This article was originally published in December 2015, shortly after Neil Peart announced his retirement from music. Peart died from glioblastoma, an aggressive form of brain cancer, on January 7, 2020 There has … Read more…
The River of Rock is a network of affiliated music-centric websites, privately owned and based in Pennsylvania. The core of our network are tour four “Rock Review” sites. Modern Rock Review is an international hub for … Read more…
Eight years ago on October 10, 2010, we launched Modern Rock Review, the first of are (now) five websites which make up the River of Rock music network. It is incredible to think … Read more…
This young month has unfortunately seen more than its share of tragedy in the music world. On Sunday night there was a horrific shooting which took the life of scores of concert-goers at the … Read more…
In the past few weeks, the rock n roll world has lost a couple of legends with the passing of Chris Cornell, front man of the group Soundgarden, and Gregg Allman, founding member … Read more…
Hello everyone! It has been awhile since we’ve shared news so there is much to get to in this Spring newsletter. Through the first quarter of the year we have been listening, exploring, curating … Read more…
A Tribute to Led Zeppelin Classic Rock Review has launched the first of many artist-centric pages with a tribute page to Led Zeppelin. This page connects to our extensive reviews of Zeppelin’s albums … Read more…
39 years ago today, on August 16, 1977, Elvis “left the building” for the final time. The death of the “king of rock n’ roll” came as a shock to most people and … Read more…
This past weekend we have lost a true original personality, Muhammad Ali. A three time world heavyweight boxing champion, Ali was born Cassius Clay in Louisville, KY and became as well known for … Read more…
There is and always will be much debate when it comes to choosing the best among musicians and groups. When it comes to producers however, there is little debate that the late George … Read more…
