This legendary piece of work by The Beatles came to life after Paul McCartney was “visited” by his mother in a dream. Mary McCartney, who passed on when McCartney was a teenager, came to him ...

In December 2024, Gene Simmons opined, quite matter-of-factly, that rock was dead. The artists comprising our Top 30 Rock Songs of 2024 would like a word. As the year draws to a close, UCR looks ...

Music is a lot of things. It’s rhythm, it’s melody, and it’s lyrics. It’s about delivery and meaning but sometimes those latter two can coalesce. While so many of us listen to songs for ...

Billboard has released a list of the Top 100 Songs of the 21st Century. If you're having a busy day don't worry, it will not take you very long to read about the rock artists featured on their list.

"The whole evolution of electric guitar-driven, album-oriented music can be traced directly back to him": The Bob Dylan albums you should definitely listen to Without the man who raised pop lyrics to ...

One of the greatest classic rock stars of the 1980s and 1990s was Bono. In the 1980s, Bono fell in love with a song from the 1960s. Bono went on to write a track for the singer behind that ...

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The Floyd had yet to find themselves.

Classic Rock Christmas heroes: John Lennon, Elton John and Freddie Mercury. Picture: Associated Press/Trinity Mirror/Mirrorpix/Universal Images Group North America LLC/Alamy Stock Photo Radio X ...

Classic rock manages to find its way into many genres. For example, Mariah Carey’s “Joy to the World” includes a heavy dose of a classic rock song from the 1970s. It’s pretty easy to ...

Big rock hits from '84 including Queen, Prince, U2, Billy Idol, Van Halen and more... Picture: Press Take a trip back to the glory days of soft rock, power ballads and heavy metal, with big tunes ...

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