BEST CLASSIC BANDS – CELEBRATING THE ARTISTS, MUSIC AND POP CULTURE OF THE CLASSIC ROCK ERA

Who Are You: The Who Release Eye-Opening Super Deluxe Edition of Final Studio Album Recorded With Keith Moon

The SDE includes over 70 previously unreleased tracks featuring never-before-heard mixes, alternate takes, newly mixed live tracks and candid recordings of the band rehearsing in 1977 and 1978.

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When ‘Halloween’ Introduced Us to Michael Myers

In a decade of great thrillers and slasher movies, one film taught us to never trust a lone wolf trick-or-treater again. “Scream queen” Jamie Lee Curtis was just 19.

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The Gentrys’ ‘Keep on Dancing’: Behind the ’60s Garage Classic

The Memphis septet took an obscure R&B tune and turned it into a top 5 rocker in 1965. The story behind the recording—and the band—is fascinating.

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Bon Jovi Again Add Dates to 2026 Tour as Return to Stage is Met With ‘Overwhelming Demand’

The announcement comes after JBJ’s much documented vocal cord surgery and rehab process.

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Inaugural Everything Fab Four Fest to Honor The Beatles

The 3-day event, in November 2025, features renowned Beatles historians and authors as well as performances by Max Weinberg and Jake Clemons of the E Street Band.

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Resurrecting Bobby ‘Boris’ Pickett’s ‘The Original Monster Mash’ LP

If your life depended on escaping Halloween without once hearing the number, you’d soon find yourself moldering six feet under.

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Question Mark + the Mysterians’ 96 Tears: The Riff

It starts with one of the most memorable riffs in rock history and the tale that follows: You did me wrong, but you will get yours yet. So who is “?”

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Lights Out! Jeff Lynne Closes 2024’s Final US Tour With a Magical Set: Concert Review

The maestro capped off the 31-date North American run of Jeff Lynne’s ELO with a spectacular, hit-driven show.

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Teaser is Shared for Paul McCartney Post-Beatles ‘Man on the Run’ Documentary

The film comes from Academy Award winning director Morgan Neville (20 Feet from Stardom).

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Little Feat’s ‘The Last Record Album’ Gets Deluxe Treatment

“This was the moment when the full range of their songwriting voices stepped forward.”

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Radio Hits in October 1978: Kenny and Stevie Were Doin’ It

The Stones, The Who, Bob Seger, Billy Joel and Foreigner were all in the Top 10 this week but rock’s days were numbered in that format.

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When Eddie Van Halen Won the Internet With Family Photos

In 2019, a week after reports of health issues arose, the guitar legend appeared in a series of photos that elevated him to heights he likely never imagined.

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