Classic Rock News 5/8

Gene Simmons says the sexual assault lawsuit filed against him in December has already been dismissed.


Bob Dylan is a full partner in a line of whiskeys and you can pre-order now for shipment beginning May 21st.


Showcasing many of the screams, shouts and yells in David Lee Roth’s bag of vocal tricks, here is X-Ray Simon’s unique tribute to DLR.


733,000 vinyl albums were sold during the week ending April 26th, a record for Record Store Day week.


They aren’t going totally out of business, but the Gibson Guitar company has filed for bankruptcy protection.


Bruce Springsteen will get a special Tony Award on June 10th.


In addition to doing some Pretenders shows, Chrissie Hynde posts a lengthy list of things she is up to on Facebook.


In another episode of “Ask Keith” – Keith Richards is asked on his website to reveal the formula behind The Rolling Stones.


One of the great rockstar/supermodel marriages is over after 28 years.  The Cars’ Ric Ocasek and Paulina Porizkova have split up.


Queen + Adam Lambert will do a 10-show residency at the MGM in Las Vegas in September.


Phil Collins brings his Not Dead Yet Live tour to the U.S. in October, including a Twin Cities date on October 21st.


Lynyrd Skynyrd kicked off their Last of the Street Survivors Farewell Tour in West Palm Beach on Friday.


Guns N’ Roses has left the controversial track “One in a Million” off the expanded ‘Appetite for Destruction’ reissue that contains the rest of ‘G N’ R Lies’.


Metallica ‘s Kirk Hammett and  Robert Trujillo covered ‘The Final Countdown‘ by Sweden’s Europe during the band’s show Saturday in Stockholm.


George Harrison’s first electric guitar is going up for auction.  Here’s how you can grab it.

Rock News

David Thomas, Pere Ubu Lead Singer, Dead At 71

David Thomas, the celebrated frontman of Pere Ubu and Rocket From the Tombs, has died at 71. The announcement of Thomas’ passing was made on Pere Ubu’s official Facebook page, which revealed that the singer died on Wednesday (April 23) “after a long illness.” “He died in his home town of Brighton & Hove, with…

David Thomas, Pere Ubu Lead Singer, Dead At 71

David Thomas, the celebrated frontman of Pere Ubu and Rocket From the Tombs, has died at 71. The announcement of Thomas’ passing was made on Pere Ubu’s official Facebook page, which revealed that the singer died on Wednesday (April 23) “after a long illness.” “He died in his home town of Brighton & Hove, with…

B-52’s Releasing Career-Spanning Vinyl And CD Box Set

New Wave icons the B-52’s will be honored in a comprehensive box set titled, The Warner and Reprise Years, featuring their nine albums recorded between 1979 and 1992. This extravagant collection is set to be released on June 20 in celebration of Pride Month, and will showcase each album in newly remastered, colored vinyl pressings,…

B-52’s Releasing Career-Spanning Vinyl And CD Box Set

New Wave icons the B-52’s will be honored in a comprehensive box set titled, The Warner and Reprise Years, featuring their nine albums recorded between 1979 and 1992. This extravagant collection is set to be released on June 20 in celebration of Pride Month, and will showcase each album in newly remastered, colored vinyl pressings,…

Rod Stewart, Ronnie Wood, And Kenney Jones Are Recording Songs For A New Faces Album

Rod Stewart, Ronnie Wood, and Kenney Jones have recorded a series of songs for a new Faces album, suggesting a forthcoming reunion from the legendary rock band 50 years after their last record. In an interview with The Telegraph, Jones confirms that the trio have recorded “about 11 tracks” at the RAK studios in London.…

Rod Stewart, Ronnie Wood, And Kenney Jones Are Recording Songs For A New Faces Album

Rod Stewart, Ronnie Wood, and Kenney Jones have recorded a series of songs for a new Faces album, suggesting a forthcoming reunion from the legendary rock band 50 years after their last record. In an interview with The Telegraph, Jones confirms that the trio have recorded “about 11 tracks” at the RAK studios in London.…

Modest Mouse Announces Inaugural Psychic Salamander Festival Featuring Flaming Lips And Sleater-Kinney

Modest Mouse has just unveiled the Psychic Salamander Festival, a two-day event in Carnation, Washington on September 13-14. Modest Mouse will serve as the headliner for both nights, with The Flaming Lips also playing two sets, including a performance of their acclaimed 1999 album, The Soft Bulletin, in full on the second day. Joining the…

Modest Mouse Announces Inaugural Psychic Salamander Festival Featuring Flaming Lips And Sleater-Kinney

Modest Mouse has just unveiled the Psychic Salamander Festival, a two-day event in Carnation, Washington on September 13-14. Modest Mouse will serve as the headliner for both nights, with The Flaming Lips also playing two sets, including a performance of their acclaimed 1999 album, The Soft Bulletin, in full on the second day. Joining the…