There’s no gentle way to put this: Many of rock’s biggest stars have chosen to retire or been forced off the road by age, illness or death in the past decade. While artists such as the Rolling Stones and Paul McCartney have demonstrated a remarkable ability to endure the often grueling life of a touring […]
Jack White is hitting the road, but don’t expect him to unveil his list of tour dates in advance. In a message posted to Instagram, the former White Stripes frontman explained his unorthodox touring plans. “Lotta folks asking about when we are going to announce ‘tour dates,’” White wrote. “Well, we don’t know what to […]
Steely Dan hated touring. That’s been the accepted narrative for a long time. But it’s one former guitarist Jeff “Skunk” Baxter questions. “I’m not sure that’s actually 100% true,” he tells UCR. “I know [Walter] Becker and [Donald] Fagen enjoyed the concept of saying [that], but we toured a lot in the beginning.” Baxter has […]
Two of Ian Hunter‘s most popular solo albums will be reissued in expanded editions this fall. 1979’s You’re Never Alone With a Schizophrenic and 1981’s Short Back N’ Sides will be reissued in two-CD and -LP form on Oct. 25. Both will include an entire disc of early versions of songs from their respective albums, demos […]
Deep Purple has flirted with the idea of calling it quits before. But according to vocalist Ian Gillan, they’re still running strong. Don’t pay attention to the rumors you may have heard. “So far, so good,” he quips early in the below conversation with UCR. You can apply that thought to many things beyond their […]
Journey guitarist Neal Schon has offered his first in-depth public response to the most recent lawsuit filed against him by bandmate Jonathan Cain, labeling Cain’s allegations “absolute rubbish.” Earlier this month it was revealed that Cain was once again suing Schon for allegedly spending the band’s money too freely and without the approval of Cain, […]
Bruce Dickinson said the most decadent moment of his life came during Iron Maiden’s tour of the Soviet Union. The road trip started out in August 1984, five years before the Berlin Wall came down, which marked the end of the U.S.S.R. While Maiden were the first Western band to take a full production show through the […]
Every four years, the world comes together for the Olympics, a time of both competition and camaraderie in the name of sport. But as with any type of contest, there are times when the players don’t see eye to eye, including at this year’s games in Paris. On Friday, Ana Patricia Silva Ramos of Team Brazil and […]
October 11, 1975. A day that changed television history forever. That was the Saturday night (live) when a new sketch show first debuted on NBC. Cobbled together by an inexperienced group of actors, producers, and writers, many of whom were getting their first exposure on national TV, the series was not expected to be a […]
Singer Huey Lewis is getting his own mockumentary-style sitcom. The rocker will star as himself in Whatever Happened to Huey Lewis, a fictionalized version of his life. In reporting the project, Deadline noted that the show will be done “Curb Your Enthusiasm-style” with its story centered around Lewis’ efforts to navigate “his new life after […]