Category Archives: Classic Hits & Oldies News – ABC Audio

Jeff Beck and Johnny Depp to release collaborative album, 18, in July; listen to Depp-penned lead single
RhinoDuring a concert last week in Gateshead, U.K., Jeff Beck announced that he and actor/musician Johnny Depp would be releasing a collaborative album in July, and now official details of the project...
Matt Friedlander Jun 09, 2022

Tenacious D releases The Who cover medley in support of Everytown for Gun Safety
Tenacious DTenacious D has released a medley of three The Who songs in support of the anti-gun violence organization Everytown for Gun Safety. The three-minute recording mashes together the tracks "Pi...
Josh Johnson Jun 09, 2022

Special Elvis Presley-themed Memphis vacation, including 'ELVIS' film screening, being offered by Booking.com
Warner Bros. PicturesBooking.com recently launched The Ultimate ELVIS Experience at Graceland, a special new Elvis Presley-themed vacation in Memphis, Tennessee, created in honor of the new Baz Luhrma...
Matt Friedlander Jun 09, 2022

Ex-GN'R drummer Matt Sorum says writing his new memoir 'Double Talkin' Jive' was "a wild ride" and "cathartic"
Photo: Mark Maryanovich/Rare Bird LitFormer Guns N' Roses drummer Matt Sorum's memoir, Double Talkin' Jive: True Rock 'n' Roll Stories, was published last month. In the book, the Rock & Roll Hall ...
Matt Friedlander Jun 09, 2022

Yes members, Rod Argent & more featured on new Prog Collective album, 'Songs We Were Taught'
Purple PyramidProg Collective, the star-studded prog-rock project helmed by current Yes and Asia bassist Billy Sherwood, will release its fourth studio album, Songs We Were Taught, on July 1. The 10-t...
Matt Friedlander Jun 08, 2022

Elton John, Nile Rodgers featured in exclusive new clip of 'George Michael Freedom Uncut'
Courtesy of Trafalgar Releasing & Sony Music EntertainmentThe documentary about George Michael, narrated by the late star, arrives in theaters June 22, and an exclusive new clip takes a deep dive ...
Megan Stone Jun 08, 2022

Dave Mason launching US summer tour tonight in California
Courtesy of Dave Mason and Mad Ink PRDave Mason fans will be "feelin' alright" in the coming months as the former Traffic singer/guitarist is kicking off a U.S. summer leg of his World in Changes tour...
Matt Friedlander Jun 08, 2022

Toto's David Paich pays tribute to Seals and Crofts' Jim Seals: "a consummate musician … teacher, tutor, guru"
Jim Seals in 1973; Larry Hulst/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty ImagesToto founder David Paich is among the artists mourning the passing of Seals and Crofts' Jim Seals, who, according to The New York Times...
Matt Friedlander Jun 08, 2022

Authorized Blondie box set, 'Against the Odds 1974-1982,' due out in August
UMe/The Numero GroupAn expansive Blondie box set titled Blondie: Against the Odds 1974-1982 that focuses on the influential New Wave band's original heyday and is fully authorized by the group will be...
Matt Friedlander Jun 08, 2022

Kenny Loggins: Tom Cruise told me no "Danger Zone," no 'Top Gun'
Vivien Killilea/Getty Images for Paramount PicturesIn preparation for Top Gun: Maverick, Kenny Loggins told Entertainment Weekly that he recorded a new version of "Danger Zone," his hit from the origi...
Andrea Dresdale Jun 08, 2022
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