10 People and Events Left Out of Motley Crue's 'The Dirt' Movie (UCR)

Motley Crue's long-awaited biopic The Dirt manages to pack quite a bit into its hour and 47-minute running time.

One thing director Jeff Tremaine can’t be criticized for is his inability to cover all the highlights, low points and enough drugs, drinks and instances of sexual intercourse to boggle the mind. So, unless it were a 26-hour miniseries, there was no way the entire history of this band could be covered.

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The Best Song From Every Fleetwood Mac Album (UCR)

The twisted history that marks Fleetwood Mac's various lineups over the years carries over to their decades of records. That makes our list of the Best Song From Every Fleetwood Mac Album a bit complicated.

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Steve Perry Rules Out Return to Journey (Ultimate Classic Rock)

Steve Perry ruled out returning to Journey because he’s aiming to record more solo songs, and discussed the possibility of touring in support of his comeback album Traces, which will be released on Oct. 5

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25 Years Ago: U2 Polarize Their Audience With 'Zooropa' (Ultimate Classic Rock)

Between their massive world tours and philanthropic efforts, U2 have often kept their fans waiting many years for new music from them. That's why it seemed so unusual for them to release Zooropa on July 5, 1993, a little more than a year and a half after delivering Achtung, Baby in November 1991.

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Paul Stanley Say KISS Earned the Right to 'Evolve' Without Him (UCR)

Paul Stanley said that Kiss have earned the right to “evolve” without his presence, or any other original members, for that matter.

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Lenny Kravitz Breaks Through With 'Are You Gonna Go My Way' (UCR)

With 1993’s Are You Gonna Go My Way, Lenny Kravitz elevated to superstar status and cemented himself as more than just a pop culture curiosity.

The singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist’s third album got heavily featured on MTV, received blanket airplay on rock radio and ultimately became one of the biggest sellers of his career.

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Pink Floyd's 'The Dark Side of the Moon' : Ultimate Classic Rock's Track-by-Track Guide

Over the course of decades, Pink Floyd’s 1973 album The Dark Side of the Moon has become legendary for a lot of reasons, including the 741 weeks it spent on the album chart, the iconic cover art and the urban-legend connection to The Wizard of Oz. But this track-by-track approach to the LP centers on the music – the sounds, creation and concept behind one of the most successful, popular and celebrated albums in rock history.


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Iron Maiden Announce 'Hallowed' Belgian-Style Beer (UCR)

Following the success of their Trooper ale, as well as the limited-edition Trooper 666 and Red ‘N’ Black porter, Iron Maiden have announced their latest foray into the beer world. They’ve once again teamed with Robinsons to create a Belgian-style beer, Hallowed.

Read More of Dave Lifton's article @ UCR: Iron Maiden Announce 'Hallowed' Belgian-Style Beer 

Allman Brothers Band Drummer Butch Trucks Dies (UCR)

Butch Trucks, co-founding drummer with the Allman Brothers Band, has died at age 69. A cause of death was not immediately known.

Read More of Nick DeRiso's article @ Ultimate Classic Rock: Allman Brothers Band Drummer Butch Trucks Dies 

Watch John Fogerty Pay Tribute to Dr. John With ‘New Orleans’ (Ultimate Classic Rock)

Dr. John fans are being offered an advance peek at an upcoming double-disc tribute to the musical icon with the premiere of John Fogerty‘s performance of “New Orleans.”


Read more of Jeff Giles' article and watch clip @ Ultimate Classic Rock: Watch John Fogerty Pay Tribute to Dr. John With 'New Orleans' 

Beatles Producer George Martin Dead at 90 (UCR)

The man known as the “Fifth Beatle,” producer and arranger George Martin, has died at the age of 90.

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AC/DC Postpone Tour As Brian Johnson Faces 'Total Hearing Loss' (UCR)

AC/DC have postponed their 10 remaining U.S. dates, citing a scary medical issue for frontman Brian Johnson. He has apparently been “advised by doctors to stop touring immediately or risk total hearing loss,” according to a news release. The band was set to bring their “Rock or Bust” tour to Atlanta on Tuesday (March 8).

Read More of Nick DeRiso's article @ Ultimate Classic Rock: AC/DC Postpone Tour As Brian Johnson Faces 'Total Hearing Loss' 

Dead and Company Announce 2016 U.S. Tour (Ultimate Classic Rock)

As John Mayer hinted a while back, Dead and Company will return for a series of summer dates. The group, which features three members of the Grateful Dead, has announced U.S. shows that will run in June and July.

