Rev Rock Report

On This Day, Feb. 3, 1973…Elton John landed his first #1 single with “Crocodile Rock,” from his sixth studio album, Don’t Shoot Me I’m Only The Piano Player.The song went on to spend three weeks in the top spot and earned a Platinum certification by the RIAA.The song also topped the chart in Canada and Switzerland, and hit #5 in the U.K.Elton went on to have nine #1 hits in the U.S. over […]

Photo of Def Leppard (Photo by Ross Halfin) Def Leppard launches Def Leppard: Live at Caesars Palace The Las Vegas Residency at The Colosseum on Tuesday and fans can expect quite a show. This will be the band’s third residency in Vegas, and frontman Joe Elliott tells ABC Audio "they keep getting bigger and bigger and bigger."He says the beauty of Las Vegas is that it allows you to go big and "it just […]

Warren Haynes of Gov't Mule performs at the Forum River Center on October 22, 2025, in Rome, Georgia. (Photo by R. Diamond/Getty Images) Gov’t Mule has announced some new spring tour dates.The band, led by Warren Haynes, has announced 11 new shows, featuring Larkin Poe and Maggie Rose on select dates.The new dates begin April 14 in Kansas City, Missouri, and wrap April 28 in Fayetteville, Arkansas. The shows extend the band's already announced tour, […]

Roger Taylor of Queen + Adam Lambert performs at Little Caesars Arena on October 10, 2023 in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by Scott Legato/Getty Images) Queen’s Roger Taylor has something to get off his chest. The Rock & Roll Hall of Famer just dropped a new song, "Chumps," letting fans know in the description why he did it: "Gotta say something."Although he offered no further info on the song, including who […]

Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley of KISS perform during KISS: End of the Road World Tour at Madison Square Garden on December 01, 2023 in New York City. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images) KISS fans apparently can't get enough of their classic tune "I Was Made for Lovin’ You." The video for the track has reached over 1 billion views on YouTube.The band announced the milestone on social media, writing, "The numbers speak […]

Chrissie Hynde of The Pretenders performs at The London Palladium on October 22, 2024 in London, England. (Photo by Robin Little/Redferns for ABA) Pretenders played their last show in London in July, and it appears frontwoman Chrissie Hynde is missing life on the road.The singer gave fans an update on what’s been happening with her via social media, writing that she’s finding not being on tour “quite challenging.”“I understand completely why […]

Green Day on 'Good Morning America.' (ABC/Paula Lobo) The innocent can never last, but Green Day has notched another entry on Spotify's Billions Club playlist."Wake Me Up When September Ends" is the latest track from Billie Joe Armstrong and company to reach the billion streams milestone, following "Basket Case," "American Idiot" and "Boulevard of Broken Dreams.""Still waking the world up," Green Day remarks of the accomplishment."Wake Me Up When September […]

Joni Mitchell at The 68th Annual Grammy Awards, (Photo by Phil McCarten/CBS via Getty Images)/ Meryl Streep attends the Clooney Foundation for Justice's The Albies. (Photo by Jeff Spicer/Getty Images for The Clooney Foundation For Justice ) Although there has been no official announcement, Clive Davis appeared to confirm rumors that Meryl Streep has been cast to play Joni Mitchell in the upcoming biopic on the singer, penned by Mitchell’s good friend, […]

Cover of Peter Gabriel single "Put the Bucket Down." Artwork by Tomás Saraceno (Real World Music Ltd / Sony Music Publishing/Peter Gabriel Ltd.) Peter Gabriel is out with a new song.The Rock & Roll Hall of Famer released the track “Put the Bucket Down” on Sunday to coincide with the latest full moon. The tune is the second song he’s released from his upcoming album o/i, the follow up to 2023’s i/o.According […]