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Little Feat, ‘Strike Up the Band’: Album Review

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Little Feat, ‘Strike Up the Band’: Album Review

For all the attention paid to late frontman Lowell George and stalwart modern-era leader Bill Payne, Little Feat always seems to come alive when a new voice enters the conversation.The arrival of guitarist Paul Barrere, bassist Kenny Gradney and percussionist Sam Clayton gave a career-saving jolt of funk and soul to 1973's Dixie Chicken that had been missing on Little Feat's initial two albums. Occasional collaborator Fred Tackett's promotion to […]

todayMay 8, 2025

Billy Idol Brings His Rebel Yell to Austin: Review and Photos

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Billy Idol Brings His Rebel Yell to Austin: Review and Photos

Who needs the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame? Clearly not Billy Idol, who rocked Austin's Moody Center on Sunday with a treasure trove of hits, age-defying ferocity and the same devil-may-care attitude that made him a punk rock pinup more than 40 years ago.You can see UCR's exclusive photos from the show below.Following a high-voltage set from Joan Jett, Idol kept the energy at a fever pitch as he made his entrance to the tune of "Still Dancing," […]

todayMay 5, 2025

Ghost, ‘Skeleta’: Album Review

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Ghost, ‘Skeleta’: Album Review

Delayed by the pandemic, Ghost's 2022 album, Impera, was put on hold from its scheduled 2020 release date, making some of its dark-days narrative and talk of modern-day emperors seem a bit expired since the LP was supposed to arrive shortly after the U.S. presidential election that year. Two years into the Biden administration, Impera was more "Remember that nightmare from 2016 to 2020?" than the intended "Let's start healing with the new guy."How […]

todayApril 23, 2025 1

AC/DC Leaves Dallas Thunderstruck: Review and Photos

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AC/DC Leaves Dallas Thunderstruck: Review and Photos

AC/DC has spent the past half-century defying the odds at every turn, and they did it once again on Monday at Arlington, Texas' AT&T Stadium during the second night of their North American Power Up Tour.You can see exclusive photos from the show below.The septuagenarian rockers played the same 21-song set as their opening night in Minneapolis, delivering a relentlessly energetic two-hour performance that left 80,000 fans feeling shell-shocked and thunderstruck — fitting, considering […]

todayApril 15, 2025 1

AC/DC Leave Dallas Thunderstruck – Review + Photos

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AC/DC Leave Dallas Thunderstruck – Review + Photos

AC/DC have spent the past half-century defying the odds at every turn, and they did it once again on Monday at Arlington, Texas' AT&T Stadium during the second night of their North American Power Up Tour.You can see exclusive photos from the show below.The septuagenarian rockers played the same 21-song set as their opening night in Minneapolis, delivering a relentlessly energetic two-hour performance that left 80,000 fans feeling shell-shocked and thunderstruck — fitting, considering […]

todayApril 15, 2025

Melvins, ‘Thunderball’: Album Review

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Melvins, ‘Thunderball’: Album Review

To rework their tangled history, or maybe it's just a way to organize their prolific release schedule, Melvins have issued a handful of albums over the past dozen years under the name Melvins 1983 - a callback to the year they formed in Washington and, in a more strategic move, to the heavier and less experimental music of their earliest days.The designation also emphasizes the pared-down lineup of founder Buzz Osborne, original drummer Mike Dillard, […]

todayApril 15, 2025 2

Elton John and Brandi Carlile, ‘Who Believes in Angels?’: Review

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Elton John and Brandi Carlile, ‘Who Believes in Angels?’: Review

Elton John's history as a collaborator has long been a significant and not-so-secret part of his success over the past half-century. From the 1976 No. 1 "Don't Go Breaking My Heart" with Kiki Dee and a 1993 duets album to stage and film work with songwriter Tim Rice and his longtime partnership with lyricist Bernie Taupin, the generous John has never shied away from sharing the spotlight.His last album, 2021's The […]

todayApril 1, 2025

Kiss, ‘Off the Soundboard: Live in San Antonio’: Album Review

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Kiss, ‘Off the Soundboard: Live in San Antonio’: Album Review

One of the few unexplored corners of Kiss' live career gets its day in the sun with the latest entry in the band's official bootleg series. Off the Soundboard: Live in San Antonio is a warts-and-all document of a show on the band's 1985 Asylum tour, which had yet to be captured on their many live albums or home videos.Unlike 1975's famously studio-corrected Alive!, there are no overdubs, pitch correction […]

todayMarch 28, 2025 3

The Darkness, ‘Dreams on Toast’: Album Review

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The Darkness, ‘Dreams on Toast’: Album Review

There's a candid strategy to the Darkness' albums that can be misconstrued as simplistic or, under worst circumstances, campy to casual observers. But they're neither, despite the outside appearances. The British band, which exploded to prominence with their 2003 debut Permission to Land, finely tune their 1970s-inspired, glam-coated hard rock for maximum impact. There's nothing simple about their methods.Still, the knowing wink behind Justin Hawkins' classic rock moves is quick to spot after […]

todayMarch 25, 2025 1

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