Dave Mustaine has played his share of challenging gigs with Megadeth. But it was the closing night of the historic Big 4 tour — Megadeth, Metallica, Slayer and Anthrax at Yankee Stadium in September 2011 — that found the metal frontman in a serious bind. “My neck was getting ready to stop working,” he tells UCR, remembering the […]
Sammy Hagar delivered on his promise to celebrate the history of Van Halen more intensely than ever at the Akron* stop of his Best of All Worlds tour Monday night. Together with frequent collaborators Joe Satriani and Jason Bonham, Hagar and his longtime running mate Michael Anthony faithfully recreated the high points of their time […]
Journey is back in court. Stalwart Jonathan Cain has once again sued Neal Schon, the group’s lone remaining founding member – and, once again, he’s charging him with overspending. Echoing a 2022 case over a band credit card, Cain’s new court filing accuses Schon of maxing out an American Express account with a $1 million […]
When Jason Bonham first met Alex Van Halen, things didn’t go well. Bonham — who is currently on tour with Sammy Hagar and Michael Anthony on the Best of All Worlds tour — recalled the incident during a recent interview with KSHE 95 (audio below). “It’s 40 years since I saw Mike play at Donington,” he said […]
Joe Perry believes new Aerosmith music could still see the light of day, even as the band prepares to resume its Peace Out farewell tour. “Right now I’m writing stuff for the new [Hollywood] Vampires record, but that’s a whole other thing,” Perry told Rock Candy magazine. “As for Aerosmith, I don’t know. We’ll see. There’s definitely […]
Saturday Night Live has a long history of poking fun at the Olympics. In the show’s earliest years, original cast members such as Gilda Radner and John Belushi appeared as surprisingly vengeful gymnasts, and decathlon champions with highly unusual diet regimens. The tradition they began has continued for nearly fifty years now, with each new […]
Jonathan Cain played a medley of favorites on the grand piano from Journey‘s commercial zenith during a surprise visit to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. See exclusive photographs from Cain’s visit and video courtesy of the Rock Hall below. This appearance coincided with the return of Cain’s signature 1981 Yahama C7 to the […]
AC/DC guitarist Angus Young is getting two new Funko Pop! figures. Both feature Young in his trademark schoolboy outfit and cap. The Pop! Moment Angus Young Dancing on Stage set finds him sporting a red suit, blue cap and includes a stage with the AC/DC logo. The other set finds him in a green outfit […]
Like so many bands from its era, nobody knew what to make of the Pretenders at the top of the ’80s. They were already buzzing, thanks to three hit singles in the U.K. and a magnetic frontwoman in Chrissie Hynde, who cast quite an image alongside her equally photogenic bandmates in leather and studs. A transplanted American working […]
Blue Oyster Cult guitarist Buck Dharma said the band was forced to start using a cowbell while performing their classic track “(Don’t Fear) The Reaper” as a result of Saturday Night Live‘s famous “More Cowbell” sketch. Written and aired 24 years after “Reaper” became a hit, the 2000 scene features Christopher Walken and Will Ferrell in a recording studio. […]