Elvis Presley’s final years were marked by personal and professional turmoil, with sloppy, drug-fueled performances that showed a legend in decline. But on Jan. 14,
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How Jerry Cantrell Entered Uncharted Territory With ‘Cut You In’
Founding drummer Phil Ehart has reached Kansas’ 50th-anniversary milestone with a sense of gratitude. “It’s been such a long trip,” he tells UCR. “Fifty years
When MTV launched in 1981, it heralded a new era of promotion that centered on music videos. They were works of art that were often
Bryan Adams chuckled about the good fortunes surrounding his latest album, Cuts Like a Knife, during a June 1983 phone conversation. He was happy about
Robert Plant resisted most forms of reminiscence after the 1980 dissolution of Led Zeppelin. He simply wasn’t interested in looking backward following the sudden death of
Released on Jan. 20, 1983, Def Leppard’s Pyromania changed the game for hard-rock acts with pop aspirations by providing a blueprint for how to make
When “Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)” arrived on Jan. 21, 1983, Eurythmics were reeling from a few tumultuous years. The UK duo of Annie
When Kansas’ then-guitarist Kerry Livgren presented the rough version of “Dust in the Wind” to his bandmates, he was convinced they wouldn’t want to record
Bryan Adams called on Lou Gramm for help while working on what would be his breakthrough album – and the Foreigner vocalist was happy to