Latest Classic Rock News
Alter Bridge on the huge impact one wrestling star has had on their career
One metal-loving wrestling legend using an Alter Bridge song as his theme tune helped gain the band countless new followers
Robert Fripp dons Satanic nun costume as Toyah sings an AC/DC classic and we may never sleep again
Just another Halloween-themed afternoon in the Fripp-Willcox kitchen
"When we would align, it was powerful." Billy Corgan praises estranged bassist D’arcy Wretzky's contributions to the Smashing Pumpkins
Smashing Pumpkins mainman appears to extend olive branch to bassist with whom he's waged longstanding war of words
Aerosmith and Yungblud team up with Steve Martin for banjo-boosted version of My Only Angel
Steve Martin puts a bluegrass spin on My Only Angel, the lead single from Aerosmith and Yungblud's upcoming One More Time EP
"It got so blown out of proportion." Slash on Axl's latest outburst and "killer" new Guns N' Roses drummer Isaac Carpenter
New Guns N' Roses drummer Isaac Carpenter not to blame for Axl Rose's latest onstage meltdown
Jon Bon Jovi hangs with fans on the tube as he prepares for long-awaited return to touring
Commuters on London Underground were stunned to bump into Jon Bon Jovi – "Rock legends take the tube too"
"She was not a Rush fan." Geddy Lee on Anika Nilles, who will attempt to fill the very big shoes of Neil Peart
Geddy Lee says new Rush drummer Anika Nilles did not grow up a fan of the band – but she is shining in the role
Latest Classic Rock Features
Classic Rock's Tracks Of The Week: October 27, 2025
Eight songs you need to hear right now, from Michael Monroe, Mammoth, ZZ Ward and more
This 1969 album was a prog leap too far – and it wasn’t even by a prog band
Later regarded as a massively inspirational work, it was too demanding a prospect when American quartet made it
The story of the speed-freak anthem that was the most important song Lemmy ever wrote
A song written by the young Lemmy for Hawkwind has been through various twists - from Motörhead's own anthemic version to the unlikeliest remakes
Steve Vai on the wild genius of Frank Zappa – and the two words that made him want to join his band
They say never meet your heroes – Steve Vai would disagree
How Whitesnake made a cult R&B song their own – and got the blessing of the soul icon who wrote it
In 1978 Whitesnake turned a Bobby ‘Blue’ Bland chestnut into one of blues rock’s greatest anthems
After a crisis of confidence, the former frontman of one of prog’s greatest groups still doesn’t know who he is
Adopted soon after birth, his search for clues to his identity inspired a book which then inspired an album – and there’s a reason it’s not a completely prog work
Latest Classic Rock Reviews
Review: Elton John - Captain Fantastic And The Brown Dirt Cowboy (50th Anniversary Edition)
Peak 70s Elton John, a songwriting triumph
"Love Chant is a wonderful and surprisingly vital return to the fray": The Lemonheads' first album of original songs in 20 years is up there with their best
The Lemonheads' eleventh album is fun, frantic, and full of classic hooks and self-deprecating refrains
Jon Bon Jovi gets by with a little help from his friends on revised version of Forever album
Bruce Springsteen, Joe Elliott, Avril Lavigne, Robbie Williams, Ed Sheeran and more clamber aboard the legendary Forever train from New Jersey
Wolfgang Van Halen comes of age on Mammoth's thundering third album The End
Now in his mid-thirties, Wolfgang Van Halen adds another compelling entry to a remarkable résumé
Larkin Poe brought southern sugar and smarts to London on their biggest ever UK headline show
Ten weeks ago, Larkin Poe lead singer Rebecca Lovell had a baby. Last night, she and her sister headlined the Hammersmith Apollo and threw in an unexpected cover of War Pigs
The Moody Blues attain peak psychedelic whimsy on In Search Of The Lost Chord
Join the Moody Blues for a psychedelic voyage through mysticism, melody, and late-60s cosmic curiosity
