The line between country and rock has long been flexible. If you consider, for example, the catalogs of artists like Johnny Cash, Bob Dylan, Eagles, the Grateful Dead, the Flying Burrito Brothers or the Byrds, to name a few, you’ll find that they were as comfortable pulling influences from Hank Williams as they were Chuck Berry. […]
When Oasis unexpectedly reunited in 2024, one of the biggest questions the Gallagher brothers posed – or perhaps it was a challenge – to American audiences was whether they loved them all along. Which, in all honesty, is fair. Following the band’s roaring start following two, in Liam Gallagher’s words, “biblical” albums that require little […]
Neil Young has shared a new song, “Big Crime,” in opposition to President Donald Trump’s recent deployment of the National Guard and ICE agents in Washington, D.C. President Trump announced the deployment decision earlier this month, a move purportedly intended to aid local law enforcement in controlling crime. According to reporting by The Hill, since then nearly […]
John Fogerty finds it pretty funny that President Trump doesn’t seem to get the irony of playing “Fortunate Son” at his political events. In a new interview with Vulture, Fogerty was asked what he thinks his most misunderstood song is. His answer was “Fortunate Son,” which, he explained, is often assumed to be something it’s […]
If you grew up in the ’70s and ’80s, there’s a good chance that you had at least one Fisher-Price toy sitting on the living room floor, waiting to trip your dad. But these weren’t just toys. Fisher-Price had a knack for shrinking the world down to kid size. “Mooo!”: The Sounds and Magic of […]
The grunge era was nearing its dawn when Pearl Jam formed from the ashes of Seattle band Mother Love Bone, whose singer died of a heroin overdose shortly before their debut album was to be released. Taking a chance on an untried singer from the San Diego area, the group rebranded with Eddie Vedder writing all of the […]
If your ZZ Top vinyl collection has seen better days, there’s some good news. UCR has a chance for you to make an upgrade with some choice slabs of wax. Rhino’s High Fidelity series rolls onward with a new ZZ Top box set, From the Top: 1979-1990. Limited to 3,000 copies, it features five albums, […]
Sting‘s former bandmates in the Police are taking him to court over “millions in lost royalties.” Stewart Copeland and Andy Summers are suing Sting, whose real name is Gordon Sumner, and his company Magnetic Publishing Limited. Details of the lawsuit, filed in London’s High Court, were unavailable. But Summers has long claimed a missing co-writing […]
Bon Jovi‘s Tico Torres says recent internet reports about him retiring from the band are not true. Currently in his 42nd year with the band, the 71-year old drummer and golf enthusiast addressed the rumors with a video posted to the band’s social media accounts. “I’m here to dispel a lot of rumors that I’ve […]
You wouldn’t think Poison and U2 would have much in common, but guess what? They are the only two major classic rock bands who are currently using their most famous lineups. Bono, the Edge, Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen, Jr. have been together since 1976. When ZZ Top‘s Dusty Hill died in 2021 after 52 […]