Monthly Archives: December 2025

The Devil Wears Prada Announce UK/EU 2026 Tour

The Devil Wears Prada have announced the details of a 2026 UK and EU tour. Revealing the news, frontman Mike Hranica says “Europe early 2025 was incredible – we’ve been coming overseas for such a long time without the ability to pull off a headliner. Having that privilege now is something we’re very grateful for, and autumn 2026 is going […]

Shaboozey Headlining NBA’s 2026 All-Star Weekend Concerts

It might seem a little early to start thinking about the NBA All-Star game, but actually, voting just opened on December 17. While we wait to see which players will be participating in 2026, the NBA is already starting to reveal what All-Star Weekend is going to look like. Today (December 18), the league announced […]

RAINBOW’s Early Days Get A Massive Box Set Reissue As The Temple Of The King (1975-1976)

The Temple Of The King (1975-1976) is the most comprehensive collection of the opening phase of Rainbow‘s career to date, and is the first in a series of anthology sets covering the career of legendary guitarist Ritchie Blackmore. The 9-CD set, newly mastered by Andy Pearce and Matt Wortham, is housed in deluxe 7″ packaging […]

Vote for Rock’s Best Christmas Song: UCR’s Holiday Bracket

16 of the most beloved holiday songs are vying for your votes in our Best Rock Christmas Songs bracket. The Kinks, the Pretenders, Bruce Springsteen and of course, both Paul McCartney and John Lennon are among the artists paired off into eight first-round battles below. Voting for round one ends Friday, Dec. 19 at 11:59PM […]

Tom Morello & Beartooth Caleb Shomo Team Up On ‘Everything Burns’

Rage Against The Machine legend Tom Morello has teamed up with Beartooth frontman Caleb Shomo on new track ‘Everything Burns’. Taken from the soundtrack of a new update to the ‘Final Fantasy XIV’ game, Morello says “’Everything Burns’ is a high energy riff heavy banger that feels like it’s rising from the streets. Collaborating with […]

Wiz Khalifa Sentenced to Nine Months in Romania Prison for Weed

Wiz Khalifa’s favorite pastime has landed him in legal trouble since he has just been sentenced to serve nine months in a Romanian prison for weed possession. On Thursday (Dec. 18), Romanian online newspaper Cancan reports that the Constanța Court of Appeal gave the rapper a prison sentence for possession of drugs for personal use. […]

Sammy Hagar Admits To Challenges As ‘Elderly Rock Star’

Sammy Hagar announces return of Las Vegas residency in 2026 Rock and Roll Hall of Famer from Van Halen Sammy Hagar has confirmed that his hit The Best of All Worlds Las Vegas residency will return in 2026. During a December 6, 2025 appearance on CNN’s The Story Is With Elex Michaelson, Hagar revealed that […]

Young Thug And Mariah The Scientist Are Engaged

Young Thug and Mariah The Scientist have been together for a while, and now some congratulations are in order, as the couple just got engaged. Thug decided to go very, very public with his proposal. It went down last night (December 16), on stage during Thug’s Hometown Hero benefit concert at Atlanta’s State Farm Arena. […]

Rotting Christ Added To Mystic Festival Line-Up

Rotting Christ And Others Added To Mystic Festival 2026 Line-Up Band Photo: Rotting Christ (?) From the Greek seaside through Norwegian woods to Georgia swamps and Arizona deserts – metal is played everywhere and everywhere it is excellent. Rotting Christ, Shining, Gatecreeper, and Black Tusk are coming to Mystic Fetival to prove it. Rotting Christ […]