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🎸CLASSIC ROCK🎸McCartney's Cannabis Run-In | Zeppelin's Unstoppable Tour | Pink Floyd's "Wish" Premiere | and more...

🎸CLASSIC ROCK🎸McCartney's Cannabis Run-In | Zeppelin's Unstoppable Tour | Pink Floyd's "Wish" Premiere | and more...

Plus, Stevie Nicks Sets Record Straight | Mercury's One-Take Magic | Stones Reissue Giveaway | and more...

December 30, 2025

Today's newsletter brings you some rock's best-kept secrets—including Paul McCartney's most embarrassing celebrity moment and George Harrison's forgotten New Year's classic that deserves a comeback, and more…

Have a Rockin Day,
Hippy Pete

George Harrison's Forgotten Song Is A New Year's Classic

George Harrison's Overlooked 1974 New Year's Classic: Ding Dong, Ding Dong received heavy criticism, but it is an important Beatles legacy. CONTINUE...

The Police’s Stewart Copeland ‘Embarrassed’ Himself in Front of a Beatle

Times have certainly changed: in the past, musicians would rarely boast about consuming cannabis for fear of the shame and stigma associated with smoking up. But, when you happen to find yourself in a circle alongside one of The Beatles, it’s too good a story to keep to yourself. CONTINUE...

The Led Zeppelin tour Jimmy Page described as unstoppable

Led Zeppelin set the standards for live performance in the 1970s, and according to Jimmy Page, this tour was the best of the best. CONTINUE...

Pink Floyd Debuts Official "Wish You Were Here" Music Video 50 Years After Song's Release [Watch]

Fifty years after the release of "Wish You Were Here", Pink Floyd has unveiled an official music video for the iconic song. CONTINUE...

Thanks to a Shot of Vodka and Sheer Willpower, Freddie Mercury Recorded One of Queen’s Final Songs in One Take

Before his passing in November of 1991, Freddie Mercury nailed this single in one take despite his difficult health battle. CONTINUE...

Giveaway: Enter for a Chance to Win The Rolling Stones 'Black and Blue' 5-LP/Blu-ray Super Deluxe Edition - Rock Cellar Magazine

In November, The Rolling Stones commemorated their 1976 studio album Black and Blue with a Super Deluxe reissue package. The […] CONTINUE...

Serial killers, sex and Satan-crazed filth: How the 1980s tried to destroy AC/DC

By the mid-80s, the huge success of Back In Black was a fading memory, AC/DC were on the ropes, and there was worse to come CONTINUE...

Bob Dylan – Power, Greed and Corruptible Seed Review

You can find all sorts of oddities from Bob Dylan’s backlog if you dig deep enough. Whether Power, Greed and Corruptible Seed is a bootleg, a deep cuts compilation, or just a mis-mash of song… CONTINUE...

John Lennon Said There Would Be No Beatles Without Elvis, but There Would Also Be No Elvis Without This Underrated 1950s Singer

They were a pair of artists who inspired the existence of The Beatles, and John Lennon believed all music was "rehash" because of them. CONTINUE...

Jethro Tull – Aqualung Review

Jethro Tull's Aqualung holds up today, but it's through the commentaries Ian Anderson makes and the complimentary flute sound that it stays that way. CONTINUE...

The one band Pete Townshend was always jealous of

Pete Townshend may have found his own voice as part of The Who, but he admitted that this band had a dynamic that he always wanted. CONTINUE...

Black Crowes Sets 2026 World Tour With Guns N' Roses Support Dates

The Black Crowes will launch a massive 2026 world tour that spans four continents and includes four support slots with Guns N’ Roses. Rich and Chris Robinson have booked shows... CONTINUE...

2025 ‘Sgt. Peppers’ Cover Tribute to Lost Celebs Includes Ozzy Osbourne, Sly Stone, Brian Wilson, Rob Reiner, Ace Frehley, D’Angelo & More

British artist's 2025 'Sgt. Peppers' tribute to lost celebs includes Ozzy Osbourne, Sly Stone, Rob Reiner, Ace Frehley, D'Angelo, Charlie Kirk & more. CONTINUE...

Trans-Siberian Orchestra Honor Ozzy Osbourne with Cover of Black Sabbath's "Changes"

Trans-Siberian Orchestra paid tribute to Ozzy Osbourne, performing part of Black Sabbath's "Changes" during TSO's tour finale on December 21st in Philadelphia. CONTINUE...

Nikki Sixx: Mötley Crüe Tried to Get a Few Bands to Reunite to Support 2026 Tour

Mötley Crüe's 2026 tour will feature Tesla and Extreme, but Nikki Sixx reveals the Crüe unsuccessfully tried to get a few other bands to reunite for the bill. CONTINUE...

NEW George Harrison - Give Me Love (Give Me Peace on Earth) [Official Video]

TODAY IN CLASSIC ROCK

1963 — The Beatles performed the first night of their Christmas Show at the Astoria Cinema in Finsbury Park, London. The festive run would become a holiday tradition for the band.

1964 — The Beatles took the stage for the fifth night of "Another Beatles Christmas Show" at London's Hammersmith Odeon, performing an 11-song set including "Twist and Shout," "I Feel Fine," and "Long Tall Sally" alongside guest performers like The Yardbirds and Freddie And The Dreamers.

1967 — The Beatles' single "Hello, Goodbye" reached #1 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart, marking their 15th #1 hit in just four years—a dominance that would never be matched.

1968 — Led Zeppelin performed at Gonzaga University in Spokane, Washington (mistakenly advertised as "Len Zefflin"), marking their first recorded live American performance. The band was opening for Vanilla Fudge on what would become a pivotal moment in rock history.

1969 — Peter Tork officially quit The Monkees, citing exhaustion from the band's grueling schedule and creative differences—a significant moment in the story of the manufactured pop group.

1969 — Peter, Paul and Mary's version of "Leaving On A Jet Plane" (written by John Denver) was certified Gold, becoming one of the decade's most enduring folk-rock anthems.