Rev Rock Report

Cover of The Zombies' 'Begin Here' (Beechwood Park Records) The Zombies are revisiting their debut album with a new reissue.The Rock & Roll Hall of Famers are set to reissue 1965's Begin Here remastered in mono on April 17. This follows the September release of a mono remaster of their iconic sophomore album, Odessey & Oracle.The reissue of Begin Here, the second of four planned reissues, will feature all 17 tracks […]

Cover of George Harrison's 'The Third Eye: Early Photographs' (Random House) Fans of The Beatles are about to get a new look at the band from the point of view of George Harrison.Random House is set to release the new book The Third Eye: Early Photographs in October, described as “the first ever collection of George Harrison’s personal photos taken between 1963 and 1970.”The book will feature over 200 color and black-and-white […]

Billy Idol at the 2024 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction (Disney/Eric McCandless) Billy Idol received his second nomination for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Wednesday. His first came last year, and he doesn’t sound too bent out of shape that he didn’t get in the first time around.“I started to realize you don’t always get in on your first time; that’s quite unusual, I think,” Idol […]

Bryan Adams speaks at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, November, 2025 (Disney/Frank Micelotta) Bryan Adams has announced dates for a new European tour.The rocker is set to bring his Roll With The Punches tour to arenas in Europe this fall and winter, with the tour launching Sept. 27 in Riga, Latvia.The tour will make stops in more than a dozen countries, including Germany, Netherlands, Spain and […]

Cover of 'Queen II' (Hollywood Records) Queen is offering up the first preview of the upcoming reissue of their sophomore album, Queen II.The Rock & Roll Hall of Famers just released the 2026 mix of “Seven Seas Of Rhye” to digital outlets. The song was the band's first U.K. top-10 hit, peaking at #10 in 1974.Queen II Collector’s Edition, dropping March 27, is a five-CD + two-LP box set, featuring the […]

On This Day, Feb. 27, 1981…The Who released the song “You Better You Bet,” their first single since the death of drummer Keith Moon three years earlier.The song, written by Pete Townshend, was the first single off the band’s 1981 album, Face Dances, which featured former Faces drummer Kenney Jones in Moon’s place.“You Better You Bet” was a top-20 hit for The Who, peaking at #18 on the Billboard Hot 100.The […]

Poster for the documentary 'Paul McCartney: Man on the Run' (Courtesy of Prime Video) Paul McCartney’s post-Beatles life in the '70s, including the formation of his band Wings, is the focus of the new documentary Paul McCartney: Man on the Run. Director Morgan Neville tells ABC Audio he was interested in the story because it’s "one of the most misunderstood chapters" of any of the Beatles' members lives."You think of McCartney as always winning, […]

Poster for the documentary 'Paul McCartney: Man on the Run' (Courtesy of Prime Video) Paul McCartney’s post-Beatles life in the '70s, including the formation of his band Wings, is the focus of the new documentary Paul McCartney: Man on the Run. Director Morgan Neville tells ABC Audio he was interested in the story because it’s "one of the most misunderstood chapters" of any of the Beatles' members lives."You think of McCartney as always winning, […]

Ozzy Osbourne in concert at the Verona Arena in Verona, Italy on 13th June 2016. (Francesco Castaldo/Archivio Francesco Castaldo/Mondadori via Getty Images) The late Ozzy Osbourne will posthumously be honored with the lifetime achievement award at the 2026 BRITs, the U.K. equivalent of the Grammys.The ceremony, which takes place Saturday in Manchester, England, will also feature a performance of "No More Tears" featuring Metallica bassist Robert Trujillo, as well as […]