Lindsey Buckingham has shared a bit about an upcoming solo album on social media. “This new album is just representative of the culmination of everything that I’ve learned from making solo albums over the last 25 years,” he said. “I feel like this particular album is the culmination of holding a certain line ethically and […]
In most instances, John McVie had no problem coming up with bass parts for Fleetwood Mac songs. The iconic riff in “The Chain,” for example, was all his doing. “I butted heads [with] Lindsey [Buckingham] a couple times, because he had very fixed ideas,” McVie said in a 1995 interview with Bass Player. “I would […]
Megadeth has announced the first Canadian headlining dates of their upcoming farewell world tour. The thrash legends’ romp through the Great White North will begin on Feb. 15 in Victoria, British Columbia, and end on March 6 in Quebec City. Fellow thrash giants Anthrax and Exodus will provide support. Tickets go on sale to the […]
Because everyone loves a sequel, Motley Crue is bringing the Return of the Carnival of Sins tour to the masses next summer. The 33-date outing will feature support from Tesla and Extreme. Naturally, Motley fans are always curious to know what the set list will look like. Without fully showing his hand, cofounding bassist Nikki […]
Sex Pistols have announced their first 2026 concerts. The reunited band, featuring new singer Frank Carter, will play four dates in the U.K. next summer to celebrate the 50th anniversary of their first single, “Anarchy in the U.K.” Original guitarist Steve Jones, drummer Paul Cook and bassist Glen Matlock revived the Sex Pistols in 2024, without singer John Lydon, who refused to tour […]
The 2009 Doors documentary When You’re Strange returns to theaters starting Dec. 4, thanks to Trafalgar Releasing, as the 60th anniversary celebration of the band continues. The movie has been freshly remastered in 4k and features an introduction from drummer John Densmore and guitarist Robby Krieger. As Densmore tells UCR, When You’re Strange is the […]
Tool fans in New Zealand were the lucky witnesses for an incredible start to the band’s overseas tour where they busted out three catalog rarities that hadn’t been performed in over 20 years. Saturday (Nov. 22) in Auckland, the alternative hard rock legends delivered a blistering 14-song set that included a cover of Black Sabbath’s […]
Mark Kendall, guitarist for Great White, has shared on social media that he has stage four kidney cancer. On Facebook, Kendall explained that he’d been given the diagnosis a few months ago, but decided to wait on making the news public until he learned more about his illness. “Just to give you an update the tumor […]
When REO Speedwagon started work on the album that would become Hi Infidelity, they had no idea that they were on the edge of monster commercial success. But now, they have an easier time charting how things were progressing. “I think we grew up a little bit. You know, when you start a band in your early […]
Garry George “Jellybean” Johnson, drummer of the Prince-affiliated bands the Time and the Family, died on Friday at the age of 69, two days after his birthday. The Family vocalist Susannah Melvoin paid tribute to her “beautiful brother” Johnson in an Instagram post, which you can see below. “This band was and is the kind of Family […]