Now on Netflix: One of rock legend Robbie Robertson’s final projects

April 23, 2026 by Classic Rock 93.9

New on Netflix in April is Sitting Bull, a two-part History Channel documentary about the legendary leader of the Lakota people. But rock fans may not be aware that its main title theme is one of the last things Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Robbie Robertson worked on before his 2023 death.

The theme was created by Robbie and his son, Sebastian Robertson, drawing from their Native American heritage. Earlier this year, it won both of them a CLIO Award.

“The idea was, I was going make the piece of music, get it into a pretty good place and share it with my dad, and then we were gonna build it together,” Sebastian told ABC Audio.

“He was really happy with the first demo I did … and that’s, like, an impossible thing to have happen with my dad. He’s very picky and very detail-oriented.”

Sebastian and Robbie then joined forces. “We sat down in his studio with it. We batted back and forth some guitar ideas,” he explains. He also incorporated a melody that Robbie began humming.

“I made it into something that I thought worked for the theme. And I said, ‘I think we should send this in’ … and they loved it,” he said.

Robbie passed away during the production of documentary, and while Sebastian finished the theme for broadcast, he said he continued to feel his dad’s presence.

“My dad was still there working with me,” he recalled. “And we were just kind of working on a mystic level at that point. And by the end of it, you know, I felt incredibly proud of the music.”

“It probably will always be the most memorable and important thing that I do,” he added. “Because it will be the last thing that I ever did with my dad.”

Eagles release live recording of ‘Best of My Love’ from ‘One of These Nights’ reissue

April 22, 2026 by Classic Rock 93.9

Eagles will be reissuing their 1975 album, One of These Nights, on May 1, and they’ve just shared another bonus track from the release.

One of These Nights (Deluxe Edition) includes a previously unreleased concert, recorded Sept. 28, 1975, at Anaheim Stadium in California. They’re previewing the concert with the digital release of a live performance of the On the Border track “Best of My Love.”

The concert features Eagles members Don Henley, Glenn Frey, Randy Meisner, Bernie Leadon and Don Felder performing tracks from One of These Nights, as well as other hits. The show, Leadon’s final performance with the band, features his eventual replacement, Joe Walsh, joining them for the encore to perform his track “Rocky Mountain Way.”

One of These Nights (Deluxe Edition) will be released as a three-CD/Blu-ray set, featuring a new mix of the album and the 1975 concert. The Blu-ray features Dolby Atmos and high-res stereo mixes of both the album and concert. It will also be available digitally and as a three-LP set featuring the new album mix and the concert. All formats are available for preorder now.

The deluxe reissue is coming out just one day before the Eagles headline New Orleans Jazz Fest on May 2. They also have May shows in Atlanta; Nashville; Arlington, Texas; and Hollywood, Florida. A complete list of dates can be found at Eagles.com.

Neil Young’s next album will include three 60-year-old songs

April 22, 2026 by Classic Rock 93.9

Neil Young has given fans an update on his next album and has revealed it will include three songs he wrote in the ’60s.

In the latest post to his Neil Young Archives website, Young writes that the new album is “quite a special album to me.” He adds, “Music is a gift and when it comes like this I really feel it. Everything here feels so good. I hope you will agree.”

He goes on to say that the album includes five news songs that he recorded with his band The Chrome Hearts, noting they recorded four on day one in the studio, and the fifth on day two.

“We were then out of songs. We needed more,” he writes. “The next morning I had a song going through my head and was playing it. I checked it out in the archives and found it was from 1963, unreleased.”

“There were three more. I found the three others with it … also unreleased!” he continues. “Three 60 year old songs and five brand new ones!”

Young says the album is now “ready to go,” adding, “I cannot wait for you to hear it and I hope it gives you what it gives me.” He says the album is “coming soon.”

But before we get the new album, Young says he’ll be releasing As Time Explodes, a live album he recorded with The Chrome Heart on their 2025 U.S. and European tour. He says the album is “ready to go,” although he doesn’t reveal any details about a possible release date.

Young released his first album with The Chrome Hearts, Talkin to the Trees, in June 2025.

At least one doctor doesn’t hate Dave Grohl’s preshow routine, but others might

April 22, 2026 by Classic Rock 93.9

When it comes to the condition of his vocal cords, Dave Grohl does indeed blame it on the alcohol, but in a good way.

During an interview on the Dish podcast, the Foo Fighters frontman shares that he went to a doctor to have his vocal cords inspected some years ago and was surprised to learn that everything looked good.

The doctor then asked Grohl if he does any vocal warm-ups or cooldowns before and after shows. When Grohl said he didn’t, the doctor asked about Grohl’s preshow routine.

