Category Archives: Classic Hits & Oldies News – ABC Audio
Duran Duran to release 'Greatest' compilation on vinyl for the first time
Parlophone RecordsDuran Duran is revisiting their 1998 compilation album, Greatest.The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame band is set to release a remastered version of the record on limited-edition wh...
Apr 30, 2025
KISS celebrates 45th anniversary of 'Unmasked' with colored vinyl and new merch line
Island Def Jam Music GroupKISS is celebrating the 45th anniversary of their eighth studio album, Unmasked.To mark the occasion, KISS will release the album on colored vinyl, limited to only 2,500...
Apr 30, 2025
Musical featuring songs from Bob Dylan, The Rolling Stones & more to open in New York this summer
ABC/ Ida Mae AstuteA musical featuring over 20 classic rock tunes is set to open in New York in July.Rolling Thunder, described as "part rock concert, part documentary," tells the stories of soldiers ...
Apr 30, 2025
Sheryl Crow says after posting Tesla return video, 'armed man' came to her house
Astrida Valigorsky/Getty ImagesBack in 1996, Walmart refused to carry Sheryl Crow's album because it included a song that mentioned people killing each other with guns they bought at the retail chain....
Apr 30, 2025
Gov’t Mule announces dates for Island Exodus 16
Sergione Infuso/Corbis via Getty ImagesLooks like Warren Haynes and Gov’t Mule will once again be heading to Jamaica next year.The band has shared a save-the-date announcement for Isla...
Apr 30, 2025
More details revealed about Paul McCartney’s new book, 'Wings: The Story of a Band on the Run'
Liveright, an imprint of W.W. Norton & CompanyMore details have been revealed about Paul McCartney’s upcoming book, Wings: The Story of a Band on the Run.When it was first announced, the boo...
Apr 30, 2025
On This Day, April 30, 1977: Led Zeppelin set new attendance record at the Pontiac Silverdome
On This Day, April 30, 1977 ...Led Zeppelin set a new attendance record when 76,229 fans came out to see them perform at the Pontiac Silverdome in Pontiac, Michigan.According to the Guinness World Rec...
Apr 30, 2025
Barbra Streisand enlists Paul McCartney, Bob Dylan & more for new duets album
Kathryn Boyd BrolinBarbra Streisand has lined up quite a star-studded group of artists to sing with her on her new album, The Secret of Life: Partners, Volume Two.The album, dropping June 27, fea...
Apr 30, 2025
Watch the first trailer for 'Bono: Stories of Surrender' documentary
courtesy of Apple TV+We are getting our first look at Bono's upcoming Apple TV+ documentary, Bono: Stories of Surrender, a "reimagining" of the U2 frontman’s one-man stage show, S...
Apr 30, 2025
Bob Dylan Center to launch new 'Going Electric' exhibit in July
Alice Ochs/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty ImagesA new exhibit about Bob Dylan’s controversial 'electric' performance at the Newport Folk Festival in 1965 is set to open this summer at the Bob ...
Apr 30, 2025