Category Archives: Classic Hits & Oldies News – ABC Audio
Paul McCartney dismisses The Rolling Stones as "a blues cover band"
Paul McCartney and Mick Jagger in 1967; Victor Blackman/Express/Getty ImagesApparently, Paul McCartney doesn't think much of The Rolling Stones, at least in comparison with his own famous band. During...
Oct 13, 2021
David Bowie's estate launching 75th birthday campaign for late rocker with pop-up shops in New York, London
Jimmy King/Copyright The David Bowie ArchiveThe estate of the late David Bowie is launching a year-long celebration dubbed Bowie 75, commemorating what would have been the influential rock legend's 75...
Oct 13, 2021
Watch official trailer for upcoming 'The Beatles: Get Back' docuseries, which premieres next month
Courtesy of Disney+The first official trailer for the highly anticipated three-part Beatles documentary series The Beatles: Get Back has just debuted, and it's really "Something." As previously report...
Oct 13, 2021
Thanks to "Cold Heart," Elton John officially marks 50 years in the 'Billboard' Hot 100's Top 40
EMI/InterscopeHappy Golden Anniversary to Elton John, who can now officially brag that he's been scoring top 40 hits for 50 years. "Cold Heart," his collaboration with U.K. pop star Dua Lipa that's a ...
Oct 13, 2021
Old Friend: Paul Simon celebrates his 80th birthday today
Taylor Hill/FilmMagicPaul Simon, one of the most important singer/songwriters of the rock music era, celebrates his 80th birthday today. Simon came to fame in the mid-'60s as half of the legendary fol...
Oct 13, 2021
New Asia box set 'The Official Live Bootlegs Volume 1,' featuring five full concerts, due out in November
BMG RecordsA new 10-CD box set titled The Official Live Bootlegs Volume 1, featuring recordings of five concerts by Asia's original lineup from various years of the prog-rock supergroup's career, will...
Oct 13, 2021
Dionne Warwick not involved in biopic of late cousin Whitney Houston: "I want them to let Whitney rest in peace"
Emma McIntyre/Getty ImagesDionne Warwick is the subject of a new documentary, Don't Make Me Over, but she says she's not interested in being part of the upcoming I Wanna Dance with Some...
Oct 13, 2021
Duran Duran celebrating release of new album, 'Future Past,' next week with special streaming event
Credit: John SwannellDuran Duran will celebrate their 15th and latest studio album, Future Past, with a special virtual album-release event that will stream live on the Dreamstage.live platform at 3 p...
Oct 12, 2021
Vanilla Fudge's Mark Stein releasing debut solo album, 'There's a Light,' in November; listen to lead single now
Deko EntertainmentMark Stein, lead singer and keyboardist of the veteran psychedelic rock band Vanilla Fudge, will release his debut solo album, There's a Light, on November 26. Stein recorded the alb...
Oct 12, 2021
Lionel Richie, Slash, Depeche Mode & more contribute items to MusiCares benefit auction
Courtesy of Julien's AuctionsLionel Richie, Guns N' Roses' Slash and Depeche Mode are among the many artists contributing items to an upcoming auction benefiting the Recording Academy's MusiCares char...
Oct 12, 2021