“An hour before the show, I’ll open a beer, then I’ll start drinking the beer,” Grohl explained. “I might take an Advil ’cause my knees hurt, my ankles hurt, whatever, I’m old. Then I’ll have a shot of whiskey.”

“Once the beer is done, I’ll open another beer, then we’ll maybe have a group shot,” Grohl continued. “Then somebody will say, ’15 minutes!’ And I open one more beer and have one more shot, and then hit the stage.”

While a hepatologist might have some concerns, Grohl’s vocal cord doctor had a different reaction.

“My doctor said, ‘Just don’t change what you’re doing, it’s working,'” Grohl tells Dish.

Grohl will have plenty of chances to repeat that routine while touring in support of the upcoming Foo Fighters album Your Favorite Toy, due out Friday. The Foos will play a one-off show in Bridgeport, Connecticut, on April 28, followed by headlining sets at the Welcome to Rockville and BottleRock Napa festivals in May. They’ll launch a full North American stadium tour in August.

Watch John Lennon perform ‘Instant Karma!’ from ‘Power to the People’ concert film

April 22, 2026 by Classic Rock 93.9

Another clip from the upcoming John Lennon and Yoko Ono concert film, Power to the People: John & Yoko/Plastic Ono Band with Elephant’s Memory and Special Guests – Live at the One To One Concert, New York City, 1972, has just been released.

The latest features a performance of “Instant Karma!,” John’s third solo single, which peaked at #3 on the Billboard Hot 100. This is the second performance clip released from the film, following a video for “Imagine.”

Power to the People captures John and Yoko’s historic August 1972 concerts at New York’s Madison Square Garden, which were John’s only full-length performances after The Beatles’ 1970 breakup. The pair were joined by special guests, including Stevie Wonder and Sha Na Na. The concerts raised over $1.5 million for children with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

The footage of the concerts has been restored, reedited and remixed by a team led by the couple’s son, Sean Ono Lennon.

Power to the People will screen in theaters nationwide starting April 29 for a limited time. Tickets are on sale now.

Upcoming Stevie Nicks album is ‘glorious,’ says pal Vanessa Carlton

April 22, 2026 by Classic Rock 93.9

Stevie Nicks and “A Thousand Miles” singer Vanessa Carlton are pals; in fact, Stevie officiated her wedding. So maybe it’s not surprising to hear that Vanessa has heard the new album that Stevie said she was working on a year ago.

Speaking with People, Vanessa confirmed that she’s heard the album, which Stevie first mentioned during the Pollstar Awards in April 2025. She told the audience during the event, “I’m actually making a record right now.” She added that she’d written seven songs that were “autobiographical, real stories where I’m not pulling any punches for probably the first time in my life.”

While Vanessa said that she’d heard it, she added, “I cannot say a word more. The world should get ready. That’s all I’ll say. Stevie’s coming. Let’s put it that way.”

She added, “It’s Stevie, so it’s glorious.”

When Stevie does release a new album, it will be her first solo release since 2011’s In Your Dreams. She did release the single “The Lighthouse” in September 2024. Wednesday night, she performs in Austin, Texas.

As for why the Rock & Roll Hall of Famer is so beloved, Vanessa told People, “She doesn’t try to teach anybody. She’s not trying to tell anybody what to do. She will let you be yourself. I know we’re so in this divided place. But at her shows, everybody comes together for her.”

“I think that’s why everybody loves Stevie. Everybody wants to know what she has to say — and she’s not trying to get people to love her. It’s just really respectful of everybody.”

Lenny Kaye to release debut solo album

April 22, 2026 by Classic Rock 93.9

Musician Lenny Kaye, the longest serving member of the Patti Smith Group, is launching a solo career.

The 79-year-old rocker will release his debut solo album, Goin’ Local, on July 17, described as “a deeply personal collection” that represents his “most autobiographical and introspective turn yet.”

“I feel like I’m a new artist,” says Kaye. “I think this album will surprise those who think they know me from what I’ve done previously.”

Goin’ Local features the song “Solstice,” which was co-written by Smith, and includes special guests like jazz pianist Matthew Shipp, Railroad Earth’s Tim Carbone, The Jayhawks’ John Jackson and multi-instrumentalist David Mansfield.

As a preview of the record, Kaye has released the album’s title track.

“I’ve always loved the local, its intimacy and camaraderie,” he says of the tune. “I feel that the truest ‘Goin’ Local’ is the privilege to go inside my own head and hear how I sound to me.”

Goin’ Local is available for preorder now.

Kaye is set to hit the road in April with Dave Alvin and Jimmie Dale Gilmore. The tour kicks off April 25 in Easton, Maryland.

