Real Rock News https://realrocknews.com/ Classic Rock News, Views and Reviews Fri, 04 Sep 2026 14:15:52 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1 Trailer Released For Upcoming Neil Peart Documentary https://realrocknews.com/trailer-released-for-upcoming-neil-peart-documentary/ https://realrocknews.com/trailer-released-for-upcoming-neil-peart-documentary/#respond Fri, 04 Sep 2026 14:15:52 +0000 https://realrocknews.com/?p=5085 I’ve made no secret of the reverence I have for Neil Peart. As one of...

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]]> https://realrocknews.com/trailer-released-for-upcoming-neil-peart-documentary/feed/ 0 The Tale Behind The Tune: “Love is Like Oxygen” by Sweet https://realrocknews.com/the-tale-behind-the-tune-love-is-like-oxygen-by-sweet/ https://realrocknews.com/the-tale-behind-the-tune-love-is-like-oxygen-by-sweet/#respond Thu, 03 Sep 2026 15:54:03 +0000 https://realrocknews.com/?p=5080 By 1978, Sweet had already lived several musical lives. The British group had emerged in...

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]]> https://realrocknews.com/the-tale-behind-the-tune-love-is-like-oxygen-by-sweet/feed/ 0 September 2, 1970: When a Boxed Advert Changed Genesis https://realrocknews.com/september-2-1970-when-a-boxed-advert-changed-genesis/ https://realrocknews.com/september-2-1970-when-a-boxed-advert-changed-genesis/#respond Wed, 02 Sep 2026 15:13:38 +0000 https://realrocknews.com/?p=5074 On September 2, 1970, Melody Maker — a British weekly music paper with over a...

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]]> https://realrocknews.com/september-2-1970-when-a-boxed-advert-changed-genesis/feed/ 0 Not a Tribute Act: Europe Drops “Scandinavian Eyes” With Classic Lineup Intact https://realrocknews.com/not-a-tribute-act-europe-drops-scandinavian-eyes-with-classic-lineup-intact/ https://realrocknews.com/not-a-tribute-act-europe-drops-scandinavian-eyes-with-classic-lineup-intact/#respond Tue, 01 Sep 2026 15:30:24 +0000 https://realrocknews.com/?p=5067 Swedish classic rockers Europe just dropped a new single, and the timing says as much...

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]]> https://realrocknews.com/not-a-tribute-act-europe-drops-scandinavian-eyes-with-classic-lineup-intact/feed/ 0 Yeah, They’re Actually Just Tribute Acts https://realrocknews.com/yeah-theyre-actually-just-tribute-acts/ https://realrocknews.com/yeah-theyre-actually-just-tribute-acts/#respond Mon, 31 Aug 2026 15:09:22 +0000 https://realrocknews.com/?p=5060 Classic rock used to be a group of specific people who wrote songs, fought over...

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]]> https://realrocknews.com/yeah-theyre-actually-just-tribute-acts/feed/ 0 Screams Over Queens and Smoke Over Park Avenue: How August 28 Bound the Beatles and Bob Dylan https://realrocknews.com/screams-over-queens-and-smoke-over-park-avenue-how-august-28-bound-the-beatles-and-bob-dylan/ https://realrocknews.com/screams-over-queens-and-smoke-over-park-avenue-how-august-28-bound-the-beatles-and-bob-dylan/#respond Fri, 28 Aug 2026 16:20:09 +0000 https://realrocknews.com/?p=5005 August 28 sits in the rock calendar like a noisy hinge — it’s worthy of...

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]]> https://realrocknews.com/screams-over-queens-and-smoke-over-park-avenue-how-august-28-bound-the-beatles-and-bob-dylan/feed/ 0 The Tale Behind The Tune: “Money For Nothing” by Dire Straits https://realrocknews.com/the-tale-behind-the-tune-money-for-nothing-by-dire-straits/ https://realrocknews.com/the-tale-behind-the-tune-money-for-nothing-by-dire-straits/#respond Thu, 27 Aug 2026 16:07:50 +0000 https://realrocknews.com/?p=4999 Dire Straits released “Money for Nothing” in 1985, and it became one of the defining...

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]]> https://realrocknews.com/the-tale-behind-the-tune-money-for-nothing-by-dire-straits/feed/ 0 In the Quiet After the Sparkle: Classic Rock Icons Mourn Dolly Parton https://realrocknews.com/in-the-quiet-after-the-sparkle-classic-rock-icons-mourn-dolly-parton/ https://realrocknews.com/in-the-quiet-after-the-sparkle-classic-rock-icons-mourn-dolly-parton/#respond Wed, 26 Aug 2026 15:25:24 +0000 https://realrocknews.com/?p=4993 My wife said it first, although I had been feeling it well before she did....

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]]> https://realrocknews.com/in-the-quiet-after-the-sparkle-classic-rock-icons-mourn-dolly-parton/feed/ 0 Linda McCartney Gets the Forever Treatment: USPS Unveils Tribute Stamps https://realrocknews.com/linda-mccartney-gets-the-forever-treatment-usps-unveils-tribute-stamps/ https://realrocknews.com/linda-mccartney-gets-the-forever-treatment-usps-unveils-tribute-stamps/#respond Tue, 25 Aug 2026 16:02:29 +0000 https://realrocknews.com/?p=4987  The United States Postal Service will honor the multifaceted life and work of Linda McCartney...

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]]> https://realrocknews.com/linda-mccartney-gets-the-forever-treatment-usps-unveils-tribute-stamps/feed/ 0 50 Years Ago: Remembering The Biggest Rock Hits of 1976 https://realrocknews.com/50-years-ago-remembering-the-biggest-rock-hits-of-1976/ https://realrocknews.com/50-years-ago-remembering-the-biggest-rock-hits-of-1976/#respond Mon, 24 Aug 2026 14:43:39 +0000 https://realrocknews.com/?p=4956 The summer of 1976 marked the bicentennial of the United States and I was 17...

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