Sammy Hagar and Guy Fieri are facing a “huge setback” after two trucks for their jointly owned tequila company were hijacked, with over $1 million in product stolen. The trucks were transporting 4,040 cases of Santo tequila, including blanco, reposado and extra añejo varieties, the latter of which has the highest price point. The robbery […]
Jason Bonham has revealed he won’t be returning to Sammy Hagar’s band for future Best of All Worlds tour dates – and made it clear he was disappointed by the situation. Bonham’s Instagram post announced the latest tour dates for his Led Zeppelin Evening band, running from Nov. 19 to Dec. 16. Asked by a […]
Switzerland’s Supreme Court has ruled that Yoko Ono is the rightful owner of a watch she gifted John Lennon in 1980, two months before he was assassinated outside his home in New York City. For his birthday that year, Ono had given her husband a very rare Patek Philippe 2499 watch. At the time, Ono paid around $25,000 at Tiffany […]
According to Alex Van Halen, there are “three or four” albums’ worth of unheard Eddie Van Halen music currently sitting in the vaults. The plan, he said recently on the Talk Is Jericho podcast, is to sift through the material carefully to see what’s worthy of release and what isn’t. “On the one end of […]
One of the most highly anticipated boxing matches in recent memory will take place tonight, as Jake Paul takes on Mike Tyson live on Netflix. There are many layers to the hype surrounding the bout. Tyson, as most people know, is one of the most decorated – and feared – fighters in boxing history. However, […]
Peter Sinfield, best known for his King Crimson songs, has died at age 80. Over a storied career in prog, he also worked with Emerson Lake and Palmer and Roxy Music. King Crimson and stalwart leader Robert Fripp both confirmed Sinfield’s death. No cause was given but Sinfield was said to have been in declining […]
Shel Talmy, the rock producer known for recording hits with the Kinks and the Who, has died at the age of 87. Talmy’s death was confirmed via his Facebook page, which noted the producer “passed away peacefully at home yesterday after suffering a stroke.” Talmy prepared a message to his fans to be shared upon […]
The trailer for a new upcoming documentary about the Beatles has been released. The film, titled Beatles ’64, highlights the British band’s first trip to the U.S. in 1964. The chronicle of John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr‘s visit to America includes previously unseen footage of them from February 1964. You can watch […]
One of rock’s most easygoing, gleefully teased and retrospectively celebrated subgenres will receive the feature-length treatment in HBO’s upcoming Music Box: Yacht Rock: A Dockumentary. Directed by Garret Price (HBO’s Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, and Rage) and executive produced by the Ringer’s Bill Simmons (HBO’s Andre the Giant, Showbiz Kids), Yacht Rock: A Dockumentary will […]
David Gilmour released Luck and Strange, his first solo album in nearly a decade, this past September. If he has his way, fans won’t have to wait nearly as long for the next chapter. “I’ll definitely be moving onto that in the new year,” he told UCR during a conversation prior to the start of […]