The Classic Rock Podcast

This month we celebrate Eddie Van Halen and Van Halen with David Lee Roth and Sammy Hagar as well. AC/DC are back and Brian Jonson is a happy man and we talk to Jon Scott who was the man who discovered Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers and made it his life's obsession as a promo man with MCA and ABC records to make sure they became the rock legends they did indeed became. He went on to become one of Tom's great friends. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/classic-rock-news/message

This month Rolling Stones. Jimmy Page, Jeff Beck, the 50th anniversary of Jimi Hendrix, Black Sabbath , Stackridge, Slade , Buddy Guy, BB KIng and author Aiden Prewett who has just written a book called "Our Jimi" which is a collection of interviews with those who were closest to Jimi including long time girlfriend Kathy Etchingham and legendary producer Eddie Kramer . --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/classic-rock-news/message

this month we pay a few tributes firstly Pete Way of UFO who passed away august 14th, also legendary producer Martin Birch we look back at his career and hear from him and Steve Harris, Deep Purple release "Whoosh" we'll have words from Gillan and Paice on the album and its the 40th anniversary of "Monsters of Rock" we look back at the day and hear some classic Rainbow recorded live on the day. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/classic-rock-news/message

Welcome back this month we look at Rock musics finest moments at the movies the 100 greatest live albums are there any surprises in this list?  the press review looks at "Classic Rock's" 100 greatest songs of the century we have the tracks of the month including Rolling Stones never before heard tracks and more from Deep Purple's new album "Whoosh"  --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/classic-rock-news/message

A Special edition of the Classic Rock podcast this week featuring Status Quo's charismatic bassist John 'Rhino" Edwards who talks about his musical life, Quo and latest album "Backbone" which saw the band return with their highest chart placing since 1982, we will hear a few of his favourite pieces of music from Free and The Move and of course a smattering of Quo as well --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/classic-rock-news/message

In a packed program this month we begin celebrating Deep Purple In Rock at 50 hearing from Jon Lord, plus we come up to date with Whoosh and hear from Roger Glover. Genesis are back we hear Phil Collins from the archive talking about Peter Gabriel and Steve Hackett's departure then its Dennis DeYoung on his new album plus Styx and the press review plus a great tribute to Little Richard. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/classic-rock-news/message

In this months show Aerosmith on 45 years of "Toys in the Attic" perhaps their greatest ever release. ELP celebrate 50 years since the release of their debut album. Ritchie Blackmore turns 75 this month he and Dio were talking back in 75 about the release of their debut plus we have the monthly press review and the vintage press review. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/classic-rock-news/message

Welcome back to the Classic Rock Podcast and this month we have a "Women in Rock" special we hear music and conversation from some of the greatest names of the last 60 years plus we round up the news and the press reviews. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/classic-rock-news/message