Hagar And Satriani Form A New Trio

Sammy Hagar in Van Halen? Who what where and when? He's accomplished more in the post show than any front man on the planet. The super group Chickenfoot is but a single chapter. Over the weekend guitar hero Joe Satriani announced. He and Sammy are about to bust open heaping can of Classic Rock blues. The vision hit Satriani while watching David Letterman. They've been tossing around the idea of masterminding a trio. Because of both of their successes. Everything since 2010 has stood in the way. That's all changed. Sammy and Joe have a brand new blues trio. The question is...whose number three? It can't be Chad Smith. The Red Hot Chili Peppers are back to being 10 alarm fire. What about Michael Anthony? He too is ex-VH and helped Sammy shape Chickenfoot. I bet we have an answer by Friday.

New Music From Ace Frehley

Here comes the Space Man! No matter how much bad press has been printed about Gene Simmons not supporting all four original members appearing at the Rock n Roll Hall Of Fame induction. Ace Frehley has stayed true to his art. On June 24th. Space Invader. The first solo set of tunes from Ace will appear on I Heart Radio. Eight originals... One cover. Frehley's give The Joker by Steve Miller a new age spin. _______ Christine McVie is headed back to America. The 2014 Fleetwood Mac tour will put the famed writer and keyboardist inside 34 concert halls through fall. Tickets will go on sale beginning April 7 via Live Nation. A list of venues and dates is below. Additional details are available through the band’s website. According to Christine “Being back is really a time warp, I feel like a pig in poo right now.” 9/30 — Minneapolis, MN 10/2 — Chicago, IL 10/6 — New York, NY 10/10 — Boston, MA 10/11 — Newark, NJ 10/14 — Pittsburgh, PA 10/15 — Philadelphia, PA 10/18 — Toronto, ON 10/19 — Columbus, OH 10/21 — Indianapolis, IN 10/22 — Auburn Hills, MI 10/26 — Ottawa, ON 10/31 — Washington, DC 11/1 — Hartford, CT 11/10 — Winnipeg, MB 11/12 — Saskatoon, SK 11/14 — Calgary, AB 11/15 — Edmonton, AB 11/18 — Vancouver, BC 11/20 — Tacoma, WA 11/22 — Portland, OR 11/24 — Sacramento, CA 11/25 — San Jose, CA 11/28 — Inglewood, CA 11/29 — Inglewood, CA 12/2 — San Diego, CA 12/3 — Oakland, CA 12/10 — Phoenix, AZ 12/12 — Denver, CO 12/14 — Dallas, TX 12/15 — Houston, TX 12/17 — Atlanta, GA 12/19 — Ft. Lauderdale, FL 12/20 — Tampa, FL

Ozzy Beer In Trouble

Is a Classic Rocker's persona and performance copyrighted material? Ozzy Osbourne says yes. He's swinging his Ozzy fist. Trying to take the fizz out a Baltimore brewery's Ozzy beer. It's a Belgian strong pale ale. The outside shell. Features the very tatoo the Black Sabbath frontman has been sporting since the beginning of the first guitar riff. Although a settlement is currently in the works. Ozzy is all business. Claiming his name, face, music...Oz is 100%trademarked. But is it? The beer can doesn't say Ozzy Osbourne. It clearly states: Ozzy. The end result will probably be Mr. Osbourne charging a licensing fee. Chugging Ozzy will resume. Until then. Let this be a man cave lesson. Home brews and IP's are totally 2014. Just know the rules before putting on a shelf to be sold. As long as the world keeps stealing music off the web. Musicians and artists are going to figure out a way to cash in.

Keith Moon Tribute On April 24th

Keith Moon has always been looked upon as being one Classic Rock's biggest and greatest. The industry tributes the Who's drummer April 24th at the House of Blues in West Hollywood. The event is called The Ox & The Loon. Performing on stage: Michael Anthony, Phil Chen from Jeff Beck and Rod Stewart. Jeff Pilson of Foreigner. Members of Slayer, Janes Addiction, Poison and Red Hot Chili Peppers. Tickets for the Keith Moon tribute are on sale at the House of Blues website. _______ Turns out Ted Nugent is worth a fist full of dollars if he keeps his posse out of town. The Longview, Texas city council will pay the wild man 16 grand to not participate with their July 4th celebration. Not everybody in town agrees with the move. The outgoing chairman of the local Republican party says they just forked out $16,000 to Ted Nugent to be nothing more than politically correct.

Chrissie Hynde No Longer Pretending

Chrissie Hynde is no longer pretending. The forefront of the Pretenders has every reason to be excited. It’s the first time in her lengthy successful career that her name and her name only will appear on something extremely musical. Available on I Heart Radio June 10th. Her first ever solo songwriting amp-age. The song is, “Dark Sunglasses,’ According to Chrissie “So much of rock n roll has become what she calls Glory Rock. Life is too serious. But in Rock n Roll either laugh or get off.

