Blog Title: Real Rock News

Finally: Rush Is ‘Cool’

For some of us, the Canadian trio known as Rush has always been cool – there’s no question about that. But fans may be starting to wonder if the group’s newfound coolness may actually make them less cool. Being a Rush fan was kind of like belonging to a secret society, albeit a large one read more..

Classic Rock Briefs For December 1, 2008

Drummer Michael Lee Dies At The Age of 39 Probably recognized most for his work with Led Zeppelin’s Robert Plant, drummer Michael Lee has died at the age of 39. Lee was tapped to be a part of Plant’s solo band and remained with Plant when he reunited with Jimmy Page in 1994. He was also read more..

David Gilmour Marks Thanksgiving With Free Video Footage

Now as far as I know, Thanksgiving is not celebrated in Great Britain, but apparently that has not stopped David Gilmour of Pink Floyd frame from offering up a Thanksgiving gift to fans that care to visit his website and view some of the video that’s been made available from the Live In Gdansk DVD. A read more..

Classic Rock Briefs For November 25, 2008

Son of Mick Jagger Lands Role In Film James Jagger, the 23-year-old-son of Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger has taken his acting career to the next level. He’s been cast in a movie about the life of Antonio Lucio Vivaldi, the renowned composer. The young Jagger, who was born to Mick Jagger’s ex-wife Jerry Hall, studied acting read more..

Long-Awaited Guns N’ Roses Album ‘Chinese Democracy’ A Hit

I’m not sure how many copies of this new album will sell. I also do not know where it it will end up on the charts, but this album is already a hit with me. The new album landed on Best Buy store shelves yesterday and it has also been made available by the group read more..

Classic Rock Briefs For November 24, 2008

Joe Walsh Comfortable With Eagles Pecking Order Joe Walsh certainly seems to have mellowed with age. The guy that sang about trashing hotel rooms is now 60, and according to Walsh himself, has sobered up and discovered sleep. Walsh readily accepts that the Eagles fly in whatever direction that Don Henley and Glenn Frey decide, and reports read more..

Ian Anderson Rants And Raves On All Sorts of Subjects

Even their name – Jethro Tull – set them apart among their fellow rockers, and their music surely didn’t sound like any rock group I had ever heard. Add to the mix a frontman wielding a flute and it is easy to see that  Jethro Tull and Ian Anderson are in a league of their read more..

With Campaign Behind Us, Jackson Browne-John McCain Battle Continues

Of all the left-leaning classic rockers that took offence to the McCain campaigns use of their material, Jackson Browne appears to be the only real pit bull in the pack, and is not giving up easily in his efforts to punish McCain for the use of his hit song “Running on Empty” as part of read more..

Classic Rock Briefs For November 21, 2008

Sammy Hagar Answers Questions From Boneheads Well, that’s hw San Francisco radio station KSAN, “107.7 The Bone” refers to their listeners, many of whom were probably pleasantly surprised to hear a surprise visit from Sammy Hagar who dropped by the studios to talk about his current activities and answer call-in questions from fans. In addition to getting read more..

Michael Anthony And Sammy Hagar Let Loose on Van Halen

Until now, former Van Halen bass player Michael Anthony has been pretty kind to his former band mates by not sharing his true feelings about his experiences while he was with the group, and his more recent exclusion from the Van Halen reunion tour. At least not publicly. Although he still seems reluctant to say read more..