Tom Fowler, the bassist best known for playing with Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention as well as Ray Charles, died this week at the age of 73. Engineer and producer Dennis Moody confirmed the loss in a Facebook post, noting that Fowler died on July 2 from complications of an aneurysm he suffered the previous […]
Def Leppard and Journey kicked off their co-headlining North American tour on Saturday at St. Louis’ Busch Stadium, with support from Cheap Trick. You can see all three set lists and video from the show below. The lion’s share of Def Leppard’s set came from their two biggest albums, Pyromania and Hysteria, which accounted for a combined […]
July 6 holds an extra special place in Beatles history. For starters, it was on that date in 1957 that a 16-year-old John Lennon met a 15-year-old Paul McCartney in a church auditorium in Liverpool, where Lennon was performing as a member of his school skiffle band, the Quarrymen. Had the two never crossed paths on […]
A 75-year-old Journey fan in Cleveland, Ohio was reportedly scammed out of $122,000 by an online imposter posing as Steve Perry. According to WKYC, in January the woman responded to a Facebook message from someone claiming to be the band’s former lead singer. According to Westlake police, “The fake Mr. Perry had a business opportunity […]
Bon Jovi‘s new album Forever certainly didn’t live up to its name on the charts. As noted by Forbes, after debuting at No. 5 in its first week of release, the album fell all the way out of the Billboard 200 album sales chart the following week. Unless it returns in the future, Forever will […]
Neither Noel Gallagher nor his brother Liam are known for mincing their words. Older brother Noel’s most recent target is the same festival Oasis played twice in their career: Glastonbury. “Don’t get me wrong, I fucking love Glastonbury,” he recently told The Sun. “I think it’s one of the most important things. In fact it’s […]
The Top 50 American Rock Albums, unsurprisingly, were made by some of the biggest artists in the history of popular music. As you will see in the below list, which the UCR staff chose, even after you remove the Beatles, the Rolling Stones and other rock giants, there’s still much to love. You won’t find many one-hit wonders […]
There is more than one way to become an American. The most obvious is to be born on United States soil, but there’s another option that requires a little more paperwork. Becoming a naturalized U.S. citizen does not happen overnight. For those born elsewhere, its something of a lengthy endeavor — from application processing to the citizenship interview […]
Not long ago, Journey seemed to be on the brink of a split. Neal Schon and Jonathan Cain argued over control of the band, over a visit to the White House, and over money. Yet, somehow, Journey has soldiered on. Freedom became their first studio album in more than a decade, and they’re returned to […]
Def Leppard will hit the road this week for the start of their Summer Stadium Tour with Journey. They’ll come armed with new music in the form of their latest single, “Just Like ’73.” Guitarist Phil Collen says fans should expect further surprises: “We changed the whole set,” he tells UCR. “The stage show is […]