Category Archives: Classic Hits & Oldies News – ABC Audio

KISS co-founder Peter Criss releasing new solo album
Manny Carabel/Getty ImagesKISS co-founder Peter Criss is releasing a new solo album, which will be his first in almost 20 years.Criss revealed the news in an announcement video posted by the...
Jill Lances Apr 25, 2025

ZZ Top drummer Frank Beard to miss tour of Australia and New Zealand
Corine Solberg/Getty ImagesZZ Top drummer Frank Beard is taking a longer break from the band.It was announced in March that Beard had “temporarily stepped away” from the band&rsq...
Jill Lances Apr 25, 2025

On This Day, April 25, 1987: U2’s 'The Joshua Tree' hit #1
On This Day, April 25, 1987...Three weeks after its release, U2’s The Joshua Tree hit #1 on the Billboard 200 Albums chart.The album, the band’s fifth studio release, was U2’s f...
Jill Lances Apr 25, 2025

Sammy Hagar releases new song ‘Encore, Thank You, Good Night’
Courtesy of Big Machine RockSammy Hagar has released the new single, “Encore, Thank You, Good Night,” which is described as "a celebration and expression of appreciation” of his time...
Jill Lances Apr 25, 2025

The Rolling Stones contribute song to King of Zydeco tribute album
Gary Miller/Getty ImagesThe Rolling Stones have recorded a song for a tribute album to the late King of Zydeco, Clifton Chenier, which is being released in celebration of what would hav...
Jill Lances Apr 25, 2025

David Bowie’s wife Iman shares heartfelt posts on their 33rd wedding anniversary
Kevin Mazur/WireImageThe late David Bowie's wife Iman is celebrating their love on what would have been their 33rd wedding anniversary.The supermodel shared two heartfelt posts on Instagram ...
Jill Lances Apr 24, 2025

Sammy Hagar says Eddie Van Halen wanted a Van Hagar reunion: ‘We’re gonna make some noise’
Disney/Michael Le Brecht IISammy Hagar is getting ready to release the new single “Encore, Thank You, Good Night” on Friday, and he tells the Los Angeles Times the track is simply “a...
Jill Lances Apr 24, 2025

B-52s releasing career-spanning box set
RhinoThe music of the B-52s will be celebrated with a new career-spanning box set.The Warner and Reprise Years will include newly remastered versions of B-52s albums released between 19...
Jill Lances Apr 24, 2025

Stan Lynch’s new band The Speaker Wars drop video for new track ‘The Forgiveness Tree’
Frontiers Music SrlTom Petty and the Heartbreakers drummer Stan Lynch is set to release a new album with his new band The Speaker Wars in May, and they've just shared another preview of the release.Th...
Jill Lances Apr 24, 2025

Talking Heads, Fleetwood Mac and The Doors among the bestselling RSD 2025 albums
RhinoTalking Heads, Fleetwood Mac and The Doors were among the artists with the bestselling albums for Record Store Day 2025, Billboard reports.All three landed in the top 10 this year, with Talking H...
Jill Lances Apr 24, 2025
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