Joe Elliot Not Hot About Hall Of Fame

Kiss and Def Leppard. Same night. PNC Music Pavilion in Charlotte. By the time they get here. Simmons and company will already members of the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame. Which is where Def Leppard will one day stand. Or will they? Front man Joe Elliot stepped out this past weekend calling the hall a board room of faceless tuxedo-wearing morons.” Joe says his direct response would be "Why?" which in return could make them the first act since the Sex Pistols to disconnection from the invitation.

Who Killed Kurt Cobain?

Is it time to call in Mark Harmon and NCIS? Nearly next to 20 years after music lost Kurt Cobain. The Seattle police department has set aside their Polaroids and developed four rolls of film. Snap shots of the scene. Which until now were never and have never been used as evidence. That maybe...could be. Something other than a self inflicted puncture took place. The SPD clearly points out: They haven't reopened the investigation. You can't hide what's been written about. Nor can you change the final outcome. But there still remains the conspiracy theories that contradict what the Polaroids pictures were painting. Who killed Kurt Cobain?

Neal Schon's So U Hits U.S. May 19th

Neal Schon of Journey. Isn't the type of Classic Rocker that finds pleasure in sitting around. Not only is there a new Journey album on the way but he's teamed up with Carlos Santana and mixing down a Neal Schon solo project. The CD is called So U... It's a fushion between hard rock and the blues. Featuring Marco Mendoza from Ted Nugent's band, Journey's drummer Dean Castronovo... Look for So U from Neal Schon on May 19th _______ Talk about drama before during and after a KISS. Their Hall of Fame induction continues to resemble a battle between the Hatfields and the McCoys. The Hall says the induction is for all four members. Simmons and Stanley said they won't play. The Hall says OK. But they hope Peter and ACE show up for what they've rightfully earned. Can I ask a personal question here? Is this real or is this Gene Simmons creating drama to get people to watch? He is the master of promotions.

Thorogood The Comedian?

The front man of the legendary Destroyers was in town last night. George Thorogood. Blues. Classic Rock. Bourbon Whiskey and Beer. Not bad for guy that dreamed of being... a comedian.

George Jetson Was Ahead Of His Time

In an age of digital play. Where games become movies. And Hollywood makes billions. Comes a sight and sound all too many have ignored. I invite you to listen... Every instrument. Every riff. Stroke, poke and thump. 100% computerized. The manmade electric band is call Z-machines and its selling out concert halls. The bands programers? Two students from the University of Tokyo. 78 fingers. 22 arms. But no human hand to add character and warmth. And yet music critics say... there's emotion. Expect there to be a new movement in music.

Metallica Premieres New Song

An 8 minute riff-fest. That's the best way to express. The latest song from Classic Rock Gods Metallica. The new song. The Lords of Summer. Has made its stage debut. Premiering the song at incredibly large public places. Is part of Metallica's way of keeping connected to their fans. The goal. The people get to pick 17 of the 18 songs on the play list. The Lords of Summer made the cut. Plus LA KISS wins their first indoor arena football game

Chrissie Hynde Is Back

Pretender's leader Chrissie Hynde has coming out hiding. More importantly... she isn't sneaking around behind Classic Rock fans backs in silence. Chrissie's new collection of tunes is a collaboration with Peter Bjorn

Eddie Money Is Still Shaking It

Classic Rocker Eddie Money checked into town last night. Notorious for hard edged guitar riffs and lyrics inescapably too addicting to forget. The former Manhattan cop turned rock still loves to shake it. Then it happened. Right in the center of walk and don't walk. He showcased a purpose.

KISS Not Paying Royalties?????

We've always heard. Gene Simmons of KISS. Is a brilliant businessman more than he's a great Classic Rocker. The latest headlines state something differently. The business of KISS has been accused of not paying proper royalties to their late drummer Eric Carr. Simmons and Stanley have both been named in the suit. Earnings from 5 to 50% for material Eric Carr wrote dating as far back as 1981. KISS has declined to make a comment. ______ Speaking of news of the weird. Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones is writing a new book. Not an autobiography. A children's picture book titled Gus and Me. The Story of My Granddad and My First Guitar’ Richard says “The bond between a grandfather and their grandchildren is unique and should be treasured. This is a story of one of those magical moments. May I be as great a grandfather as Gus was to me.” Look for it September 9, 2014 in conjunction with the Hachette Book Group imprint Little, Brown Books for Young Readers.

