It appears that only a few of David Lee Roth's closest friends are listening to his syndicated morning radio show. The ex-Van Halen rocker replaced Howard Stern in New York, ... Read More

Depending on who's doing the compiling, a list of the Top 500 Classic Rock Songs may or may not contain the same songs as all the other Top 500 lists. ... Read More

Although he was lead singer and guitarist for The Kinks, Ray Davies is probably best known -- and most highly regarded -- for his songwriting. His lyrics ranged from traditional ... Read More

The late Hunter Thompson wrote, "The music business is a cruel and shallow money trench, a long plastic hallway where thieves and pimps run free, and good men die like ... Read More

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is dodging bullets from one of its newest inductees. The Sex Pistols say they won't attend the March 13 induction ceremony, likening the ... Read More

Usually, living artists who are inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame perform a "greatest hit" or two at their induction ceremony. It appears that Black Sabbath -- ... Read More

Okay, this is starting to get a little strange. David Gilmour insists there will never be another reunion of Pink Floyd's surviving original members, and that he wants to move ... Read More

It seems likely that Bob Dylan will be spending his 65th birthday the same way he has spent birthdays for well over 40 years: on the road. Tour dates for ... Read More

Mott the Hoople. Sex Pistols. Quicksilver Messenger Service. Blue Oyster Cult. You gotta love some of the names of classic rock bands. There are some interesting stories (and more ... Read More

In 1998, Carlos and Deborah Santana started the Milagro Foundation to benefit underprivileged children worldwide in the areas of health, education and the arts. The Santanas will be honored for ... Read More

David Coverdale (Deep Purple, Whitesnake) is promising a second comeback in 2006, provided there's enough support for a U.S. tour. Coverdale emerged for a successful Whitesnake 25th anniversary tour in ... Read More

Say what you will about Velvet Underground, the band broke some serious ground in experimental rock in the late '60s and early '70s. They may not have a long discography ... Read More

Ingredients: 1-million serious rock fans 6,000 uniformed police officers 1 beach (jumbo size) 4 stones (rolling) 0 admission price Age four Rolling Stones for 44 years, then place them on Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janiero, ... Read More

Rock music has lost more than its share of promising young artists just as their careers were beginning to blossom. We can't help but wonder how the face of rock ... Read More

Going from Classic Rock to Classical isn't really too much of a stretch for Peter Frampton. The '70s arena rocker was taking classical guitar lessons even before he became ... Read More

Last week's Classic Rock Trivia Quiz challenged you to identify a classic rock song based on just one line of the lyrics. This week's quiz offers a similar challenge ... Read More

Following a March 2 concert in Universal City, California, Santana will embark on a three-month tour of Europe and South America in support of the band's latest release, All ... Read More

They've come a long way from interpreting Mexican folk songs in the '70s. Over the years, Los Lobos has managed to achieve that elusive combination of critical acclaim and commercial ... Read More

Velvet Underground is one of those groups whose influence on rock music far exceeded either its discography or the length of its life. Live concert performances from VU's brief early ... Read More

The Rolling Stones' upcoming concert in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil promises to be an even bigger event than the band's Super Bowl XL halftime show. The Stones will perform a ... Read More

You'd think that by now the Rolling Stones would be used to being censored. As far back as 1967, Ed Sullivan demanded that they change "Let's Spend the Night Together" ... Read More

Cream bassist Jack Bruce has let it be known that the group will perform another series of reunion concerts soon. The format will be the same as last year's engagements ... Read More

Back when classic rock was just rock, there were few ways to listen to it "on demand" -- AM radio, vinyl records, reel-to-reel tapes. We've come a long way with ... Read More

How well do you know your classic rock song lyrics? Can you read one line of the lyrics and identify the song? This week's About Classic Rock Trivia Quiz gives ... Read More

Once in a while a GRAMMY is awarded in the category of Best Rock Vocal Performance, Solo in lieu of separate male and female awards. This GRAMMY was been awarded ... Read More

Bob Dylan is reportedly in a Manhattan studio this week, recording material for his first album of new songs in five years. Dylan reportedly spent last week holed up in ... Read More

Okay, I know the Super Bowl isn’t about the music. It’s about the commercials. But so much fanfare surrounded the pre-game and halftime musical “events” at Super Bowl XL, it ... Read More

February was a popular birth month for members of Journey, Blood Sweat & Tears, Santana, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Genesis and Three Dog Night. Both Al Kooper and Alice Cooper were February ... Read More

The best thing about predicting who will win particular GRAMMY awards is that even if the predictions are wrong, nobody gets hurt. Making wrong predictions is a victimless crime. The worst ... Read More

New solo releases from Bruce Springsteen, Ray Davies (The Kinks) and Elvis Costello, a new Los Lobos compilation and remastered reissues from Talking Heads, Santana, ZZ Top and Mott the ... Read More

That Paul McCartney will perform at next week's (February 8) GRAMMY Awards isn't nearly as significant as the fact that it will be the first time this has happened. McCartney ... Read More