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🎸CLASSIC ROCK🎸Forever Young Tonight | Remembering 2025 | Monkee at 80 | and more...

🎸CLASSIC ROCK🎸Forever Young Tonight | Remembering 2025 | Monkee at 80 | and more...

Plus, Dylan’s New Year’s wish | Farewell to Ozzy and more | Davy Jones birthday tribute | ringing in 2026 with the music we grew up on and more...

December 31, 2025

As the year turns, it feels right to raise a glass with Bob Dylan’s hopeful “Forever Young,” remember the giants we lost from Ozzy Osbourne to fellow cultural icons, and celebrate Monkees magic with a warm 80th birthday nod to Davy Jones. Here’s to the songs that carried us through 2025 and into a brand-new year.

Have a Rockin Day,
Hippy Pete

Bob Dylan’s 1974 Song Became the Unofficial Soundtrack to New Year’s Celebrations

Celebrate New Year’s with Bob Dylan’s 1974 classic Forever Young, the timeless song that captures hope, youth, and new beginnings. CONTINUE...

Who died in 2025? Notable deaths 2025

Pope Francis, Ozzy Osbourne and Diane Keaton are among those who died this year. CONTINUE...

4 Unforgettable Monkees Tunes Sung by Davy Jones in Honor of What Would’ve Been His 80th Birthday

Here are four unforgettable Monkees tunes sung by Davy Jones in honor of what would’ve been his 80th birthday. CONTINUE...

Brigitte Bardot’s death shrinks Billy Joel’s ‘We Didn’t Start the Fire’ list to just 3 living names

The 1989 song lists 59 people— both famous and infamous — that the Piano Man immortalized as being important to the mid-century period. CONTINUE...

Mia McKenna-Bruce couldn't name all four Beatles before landing role

The BAFTA-winner, speaking to February's Tatler magazine, admitted: 'We sang Eleanor Rigby and Yellow Submarine at school but it wasn't my jam.' CONTINUE...

The guitarist George Harrison compared to an angel

George Harrison always had a spiritual connection with music, but he considered this rock giant could tap into some internal magic. CONTINUE...

Paul McCartney’s Only Country Chart Hit Came After One Night in Nashville

After a night in Nashville’s Printer’s Alley, Paul McCartney wrote his only country hit. It was... CONTINUE...

Ozzy Osbourne – Diary of a Madman Review

Ozzy Osbourne improves on his Blizzard of Oz sound with some ballads across Diary of a Madman, which survives thanks to the capable work of Randy Rhoads. CONTINUE...

Two Monkees, One Heavenly Birthday: Last Surviving Monkee Shares Moving Tribute

Micky Dolenz honored late Monkees bandmates Davy Jones and Michael Nesmith on their shared birthday, prompting an outpouring of emotional fan responses. CONTINUE...

“He thought that the band should be a democracy, and it was more like a brutal dictatorship”: The tangled story of Dire Straits, the million-selling band who quit at the height of their fame

How Dire Straits went from the pubs of London to become one of the biggest bands of the 1980s CONTINUE...

Bob Dylan and Joan Baez – Savoy Hotel Review

Bob Dylan and Joan Baez shared excellent on-stage chemistry, which you can hear worked on in these excellent Savoy Hotel tapes. CONTINUE...

The "genius" Queen song brian May was initially unsure of

Exploring comments made by Queen guitarist Brian May about the beloved classic song by the band that he called a "stroke of genius" from Freddie Mercury. CONTINUE...

The Not-So-Hidden “Dialogues” in Fleetwood Mac’s ‘Rumours’ Between Each Bandmate

Fleetwood Mac members did most of their post-breakup communicating through the songs on their 1977 record, 'Rumours'. CONTINUE...

A Box Set Expands on the Rolling Stones' ‘Black and Blue’: Review - Best Classic Bands

A box set expanding on the Rolling Stones' ‘Black and Blue’ includes reggae- and funk-influenced tracks as well as strong ballads. CONTINUE...

Five Beatles songs that will still be remembered in 100 years

The Beatles may have been the banner act of the 1960s, but their music has seemed to transcend any kind of musical due date. CONTINUE...

Watch Tom Morello joined by son Roman for Rage Against The Machine, John Lennon and KISS covers in India

Tom Morello was joined by his son Roman for a string of songs at a show in India last week – check out footage below. 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.