Paul Stanley said he wishes Kiss had treated Eric Carr‘s illness with more sensitivity, and he regrets that the drummer felt betrayed by the band during the health battle that ultimately cost him his life. “I’m not a big believer in mistakes,” Stanley said when asked about his biggest regret during a recent interview with Howard Stern. […]
There are only so many times you can listen to that classic album before predictability and fatigue set in. Don’t get us wrong: We’ve revisited Elton John‘s Goodbye Yellow Brice Road, Pink Floyd‘s The Dark Side of the Moon and Stevie Wonder‘s Innervisions more times than we can count. But we’re always up for something […]
Ozzy Osbourne has given fans an update on his health, insisting that rumors of his demise have been exaggerated. “This fucking press drive you nuts. I mean, I looked in the magazine, ‘Ozzy’s on his last legs.’ I’m fucking not dying,” the rocker declared during an interview on SiriusXM’s Ozzy Speaks. “Come on, guys. Haven’t […]
There may be no group in the history of popular music that was capable of pulling off the trick that Village People did. Beginning with their album Macho Man, which debuted on Feb. 27, 1978, and marked the start of the group the way most people remember it, they embraced an unrepentantly gay identity – when that […]
Joe Walsh, Timothy B. Schmit, Blake Shelton and Matt Sorum have released a video for their cover of Tom Petty‘s “I Won’t Back Down,” a charity single released in support of Afghan girls. The song, which features Shelton on lead vocals, was released in November by the Miraculous Love Kids organization. Founded by musician Lanny Cordola, the nonprofit […]
The City of Frankfurt, Germany announced that a scheduled Roger Waters concert would be canceled. In their decision, the city council referred to the Pink Floyd rocker as “one of the world’s most well-known antisemites.” Waters was supposed to perform at the Festhalle concert hall in Frankfurt on May 28. The venue is not a […]
Jay Jay French said he didn’t know if his career with Twisted Sister had been worth the price he paid for it. The guitarist cited the examples of George Harrison and David Bowie to support his argument that lives in rock ’n’ roll seldom come with a fairytale ending. “You know when they tell little […]
The relentless churn of famous figures who’ve hosted Saturday Night Live over the years has left the show with not a few regrets. Being a bad host is one thing, with SNL’s shark-like momentum simply shaking off a bummer of an episode and moving on. (Or, as in the cases of such universally reviled outings from […]
The breakthrough success of 1972’s School’s Out put the Alice Cooper band in an unusual position: in demand. In this exclusive excerpt from the book Alice Cooper @75, UCR contributor Gary Graff explains how the band found time to make fun of themselves, their newfound fame and the corporate bigwigs that were suddenly throwing large […]
Foreigner’s current singer, Kelly Hansen, says he’s open to sharing the stage with the band’s former frontman, Lou Gramm. “The door is always open to all the original members, all the surviving members of the band to come and play with us,” Hansen explained when asked about Gramm during an appearance on The SDR Show. […]