Earlier this month, it was announced that Twisted Sister‘s upcoming 50th anniversary reunion tour would no longer be taking place on account of Dee Snider‘s current health issues. But Snider wants fans to know: he’s going to be just fine. “The rumors have run wild that I am on my death bed,” he recently said […]
Counting Crows have had their share of moments that could have ended their career. But they had one particular milestone that proved to be a crucial moment when they played Saturday Night Live in early 1994. Though there would be a bittersweet element to the way the experience played out, the fact that it happened […]
Nancy Wilson said she wants to make one more Heart album and take a “victory lap” to celebrate the band’s half-century legacy alongside her sister and bandmate Ann Wilson. The guitarist and singer reflected on her desire to follow up Heart’s most recent album, 2016’s Beautiful Broken, in a new interview with Andy Frasco’s World Saving Podcast. “I go […]
Sebastian Bach understands as a fellow music fan that the people coming to his shows want to hear the hits. But he’s also very focused on playing his newest music as well. “I don’t buy into the whole thing of….we can’t do any new songs,” as he told UCR during a recent interview you can […]
Gene Simmons is doubling down on the controversial comments he recently made about rap artists being inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. During an appearance on the Feb. 7 edition of the LegendsNLeaders podcast, the Kiss star complained about Iron Maiden – “[who] can sell out stadiums” – being passed over for induction in […]
Slade drummer Don Powell has shared insight on his life-changing car accident. It was the early morning of July 4, 1973 when the rocker was severely injured in a crash near his home in Wolverhampton, England. At the time, Slade was the biggest band in Britain, having scored five No. 1 singles on the U.K. […]
The biggest and arguably best album Rush ever made is now 45 years old. Released on Feb. 12, 1981, Moving Pictures marked the crucial turning point where the beloved Canadian trio fully shifted their focus from long-form progressive rock explorations towards shorter, more radio-friendly material. Here’s five things you need to know about Moving Pictures: How Moving Pictures […]
Before you read our list of the best solo album from every classic-era member of Guns N’ Roses, it’s important that we specify what their classic era actually was. Obviously, the five-piece lineup that appeared on GN’R’s world-changing debut album Appetite for Destruction — Axl Rose, Slash, Izzy Stradlin, Duff McKagan and Steven Adler — is the most […]
Carl Palmer was just as surprised as everyone else when his bandmates in Emerson Lake and Palmer died within months of one another. He was stunned by Asia bandmate John Wetton‘s death, too. Greg Lake and Palmer had drifted apart, but Palmer regularly spoke to Keith Emerson in the period leading up to his death […]
Stewart Copeland has announced summer tour dates starting June 3 in Ft. Lauderdale. The Have I Said Too Much? trek will launch with a total of four dates in the Florida area, before continuing on for additional appearances in Atlanta, Houston, Seattle, Boston and more. The outing is currently scheduled to come to a close […]