Classic Rock News

Foreigner has dropped a new live performance of their classic hit “Feels Like the First Time.”

The song is the first single from their forthcoming album, In the Eye of the Storm, the soundtrack to their 50th anniversary concert film, which was shot in New York on Ellis Island and at Brooklyn’s DUMBO House.

A video for the performance opens with an introduction by current Foreigner frontman Luis Maldonado, which includes a shoutout to Foreigner founding member Mick Jones.

“Fifty years ago, Mick Jones had a song and a vision and, along with original singer and founding member Lou Gramm, Kelly Hansen and I have had the privilege of performing this song many years all over the world,” he says. “And together, we’re very proud to present a live performance of ‘Feels Like The First Time’ from Ellis Island as a celebration of Mick’s dream.”

The video features footage of the Ellis Island performance, as well as archival clips of Foreigner over the years, with Hansen, Maldonado and Gramm all singing the tune.

The In the Eye of the Storm soundtrack will be released July 17, with the concert film expected to hit theaters sometime this summer.

The song’s release coincides with the opening of Feels Like The First Time – The Foreigner Musical at the Little Theater on Long Island University’s Post campus. The show runs April 17-26, and tickets are on sale now.

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Iron Maiden was chosen for induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame this year, but it seems they are going to be too busy to attend the Nov. 14 induction ceremony.

The heavy metal icons are already scheduled to be on tour in Australia when the induction is set to take place in Los Angeles, and their manager Rod Smallwood says the tour is going on as planned.

“As the most observant have already noticed, the band will be on tour in Australia around the November date of the Induction ceremony for the R&R HoF in Los Angeles,” Smallwood says in a statement obtained by ABC Audio. “In accepting, Iron Maiden made it very clear to the R&R HoF that the fans always come first and that the shows will of course go on.”

The Australian leg of Iron Maiden’s Run For Your Lives World Tour kicks off Nov. 11 in Adelaide and runs through Nov. 19 in Brisbane. They are also scheduled to play New Zealand and Japan in November.

“We would like to assure all our fans in Australasia that the Australian and New Zealand dates will remain unaffected,” he adds, “and we look forward to bringing the Run For Your Lives Tour to them on the penultimate stop of our 50th anniversary celebrations.”

Iron Maiden’s Run For Your Lives Tour hits North America Sept. 3 in Montreal, Canada, and runs through Sept. 29 in San Antonio, Texas. A complete list of dates can be found at IronMaiden.com.

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Lynyrd Skynyrd’s Johnny Van Zant and Rickey Medlocke appear on a new song that pays tribute to original Skynyrd guitarist Gary Rossington.

The song, “Prince Charming,” is from the Southern rock band Brother Cane, with the description noting it “reflects on legacy, loss, and the enduring impact of those who shape both music and life.”

“Gary Rossington was a hero for me that later became a friend and a mentor,” says Brother Cane’s Damon Johnson. “Something magical happened the day after his funeral in March of 2023 when this song arrived to me fully formed and literally perfect.”

“Prince Charming,” which appears on Brother Cane’s new album, Magnolia Medicine, is available now via digital outlets.

Gary Rossington passed away March 5, 2023, at the age of 71. At the time of his death, he was the last surviving original member of Lynyrd Skynyrd. He was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame with the band in 2006.

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Don Henley’s hit solo album The End of the Innocence is getting a new vinyl and digital release.

The album, Henley’s third full-length studio album, has been remastered from the original analog tapes and will be reissued on June 5 digitally, and on two-LP 180 gram vinyl for the very first time.

Originally released in June 1989, The End of the Innocence is Henley’s bestselling solo work, having been certified six-times Platinum by the RIAA. It debuted in the top 10 on the Billboard 200, peaking at #8.

The album produced three top-40 singles, including the album’s title track, which peaked at #8 on the Billboard Hot 100, and “Heart of the Matter” and “The Last Worthless Evening,” which both made it to #21. 

The End of the Innocence reissue is available for preorder now.

Henley is currently busy with the Eagles. They are set to play New Orleans Jazz Fest on May 2 and have booked four shows on their The Long Goodbye Act III tour, including stops in Atlanta; Nashville; Arlington, Texas; and Hollywood, Florida.

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

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Saturday is Record Store Day, and your local independent record store is bound to be packed with folks trying to get their hands on the latest exclusive releases.

There will be over 350 releases available this year; here’s a heads-up on some of the music you may want to be on the lookout for:

Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band’s triumphant 2024 return to Asbury Park, New Jersey, at the Sea.Hear.Now Festival will be released as Live From Asbury Park 2024. The five-LP set features more than three hours of music. 

Peter Gabriel is releasing a 12-inch zoetrope picture disc of his 1986 hit single “Sledgehammer.”

Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers have contributed July 16, 1978 – Paradise Theater, Boston, MA, a previously bootlegged concert. It getting its first official release on pink and green translucent splatter color vinyl.

The debut solo albums of David Crosby, Stephen Stills and Graham Nash are being released as a four-LP box set, The Solo Albums, which also includes an LP or rarities from demos and studio sessions.

The Who is releasing the 1966 album A Quick One on two-LP colored vinyl. It will include the original album along with an LP of B-sides, alternate versions and instrumentals.

Brian Wilson will be represented with On Tour 1999–2007, a newly curated live collection featuring performances from Carnegie Hall, UCLA Royce Hall and more.

Pink Floyd’s often bootlegged Live From the Los Angeles Sports Arena, April 26th, 1975 is being released as a four-LP or two-CD set, the first official release of the concert. It features 16 live recordings, restored and remastered by producer Steve Wilson.

A full list of Record Store Day releases can be found at RecordStoreDay.com.

