“Carry on Wayward Son” has been a cornerstone of the Kansas catalog for decades. But it has also found an interesting place in pop culture, including being used as featured music leading up to the newest season of Amazon Prime’s crime thriller Reacher, which premiered this week (Feb. 20). The ties between Kansas and the […]
Ted Nugent will celebrate the 50th anniversary of his guitar anthem “Stranglehold” with a series of concerts in Michigan and Texas this spring and summer. You can see Nugent’s current tour schedule below. The Motor City Madman concluded his Adios Mofos farewell tour in 2023, but told UCR at the time that he would still […]
Founding Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers drummer Stan Lynch’s new band The Speaker Wars have released their first-ever video, for the song “You Make Every Lie Come True.” The song comes from the group’s self-titled debut album, which will get its first label release on May 30 via Frontiers Music. The Speaker Wars previously released […]
Former Yes drummer Bill Bruford reflected on his return to the band for 1991’s Union album, telling Rolling Stone the experience was, simply, “no good.” Bruford cofounded Yes and played with the band from 1968 to 1972, leaving after they released the landmark Close to the Edge (which is getting a deluxe reissue next month). He went on to play with King […]
Rick Buckler, drummer for acclaimed English new wave band the Jam, has died at the age of 69. The musician’s passing was confirmed by his former bandmates who took to social media to share their memories. “I’m shocked and saddened by Rick’s passing,” the Jam’s frontman, Paul Weller, wrote on X. “I’m thinking back to […]
Fresh off their first Rock & Roll Hall of Fame nomination, Phish has announced a sprawling summer 2025 tour that will keep them on the road throughout June and July. The summer trek begins on June 20 in Manchester, New Hampshire, where Phish will play three consecutive nights. They’ll play several more two- and three-night stands […]
Paul Simon gave a rare performance at the SNL50: The Anniversary Special on Sunday night. He and pop star Sabrina Carpenter offered a rendition of Simon & Garfunkel‘s “Homeward Bound.” “I sang this song with George Harrison on SNL in 1976,” Simon said before they began. “I was not born then,” Carpenter playfully added, “and neither were my parents.” You can […]
Ozzy Osbourne discussed the extent to which he will perform with Black Sabbath during their reunion at his final show in July. “I’m not planning on doing a set with Black Sabbath, but I am doing little bits and pieces with them,” Osbourne said on a new episode of his SiriusXM show Ozzy Speaks (as transcribed by Blabbermouth). “I […]
Eric Clapton has been comparatively prolific in the 21st Century, releasing a handful of concert recordings beginning with 2002’s One More Car, One More Rider. He returned to his favorite venue for 2015’s Slowhand at 70: Live at the Royal Albert Hall and busied himself during the pandemic with 2021’s The Lady in the Balcony: […]
To be a musical genius is also to be, in many ways, a captive of your own talent. There is much to be celebrated, and much to be cautious of, particularly if you come from a marginalized background. This is more or less the message of Sly Lives! (aka The Burden of Black Genius), a new […]