Classic Rock News

The Black Crowes are giving fans some insight into the music that inspired their recently released album, A Pound of Feathers.

The band has released a new Spotify playlist, Feathers and Lead, which they describe on Instagram as “The songs that shaped A Pound of Feathers.”

They add that the playlist highlights the “records that inspired the writing, the feel and the freedom behind this chapter from The Black Crowes.”

The playlist includes such songs as “I’m Not Talking” by The Yardbirds with Jeff Beck on lead guitar; “Popcorn” by Ike & Tina Turner; “Evil” by Howlin’ Wolf; “Knocking ‘Em Down (In the City)” by Iggy Pop; “Girl I Love You” by Eddie Floyd; “Elephant Man” by Bo Diddley; and “I Bet You” by Funkadelic.

A Pound of Feathers, the 10th studio album from The Black Crowes, is the follow-up to their 2023 release, Happiness Bastards, which was their first album of new material since 2009.

The Black Crowes will kick off The Southern Hospitality tour, with country rock band Whiskey Myers, on May 17 in Austin, Texas. Before that they will tour Australia and Japan.

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

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Bruce Springsteen is set to kick off his Land of Hope and Dreams American Tour on March 31 in Minneapolis, but that won’t be his only performance in Minnesota.

The Boss has confirmed to the Minnesota Star Tribune that he will perform his new protest song, “Streets of Minneapolis,” at the No Kings rally, which is scheduled for Saturday at the Minnesota Capitol in St. Paul.

“You want to try to meet the moment,” Springsteen told the paper. “The No Kings movement is of great import right now.”

“When you have the opportunity to sing something where the timing is essential and if you have something powerful to sing, it elevates the moment, it elevates your job to another level,” he added. “And I’m always in search of that.”

Springsteen released “Streets of Minneapolis” on January 28, explaining that he wrote it “in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis.” He dedicated it to “the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good,” the two Minneapolis residents who were fatally shot by federal agents.

He previously performed the song live at Rage Against the Machine guitarist Tom Morello’s January 30 protest concert at First Ave, a downtown Minneapolis venue.

Also attending the No Kings rally in St. Paul on Saturday will be Sen. Bernie Sanders, Jane Fonda and singers Joan Baez and Maggie Rogers.

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In addition to advocating for more matinee concerts, Jamie Lee Curtis has another music take. 

The Oscar-winning actress has shared her review of the new documentary The Rise of the Red Hot Chili Peppers: Our Brother, Hillel, in an Instagram post. It begins, in all caps, “HOLY S***! THIS IS MIND BLOWING! I AM F****** MOTIVATED!”

The film, which premiered Friday on Netflix, is about the early days of RHCP and specifically focuses on the artistic vision of original guitarist Hillel Slovak, who died in 1988. It includes interviews with frontman Anthony Kiedis and bassist Flea.  

“Am stunned at the depth of these friendships, the saving grave of friends connecting through music and the transformation that one person can give another,” Curtis’ post reads. “Also the pain and suffering of addiction, the miracle of recovery and mostly the PUNK FUNK ROCK OF BEING ALIVE!”

Following the doc’s original announcement, the Peppers clarified that the film is not a Red Hot Chili Peppers documentary and that they “had nothing to do with it creatively.” The band added that Kiedis and Flea gave interviews for the movie “out of love and respect for Hillel and his memory.”

“We have not yet made a Red Hot Chili Peppers documentary,” the statement read. “The central subject of this current Netflix special is Hillel Slovak and we hope it sparks interest in him and his work.”

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Eagles have added another show to their upcoming The Long Goodbye Act III tour.

The latest addition to the schedule is a May 13 show at the Hard Rock Live in Hollywood, Florida.

Presale tickets go on sale Tuesday at 10 a.m. local time, with tickets going on sale to the general public Friday at 10 a.m. local time.

This is now the fourth show the band has confirmed for The Long Goodbye Act III. They previously announced shows in Atlanta on May 5, Nashville on May 9 and Arlington, Texas, on May 16. They are also set to play New Orleans Jazz Fest on May 2.

In addition to the tour dates, Eagles still have four shows left of their residency at the Las Vegas Sphere. Their next Sphere show is on Friday.

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

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Bryan Adams has announced a second U.S. leg of his Roll With The Punches tour, which he launched back in 2025.

The “Run To You” rocker has added 16 new U.S. dates to his schedule. He’ll once again be joined by Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo, who were special guests on the first North American leg of the tour.

The new tour kicks off July 24 in St. Louis, Missouri, hitting such cities as Houston, New Orleans, Orlando, Baltimore and Detroit, before wrapping Aug. 16 in Milwaukee.

Citi and Verizon presales for tickets begin Tuesday at 10 a.m. local time, with tickets going on sale to the general public starting Friday at 10 a.m. local time.

In addition to the new tour dates, Adams will return to the U.S. to headline a set of Bare Bones solo acoustic concerts at the Encore Theatre at the Wynn Hotel in Las Vegas starting June 2.

Next up for Adams, he’ll bring the Roll With The Punches tour to South Africa, starting April 21 in Cape Town. He will also tour Europe in 2026, and recently announced a second leg of Canadian dates for August and September.

A complete list of tour dates can be found at BryanAdams.com.

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The Doobie Brothers are headed back out on the road this fall.

The Rock & Roll Hall of Famers have announced a new North American leg of their Walk This Road Tour, which kicks off Sept. 26 in Northfield, Ohio, and wraps Oct. 21 in Estero, Florida.

A Citi presale for tickets begins Tuesday at 10 a.m. local time, followed by an artist presale that starts Wednesday at 10 a.m. local time. Tickets go on sale to the general public Friday at 10 a.m. local time.