Boston Is Back On Tour

Boston has announced their 2014 tour. Lead vocalist Tommy DeCarlo pulled into our studios and made the announcement of the bands first appearance in the Queen City in several years. http://www.bandboston.com/ Date City Venue June 5 2014 Hollywood, FL Seminole Hard Rock Live June 6 2014 Clearwater, FL Ruth Eckerd Hall June 7 2014 St. Augustine, FL The Saint Augustine Amphitheatre June 10 2014 Charlotte, NC Uptown Amphitheatre at the Music Factory June 11 2014 Chattanooga, TN Riverbend Festival June 13 2014 Biloxi, MS Hard Rock Biloxi Hotel June 14 2014 Atlanta, GA Verizon Wireless Amphitheater June 15 2014 Southaven, MS Snowden Grove Amphitheatre June 17 2014 Houston, TX Cynthia Woods June 18 2014 Allen, TX Allen Event Center June 20 2014 St. Louis, MO Verizon Wireless Amph. St. Louis June 21 2014 Chicago, IL Montrose Beach June 23 2014 Toronto, ON Molson Canadian Amphitheater June 24 2014 Detroit, MI DTE June 27 2014 Bethel, NY Bethel Woods June 28 2014 Uncasville, CT Mohegan Sun Arena June 29 2014 Holmdel, NJ PNC Bank Arts Center July 1 2014 Long Island, NY Nikon at Jones Beach Theater July 13 2014 Bethlehem, PA Sands Bethlehem Event Center July 15 2014 Pittsburgh, PA Stage AE - Outdoors July 22 2014 Albuquerque, NM Sandia Amphitheatre July 25 2014 Phoenix, AZ Comerica July 26 2014 Las Vegas, NV The Joint at Hard Rock Hotel July 29 2014 Los Angeles, CA The Forum Aug 2 2014 San Francisco, CA Shoreline Amphitheater Aug 3 2014 Tahoe, CA Harveys Outdoor Arena Aug 5 2014 Salt Lake City, UT Usana Amphitheatre Aug 6 2014 Denver, CO Fiddlers Green Amphitheatre Aug 9 2014 Sparta, WI Fort McCoy Army Base Aug 12 2014 Springfield, IL Illinois State Fair Aug 24 2014 Vienna, VA The Filene Center

Richie Sambora Is Back

After nearly a year. Bon Jovi mega-guitarist Richie Sambora has resurfaced inside the walls to wall echoes of a giant Rock arena. He's playing the part of "Be my own Boss" and loving it. Featured are two cover songs featured during a performance in Australia

CCR Will Help Celebrate Natl Record Store Day

National Record Store Day is Saturday April 19th. The single most 24 hours of the year. The industry of music puts 100% of their attention on local record stores. This year. Creedence Clearwater Revival will make available. The limited edition release of their three classic albums. In honor of their biggest and best year. The collection of tune-age has been dubbed 1969

Springsteen Covering Other People's Music

Throughout the chapters of Classic Rock. Bruce Springsteen has invaded your listening space without having to be part of the E Street Band. Blinded by the Light from Manfred Mann. Springsteen wrote it. Fire from the Pointer Sisters. Springsteen. Because the night... This Little Girl When Bruce invades Time Warner Cable Arena on April 19th. Expect to see Springsteen doing something differently. He's covering other people's writing. Who'll stop the rain from CCR, Stayin Alive from The Bee Gee's, INXS, Highway to Hell from AC DC and more Bruce Springsteen...in Charlotte April 19th...

Spinal Tap Moment #3

This week marks the spot. The 30th anniversary of Spinal Tap. The mock-u-mentary written and designed to make fun of the wacky world of rock music. Hindsight being the vision. The film truly didn't mock music. It spoke the tales of many performers who've had some seriously out of control moments. One of the most famous took place yesterday 48 years ago. Listen to the documentary

Celebrating 30 Years Of Spinal Tap

March with all its Madness. Classic Rock no different. This being the week of the 30th anniversary of Spinal Tap. The ultimate in mock-u-mentary's. Only because those laughable most talked about on stage events... have actually happened within the real chapters of metal meeting fans. Duff McKagan of Guns and Roses.

Real Life Spinal Tap Stories

March with all its madness. It's not just a college basketball game. The world of music has always seen March as being a great place to kick off a new tour. So Hollywood played along. March 1984. Spinal Tap hit theaters. Critic's called it a "mock"-u-mentary. But in reality... Classic Rock biggest names admit they've all had their share of Spinal Tap Moments. Tom Sholz of Boston...he was to soar above the screaming crowd on a rope. He launched out and crashed into a stack of hidden speakers. Ted Nugent was sitting on the toilet when the arena announcer shouted out his name. The lights when out but there was no Ted March Madness is here. Even if you're Metallica. You've had a Spinal Tap Moment.