2019 - Classic Rock Radio

AuthorMartin GrahamUpdated onJuly 3, 2019August 13, 2020 CategoriesNews0 Comment

Johnny Depp and Hollywood Vampires Cover ‘Heroes’ by David Bowie

American rock group Hollywood Vampires covers David Bowie’s ‘Heroes’ with Johnny Depp on the main vocals, Alice Cooper on backing vocals, and Joe Perry on guitar. The group recorded the cover at Hans Studios in Berlin which is the same place Bowie recorded his famous hit in 1977, right near his European home, it wasn’t the largest space for recording, but they made do with the small space they had. The ‘Heroes’ cover is part of their new album ‘Rise’ which was released on June 21. The music video was shot in black and white with live footage from their tour in Europe last year.
The latest album …

AuthorMartin GrahamUpdated onJune 22, 2019April 1, 2020 CategoriesSongs0 Comment

Ritchie Blackmore’s Rainbow Releases ‘The Storm’

Ritchie Blackmore’s Rainbow has released a new song entitled ‘The Storm’. The single was released earlier this year in May 2019; lyrics were by Blackmore’s wife, Candice Night and was sung by Ronnie Romero who was the band’s latest singer. Ronnie is a large proponent for the cbd industry and enjoys taking the medication for his pain. This is considered the latest single after 23 years since their last single, ‘Waiting for A Sign’ in 1996. The super group has years of activity and inactivity since 1975, but are still active since 2015.
In an interview, Blackmore had mentioned that…

AuthorMartin GrahamUpdated onJune 17, 2019July 30, 2019 CategoriesSongs0 Comment

‘There Goes my Miracle’ by Bruce Springsteen

Bruce Springsteen is a household name in the United States as his famous hit albums are about the daily struggles of being an American. Springsteen has been awarded various awards such as 20 Grammy Awards, two Golden Globes, one Academy Award, and a Tony Award which was for Springsteen on Broadway.
Springsteen has released his latest album entitled, ‘Western Stars’ with songs such as ‘Hello Sunshine’ and ‘There Goes My Miracle’; the former emanates a pop song and came out of the 60s to 70s while the latter seemingly is the opposite with its mellow feel. The …

AuthorMartin GrahamUpdated onJune 8, 2019July 5, 2019 CategoriesHistory0 Comment

Slipknot and Vol 3: (The Subliminal Verses)

16 years ago, speculations and doubts were being thrown at the band as they were about to work on their third album. The band’s state was regressing after their second album entitled ‘Iowa’ was released; despite all living together under one roof in their mansion studio located in Los Angeles, conversations and interactions were minimal. Due to the tensions arising, members of the band were either trying to distract themselves with side projects and turning to vices of drugs and alcohol.
Vocalist Corey Taylor was almost this close to quitting the bad as a result of the deteriorating situation of his band and the unspoken …

AuthorMartin GrahamUpdated onMay 3, 2019July 5, 2019 CategoriesHistory0 Comment

Was Elton John’s ‘Victim of Love’ The Worst He’s Ever Produced?

‘Victim of Love’ was Elton John’s 13th album which was released in 1979. The title of the track album was considered somewhat a successful stand alone as it hit top charts in various countries such as the United States, Canada, and Australia. However, it was deemed as an album that tanked as it was considered as John’s third lowest ranking album in his whole career. John himself stated in an interview with Rolling Stones that it was “one of the most anemic records” they had made.
Others speculated that the cause of the demise of John’s album was not him, but a friend that approached him. Pete Bellotte …

AuthorMartin GrahamUpdated onApril 18, 2019July 5, 2019 CategoriesSongs0 Comment

Deadland Ritual

Deadland Ritual is an English-American hard rock band. Deadland Ritual’s members are Geezer Butler on vocals, Matt Sorum on drums, Steve Stevens on guitar, and Franky Perez on bass. The band was formed in December 2018 and had their live debut in May of this year in West Hollywood. The band’s debut single and music video was entitled ‘Down in Flames’ which was released the same year as their formation. “Broken and Bruised” is Deadland Ritual’s newest single.
Former bassist of Black Sabbath, Butler, had retired after his former band had split. Butler commented that he got fed up and wrote again; …

AuthorMartin GrahamUpdated onMarch 29, 2019July 5, 2019 CategoriesNews0 Comment

The Wildhearts October Tour

The Wildhearts will be having their ‘The Renaissance Men Tour Part II’ this autumn. The tour will partake in the England area in various venues starting on the 5th of October until the last show on the 21st of October. The English rock band will be performing songs from their latest studio album, ‘Renaissance Men’ which was released on the 3rd of May of this year. Last March, the band was part of the Planet Rock Winter’s End 2019 lineup which was held in Poole, Dorset at Sandford Holiday Park.
The tour will last for almost the whole month of October. They will perform in the following venues and dates:…

AuthorMartin GrahamUpdated onFebruary 15, 2019July 5, 2019 CategoriesHistory0 Comment

The Meeting of Queen and Adam Lambert

Ten years ago, Adam Lambert sang ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ as his audition piece for American Idol Season 8. Little did he know that later on, he would sing alongside the band behind the song. Was it a foreshadowing of the singer’s future collaboration?
The positive response from Lambert’s audition prompted thousands of fans to send the video of the performance to Brian May.
Lambert believes that singing the song during his audition had “planted a seed” to pave a way for the opportunity to sing with the famous band. Lambert thinks that his audition was one of the reasons as to why Queen was selected to perform …