Neil Young revisits ‘Living With War’ with updated tracks

July 6, 2026 by Classic Rock 93.9

Neil Young has released updated versions of two songs from his 2006 album, Living With War.

According to a post on his Neil Young Archives website, the new versions are part of the Living With War archives collection. He notes that while the collection contains all the original performances, he’s made some “small changes within some songs.”

Examples of those changes can be heard on two tracks that Young has released to YouTube — the title track and “Let’s Impeach the President.”

He notes in his post that “(t)he mix is refocused.” He adds, “The choir is huge and has a band. The hundred voices add incredible depth to the stories of Living With War.”

Released in May 2006, Living With War was Young’s 29th studio album. It contained songs criticizing the George W. Bush administration and the war in Iraq. The album received three Grammy Award nominations: best rock album, and best rock song and best solo rock vocal performance for the track “Lookin’ For a Leader.”

Metallica met up with Sharon Osbourne on one-year anniversary of Back to the Beginning

July 6, 2026 by Classic Rock 93.9

Sharon Osbourne attended Metallica’s show in London Sunday on the one-year anniversary of the Back to the Beginning concert.

Back to the Beginning, which took place on July 5, 2025, marked the final live performance by the original Black Sabbath lineup and Ozzy Osbourne, who died just over two weeks later on July 22. The show also featured a stacked lineup of hard rock and metal bands, including Metallica, Guns N’ Roses, Tool, Slayer and Pantera.

Metallica met up with Sharon backstage in London Sunday, as well as her and Ozzy’s daughter Kelly Osbourne. You can check out photos from the encounter on Metallica’s Instagram.

“One year after ‘Back to the Beginning,’ we were thrilled to see some familiar faces for #M72London,” the post’s caption reads. “We miss you, Ozzy!”

Metallica also paid tribute to Ozzy during Sunday’s show with a performance of the Sabbath song “Electric Funeral” during bassist Robert Trujillo and guitarist Kirk Hammett’s “Doodle” segment.

First official Black Sabbath book ‘The Masters of Reality’ announced

July 6, 2026 by Classic Rock 93.9

A new book documenting the history of Black Sabbath has been announced.

The Masters of Reality – Why Black Sabbath Matter is described as the first-ever official Black Sabbath book and was created by rock photographer Ross Halfin in collaboration with the band. It covers Sabbath’s story from their formation in the late ’60s to their final live performance at the Back to the Beginning concert in their hometown of Birmingham, England, in July 2025.

The book was originally set to be announced shortly after Back to the Beginning, but it was put on hold due to Ozzy Osbourne’s death weeks later.

“Ozzy and Sharon [Osbourne] wanted the book out soon after the final show in Birmingham but Ozzy suddenly passing away caused the music world to stop,” Halfin says. “Ozzy was fully involved with the book and he signed the book plates months before the final show, as did all the band members.”

Halfin continues, “So now, we all thought the time was right, one year after Back to the Beginning, to announce the project. A book we all feel celebrates both Black Sabbath and Ozzy and illustrates just how important they are. I hope fans enjoy it.”

The Masters of Reality – Why Black Sabbath Matter is available to preorder now via Rufus Publications. It’s set to ship in October.

ASIA drops first single from upcoming album, ‘Indigo’

July 6, 2026 by Classic Rock 93.9

ASIA is back with new music.

The band, which features original member Geoffrey Downes, along with musicians Virgil Donati, John Mitchell and Harry Whitley, will release Indigo on Nov. 6.

Indigo is the first new album from ASIA since 2014’s Gravitas, which was the band’s last album to feature vocalist/bassist John Wetton before his 2017 death. The new album includes two songs, “Tattoo Indigo (Parts 2 & 3)” and “Chesapeake Bay,” which were written by Wetton. They are among the last songs he ever wrote.

Indigo also features guest appearances by Yes’ Steve Howe and Dream Theater’s Mike Portnoy.

Speaking of the album, Downes says in a press release that it was “a joy to make.”

“The songs are deep in musicality, with a powerful and original performance, dynamics and strong lyrical undertones – it’s an album that hopefully our fans will widely appreciate and support our cause to put ASIA back on the map,” he adds.

And ASIA is giving fans their first preview with the release of the first single, “The Traveller (Into The Light).”

“The first track off the album is a high-power energy piece, with a few elements of prog trickery but retaining the accessible chorus block, which was always a signature of ASIA’s music from the very beginning,” says Downes. “It’s a song of great optimism, mainly about looking forward to the future and travelling ‘into the light.’ Play it loud!”

Indigo is available for preorder now.

U2 releasing new single on Tuesday

July 6, 2026 by Classic Rock 93.9

There’s more new music on the way from U2.

The Irish rockers announced they’re dropping a new single, “Street of Dreams,” on Tuesday at 12 p.m. ET. They also shared a snippet of the song, along with a clip of the accompanying music video.

U2 shot the video for “Street of Dreams” in Mexico City in June. They shared a clip of the shoot on Instagram and wrote in the caption that they “Hopped a bus in Mexico City, destination: Street of Dreams.” They also included what is likely a lyric from the song, “‘Justice an obsession, love is a procession down the street of dreams.'”

At the time of the video shoot, a press release announced that the song will appear on U2’s yet-to-be announced album, which is expected to be released later this year.

U2’s next album will be their first album of new material since 2017’s Songs of Experience. They did release two EPs with new material — Days of Ash and Easter Lily — in February and April, respectively.

Ringo Starr announces fall dates with his All-Starr Band

July 6, 2026 by Classic Rock 93.9

Ringo Starr is heading back out on the road this fall.

