Ringo Starr and his All-Starr Band will hit the road next year, performing in various U.S. cities. The first of those dates is scheduled for June 12 in Bridgeport, Connecticut, followed by stops in places like New York City, Philadelphia and multiple locations in Florida. Starr will be joined by the same musicians he last […]
Rob Hedden had big plans for Jason Voorhees’ first trip to New York City. “There was going to be a tremendous scene on the Brooklyn Bridge. A boxing match in Madison Square Garden,” the director said of his grand initial visions for 1989’s Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan in the book Crystal […]
Jake E. Lee said he was lucky that the second of three bullets that hit him during a late-night attack in October missed his spine. The former Ozzy Osbourne guitarist has been revealing details of the assault near his Las Vegas home over recent weeks, reporting that he’d interrupted two young men as they were […]
Jake E. Lee said he was lucky that the second of three bullets that hit him during a late-night attack in October missed his spine. The former Ozzy Osbourne guitarist has been revealing details of the assault near his Las Vegas home over recent weeks, reporting that he’d interrupted two young men as they were […]
Former Eagles guitarist Don Felder admits it was a “fun challenge” playing alongside Joe Walsh. During a recent conversation with UCR’s Matt Wardlaw, Felder discussed his penchant for guitar solos, specifically those in which he and another rocker trade riffs. “Somebody would be playing, and you step back and give them that period. And then they […]
Pearl Jam released their third album, Vitalogy, in late 1994 at a time when the Seattle band’s popularity was continuing to build at an explosive pace. Of the many unexpected things that developed in that time period, the biggest surprise was the group’s summit in the recording studio with Neil Young for 1995’s Mirror Ball. […]
In 1984, John Shepherd was a young actor looking for his first big break. It seemed to arrive in the form of a leading role in a film called Repetition. “I read the character breakdown and I thought it was so cool,” he later recalled in the book Crystal Lake Memories. Eager to land the […]
Alice Cooper and his daughter Calico have joined forces with Slash on “Freewheelin’,” a cycling anthem off the Grammy-nominated children’s album Solid Rock Revival. You can watch the new animated music video below. While plenty of rockers over the decades have sung about the joys of hitting the open road on their motorcycles, the Coopers take a different tack […]
Pearl Jam has announced tour dates for 2025. Ten shows have been scheduled starting in late April and ending three weeks later. The band will play two concerts at each stop, with one night off between each city’s performance. The tour supports Pearl Jam’s latest album, Dark Matter, released earlier this year. The band has already played shows […]
Many of us remember when TV show openings felt like mini-productions—setting the mood, giving a glimpse of the story, and often featuring an unforgettable theme song. You probably hear one in your head right now. (“Sunday, Monday…”) In those days, skipping ahead wasn’t an option unless you were “time-shifting” with your VCR (anyone else remember that?), […]