Ultimate Classic Rock Staff
Motley Crue Sell Entire Recorded Catalog for Estimated $150 Million
Deal spans band's discography from 40-year career, including studio LPs, live material and compilations.
Is ‘Get Back’ Really Better Than ‘Let It Be?': Beatles Roundtable
From the 1970 original to 2003's 'Naked' version to 2021's new mixes, UCR writers debate which release holds up the best.
Drew Barrymore Welcomes Go-Go’s Into Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Actress counts the band's first album 'Beauty and the Beat' as a seminal moment in her feminist journey.
How Web Activists Caused Rolling Stones to Drop ‘Brown Sugar’
Group of campaigners reportedly targeted the band's largest fan site, posting about controversial track's references to slavery.
Whitesnake Video Star Tawny Kitaen’s Cause of Death Revealed
Actress and model also famously worked with Ratt.
Top 30 Grunge Albums
Revisiting some of the best works to emerge from the era of angst anthems.
Top 40 Rock Albums of 2021
In spite of the ongoing pandemic, music soldiered on.
Best of Both Worlds?: Van Halen’s ‘5150’ vs. David Lee Roth’s ‘Eat ‘Em and Smile’
They'd just debuted a new lead singer when the old one released his first solo album.
Hear Van Morrison and Eric Clapton on Revamped Song ‘The Rebels’
Track is reworked version of Morrison's recent solo cut "Where Have All the Rebels Gone?"
Who Had the Best 10 Year Run in Rock History?: Roundtable
As UCR turns 10, our writers look back at other notable decade long runs.
Actress, Whitesnake Video Star Tawny Kitaen Dead at 59
The actress appeared on the covers of two Ratt albums and starred in multiple music videos for Whitesnake.
Iron Maiden: Last Great, Last Good, First Bad Album Roundtable
Our writers dissect the highs and lows of the band's catalog - and everything in between.