The world lost a master songwriter in Glenn Frey on Jan. 18, 2016, but not before the Eagles co-founder created a catalog of ubiquitous classic-rock
Category: History
On Jan. 18, 1991 tragedy struck during an AC/DC concert in Salt Lake City. The band had barely launched into its opening song – “Thunderstruck,”
You can’t trace the history of Motley Crue with a straight line. And you certainly won’t be able to avoid controversy as you trace the story of
“Concept albums are tricky,” Dennis DeYoung tells UCR. “Sometimes I think it’s just a horse-shit excuse to get people to think you’re smarter than you
Drummer Matt Sorum and keyboardist Dizzy Reed both debuted onstage with Guns N’ Roses on Jan. 20, 1991 — the first concert of the band’s Use Your
The cover for Def Leppard’s breakthrough 1983 album, Pyromania, came about because their manager wanted to move away from typical hard-rock album art. Peter Mensch
Pink Floyd delivered another iconic cover for 1977’s Animals, but it took three attempts and a bit of post-production to get the image for the
The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, then only three years old, inducted its inaugural class on Jan. 23, 1986 during a star-studded ceremony in
Elvis Costello’s discography is heavy with acknowledged classics (This Year’s Model, Get Happy!! and Imperial Bedroom among them) along with the occasional acknowledged dud (Goodbye
Roy Orbison’s death in December 1988 came just six weeks after the release of Traveling Wilburys Vol. 1. The famed supergroup decided to pay homage