Brian Kachejian

1 week ago | classicrockhistory.com | Brian Kachejian

There are love songs—and then there are songs for lovers. The kind that don’t just play in the background, but wrap around you like candlelight. These are the tracks that turn the volume down on the world and bring the heart into full focus. At ClassicRockHistory.com, we’ve covered thousands of songs, but every so often, a certain kind of track rises above the rest—not just romantic, but timeless, classy, and deeply intimate.

1 week ago | classicrockhistory.com | Brian Kachejian

Rick Derringer, whose influence touched everything from 1960s garage rock to wrestling anthems and arena tours, has died at the age of 77. His death was confirmed by his caretaker Tony Wilson and Guitar Player magazine. He passed away Monday evening in Ormond Beach, Florida. No cause of death has been publicly disclosed, though Derringer had reportedly been in poor health in recent months.

2 weeks ago | classicrockhistory.com | Andrew Daly |Brian Kachejian

Given his free-flowing-meets-hard-charging style on guitar, it’s not hard to see that Dave Navarro, like many of his generation, was inspired by the late, great Jimi Hendrix. But beyond inspiration, Navarro got to pay homage in ways that he’d never previously imagined. “I got invited to play with Slash, and Mitch Mitchell, the original Hendrix Experience on drums.” Navarro tells ClassicRockHistory.com.

2 weeks ago | classicrockhistory.com | Brian Kachejian

Velvet Revolver was an American hard rock supergroup consisting of Guns N’ Roses members Slash (lead guitar), Duff McKagan (bass, backing vocals) and Matt Sorum (drums, backing vocals), alongside Dave Kushner (rhythm guitar) formerly of punk band Wasted Youth, and Scott Weiland (lead vocalist) of Stone Temple Pilots.

2 weeks ago | classicrockhistory.com | Brian Kachejian

Like I have written so many times on this website, when I saw Led Zeppelin perform at Madison Square Garden in 1977, it was like seeing God. I have never witnessed a rock and roll performance like that night ever again. Words really can’t describe what it was like seeing Led Zeppelin perform in the 1970s. I always laugh at the people who say stupid shit like Led Zeppelin was sloppy in concert or the band was overrated. People who say stuff like that just don’t f**king get it.