1400 Golden Ezrock - Classic Rock

Ted Nugent's Rain Dance Is Followed By Downpour That Cancels Entire Festival

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 17:38:09 +0000

Ted Nugent did a Native American rain dance on stage at the recent Monsters of Rock concert in Zaragoza, Spain -- and it was followed by a major downpour which put an end to the whole show. We...

Fleetwood Mac Plans Tour For 2009 - Without Sheryl Crow

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 17:38:19 +0000

Fleetwood Mac has plans to hit the road next year -- marking their first outing since 2004. Lindsey Buckingham told Billboard.com they'll start rehearsing in January and may record new material after ...

Pretenders To Return With New Album In September

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 17:38:30 +0000

The Pretenders will release their first album in six years, Break Up The Concrete, on September 23rd via Shangri-La Music. Frontwoman Chrissie Hynde has put together a new group of musicians, includin...

Pete Townshend Rants To Rolling Stone About 'vh1 Rock Honors: The Who'

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 17:37:55 +0000

Pete Townshend emailed Rolling Stone this week and offered his impressions of the recent taping of VH1's Rock Honors: The Who. He spoke frankly about how he prepared for his performance, and g...

New Jersey Senator Drops Request For Bruce Springsteen Tickets As Fundraising Bonus

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 17:38:05 +0000

New Jersey Senator Frank Lautenberg's re-election campaign has dropped its request to the New Jersey Sports & Exposition Authority for tickets to Bruce Springsteen's upcoming shows as part of a campai...

Grateful Dead Come To Life In New Orchestral Performance

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 17:38:09 +0000

The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra is working on the first live performance of a symphony that was inspired by the Grateful Dead's music. The 50-minute piece, called Dead Symphony No. 6, is set to make ...

Nils Lofgren Talks Neil Young Covers Album

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 17:38:21 +0000

Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band guitarist Nils Lofgren is out with a solo acoustic Neil Young covers album called The Loner: Nils Sings Neil. The set features Lofgren's stripped-down versions of...

Pat Benatar Happier On The Road Now Than During Her '80s Heyday

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 17:37:53 +0000

Pat Benatar is out on the road in support of her new 40-track career spanning compilation, called Pat Benatar: Ultimate Collection. Benatar's husband and longtime bandleader Neil Giraldo shares the bi...

Slash Celebrates 43rd Birthday In Vegas

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 17:38:34 +0000

Velvet Revolver guitarist Slash turned 43 years old on Wednesday (July 23rd) and kicked off a two-night celebration at the Mirage resort in Las Vegas on Wednesday night, according to TheVegasEye.com. ...

New Dvd Features In-Depth Look At The Beatles' 'magical Mystery Tour' Movie

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 17:38:01 +0000

Out next week on DVD is The Beatles - Magical Mystery Tour Memories, a new documentary which chronicles the group's 1967 television movie. The main draw of the disc is previously unseen 8mm ho...