Tag "best classic bands"

Heart, Cheap Trick, Jett to Tour Together

Three members of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – including the newest – are teaming for a big summer tour billed as the Rock Hall Three For All

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ZZ Top’s Gibbons Rocks the Latin Beat Solo

Sexy, saucy and set to a Latin beat, Billy Gibbons Perfectamundo allows him to shine after waiting some 45 years to go solo.

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Trakin Care of Business: Get Back, Honky Cats

Our new column plays Monday Morning QB on Coldplay at the Super Bowl. Plus the Coen Brothers’ ‘Hail, Caesar,’ Elton’s newest, and more.

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Bryan Adams ‘Get Up’ Album: A ‘Gem’

Our reviewer called the 2015 release his favorite album of the year, describing it as a “little golden age of classic rock ‘n’ roll”

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Blackmore, Private Guitar Star, Opens Up

The recently released Ritchie Blackmore Story DVD may very well have helped Deep Purple’s selection for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame’s Class of 2016. “A rock eccentric’s life worth witnessing.”

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Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Names Class of 2016

Classic rock acts are well represented in the Rock Hall Class of 2016, including several bands that have been long overdue for induction

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Skinner Pokes Geezers on Beatles 1+

While The Beatles “1+” release will appeal to music fans of all ages, The Fab Four do have a special place in the hearts of those of a certain age

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Jeff Lynne’s ELO Alone In The Studio

The new album credited to Jeff Lynne’s ELO, Alone In The Universe, is really more of a solo effort, writes our reviewer. It’s great to have the old maestro back

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‘Cutting Edge’ Best Dylan Bootleg Yet

A fascinating in-depth look into the creative process as one of rock music’s monumental artists was recording world-changing music

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Don Henley ‘Cass County’: A Sure and Sincere Touch

His solo country album is the sort of mainstream country album Nashville rarely makes anymore, and certainly a paradigm shift away from The Eagles.

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