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

Former Iron Maiden Vocalist Paul Di’Anno Laid To Rest In London

Paul Di’Anno, the former Iron Maiden vocalist, was buried on Thursday (November 21) in London. A tender, heartfelt goodbye to Di’Anno was shared by his longtime manager, Stjepan Juras, in a Facebook post that included a photo of the casket that was approved by the musician’s family. “Let's raise glass for the last time for…

Former Iron Maiden Vocalist Paul Di’Anno Laid To Rest In London

Paul Di’Anno, the former Iron Maiden vocalist, was buried on Thursday (November 21) in London. A tender, heartfelt goodbye to Di’Anno was shared by his longtime manager, Stjepan Juras, in a Facebook post that included a photo of the casket that was approved by the musician’s family. “Let’s raise glass for the last time for…

Paul Simon Meets Scientists Hoping To Reverse His Hearing Loss, Says He Can’t Play “You Can Call Me Al” Any More

In a new interview with CBS Mornings, Paul Simon opened up about his hearing loss and the lengths he is willing to go in order to reverse the damage. The legendary songwriter visited the Stanford Initiative to Cure Hearing Loss as part of the segment, hoping that scientists doing research on animals like zebrafish and…

Paul Simon Meets Scientists Hoping To Reverse His Hearing Loss, Says He Can’t Play “You Can Call Me Al” Any More

In a new interview with CBS Mornings, Paul Simon opened up about his hearing loss and the lengths he is willing to go in order to reverse the damage. The legendary songwriter visited the Stanford Initiative to Cure Hearing Loss as part of the segment, hoping that scientists doing research on animals like zebrafish and…

Sevendust Announces 2025 “In Dust We Trust” US Headlining Tour

Sevendust took to Instagram on Wednesday (November 20) to reveal details behind their 2025 In Dust We Trust headlining tour that will bring the Atlanta hard rock band throughout the US in the early part of next year. These 12 new headlining shows will take place during and after Sevendust’s 12 dates serving as the…

Sevendust Announces 2025 “In Dust We Trust” US Headlining Tour

Sevendust took to Instagram on Wednesday (November 20) to reveal details behind their 2025 In Dust We Trust headlining tour that will bring the Atlanta hard rock band throughout the US in the early part of next year. These 12 new headlining shows will take place during and after Sevendust’s 12 dates serving as the…

‘Queen SongShares’ Offers Fans Royalties From The Group’s Songs

Beginning on November 21, a reservation period has opened up for fans and investors to purchase marginal shares of music royalties from Queen’s back catalog. Queen SongShares was launched by Songvest, a company that has previously offered fans royalty shares from songs by Beyoncé, Kelly Clarkson, 50 Cent, Cardi B, Bad Bunny, Mariah Carey, and…

‘Queen SongShares’ Offers Fans Royalties From The Group’s Songs

Beginning on November 21, a reservation period has opened up for fans and investors to purchase marginal shares of music royalties from Queen’s back catalog. Queen SongShares was launched by Songvest, a company that has previously offered fans royalty shares from songs by Beyoncé, Kelly Clarkson, 50 Cent, Cardi B, Bad Bunny, Mariah Carey, and…