Category Archives: Classic Hits & Oldies News – ABC Audio

Bono to launch worldwide 'Stories of Surrender' book tour in November
Live NationU2's Bono will support his forthcoming memoir with a 14-city world tour that kicks off November in New York City. Bono's memoir Surrender: 40 Songs, One Story will be released November 1. T...
Andrea Dresdale Oct 03, 2022

Talking Heads' Jerry Harrison discusses "fabulous sounding" new Dolby Atmos mixes of band's albums
ABC AudioLast month, Talking Heads released new Dolby Atmos mixes of all eight of their studio album -- Talking Heads: 77, More Songs About Buildings and Food, Fear of Music, Remain in Light, Speaking...
Matt Friedlander Oct 03, 2022

The Who kicks off fall US tour leg Sunday in Toronto
Kevin Mazur/Getty ImagesThe Who will launch the second North American leg of their 2022 The Who Hits Back! tour this Sunday, October 2, in Toronto. The trek, which features 16 shows, runs through a No...
Matt Friedlander Sep 30, 2022

ZZ Top's Billy Gibbons, Peter Frampton auctioning original handwritten song lyrics for charity
Courtesy of Julien's AuctionsWant to own a handwritten copy of lyrics to famous songs by ZZ Top and Peter Frampton? Now's your chance. A variety of music artists, including ZZ Top's Billy Gibbons and ...
Carena Liptak and Matt Friedlander Sep 30, 2022

Prince's estate felt Sinéad O’Connor "didn't deserve" to use "Nothing Compares 2 U" in new doc
Showtime Documentary FilmsA notable omission from Nothing Compares, the new Showtime documentary about Sinéad O’Connor, is the singer's smash hit recording of the Prince-penned "Noth...
Andrea Dresdale Sep 30, 2022

R.E.M.'s Peter Buck & Nirvana's Krist Novoselic guest on new song from rising Cuban artist Hector Tellez Jr.
Mono Mundo Recordings/Thirty Tigers R.E.M. guitarist Peter Buck and Nirvana bassist Krist Novoselic guest on a new single from rising Cuban rock artist Hector Tellez Jr. The track is called "Silv...
Josh Johnson Sep 30, 2022

Sammy Hagar & The Circle release 'Crazy Times' album; Hagar reveals favorite song
UMeSammy Hagar and current band The Circle's new studio album, Crazy Times, has just been released on CD and via digital formats. The 10-song collection was recorded in Nashville with Grammy-winning p...
Matt Friedlander Sep 30, 2022

Cher makes a surprise return to Paris Fashion Week
Stephane Cardinale - Corbis/Corbis via Getty ImagesOnce again, Cher unexpectedly dropped in unannounced for a stint on Paris Fashion Week -- this time for designer Rick Owens ET Canada&...
Megan Stone Sep 30, 2022

Queen's Roger Taylor says Foo Fighters modeled Taylor Hawkins tribute after Freddie Mercury benefit concert
Courtesy of Nasty Little ManPutting on two massive tribute concerts to late drummer Taylor Hawkins this month was undoubtedly quite the undertaking, but Foo Fighters did have a guide to help out. As Q...
Josh Johnson Sep 30, 2022

Bob Dylan's Grammy-winning 'Time Out of Mind' album released 25 years ago today
Columbia RecordsToday, September 30, marks the 25th anniversary of the release of Bob Dylan's lauded 30th studio album, Time Out of Mind. The collection of 11 new original tunes was considered a retur...
Matt Friedlander Sep 30, 2022
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