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

Wet Leg Announce New Album, ‘Moisturizer,’ And Share Lead Single, “Catch These Fists”

On Tuesday (April 1), Wet Leg revealed details about their second studio album, moisturizer, which is set for release on July 11 via Domino. The Grammy-winning British indie rock duo – led by Rhian Teasdale and Hester Chambers – introduced the album with the energetic lead single, "catch these fists," which features a music video…

Wet Leg Announce New Album, ‘Moisturizer,’ And Share Lead Single, “Catch These Fists”

On Tuesday (April 1), Wet Leg revealed details about their second studio album, moisturizer, which is set for release on July 11 via Domino. The Grammy-winning British indie rock duo – led by Rhian Teasdale and Hester Chambers – introduced the album with the energetic lead single, “catch these fists,” which features a music video…

Pierce The Veil Add Fall Dates To 2025 ‘I Can’t Hear You World Tour’

On Tuesday (April 1), Pierce the Veil's revealed twelve additional dates on their career-spanning I Can’t Hear You World Tour. The North American leg kicks off on May 13 in Charlotte and was originally scheduled to conclude on July 1 in Los Angeles, but now will extend through the end of October. The new dates…

Pierce The Veil Add Fall Dates To 2025 ‘I Can’t Hear You World Tour’

On Tuesday (April 1), Pierce the Veil’s revealed twelve additional dates on their career-spanning I Can’t Hear You World Tour. The North American leg kicks off on May 13 in Charlotte and was originally scheduled to conclude on July 1 in Los Angeles, but now will extend through the end of October. The new dates…

Bruce Springsteen Teases Forthcoming Release Of A “Lost” Project

On Monday (April 1), Bruce Springsteen made a mysterious Instagram post that hints at an upcoming release of an old "lost" project. The post features a Thrill Hill Recording log sheet dated April 3 that reads, “What Was Lost Has Now Been Found,” which immediately sparked rumors that the rock legend was finally going to…

Bruce Springsteen Teases Forthcoming Release Of A “Lost” Project

On Monday (April 1), Bruce Springsteen made a mysterious Instagram post that hints at an upcoming release of an old “lost” project. The post features a Thrill Hill Recording log sheet dated April 3 that reads, “What Was Lost Has Now Been Found,” which immediately sparked rumors that the rock legend was finally going to…

Roger Daltrey Reveals That He Is Going Deaf And Blind

During The Who's recent two-night stand at London’s Royal Albert Hall, frontman Roger Daltrey gave the audience an update about his current health status. “The joys of getting old mean you go deaf. I also now have got the joy of going blind,” the 81-year-old singer said. “Fortunately I still have my voice, because then…

Roger Daltrey Reveals That He Is Going Deaf And Blind

During The Who’s recent two-night stand at London’s Royal Albert Hall, frontman Roger Daltrey gave the audience an update about his current health status. “The joys of getting old mean you go deaf. I also now have got the joy of going blind,” the 81-year-old singer said. “Fortunately I still have my voice, because then…