Classic Rock caught up with KISS frontman Paul Stanley to look back at the soundtrack of his life in the wake of the band's final show from their End Of The Road farewell tour.
Stanley covered many topics from the music he remembered hearing to his favorite signer, guitarist, songwriters, to his pick for the greatest album of all time. He also looked back at his own output, selecting "Rock and Roll All Nite" for anthem, which they created at the behest of their label president, and named what he considered the best and worst albums he has made. (continue)
The AC/DC 'Beyond the Thunder' podcast is celebrating New Year's with a special episode celebrating the legendary band's 50th anniversary with band insider Fifa Riccobono.
The show shared via social media: Celebrating AC/DC's 50th today with a pioneering woman who was there...in the beginning! This NEW episode chronicles Fifa Riccobono's firsthand experiences-from witnessing Bon Scott's "crass" debut performance with AC/DC in Sydney to orchestrating arrangements for his untimely funeral & even meeting Brian Johnson years before AC/DC had even heard of him. (continue)
Vince Neil Concert Halted By Shooting was a top 23 story of Sept 2023: Motley Crue frontman Vince Neil was forced to halt his solo band's performance at the Oklahoma State Fair on Saturday following a shooting near where he was performing at the fairgrounds.
Neil tweeted, "At a concert in Oklahoma City Crazy night last night. 3/4 of the way thru the set people started running. We we're told to get in dressing room. There were shooters shooting people. Thank you fans for your understanding." (continue)
Wolfgang Explains Why He Doesn't Play Van Halen Songs At Mammoth WVH Shows was a top 23 story of Sept 2023: Wolfgang Van Halen explained during a recent appearance on the Talk is Jericho podcast why he does not perform Van Halen tracks during his Mammoth WVH live sets.
He did however make an exception during the Taylor Hawkins tribute concerts where he performed the Van Halen classics "Of Fire, "Hot For Teacher" and "Panama" and the all-star concerts honoring the late Foo Fighters drummer. (continue)
Ozzy Osbourne Underwent His 'Final Surgery' was a top 23 story of Sept 2023: Ozzy Osbourne says that his fourth neck surgery will be his last during the second episode of the recently relaunched The Osbournes" podcast. The Black Sabbath legend had previously undergone spinal surgery following a fall in his home in 2019, where he aggravated the injuries sustained in his 2003 quad bike accident.
He says during the episode, "Tomorrow I have my final surgery on my neck, which - it is gonna be the final surgery, because I can't do it anymore. Regardless of the way it ends up after tomorrow, it's it, I'm not doing it anymore. I can't." (continue)
Eagles Departure Was 'Blessing In Disguise' For Don Felder was a top 23 story of Sept 2023: AXS TV have shared a clip from The Big Interview With Dan Rather where legendary guitarist Don Felder discusses his departure from the Eagles. Felder left The Eagles under less-than-ideal circumstances. But years after his departure, the guitar maestro still has no regrets about his time with the band.
"To have all of that stripped away in literally a couple of months, the loss of my wife, my family, my kids, my identity as a father and as a parent, but at the same time my success, career, my musical talent... I had lost things that had really caused me to redefine who I was," Felder said in an interview with Dan Rather. (continue)
Paul Rodgers Nearly Lost His Voice From Multiple Strokes was a top 23 story of Sept 2023: For the first time, Bad Company frontman Paul Rodgers spoke about the two major and 11 minor strokes he had that nearly took away his ability to sing, during an exclusive interview with CBS Mornings.
He and his wife, Cynthia, told senior culture and senior national correspondent Anthony Mason why his new album is "a miracle" and how music helped him heal. (continue)
Sum 41's Deryck Whibley Was Hospitalized For Pneumonia was a top 23 story of Sept 2023: Sum 41 frontman Deryck Whibley has been discharged from the hospital after treated for pneumonia and the 43-year-old vocalist is currently under the care of his mother and wife.
His wife Ariana Whibley shared the following update via social media, "I'm very happy to be giving this update. Deryck was discharged after responding so well to his treatments. He is now under the care of his mother who is a registered nurse and myself.The pressure and strain on his heart and lungs has improved and he is able to breath without as much pain. (continue)
(hennemusic) Metallica Stream Rare Los Angeles Performance Of 'Fight Fire With Fire' was a top 23 story of Sept 2023: Metallica is streaming pro-shot video of a rare Los Angeles performance of its "Ride The Lightning" classic, "Fight Fire With Fire", from an August 27 show at the city's SoFi Stadium.
The event marked the first time in 15 years that the song was presented in Los Angeles; it was last played at The Forum there on December 18, 2008. The second of two concerts in the city was part of the ninth weekend of Metallica's M72 World Tour in support of their latest album, "72 Seasons." (continue)
Iron Maiden's 'Wasted Years' Given A Country Makeover was a top 23 story of Sept 2023: Jason Charles Miller has released a music video for his reimagining of the classic Iron Maiden song "Wasted Years", injecting the melodic heavy rock song with a bit of country.
No stranger to rock as the frontman to the industrial rock band Godhead, and now a country music star, Miller blends both genres in his take of the metal classic. He had this to say, "Wasted Years' is one of the most profound songs ever written about life on the road as a musician. (continue)
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Elton John and Bernie Taupin In The Studio For Goodbye Yellow Brick Road's 50th Anniversary was a top 23 story of Sept 2023: The 50th anniversary of Elton John's blockbuster "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" is being celebrated by the syndicated radio show In The Studio With Redbeard: The Stories Behind History's Greatest Rock Bands.
