Classic Rock News 8/1/18

The video for Guns n’ Roses‘ “November Rain” has become the first music video from the 1990s to achieve one-billion views


A second volume of Sound Picturesthe story of Beatles Producer George Martin, will be out September 4th


Brian May of Queen’s London Stereoscopic Company is publishing its seventh title on October 30th. Mission Moon 3D – Reliving the Great Space Race, co-written by May, celebrates the 50th anniversary of the first moon landing.


AC/DC’s music was used in a study of…noise pollution!


Australia Post (that country’s version of our Post Office) has issued a series of stamps based on AC/DC album covers, with a bit of controversy: three of the stamps feature albums covers from U.S. releases, not the Australian originals.


The Rolling Stones are the #1 rock artists on the Pollstar Worldwide Tour earnings chart for the first half of the year.


Here’s another chart – and U2 is at the top of this one: Billboard’s 2018 Money Makers, a list of the highest paid musicians.


Netflix will stream the final night of Bruce Springsteen‘s 236th and final performance of Springsteen On Broadway on December 15th.


Phil Collins will release a four-CD box set called “Plays Well with Others”. It comes out on September 28th, and will cover his entire career in and out of Genesis including collaborations with Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Eric Clapton, Robert Plantand Peter Gabriel.


Showtime will premiere the Lynyrd Skynyrd documentary “If I Leave Here Tomorrow”on August 18th.


Steve Perry was interviewed July 19th in his hometown of Hanford, California for a segment that will air on CBS Sunday Morning on October 7th.


The very first David Bowie demo was found in a bread basket in a former bandmate’s garage, and will go up for auction on September 11th.


Roger Daltrey’s memoir will be called “Thanks A Lot Mr. Kibblewhite: My Story”, and will be published on October 23rd.


Kiss’ Gene Simmons is also putting out a book.  His is called “27: The Legend & Mythology Of The 27 Club” and comes out on August 14th. It’s his take on the deaths of Jim Morrison, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin and Rolling Stones founding member Brian Jones…the members of the so-called 27 Club of musicians who died at age 27.


Joe Walsh is putting on his second annual VetsAid concert on November 11th, Veterans Day, in Tacoma, Washington. In addition to Walsh, Don Henley, James Taylor, country superstar Chris Stapleton and rock act Haim are all scheduled to perform.  More here.


Joan Jett has released a trailer for her documentary “Bad Reputation” which will be released in theaters, iTunes, Amazon and in-demand on September 28th.

Rock News

Lou Gramm Will Sing With Foreigner While Kelly Hansen Misses Additional Shows

Foreigner singer Kelly Hansen has announced that he will not be part of the band's upcoming Latin America tour due to unnamed issues that are limiting his appearances outside of the U.S. To make up for Hansen’s absence, Luis Maldonado and the band’s original singer, Lou Gramm, will handle vocal duties. It was also confirmed…

Lou Gramm Will Sing With Foreigner While Kelly Hansen Misses Additional Shows

Foreigner singer Kelly Hansen has announced that he will not be part of the band’s upcoming Latin America tour due to unnamed issues that are limiting his appearances outside of the U.S. To make up for Hansen’s absence, Luis Maldonado and the band’s original singer, Lou Gramm, will handle vocal duties. It was also confirmed…

Pat Benatar And Neil Giraldo To Be Presented With The Harry Chapin Humanitarian Award

WhyHunger will honor Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo with the ASCAP Harry Chapin Humanitarian Award at the 50th anniversary of the Chapin Awards Gala in New York City on June 4. The award recognizes the Rock and Roll Hall of Famers’ philanthropic efforts throughout their distinguished career, while honoring them for using their global influence…

Pat Benatar And Neil Giraldo To Be Presented With The Harry Chapin Humanitarian Award

WhyHunger will honor Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo with the ASCAP Harry Chapin Humanitarian Award at the 50th anniversary of the Chapin Awards Gala in New York City on June 4. The award recognizes the Rock and Roll Hall of Famers’ philanthropic efforts throughout their distinguished career, while honoring them for using their global influence…

Patti Smith Celebrated During All-Star Tribute Concert Featuring Bruce Springsteen And Michael Stipe

Multiple generations of musicians paid tribute to Patti Smith during a star-studded concert at Carnegie Hall on Wednesday night (March 26). The show commemorated the 50th anniversary of Smith’s legendary album, Horses, while also serving as a charity benefit to support music education for underserved youth. A series of musicians honored Smith by covering her…

Patti Smith Celebrated During All-Star Tribute Concert Featuring Bruce Springsteen And Michael Stipe

Multiple generations of musicians paid tribute to Patti Smith during a star-studded concert at Carnegie Hall on Wednesday night (March 26). The show commemorated the 50th anniversary of Smith’s legendary album, Horses, while also serving as a charity benefit to support music education for underserved youth. A series of musicians honored Smith by covering her…

Terry Manning, Engineer On Classic Led Zeppelin And ZZ Top Albums, Dies At 77

Renowned rock producer and engineer Terry Manning passed away at the age of 77 in El Paso, Texas, as confirmed by his son Lucas Manning. Manning is best known for his engineering work on Led Zeppelin’s chart-topping, 6x-platinum 1970 album, Led Zeppelin III, as well as his work on a run of classic ZZ Top…

Terry Manning, Engineer On Classic Led Zeppelin And ZZ Top Albums, Dies At 77

Renowned rock producer and engineer Terry Manning passed away at the age of 77 in El Paso, Texas, as confirmed by his son Lucas Manning. Manning is best known for his engineering work on Led Zeppelin’s chart-topping, 6x-platinum 1970 album, Led Zeppelin III, as well as his work on a run of classic ZZ Top…