Read More of Nick DeRiso's article @ Ultimate Classic Rock: Dead and Company Announce 2016 U.S. Tour

40 Years Ago: Electric Light Orchestra Unveil a New Lineup on ‘Face the Music’ (UCR)

For their fifth album, Face the Music, which came out in September 1975, Electric Light Orchestra changed things up quite a bit. Band members were replaced, a new recording studio was chosen and, most importantly, the focus was put squarely on the songs as opposed to being a symphonic concept piece like its predecessor, 1974’s Eldorado.

Read More of Michael Christopher's article @ Ultimate Classic Rock: 40 Years Ago: Electric Light Orchestra Unveil a New Lineup on 'Face the Music' 

Axl Rose Debunks Death Hoax, Hints at New Guns N’ Roses Music (Ultimate Classic Rock)

Some mean-spirited pranksters tried to dupe readers into believing we’d lost Axl Rose during the same week that’s seen the deaths of Bobby Keys and Ian McLagan, but not to worry — the Guns N’ Roses frontman is still very much alive. 

A fake Rose obituary made the rounds Dec. 3, with a headline reading “Sources: Guns N’ Roses Frontman Axl Rose Found Dead in West Hollywood Home at Age 52″ citing “sources” behind “unconfirmed reports” and containing a “quote” from a fake LAPD spokesperson.


Read More of Jeff Giles' article @ Ultimate Classic Rock: Axl Rose Debunks Death Hoax, Hints at New Guns N' Roses Music 

Robert Plant Explains Refusal to Reunite with Led Zeppelin Read More: Robert Plant Explains Refusal to Reunite with Led Zeppelin (Ultimate Classic Rock)

Robert Plant has taken some slings and arrows recently for refusing to reunite with Led Zeppelin, but he says his restless need to try new things actually traces back to before he ever met Jimmy Page.

In fact, as Plant tells Sound Opinions, he’d worked with future Led Zeppelin bandmate John Bonham in an utterly uncompromising earlier group called the Band of Joy, and he learned something along the way. 

Read More of Nick DeRiso's article @ Ultimate Classic Rock: Robert Plant Explains Refusal to Reunite with Led Zeppelin 

Famous Musicians Who Correctly Predicted Their Own Death Read More: Famous Musicians Who Correctly Predicted Their Own Death (Ultimate Classic Rock)

Most of the time, famous musicians write about what they know: sex, drugs, girls. Stuff like that. Sometimes they go a little deeper, penning songs that aim to get at life’s eternal truths, uncovering little pearls of wisdom among the riffs and ruins. And sometimes they freak everyone out by writing songs that predict their own deaths.

Read More of Michael Gallucci's article @Ultimate Classic Rock: Famous Musicians Who Correctly Predicted Their Own Death 

Jimmy Page Hints at Unreleased Surprises in Upcoming Led Zeppelin Reissues (UCR)

Jimmy Page‘s work curating the ongoing series of deluxe Led Zeppelin reissues has already given fans a number of previously unreleased recordings — and the best may be yet to come. 

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34 Years Ago: Led Zeppelin Play Their Last Concert With John Bonham Read More: 34 Years Ago: Led Zeppelin Play Their Last Concert With John Bonham (UCR)

On July 7, 1980, the original members of Led Zeppelin performed together for the final time at Eissporthalle in Berlin, Germany.

The concert was the last scheduled stop on a 14-date European tour in support of the group’s most recent (and ultimately final) studio album, 1979′s ‘In Through the Out Door.‘ Trouble had been circling the band in previous years, with John Bonham and Jimmy Page both struggling with alcohol and drug addictions.

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The Jimmy Page UCR Interview

Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page told us he “left no stone unturned” while remastering and expanding the legendary group’s studio albums for their upcoming deluxe edition re-releases, and said his goal was to offer listeners “a window into when they were recorded.”

Page hosted an intimate listening event to preview songs from the expanded versions of Led Zeppelin’s first three albums yesterday in New York City. He shared alternate or newly unearthed live performances of seven of the band’s classics — including a version of ‘Whole Lotta Love’ with a completely different vocal take, and a ‘Gallows Pole’ demo that removes the mandolin and banjo in order to put the focus squarely on Page’s acoustic guitar work. He also played us one of the collection’s most anticipated treasures, an acoustic version of the blues standard ‘Keys to the Highway / Trouble in Mind,’ which featured just himself on acoustic guitar and Robert Plant on harmonica and vocals.

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