Lawrence Gowan has revealed the mandate he was given when he joined Styx’s lineup. The keyboardist and singer, who replaced the band’s founding frontman Dennis DeYoung in 1999, detailed the experience during an appearance on the Jeremy White Show podcast. “When I joined, the mandate on the table was, ‘We’re going to play 100 shows every […]
The Beatles and Wings were completely in the past by the early ’80s, so Paul McCartney got down to the business of focusing on his solo career in earnest. The result was an outpouring of material that included some of his most massive pop hits. McCartney’s fifth proper solo outing, Pipes of Peace, arrived on […]
First impressions are everything. And with attention spans what they are, music artists don’t have the luxury of eventually getting around to what they want to say. There’s a good reason so many classic albums begin with their best songs. From the Beatles and Led Zeppelin to U2 and Nirvana, rock history is filled with great album-opening […]
Mick Mars has released “Loyal to the Lie,” the first single from his upcoming solo album, The Other Side of Mars, which arrives on Feb. 23. You can watch the video below. The longtime Motley Crue took inspiration from cults while writing the song. “Manson, Jim Jones, Heaven’s Gate, the wacko in Waco,” he tells UCR with a laugh. […]
Randy Bachman and Burton Cummings, original members of the Guess Who since their formation under that name in 1968, have filed a lawsuit against the band currently using the moniker on tour. According to a press release, the pair – who co-wrote some of the Canadian band’s biggest hits – has sued bassist Jim Kale and […]
Producer Andrew Watt recalled the moment he thought he’d have to choose between working with Paul McCartney and the Rolling Stones. He hailed the Stones’ generosity, which meant he didn’t have to made the difficult decision – which led to McCartney’s guest appearance on the band’s new album Hackney Diamonds. In a new interview with Rolling […]
Halloween: a time for candy, costumes and binge-watching spooky special editions of your favorite TV shows. For decades, Hollywood producers have found inspiration in the ghoulish occasion, regularly creating Halloween episodes as part of their annual October programming. The yearly holiday also falls right in the middle of the traditional fall-sweeps ratings period, giving TV […]
Matthew Perry, famous for playing Chandler Bing on the hit series Friends, played a professor teaching ‘Sarcasm 101’ while hosting Saturday Night Live on Oct. 4, 1997. You can watch the sketch below. It begins with students such as Cheri Oteri, Will Ferrell and Tim Meadows going over their homework by taking turns mocking British […]
Motley Crue has just unleashed a massive 40th anniversary “Year of the Devil” reissue campaign for their 1983 masterpiece Shout at the Devil. One lucky UCR reader will win a prize pack featuring both the box set and picture disc editions of the album. The deluxe Year of the Devil box set features the original […]
No insult cuts quite like a “fuck you.” Its meaning is unambiguous and universal, its impact blunt-force. That’s why it’s been the perfect tool for rockers since time immemorial. Whether directly using the profanity or cloaking it in more sophisticated wordplay, these 30 rock and metal songs make their message abundantly clear. Their inspirations range from heartache to business falling-outs to […]