Black Friday Record Store Day returns to anchor the slate of November 2023 new music releases. But that’s just the beginning of what the month has in store. Bob Dylan‘s The Complete Budokan 1978 includes two complete performances recorded on 24-channel multitrack analog tapes on Feb. 28 and March 1, 1978, at Tokyo’s Nippon Budokan Hall. More […]
Fleetwood Mac recently released Rumours Live and one lucky UCR reader will win a prize pack including the album on vinyl. Recorded on Aug. 29, 1977, Rumours Live captures the band performing an electric set at the Forum in Los Angeles. The performance came roughly six months after Rumours was released, and with the acclaimed LP still […]
Mick Jagger is denying one of the most beloved Rolling Stones stories. Contrary to popular belief, he now says late drummer Charlie Watts never punched him after a night of drunken revelry. Guitarist Keith Richards detailed the alleged altercation in his 2010 memoir Life. The moment was said to have taken place in 1984 in Amsterdam, […]
There are many ways album cover art can go wrong, from trend-chasing and rushed deadlines to record-company interference. Bon Jovi skipped right past Plan B to Plan C during the rush to release their 1986 commercial breakthrough Slippery When Wet. The first problem occurred when they saw the results of a cowboy-themed photo shoot that was originally […]
There are many ways album cover art can go wrong, from trend-chasing and rushed deadlines to record-company interference. Bon Jovi skipped right past Plan B to Plan C during the rush to release their 1986 commercial breakthrough Slippery When Wet. The first problem occurred when they saw the results of a cowboy-themed photo shoot that was originally […]
Saturday Night Live has had many controversial moments over more than four decades, but the sketch that unofficially holds the record for most complaints aired on Oct. 15, 1988. By this point, the writers at SNL were well-versed in pushing the limits of what you could say on television. The n-word and profanity had already […]
Rolling Stones members Mick Jagger and Keith Richards discussed the singer’s punk rock tendencies, while Jagger suggested Beatles icon Paul McCartney shared them. In a new interview with the Times, centered on the Stones’ upcoming album Hackney Diamonds, Jagger said he’d written material his colleagues refused to record, and reflected on McCartney’s guest spot on the song […]
More than 1.5 million people tuned in to a Major League Baseball game in 2023, according to ESPN’s press room. The New York Times also reports that MLB seasons regularly outperform both the NFL and the NBA in ticket sales, though those numbers are skewed by the number of games played. Still, that’s a lot of […]
Viewers were greeted with an unexpected image on Oct. 14, 1978, when they tuned into Saturday Night Live. Instead of a grizzled rock band or the hottest pop star, the night’s musical guests were five guys in yellow biohazard suits who called themselves Devo. The Akron, Ohio, group had just released their debut album, Q: […]
Whether it’s the number 13, black cats or breaking a mirror, bad luck imagery is all around. Some scoff at such superstitious notions, while others fully believe in these fears. Unsurprisingly, music is littered with artists who’ve gone head-to-head with bad luck. For some, misfortune is displayed as a badge of honor, an obstacle they […]