KX96 - Classic Rock

Flashback: Bob Dylan & The Band Play The Isle Of Wight Festival

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 17:37:25 +0000

It was 38 years ago Sunday (August 31st, 1969) that Bob Dylan made his first full-length concert appearance in three years at the Isle Of Wight Festival. Dylan's hour-long set with the Band closed the...

Bruce Springsteen And Jon Bon Jovi No-Shows During Close Of Democratic National Convention

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 17:37:28 +0000

Despite heavy predictions and then vehement denials, Bruce Springsteen was a notable no-show last night (August 28th) as Sen. Barack Obama accepted the Democratic Party's Nomination for the presidency...

British Who Fan Rescues Roger Daltrey's Missing Passport

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 17:37:31 +0000

Roger Daltrey was in luck earlier this month when a Who found his passport while shopping at a local Budgens supermarket in Kent, England. According to virginmedia.com, Who fan Lisa Gillespie spotted ...

Flashback: John Lennon Performs First Full Length Solo Concert

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 17:37:23 +0000

It was 36 years ago tomorrow (August 30th, 1972) that John Lennon and Yoko Ono performed their only publicly announced, full-length concerts, at New York City's Madison Square Garden. The two shows, k...

Flashback: The Beatles Perform Final Official Concert

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 17:37:26 +0000

It was 42 years ago today (August 29th, 1966), that the Beatles performed their last official concert in San Francisco at Candlestick Park. The tour, which had already hit Germany, Japan and the Phili...

Are The Eagles Extending North American Tour?

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 17:37:29 +0000

The Eagles may be extending a leg of their upcoming North American tour. The band will kick off their next set of dates on September 6th at Tulsa's BOK Center, but Pollstar.com has just listed the ban...

Beatles News Roundup

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 17:37:33 +0000

Paul McCartney is gearing up for his concert next month in Israel, and posted a message to fans on his official website paulmccartney.com, about the upcoming show in Tel Aviv, saying, "I've heard so m...

Don Henley Cites Election Of George W. Bush As Baby Boomers' Biggest Blunder

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 17:37:41 +0000

Don Henley says that for the most part, the baby boomer generation failed to put its idealism into constructive practice, and cites electing President George W. Bush among its greatest blunders. When ...

Bruce Springsteen And Jon Bon Jovi Rumored To Perform At Close Of Democratic National Convention

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 17:37:46 +0000

Bruce Springsteen and Jon Bon Jovi are rumored to be performing tomorrow night (August 28th) at Denver's Invesco Field directly before and after Sen. Barack Obama accepts the Democratic Presidential n...

New Guns N' Roses Book Details Wild Sex Parties

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 17:38:10 +0000

A new book about the rise and career of Guns N'Roses details some of the wild sex parties that the band allegedly held in its heyday. According to the New York Post, rock journalist Stephen Davis'new ...

Ozzy Osbourne's Son Making Documentary About Dad

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 17:38:14 +0000

Ozzy Osbourne is the subject of a new documentary being made by his son Jack, who told RollingStone.com that he's "trying to paint a realistic picture of who my father is." Jack added that he thinks t...

Roger Waters And Nick Mason Accept Sweden's Polar Music Prize On Behalf Of Pink Floyd

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 17:37:43 +0000

Pink Floyd's Roger Waters and Nick Mason were on hand on yesterday (August 26th) in Stockholm to accept 2008 Polar Music Prize from Sweden's King Carl XVI (16) Gustaf. The Associated Press reported th...

'jimmy Kimmel Live' Bows To Judas Priest

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 17:38:08 +0000

Judas Priest will perform a free five-song mini-concert outdoors in Los Angeles next Tuesday (September 2nd), as the band tapes its first-ever late night U.S. television performance for ABC's Jimmy Ki...

Jackson Browne Speaks Out On Lawsuit Against John Mccain And The G.O.P.

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 17:38:12 +0000

Jackson Browne has broken his silence over his lawsuit against Sen. John McCain and the Republican National Party for their use of his 1977 song "Running On Empty" in a campaign commercial without Bro...

Lynyrd Skynyrd To Release New Album Next Year

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 17:38:18 +0000

Lynyrd Skynyrd has been hard at work on a new album, which is expected out early next year. The group has been working with Rob Zombie guitarist John 5 and is close to wrapping up writing for the set....