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KISS is returning to Sin City with another edition of KISS Kruise: Landlocked in Vegas.

This year’s event is happening Nov. 13-15 at the Virgin Hotels and will once again feature two KISS unmasked shows with Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley, Tommy Thayer and Eric Singer. It will also include Q&As and activities with the band.

Originally launched in 2025, the event was initially billed as KISS Army Storms Vegas before getting a name change to KISS Kruise: Landlocked in Vegas. It featured KISS’ first performances since their final show at Madison Square Garden in 2023. They were also the first performances since the death of original KISS guitarist Ace Frehley a month earlier, and the band paid tribute to him during one of the two unmasked shows.

The 2025 edition also featured performances from former KISS guitarist Bruce Kulick; Stephen Pearcy performing the music of Ratt; former Skid Row frontman Sebastian Bach; Quiet Riot; Black N’ Blue; and several KISS cover bands.

Folks can register now at KissKruiseVegas.com to get the first info on when reservations open.

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Grateful Dead has given their fans a new way to enjoy their music.

The band has partnered with nugs.net to launch Play Dead, the first official Grateful Dead streaming app, featuring newly transferred and mastered recordings from the band’s vault, all in high-resolution audio.

The available music includes CD-only releases, like all currently released Dave’s Picks, that are getting their streaming debut; new vault releases every Tuesday, curated by Dead archivist David Lemieux; and plenty of live recordings. In fact, the app’s launch features 422 unique live shows, including 20 previously unreleased concerts.

The app also features live recordings listed chronologically by performance date for the very first time.

According to Billboard, plans for the app have been in the works for over two decades, but it wasn’t exactly an easy feat. 

“What we’re embarking on now is the largest tape transfer project in the history of rock and roll, as far as I know, at least for any single band,” nugs founder/CEO Brad Serling tells the mag. He notes that The Dead music being available on a variety of formats, like reel-to-reel, multitracks DATS and more, made the task more difficult.

“This is my life’s work,” Serling, a Deadhead, adds. “I was born to do this. So here we are — it’s finally happening.”

Play Dead is available now and will set fans back $100.

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Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl is once again talking about the band’s decision to part ways with drummer Josh Freese in 2025.

In a new interview with the Irish Times, Grohl explains that their decision was something that just felt right for the band.

“A drummer’s playing is based on feel,” Grohl says. “That’s all drumming is: feel. It’s hard to define when you’re playing with someone and it feels ‘right,’ or when you’re playing with someone who feels ‘really good,’ and then you’re playing with someone and it feels ‘f****** amazing.'”

He adds, “It’s personality, it’s your connection, your rhythm that you have together. It’s just a combination, or a recipe – when you’re cooking something and it says, ‘salt and pepper to taste’ at the end of the recipe; that’s defined by you.”

Grohl then mentions British chef Marco Pierre White, who he calls a hero, noting that the chef is always talking about how things “feel” when cooking.

Grohl notes, “So he knows – and f***, man, if he knows, then it must be good. So we know what feels best for our band.”

Grohl also touched upon the political discord in America, saying, “It’s hard not to feel political living in America, where we’re deeply divided. And there’s injustice, and there’s so much hate and fear, and it’s such a drag.”

“I try to love everyone, because I think that’s what you’re supposed to do – and I do,” he says. “But there needs to be change in that direction, and it’s been hard to find in the States.”

Foo Fighters’ new album, Your Favorite Toy, their first with drummer Ilan Rubin, drops April 24.

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Cream is revisiting their third studio album, Wheels of Fire.

The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame band — Eric Clapton, Ginger Baker and Jack Bruce — is set to release Wheels of Fire (Super Deluxe Edition) on June 12, a five-CD set featuring newly remastered audio, plus a whole host of bonus material.

The set includes a rarities collection made up of 15 recordings, nine of which have never been released before. Among the tracks are an early version of “White Room”; a rough mix of “Deserted Cities of the Heart” without strings; and a single version of “Crossroads.”

The release also includes remastered versions of the original album’s four live tracks from March 1968, along with eight additional live tracks, including a previously unreleased live recording of “We’re Going Wrong,” recorded at the Winterland Ballroom in San Francisco.

The set also comes with a 24-page hardcover book with rare photos and new liner notes.

In addition to the five-CD set, Wheels of Fire will be released as a three-LP Expanded Edition that includes the rarities collection.

All formats are available for preorder now.

Originally released in June 1968, Wheels of Fire was a double LP that included one LP of recorded music and a second of live recordings. It went to #1 on the Billboard 200 Albums chart and included the iconic Cream song “White Room,” which was a top-10 hit for the band. Just as the album was being released, Cream announced that they would be breaking up following a farewell tour.

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Billy Corgan wants folks to know that he is not a fan of artificial intelligence.

In a recent interview with the And The Writer Is… podcast, the Smashing Pumpkins frontman didn’t hold back when sharing his thoughts about using AI to make music.

“You didn’t ask me, but I’m gonna make a declaratory statement. I refuse, refuse, patently refuse to use AI in my music creation,” Corgan says. “Because, to me, it’s a deal with the devil. Simple.”

“Whether it’s the Promethean fire myth or whatever, to me you’re literally leaning into the thing that will destroy you. Period,” he adds. “So that’s why I’m not gonna mess with it, because the pressure, the inspiration, the soul searching, the ‘I’m not sure I got anything else to say,’ that’s all part of the journey that a songwriter needs to go to.”

Corgan goes on to say that by embracing AI, folks are “flirting with the thing that will destroy us as an economy, as a business, as a movement.”

“We’re asking to be eradicated,” he adds. “But I’m saying, on a spiritual level to lean into it is to ask to be wiped out. You’re asking to be wiped out.”

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