Category Archives: Classic Hits & Oldies News – ABC Audio
On This Day, May 17, 1989: The Doobie Brothers release their reunion album 'Cycles'
On This Day May 17, 1989… After breaking up in 1982, The Doobie Brothers reunited to release their 10th studio album, Cycles. The album featured most of the 1972-1974 lineup, wit...
May 17, 2023
Yusuf/Cat Stevens releases new song, “All Nights, All Days,” from upcoming album 'King of a Land'
Dark Horse RecordsYusuf/Cat Stevens is back with another song from his upcoming album, King of a Land. The latest is the track “All Nights, All Days.” In the tune, Yusuf/Stevens ...
May 17, 2023
New coffee table book looks at 50 years of KISS
ABC/TsuniKISS’ 50th anniversary is being celebrated with a brand new coffee table book. KISS at 50, from rock journalist Martin Popoff, looks at the legendary Rock & Roll Hall of ...
May 17, 2023
50th anniversary of David Bowie's final Ziggy Stardust performance to be celebrated with movie screening
Express/Express/Getty ImagesJuly will mark the 50th anniversary of David Bowie's final performance as Ziggy Stardust, and the milestone is being marked at the exact location where the perfor...
May 16, 2023
Joan Jett and the Blackhearts announce new EP, 'Mindsets'
Kevin Mazur/Getty ImagesJoan Jett has confirmed that new music is on the way. After teasing fans last week with a picture of herself in the studio and the promise of a “big a...
May 16, 2023
Willie Nelson 90th birthday concerts, with Neil Young, Keith Richards and more, hitting theaters
Blackbird PresentsAn all-star lineup of musicians helped Willie Nelson celebrate his 90th birthday onstage in Los Angeles in April, and next month those who couldn’t make it will ...
May 16, 2023
'80s new wave bands Squeeze & The Psychedelic Furs team up for North American tour
Lorne Thomson/RedfernsFans of '80s British new wave have something to look forward to this fall. Squeeze and The Psychedelic Furs are teaming up for a co-headlining tour that will ...
May 16, 2023
John Mellencamp takes on plight of the homeless in new song “The Eyes of Portland”
Republic RecordsJohn Mellencamp is giving fans another taste of his upcoming album, Orpheus Descending. The Rock & Roll Hall of Famer just shared the second single from the record, &ldqu...
May 16, 2023
R.E.M. reissuing 'Around The Sun' and 'Collapse Into Now' on vinyl
Craft RecordingsTwo long out of print R.E.M. albums are about to hit stores once more. The band just announced that Around The Sun and Collapse Into Now, both originally relea...
May 16, 2023
Rare copy of The Beatles’ 'White Album' raises close to $3,000 for UK heart charity
ABCA British heart charity is almost $3,000 richer thanks to a rare copy of The Beatles self-titled 1968 album, better known as The White Album. Natalie Langsford, shop manager of&...
May 16, 2023