The best album packaging gives artists the opportunity to enhance the story told throughout their music or tell a new one entirely — and all the artists on our list of Album Cover Easter Eggs took full advantage of the medium. Several of the albums covers on this list — such as Rush and Iron Maiden […]
Judas Priest released their 19th studio album, Invincible Shield in early March. As vocalist Rob Halford tells UCR, there are no “set agendas” when they’re working on new music together. It’s a philosophy that allows them to travel through their history as a group while constructing new albums. The result is songs that honor numerous eras throughout their illustrious career while also charging […]
If our list of Rock’s 20 Best Backing Vocalists proves anything, it’s that the genre is often a team sport. Lead singers can find themselves in an unenviable position as the de facto mouthpieces of their bands. When they’re on, they get the lion’s share of the glory, but the pressure to perform up to their […]
Despite his success as the frontman of Dire Straits, as well as a successful solo career, Mark Knopfler admits he still doesn’t consider himself a singer. The Rock & Roll Hall of Famer was a guest on the Rockonteurs podcast, where he explained his unusual self-appraisal. “I still don’t regard myself as a singer at […]
Mick Mars’ debut solo album, The Other Side of Mars, arrived on Feb. 23 after being in the works for years. But it appears that fans won’t have to wait nearly as long to hear the next chapter from the former Motley Crue guitarist. “I have a ton of ideas. [There’s] years and years of stuff,” […]
Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea has listed his “exceptional architectural” home on the market with an asking price of $6.997 million. Located in the upscale Southern California suburb of La Crescenta, the 5.7-acre compound is a marvel to behold. The original home was built in 1952 by acclaimed mid-century modern architect Richard Neutra for […]
Zach Bryan had an enormous surprise for the fans in attendance at his concert in Brooklyn on Wednesday night (March 27). The fast-rising country star invited Bruce Springsteen to join him for a surprise mini-set during his show. According to video footage and online posts from fans who were in attendance at Bryan’s live show […]
Skid Row have split with singer Erik Gronwall and announced that Halestorm‘s Lzzy Hale will fill in for a handful of their shows later this year. The news comes from a post on the band’s social media, which described Gronwall’s departure as “amicable.” The singer, who’d fronted Skid Row since March of 2022 and sang on their latest album The […]
Paul McCartney is often asked about his favorite Beatles song, and he admits it’s a hard question to answer, but “if pushed,” he admitted recently, it’s “Here, There and Everywhere.” McCartney named the song as his favorite on a newly released episode of his podcast, McCartney: A Life in Lyrics, going on to explain how Fred Astaire was a […]
A brand new documentary about the Beach Boys will arrive on Disney+ on May 24. Directed by Frank Marshall and Thom Zimny, The Beach Boys chronicles the band’s rise to fame through never-before-seen footage, plus new interviews with Brian Wilson, Mike Love, Al Jardine, David Marks, Bruce Johnston and more. As a press release notes, the film is “a […]