Category Archives: Classic Hits & Oldies News – ABC Audio
Five David Bowie albums to be released via Sony's 360 Reality Audio format later this month
Jimmy King/Copyright The David Bowie ArchiveDavid Bowie's estate has announced new special releases in conjunction with the ongoing Bowie 75 campaign commemorating what would've been the late rock leg...
Jan 06, 2022
Dead & Company cancel Playing in the Sand festival due to COVID spike
Credit: Danny ClinchDead & Company won't be playing in the Mexican sand after all this month, as the band has just announced that it's called off its entire two-weekend Playing in the Sand destina...
Jan 06, 2022
New Guns N' Roses music is "coming out as we speak," says Slash
Ollie Millington/Getty ImagesWelcome to 2022...we've got new Guns N' Roses music. Or we will, anyway. In an interview with Classic Rock magazine, Slash reveals that there's "new Guns material coming o...
Jan 06, 2022
Thunder-strike hard: 'Cobra Kai' co-creator keeps trying to use this AC/DC song in the show
Courtesy of NetflixCobra Kai co-creator Jon Hurwitz is hoping to add a bit of "Thunder" to the titular dojo's "Strike First Strike Hard No Mercy" motto. As Hurwitz tells Entertainment Weekly, he's bee...
Jan 06, 2022
The Longer Run: Eagles add 12 US dates to their 2022 Hotel California tour
Credit: Ron KochThe Eagles have more than doubled the number of scheduled U.S. concerts for their Hotel California 2022 Tour, adding 12 new shows in a variety of major cities in March, April and May. ...
Jan 06, 2022
Sammy Hagar awarded Medal of Honor and named honorary tourism ambassador in Los Cabos, Mexico
Credit: Leah SteigerSammy Hagar was awarded the title of Honorary Ambassador of Mexico's Los Cabos municipality on Wednesday at a ceremony held in the town of San Jose del Cabo, not far from where the...
Jan 06, 2022
Stories about Tom Petty, Eagles, George Harrison featured in upcoming season of Disgraceland podcast
Courtesy of Double ElvisThe popular Disgraceland podcast, which showcases stories combining music with true crime, has announced that its upcoming ninth season will feature episodes focusing on the la...
Jan 06, 2022
John Mayer has COVID-19, pulls out of Mexico event with Dead & Company
John Mayer with Bob Weir & Mickey Hart of Dead & Company; C Flanigan/Getty ImagesJohn Mayer has been forced to drop out of Playing in the Sand, a three-day destination festival in Mexico's Riv...
Jan 06, 2022
Rod Stewart says a "very, very worthy" Faces reunion album is in the works, and "it's gonna be good"
Ronnie Wood, Kenney Jones & Rod Stewart in 2020; Joe Maher/Getty Images for Bauer MediaFounding Faces guitarist Ronnie Wood and drummer Kenney Jones both recently revealed that they and singer Rod...
Jan 06, 2022
David Bowie events and releases lined up this week to celebrate late rock legend's 75th birthday
Courtesy of Epic Rights/The David Bowie ArchiveThis Saturday, January 8, marks what would've been David Bowie's 75th birthday, and to mark the milestone, several special releases and events are planne...
Jan 05, 2022