Kiss Fights Grunge to a Draw on ‘Carnival of Souls’: Retro Review
Just like Wile E. Coyote can’t stop chasing the Road Runner, Kiss have rarely been able to resist changing their sound to keep up...
Sammy Hagar Is Doing Something He Hasn’t Done for 30 Years
Sammy Hagar famously said there’s only one way to rock and for the past 30 years, that’s been true in at least one sense,...
Bon Jovi’s 2026 Tour Announced: New Dates
Bon Jovi has added more dates to their 2026 summer concert schedule. The band announced seven shows last week, marking their first live performances...
ZZ Top Flies Too Close to the Sun on ‘Afterburner’: Retro Review
For its glorious first four minutes and two seconds, ZZ Top‘s Afterburner achieves the impossible: flying higher than its big brother Eliminator. For another three and a...
Brian Setzer’s Health Struggles Lead to Tour Cancellation
The Stray Cats have canceled their entire fall tour, citing frontman Brian Setzer‘s “serious illness.” “I’m heartbroken to share, due to serious illness, I...
The Day Bill Berry Left R.E.M. to Become a Farmer
On March 1, 1995, R.E.M. was performing a show at the Patinoire Auditorium in Lausanne, Switzerland, when their drummer Bill Berry collapsed on stage...
Paul Rodgers Loves Jimi Hendrix’s Emotional ‘Bold as Love’
In the sixth episode of UCR’s Bold as Love Recalled and Celebrated video series, Paul Rodgers remembers being blown away by the album. Released barely six...
Through the Open Window’: Review
It was only a matter of time before Bob Dylan‘s long-running Bootleg Series would get around to covering the earliest part of his career. With...
Pink Floyd Album Honored by British Poet Laureate
Pink Floyd’s 1975 album Wish You Were Here is the subject of a new poem by British poet laureate Simon Armitage. Entitled “Dear Pink...
Lou Reed and the Velvet Underground Albums Ranked Worst to Best
It didn’t take long for Lou Reed to outgrow the Beach Boys cash-ins he was making as a contract artist and songwriter and head toward more fertile land....