Here is the synopsis for the episode from Redbeard: The human dynamo Elton John and his crack live band completed what has to be a world record-setting 300+ concert multi-year epic international trek. Entitled Farewell Yellow Brick Road Tour, Elton John concluded more than a half century of performing at the highest level, using any metric you choose. This fond farewell points to the October golden anniversary of the release of the masterpiece Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, which is a virtual greatest hits package unto itself. (continue)
Aerosmith Postponed Farewell Tour Due To Steven Tyler Injury was a top 23 story of Sept 2023: Aerosmith have announced that they have been forced to postpone their Peace Out Farewell Tour Dates due to vocal cord damage suffered by frontman Steven Tyler earlier this month.
The band shared, "To our fans: Unfortunately, Steven's vocal injury is more serious than initially thought. His doctor has confirmed that in addition to the damage to his vocal cords, he fractured his larynx which requires ongoing care." (continue)
Queen Revisit 'Radio Ga Ga' On The Greatest Live was a top 23 story of Sept 2023: (HR) This week's episode of Queen The Greatest Live focuses on their classic hit "Radio Ga Ga". There are few better examples of band and audience in total harmony than Roger Taylor's classic 1984 single "Radio Ga Ga." Across borders and language barriers, everyone in the stadium knows exactly what to do - and the result is one of the most life-affirming moments of unity that rock 'n' roll has to offer.
The Queen audience are a rhythm section in their own right - and as we see in the latest episode of Queen The Greatest Live, when it comes to stadium-shaking handclaps, Radio Ga Ga is a match for even the mighty "We Will Rock You."
As one of Queen's defining hits of the '80s, "Radio Ga Ga" was written by Roger Taylor, who worked for three days straight in the studio with a synth and drum machine to craft this ode to the golden age of the airwaves. "That's part of what the song's about, really," the drummer told the UK's Breakfast Time presenter Frank Bough as the song hit UK#2 in 1984. "The fact that music videos seem to be taking over almost from the aural side - the visual side seems to be almost more important." (continue)
Duran Duran Got Animated For 'Danse Macabre' Video was a top 23 story of Sept 2023: (High Rise) Duran Duran have revealed the official music video for their latest track and album namesake Danse Macabre. With creative director Linc Gasking at the helm, this stunning new clip showcases cutting-edge, AI-driven techniques, some of which were only launched as recently as last weekend. The culmination is a 3D animated masterpiece that, in previous times, would have demanded an entire team, over a year and a substantial budget to produce.
Speaking about the video, keyboardist Nick Rhodes reveals, "I like the idea that if you can imagine something you can make it come to life, well at least in animated form... With the Danse Macabre video we did exactly that. We began by deciding who would be on the ultimate Halloween party guest list, then a selection of witches, mythical beasts, vampires and demons were rapidly developed, using the latest AI animation techniques. I was truly astonished when I first started to see the results. It was something that would have previously taken a team months in an animation studio, but it was all happening almost instantly in front of our eyes. (continue)
Luke Bryan Celebrated 30 No. 1 Singles was a top 23 story of Sept 2023: (UMG Nashville) Country music superstar and five-time Entertainer of the Year Luke Bryan was honored today with a celebration for his career milestone of landing 30 #1 singles on country radio. Since his very first #1 single "Do I" landed atop of the charts in December 2009 to his thirtieth in December 2022 with "Country On" Luke has accumulated 56 total weeks at #1.
The evening kicked off with performances and anecdotes by some of Luke's closest friends much to his surprise in multiple 'this is your life' moments. Hillary Scott and Dave Haywood from Lady A performed "Do I" followed by Dierks Bentley, who went on a hilarious riff comparing their #1 tallies, and sang "Play It Again." Up next was Marty Raybon of Shenandoah, a long-time musical hero to Luke, who performed "Fast." The final surprise performer was good friend Jason Aldean who sang Luke's "Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye." (continue)
Nickelback Reminds Us They Have Feelings In New Documentary was a top 23 story of Sept 2023: (The Messenger) In an exclusive interview with The Messenger, Nickelback's Ryan Peake and Mike Kroeger get refreshingly honest about the toll the band's negative perception has taken on them and their families.
Speaking just ahead of the movie's premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival on Friday, guitarist Peake and bassist Kroeger told The Messenger they didn't even set out to make a documentary when they started filming what would become Hate to Love. And they certainly didn't intend on opening up about how they went from the biggest rock bands in the world to one of the most reviled. (continue)
RIAA Reports All-Time First Half High Of $8.4 Billion For 2023 was a top 23 story of Sept 2023: (True Public Relations) The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) reports the industry has hit new revenue milestones after a decade of transformation, today releasing data for mid-year 2023 reflecting the ninth consecutive year of growth. Total revenues grew 9.3% at estimated retail value and marked an all-time first half high of $8.4 billion as paid subscriptions remained the strongest driver, accounting for 78% of streaming revenues.
RIAA Chairman & CEO Mitch Glazier observed, "this report describes a thriving, growing music ecosystem that continues to reach new heights and shape our culture. And it reflects the creative human genius and hard work of all the artists, songwriters, labels, publishers, and services who make the music happen and meet fans and audiences where they are in today's forward looking and innovative music community." (continue)
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