The Rolling Stones’ new album Hackney Diamonds boasts an impressive array of musical guests. The LP, described by UCR’s Michael Gallucci as the band’s “most committed set of songs and performances in years,” is being hailed as a return to form for the group, proving once again that the Stones aren’t ready to give up […]
In the early ’80s, Sting was not at home in Britain. He was at GoldenEye, home of James Bond author Ian Fleming, on the northern coast of Jamaica. Other guests of GoldenEye over the years included Bono, Harrison Ford, Grace Jones, Princess Margaret and more. “Britain had gone to war with Argentina over the Falklands,” Sting […]
Paul Stanley has thrown cold water on internet rumors that Kiss could stage a residency at Las Vegas’ new MSG Sphere. The multibillion-dollar, state-of-the-art venue has been the talk of music fans everywhere, with many speculating about which artist could follow U2’s opening residency. Despite a long history of incredible live productions, it seems Kiss […]
Neil Young has announced a new album titled Before and After. The 13-track LP will arrive on Dec. 8 and will feature solo acoustic re-recordings of songs from throughout Young’s catalog. There’s also one previously unreleased track, “If You Got Love.” You can see a complete track listing below. “Songs from my life, recently recorded, create a music […]
David Lee Roth has unveiled a new solo song titled “The Shit That Killed Elvis.” It’s a bouncy acoustic ditty that tackles the perils of fame: “Give me the babes and the dames, the groupies and hoes. The ones with no last names, I’m talking best in show,” Roth declares at one point, before noting […]
John Mayer performed a mash-up of Grateful Dead‘s classic “Dark Star” and his 2001 solo hit “Your Body Is a Wonderland” at his concert in Chicago on Wednesday. “I’m not going to set it up – this is going to be the weirdest thing you ever saw in your life and I’m proud to do it,” […]
K.K. Downing has revealed that he was “kept segregated” from the rest of Judas Priest during the band’s 2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction. The guitarist discussed the experience during a recent interview with Sirius XM host Eddie Trunk. Downing admitted he “deliberated” on whether or not to attend the event, noting it was […]
Original Foreigner singer Lou Gramm claims his former band was blackballed from the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. In a recent interview with Good Day Rochester, Gramm noted that Foreigner’s guitarist, Mick Jones, was at one point close friends with Jann Wenner, creator of Rolling Stone magazine and a co-founder of the Hall of […]
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 […]