Category Archives: Classic Hits & Oldies News – ABC Audio
Eddie Van Halen Funko Pop! figure revealed
Daniel Knighton/Getty ImagesAn Eddie Van Halen Funko Pop! is set to be released next year. The late Van Halen icon is the latest rocker to be turned into one of the toy company's ever-popular big-head...
Dec 10, 2021
Dress up your "Legs" with new boots from ZZ Top's Billy Gibbons
Gary Miller/Getty ImagesIt's the perfect holiday gift for the ZZ Top fan in your life: Billy F Gibbons' boots. The Texas guitar legend has teamed up with the Austin, Texas-based Alvies boot company fo...
Dec 10, 2021
Nils Lofgren says making of new Neil Young and Crazy Horse album 'Barn' came together as "a beautiful surprise"
Reprise RecordsNeil Young and Crazy Horse's latest studio album, Barn, got its release today. As previously reported, the album was recorded this past June in a restored 19th century barn Young owns i...
Dec 10, 2021
Bryan Adams releases "Kick A**" new song featuring spoken-word intro by Monty Python's John Cleese
Credit: Bryan AdamsBryan Adams has just released a new track from his forthcoming studio album, So Happy It Hurts, and the tune really, um, kicks a**! The catchy, melodic-rock song is titled "Kic...
Dec 09, 2021
Alanis Morissette to adapt 'Jagged Little Pill' musical into a novel
Amulet BooksAlanis Morissette took over Broadway with her two-time Tony Award-winning musical Jagged Little Pill. Now, she's coming for your local bookstore. According to a press releas...
Dec 09, 2021
Bonnie Raitt to be honored with Lifetime Achievement Award at the Grammys
Credit: Marina ChavezBonnie Raitt will be starting the new year with an impressive new honor the night before the upcoming Grammy Awards. The Recording Academy announced Thursday that she'll receive i...
Dec 09, 2021
John Mellencamp unveils 'Strictly a One-Eyed Jack' album cover, releasing new song on Friday
Credit: Marc HauserJohn Mellencamp has unveiled the cover art for his forthcoming album, Strictly a One-Eyed Jack, and has announced that a new song from the record called "Chasing Rainbows" will be r...
Dec 09, 2021
Gwen Stefani set to dazzle fans with exclusive IMAX screening of 'Elf'
Disney/Richard HarbaughGwen Stefani is already decked out for the holidays, but she wants to make it feel like Christmas for everyone. The "Slow Clap" singer has teamed with IMAX for a spec...
Dec 09, 2021
Ralph Tavares of the popular 1970s R&B/disco group Tavares dies at age 79
Kevin Winter/WireImageRalph Tavares, the oldest member of the sibling R&B and disco group Tavares, has died, just days shy of his 80th birthday, which would have been this Friday. Ralph's passing ...
Dec 09, 2021
Legendary reggae bassist and producer Robbie Shakespeare, of the duo Sly and Robbie, dead at age 68
Tommy Jackson/RedfernsAcclaimed bassist Robbie Shakespeare, who with drummer Sly Dunbar made up the legendary Jamaican rhythm section and production duo Sly and Robbie, died Wednesday at the age of 68...
Dec 09, 2021