The tour is named after the band’s latest album, Walk This Road, which was released in 2025. Prior to the Walk This Road Tour, The Doobie Brothers will hit the road with Santana, with their summer trek launching June 13 in Chicago and wrapping Aug. 27 in Shakopee, Minnesota.

A complete list of tour dates can be found at TheDoobieBrothers.com.

The tour announcement comes as The Doobie Brothers are celebrating the 50th anniversary of their sixth studio album, Takin’ It to the Streets. To mark the occasion, Rhino will release a remastered version of the album, Takin’ It to the Streets (Rhino Reserve), cut from the original analog masters, on July 10. It is available for preorder now.

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The Kinks’ Dave Davies has responded to criticism dished out by musician Moby over their classic tune “Lola.”

In an interview with The Guardian, Moby revealed that the iconic tune was a song he could no longer listen to, noting, “’Lola’ by the Kinks came up on a Spotify playlist, and I thought the lyrics were gross and transphobic.”

He added, “I like their early music, but I was really taken aback at how unevolved the lyrics are.”

But Dave Davies took to social media to argue that the song isn’t transphobic at all.

“I don’t wanna show the guy up, but Moby should be careful what he says. the cockettes And their friends used to follow us around on tour,” he wrote on X, referring to the ’70s psychedelic hippie theater group formed in the Haight-Ashbury neighborhood of San Francisco. “We appreciated them.”

He added, “Why is Moby being so rude about this simple song? We’re not trans phobic. Why does he have to have a go at us?”

Dave Davies also posted a letter sent to him and brother Ray Davies, who wrote the song, from “trans icon” Jayne County on how meaningful the song “Lola” is to her. Dave Davies noted in the caption, “I am highly insulted that MOBY would accuse my brother of being ‘unevolved’ or transphobic in any way.”

“Lola,” released in June 1970, tells the story of a man’s encounter with a trans woman or cross-dresser. According to the lyrics, Lola “walked like a woman but talked like a man.” The song was a top-10 hit for the band.

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On This Day, March 23, 1983…

ZZ Top released their eighth studio album, Eliminator, which went on to be the band’s most commercially successful album, peaking at #9 on the Billboard Album chart.

The album, which used more synthesizers and drum machines than previous ZZ Top records, featured four hit singles: “Legs,” “Gimme All Your Lovin’,” “Sharped Dressed Man” and “TV Dinners.”

The success those songs — and the album — were helped by their popular accompanying music videos. They were in regular rotation on MTV, helping to attract a younger fan base.

Eliminator was the first of the band’s albums to become a worldwide success and went on to sell over 11 million copies in the U.S. It has been certified Diamond by the RIAA.

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Bruce Springsteen is joining the American Civil Liberties Union’s fight against Donald Trump’s attempt to do away with birthright citizenship.

The rocker has lent his iconic tune “Born in the U.S.A.” to a new 30-second ad that debuted ahead of Supreme Court hearing arguments in a case challenging Trump’s executive order attempting to alter the 14th Amendment, which grants anyone born in the U.S. to citizenship.

“We’re reminding President Trump what it means to be born in the U.S.A.,” reads the ad’s description. “We’re honored that the one and only Bruce Springsteen trusted us with use of his iconic anthem ahead of our landmark Supreme Court case Trump v. Barbara, where we’re challenging President Trump’s attempt to overturn birthright citizenship. The 14th Amendment speaks for itself.”

“Born in the U.S.A.” is the perfect song to capture what’s at stake in this Supreme Court case and how birthright citizenship is integral to America,” Anthony D. Romero, executive director of the ACLU, tells Rolling Stone. “It’s a song that tells the story of a Vietnam veteran returning home to an America he knew was neglecting its people. The song calls on our nation to live up to its ideals.”

He adds, “Decades later, the song still reflects the struggle to hold onto the things that make us proud to be Americans today,” noting, “Even if you put the lyrics aside, the song basically makes you feel good. It makes you feel proud. It makes you feel bold. And that’s what our ad campaign captures.”

“Birthright citizenship is what makes America great, and we ought to be proud to defend it,” he continues. “It’s a reminder that we all have a role to play in fighting for a nation that follows our democratic principles.” 

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The Black Crowes have released a lot of music over their almost 40-year career, but frontman Chris Robinson believes their iconic ballad “She Talks To Angels” is the one song of theirs that will stand the test of time.

In a new interview with New York Magazine’s Vulture column, Robinson says one reason is because “[t]hat’s the song really in people’s imagination,” adding it’s a “very inviting song.”

“I wrote that song from a dark romantic perspective as a kid who was yet to really be in the world that much,” he says, adding that when he wrote it he hadn’t yet experienced some of themes the song deals with, like addiction. 

“The reason I say that song might resonate longer than any other is because I meet people all the time who say ‘She Talks to Angels’ means so much to them — whether they knew someone like that or have been through something similar personally,” Robinson says. “People share their stories with me about the song a lot, and I always find it to be really poignant and touching.”

“If you’re a songwriter, that’s what you’re shooting for, that soulful connection. It has to exist on some other levels besides just having a nice melody,” he adds. “I mean, when we play the song, we’ll still see people crying. To me, that’s what the song is for.”

“She Talks To Angels” appears on The Black Crowes’ debut album, Shake Your Money Maker, which was released in 1990.

The Black Crowes just released their 10th studio album, A Pound of Feathers. They launch a U.S. tour May 17 in Austin, Texas. A complete list of dates can be found at TheBlackCrowes.com.

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