Category Archives: Classic Hits & Oldies News – ABC Audio

Scorpions to celebrate 'Rock Believer' album's release Friday with virtual studio tour, new video premiere
Wagner Meier/Getty ImagesTomorrow, The Scorpions will release Rock Believer, the veteran German rockers' first new studio album since 2015, and to celebrate its arrival, the band will treat fans to a ...
Matt Friedlander Feb 24, 2022

High-quality vinyl and CD reissues of Van Halen's first six albums due out soon
Warner Records/Mobile Fidelity Sound LabHigh-quality audiophile versions of Van Halen's first six studio albums will be released later this year as two-LP box sets mastered at 45 rpm, as well as on th...
Matt Friedlander Feb 24, 2022

Deluxe reissue of Queen guitarist Brian May's second solo album, Another World, due out in April
Universal Music EnterprisesQueen guitarist Brian May's second solo album, 1998's Another World, will be reissued in multiple formats and configurations on April 22 as the second installment of the Bri...
Matt Friedlander Feb 24, 2022

Ann Wilson says she and sister Nancy "don't see eye to eye" on Heart now, but they're "working on it"
Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images for God’s Love We DeliverDuring a recent interview that streamed on TalkShopLive, Nancy Wilson revealed that plans for a new Heart tour were on hold because she and h...
Matt Friedlander Feb 24, 2022

"Good Readin'": Rascals singer/keyboardist Felix Cavaliere releasing memoir in March
Daniel Knighton/Getty ImagesRascals singer, keyboardist and songwriter Felix Cavaliere will release his autobiography, aptly titled Memoir of a Rascal, on March 22. The book follows Cavaliere from his...
Matt Friedlander Feb 23, 2022

The Black Crowes' Chris Robinson collaborates with psych-rockers Howlin Rain on two Mott the Hoople covers
Silver Current RecordsBlack Crowes frontman Chris Robinson has teamed with psychedelic blues-rock band Howlin Rain to record covers of two Mott the Hoople songs that have been released digitally and a...
Matt Friedlander Feb 23, 2022

Green Day shares new "1972" teaser
Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic for Life is Beautiful Music & Art FestivalGreen Day is continuing to tease new music. Over the last few months, the punk trio has uploaded various videos showing them in a r...
Josh Johnson Feb 23, 2022

Elton John teams with hot fashion line Teddy Fresh for new collection inspired by his "lust for life"
Erika Goldring/Getty ImagesWhen it comes to fashion, Elton John knows no boundaries. He's happy to work with Gucci -- and does, regularly -- but now, he's also teaming up with a fashion line started b...
Andrea Dresdale Feb 23, 2022

How Lionel Richie ended up in Foo Fighters' new gory horror comedy
Bryan Steffy/Getty Images for SiriusXMFoo Fighters are branching out into film: The superstar rock band's new horror comedy Studio 666 hits theaters February 25. But in-between the decapitations, elec...
Andrea Dresdale Feb 23, 2022

Paul McCartney contributes early solo song to new initiative helping homeless people
Kevin Kane/Getty Images for The Rock and Roll Hall of FamePaul McCartney has contributed his 1970 acoustic song "Junk" to The Man/Kind Initiative for use in a video promoting the charity's campaign to...
Matt Friedlander Feb 23, 2022
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