Tag "classic rock"

Classic Rock Songs Starred in Super Bowl 50 Ads

Advertisers paid $5 million to make an impression that year. Music by Queen and Steven Tyler were also among the classic rock songs used

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June 14, 1975: Frampton Records ‘Alive!’ Concert

A concert at San Francisco’s Winterland Ballroom is recorded and used for a number of the tracks of Frampton’s breakout album

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June 13, 2017: Anita Pallenberg, Ex-Girlfriend of Keith Richards, Dies

The model and actress in some memorable films was first associated with Brian Jones, then spent a wild dozen years with his bandmate

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Remembering Legendary Producer Chips Moman

The producer, songwriter and guitarist was responsible for hits like Elvis Presley’s “Suspicious Minds” and such bands as The Box Tops

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Best Classic Bands Second Anniversary

We’re celebrating year two of the best classic rock news, features, reviews, contests, charts and more! Thank you for your support and please tell your friends

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Monterey Pop 2017—Day 3 Review + Surprise Visit

On the final day of the 50-year reboot, the festival featured two artists who played the original, Booker T. Jones and Phil Lesh of the Grateful Dead, as well as a surprise visit from another 1967 performer

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Monterey Pop Festival 2017—Day One Review

A half-century to the day after the original Monterey Pop Festival began, Eric Burdon, Charles Bradley and a handful of younger artists launched the sequel

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Alice Cooper Original Band to Reunite for UK Tour

Their reunion for several songs on the upcoming Paranormal album as well as on-stage last month, has led to further collaborations of the classic rock band

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Why Deaths of Older Rock Legends Still Shake Us

A wave of deaths of older rock legends has given boomers reason to pause. Is 67 or 70 the new 27? “I’ll Sleep When I’m Dead.”

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Gregg Allman’s Family, Guests Play at Farewell Jam

Musical friends and family gathered after the funeral on June 3 to jam and celebrate the life of the music legend. “Tears and laughter”

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