Category Archives: Classic Hits & Oldies News – ABC Audio
A Rod Stewart biopic? Rod says, "We're working on it"
Credit: Penny Lancaster StewartIn the last couple of years, biopics of Elton John and Queen's Freddie Mercury -- Rocketman and Bohemian Rhapsody, respectively -- were hugely successful at the box offi...
Nov 30, 2021
A very, very, very fine photo book: Graham Nash's new book, 'A Life in Focus,' gets its release today
Insight EditionsGraham Nash's new book, A Life in Focus: The Photography of Graham Nash, gets its official release today. The 79-year-old folk-rock legend helped curate the book, which celebrates his ...
Nov 30, 2021
Bryan Adams unveils his 2022 Pirelli Calendar while battling COVID for the second time in a month
Arif Hudaverdi Yaman/Anadolu Agency via Getty ImagesIn addition to being a musician, Bryan Adams is also a noted photographer. On Monday, he unveiled his latest work: the 2022 edition of the legendary...
Nov 29, 2021
1973 Who concert streaming this weekend in memory of Riverfront Coliseum victims
Bettmann / Contributor - Getty ImagesOn December 3, 1979, 11 young people lost their lives in a stampede as fans rushed the doors of a Who concert at the Riverfront Coliseum in Cincinnati, Ohio. ...
Nov 29, 2021
Dancing on the sofa? Lionel Richie adds furniture to his home collection
Eric McCandless/ABC via Getty ImagesLionel Richie wants you to say "Hello" to the new items he's added to his home collection. In addition to things like bed linens, towels and pillows, the singer is ...
Nov 29, 2021
Toto to kick off Dogz of Oz world tour in February
Steve CohenToto is already scheduled to join Journey for a tour in April of 2022, but the band has just announced a series of headlining appearances before that. The Dogz of Oz World Tour kicks off in...
Nov 29, 2021
Midnight Oil announce retirement from the road, but say they'll continue "in some form or other"
Marc Grimwade/WireImageLegendary Australian rockers Midnight Oil have announced that while they'll continue as a band, they'll be calling it quits on touring. On social media, James Moginie, a foundin...
Nov 29, 2021
Policeman told to shut down The Beatles' rooftop concert remembers: "It was a discussion"
Walt Disney StudiosThe climax of Peter Jackson's new Disney+ documentary Get Back is the Beatles' legendary concert on the rooftop of Apple Records, which turned out to be the final time they ever pla...
Nov 29, 2021
Whitesnake introduces new bassist, Tanya O'Callaghan, the band's first-ever female member
Srdjan Stevanovic/WireImageWhitesnake has seen many musicians come and go during its 40-year history, but the band has never featured a female member…until now! This past week, after frontman D...
Nov 29, 2021
Robert Plant & Alison Krauss' 'Raise the Roof' earns top-10 'Billboard' 200 debut
Rounder RecordsRobert Plant and Alison Krauss' second collaborative album Raise the Roof has debuted in the top 10 on the Billboard 200. The record lands at number seven on the all-genre chart with a ...
Nov 29, 2021