Ultimate Classic Rock

In the eminently entertaining documentary about the rise and fall of Cannon Films, Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films, we see how founders Menahem Golan and Yoram Globus ultimately failed once they pretended to be something they …

When two of rock’s biggest acts descended on Montreal on Aug. 8, 1992, fans anticipated a show for the ages. What they got was a riot. Metallica and Guns N’ Roses were in the midst of a North American tour when they arrived in the Canadian city. Metall…

When Billy Joel visited the Soviet Union for a series of historic concerts in 1987, he learned it was still rock ‘n’ roll to them — albeit slightly different. On July 26, 1987, Joel and his band played at the Olimpiyskiy Stadium in Moscow to kick off a…

On the surface, Guns N’ Roses and Metallica‘s mammoth 1992 co-headlining tour made perfect sense. Booking the two biggest rock bands in the world for a joint stadium trek behind their recent chart-topping, multi-platinum albums sounded like a license t…

King Crimson founder Robert Fripp said another tour would be a “big ask” and discussed the factors against the possibility. While he didn’t completely rule out the idea, he expressed doubts as a result of age and the “logistically terrifying” experienc…

There’s been no shortage of shocking and ill-timed rock ‘n’ roll deaths over the years. But by any standards, John Entwistle‘s death on June 27, 2002, ranks as a doozy. The Who was a day away from starting a North American tour when their 57-year-old b…

Poison guitarist C.C. DeVille ignited the crowd at the first date of the Stadium Tour — also featuring Motley Crue, Def Leppard and Joan Jett — when he broke out Eddie Van Halen‘s “Eruption” during his mid-set guitar solo. But the tribute shouldn’t hav…