The two-time Rock & Roll Hall of Famer, who turns 86 on Tuesday, has announced dates for a new tour. Ringo will be joined by his All-Starr Band, made up of Toto’s Steve Lukather, Men at Work’s Colin Hay, Warren Ham, Hamish Stuart, Gregg Bissonette and Buck Johnson.

The tour kicks off Sept. 24 in Easton, Pennsylvania, and wraps Oct. 7 in Albany, New York. It includes an Oct. 1 show at Forest Hills Stadium in Queens, New York, the same venue where The Beatles headlined two nights in August 1964.

“We just finished a spring tour which ended at the Greek. It was all so great – the audiences were so loving, and I just love playing with this band,” Ringo said in a statement, referring to his June show in Los Angeles. “I’m really looking forward to these fall shows. See you in September.”

Tickets go on sale Friday.

Ringo will once again be celebrating his birthday Tuesday with his Peace & Love celebration, asking fans to spread “Peace and Love” at noon wherever they are. Ringo will celebrate with a gathering of friends, family and fans in Los Angeles. Folks at home can watch the festivities, which will be streamed live on his social media platforms.

On This Day, July 6, 1957: Paul McCartney meets future Beatles bandmate John Lennon

July 6, 2026 by Classic Rock 93.9

On This Day, July 6, 1957..

Beatles legends Paul McCartney and John Lennon met for the very first time at St. Peter’s Church in Liverpool, where Lennon’s skiffle group, the Quarrymen, was playing a show.

The Quarrymen’s sometime bass player Ivan Vaughan, who was McCartney’s classmate at the Liverpool Institute, introduced the 15-year-old McCartney to his bandmates, including a 16-year-old Lennon.

McCartney, who impressed Lennon by playing Eddie Cochran’s “Twenty Flight Rock” and other songs at the meeting, was eventually invited to join the group, making his debut in October 1957.

McCartney’s friend George Harrison joined the band about a year later. In 1960, Lennon brought on his art school friend, Stuart Sutcliffe, and the band eventually changed their name to The Beatles.

Sharon Osbourne shares Ozzy Osbourne tribute on first wedding anniversary since Ozzy’s death

July 6, 2026 by Classic Rock 93.9

Sharon Osbourne shared a tribute to her late husband, Ozzy Osbourne, Saturday on what marked the couple’s first wedding anniversary since the metal icon’s death in 2025.

“Today would have been our 46th wedding anniversary,” Sharon wrote in an Instagram post. “Instead, it is a celebration of a love that even death could not diminish.”

The post is accompanied by a closeup image of Ozzy’s hand holding Sharon’s.

“I miss your hand in mine, but I carry your love with me every step of the way,” Sharon continued. “Forever my husband. Forever my heart.”

Ozzy died on July 22, 2025, just over two weeks after performing his final concert at the massive Back to the Beginning show on July 5. He was 76.

In related news, Ozzy’s hometown of Birmingham, England, where Back to the Beginning took place, has launched a photo exhibit dedicated to the concert in celebration of its one-year anniversary.

It’s their life (on the road): Bon Jovi set to launch first tour in over four years

July 6, 2026 by Classic Rock 93.9

Bon Jovi fans have been waiting for this day for more than four years.

The New Jersey rockers are returning to the road with the launch of the Forever Tour at New York’s Madison Square Garden on Tuesday.

The tour is the band’s first since 2022, and their first since frontman Jon Bon Jovi underwent vocal cord surgery that year. His recovery was detailed in the band’s 2024 Hulu documentary, Thank You, Good Night: The Bon Jovi Story.

“It’s been a slog,” he told Planet Rock in 2024 of his recovery. “Nothing that I would ever wish on my worst enemy.”

Bon Jovi announced the tour in October, with Jon thanking fans for sticking by him.

“I’m deeply grateful that the fans and the brotherhood of this band have been patient and allowed me the time needed to get healthy and prepare for touring,” he said. “I’m ready and excited!”

As for his voice, Jon told People in June he’s “fully recovered.” He noted, “It was longer than I’d ever expected, but it had to be right. We never lost faith.”

Fans can expect plenty of hits when the band takes the stage again; one song that’s pretty much guaranteed to be on the setlist is their iconic track “Livin’ on a Prayer.” Bon Jovi previously asked fans to submit videos of themselves singing the iconic hit for a chance to be featured as part of the tour visuals.

Bon Jovi’s Forever Tour begins with nine shows at MSG, which are the tour’s only U.S. dates. It will then head to the U.K. for shows in Ireland and Scotland, before wrapping with three nights at London’s Wembley Stadium.

A complete list of dates can be found at BonJovi.com.

Mötley Crüe’s Nikki Sixx marks 25th sobriety anniversary

July 2, 2026 by Classic Rock 93.9

Mötley Crüe bassist Nikki Sixx marked his 25th sobriety anniversary on Thursday.

“It’s hard to wrap a lifetime of lessons into a few paragraphs, but one thing has never changed: sobriety gave me a life I never imagined was possible,” Sixx writes in an Instagram post. “It gave me my family. It taught me how to be present instead of just existing. It showed me what it means to be a husband, a father, a friend, and a bandmate—not perfectly, but honestly.”

Sixx detailed his drug use in his 2007 book, The Heroin Diaries, which was accompanied by the debut Sixx:A.M. album, The Heroin Diaries Soundtrack.

“If my story helps even one person believe there’s another way, then every scar has found a purpose,” Sixx now says. “Twenty-five years later, I don’t celebrate perfection. I celebrate progress. I celebrate love. I celebrate the people who walked beside me when I couldn’t walk alone.”

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