More than 40 years after its release, the Joe Walsh classic “Life’s Been Good” is being embraced by a new generation of music fans thanks to a popular updated version by reggae-rock group Dirty Heads. The original tune arrived in 1978 on Walsh’s fourth solo album, But Seriously Folks…. Layered with lyrical humor and a […]
Roger Waters said he’s got little interest in “loud rock ‘n’ roll” such as AC/DC or Van Halen. The Pink Floyd co-founder recently appeared on The Joe Rogan Experience for a nearly three-hour chat. Waters said he made substantial progress on writing a book during the pandemic, “leaving all the Pink Floyd stuff till last, for obvious reasons — […]
Metallica‘s Kirk Hammett joined Journey onstage on Thursday night to play the latter’s “Wheel in the Sky” and the former’s “Enter Sandman.” You can watch a video of the performance below. The guest appearance took place at Journey’s second consecutive show at the Neal S. Blaisdell Arena in Honolulu. “Had a great time with Kirk Hammett […]
King Crimson has announced the physical release of their documentary film In the Court of the Crimson King: King Crimson at 50. The movie chronicles the influential prog-rock group’s career, covering everything from their multiple lineup changes, to moments of reinvention within their musical sound. The standard edition of In the Court of the Crimson […]
J.D. Fortune, whose life changed when he became INXS’ new singer after winning a TV contest, recalled thinking he’d failed the first audition. His music career was flailing when he applied for Rock Star: INXS in 2005, along with over 50,000 other hopefuls. In a new interview with Rolling Stone the singer told of how he […]
The recent explosive comments from Roger Waters have reportedly held up negotiations of Pink Floyd’s catalog sale. Variety reports that the band has been quietly shopping their “recorded-music catalog and other assets for several months, seeking as much as $500 million.” However the former frontman’s comments have led potential buyers to question the value of […]
What’s in a name? The core of that question, famously posed by Shakespeare in Romeo and Juliet, asks if an item’s intrinsic value is changed by its title. Even though UCR is not fair Verona, or even your high-school English class, we can apply the same question to our favorite rock artists. A good band name […]
Members of R.E.M. were skeptical about the commercial potential of their eighth album, Automatic for the People. It was a testament to their immense popularity and sharp songcraft that the lush, brooding LP replicated the success of its 1991 successor Out of Time, climbing to No. 2 on the Billboard 200 and selling over 4 million copies in the United States. […]
As the world remembers Loretta Lynn, the trailblazing country star who died Tuesday, Poison frontman Bret Michaels has revealed he visited with the singer just weeks before her death. “My heart is beyond heavy today as I have just learned of the passing of my good friend Loretta Lynn,” Michaels wrote on Instagram (see below). […]
Former Journey singer Steve Perry has given fans a preview of his upcoming holiday song, “Maybe This Year.” “Hello, everyone. I’m Steve Perry, and this is my recording studio,” the rocker began in a video uploaded to Tik Tok. “And these are my holiday lights, and these are my holiday assistants,” he continued, showing colorful lights […]