Here is the track list for Goin’ Local:
“Goin’ Local”
“This Love”
“If I Were You”
“Let’s Make a Memory”
“A Friend Like You”
“Be That As It May (May Day)”
“Solstice”
“World Book Night”
“Pennsylvania Girls”
“Poppy”
“The Things You Leave Behind”
“Yes I Will”

Tommy Lee announces ‘reimagined’ version of ’Tommyland: The Ride’ album

April 22, 2026 by Classic Rock 93.9

Tommy Lee has announced a new album called Tommyland Rides Again, described as a “reimagined” version of the Mötley Crüe drummer’s 2005 solo record, Tommyland: The Ride.

Tommyland Rides Again is due out May 22. According to a press release, the updated set gives “each track all the love and attention to create something that was just sonically impossible back in 2005.”

“The cover art invites you to take a ride inside my twisted musical world and experience its new life after 20 years,” Lee says in a statement. “And in Dolby Atmos.”

Tommyland: The Ride included collaborations with Nickelback’s Chad Kroeger, Joel Madden of Good Charlotte, Something Corporate’s Andrew McMahon and Backstreet Boy Nick Carter, as well as the single “Good Times,” which featured Butch Walker and was the theme song to the 2005 reality seriesTommy Lee Goes to College.

The Tommyland Rides Again version of “Good Times” is out now alongside an HD upscale of the original video, which you can watch streaming on YouTube.

Tommyland Rides Again also includes a new bonus track called “Stupid World,” featuring musician and former pro skateboarder Chad Tepper.

After releasing the original Tommyland: The Ride album, Lee didn’t put out another solo record until 2020’s Andro, which remains his most recent solo effort.

Mötley Crüe, meanwhile, is preparing to launch their Return of the Carnival of Sins tour in July.

Phil Collins to auction off personal archives for charity in November

April 22, 2026 by Classic Rock 93.9

Want to own some memorabilia from a newly-minted Rock & Roll Hall of Famer? You’ll get the chance when Phil Collins auctions off his personal archive this November in London for a good cause.

The archive has been donated by Phil and his ex-wife Jill Tavelman; the two share daughter Lily Collins of Emily In Paris fame. Proceeds will go to The King’s Trust, a charity founded by King Charles III in 1976. Phil has been a supporter for years, back when it was known as The Prince’s Trust.

Among the items on offer at The King’s Trust 50^thAnniversary Auction Featuring The Phil Collins Archive are: the outfit Phil wore onstage during Live Aid in 1985, when he became the only artist to perform at both the London and Philadelphia shows on the same day; the handwritten working lyrics for the Genesis hit “That’s All;” the pinstripe suit he wore on Miami Vice in 1985; clothing worn during photo shoots, music videos and onstage; autographed drums and more more.

In a statement, Phil says, “I’m very proud to have been involved closely with The King’s Trust for over 40 years and I hope we can raise a lot of money for the cause.”

Jill adds, “Phil and I realized we had a treasure trove of items spanning the years 1980 to 1995, and that this would be the ideal opportunity to share them with fans who will become the caretakers of Phil’s memorabilia while helping support such a worthwhile cause.”

You can see some of the items now on Instagram, and register for auction now at JuliensAuctions.com. It takes place Nov. 19.

Judas Priest to release compilation album, ‘The Best of Judas Priest’

April 22, 2026 by Classic Rock 93.9

Heavy Metal rockers Judas Priest are dropping a new compilation album, The Best of Judas Priest, on June 19, a career-spanning collection that includes such iconic Priest songs as “Breaking The Law,” “You’ve Got Another Thing Coming” and “Living After Midnight.”

According to a press release, songs on the album “represent key moments from across their catalogue and trace the evolution of a band that helped shape the genre itself.”

The Best of Judas Priest will be released on CD, vinyl and picture disc vinyl and is available for preorder now.

That’s not the only thing Judas Priest fans have to look forward to in 2026.

The group’s career is the subject of a new documentary, The Ballad Of Judas Priest, which is expected to be released later this year. The doc, which had its premiere at the Berlin Film Festival in February, was directed by Rage Against the Machine’s Tom Morello and filmmaker Sam Dunn.

Judas Priest is also set to kick off a European tour on July 25 in Monchengladbach, Germany, wrapping Sept. 21 in London. A complete list of dates can be found at JudasPriest.com.

Here is the track list for The Best of Judas Priest:

“You’ve Got Another Thing Coming”
“Lightning Strike”
“Breaking The Law”
“Beyond The Realms Of Death”
“Painkiller”
“Hell Bent For Leather”
“Rocka Rolla”
“Turbo Lover”
“Electric Eye”
“Crown Of Horns”
“Living After Midnight”
“Night Crawler”
“Heading Out To The Highway”
“Better By You, Better Than Me”
“The Sentinel”
“Diamonds And Rust”

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