what other albums were keeping The Beatles company at the top of the sales chart

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11 Great Not-So-Typical Guitar Leads

Guitar World Founding Editor Noe Gold identifies 11 classic rock guitar leads whose greatness isn’t speed & flash but melodicism, ingenuity and originality.

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Zakir Hussain, Renowned Tabla Musician Who Played With Shankar, Harrison, McLaughlin, and Hart, Dies

As a child prodigy, he collaborated with virtually all of India’s iconic performers. He earned three Grammy Awards in 2024.

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The Kinks’ ‘One for the Road’: That’s Entertainment!

Ray Davies had found a new, commercial groove that appealed to American audiences that barely remembered the Kinks of the ’60s.

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