Matthew Wilkening is the founding Editor in Chief of UltimateClassicRock.com and UltimatePrince.com.
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Guitarist’s Hair Catches on Fire During London Arena Show
Guitarist Michael Clifford's hair caught on fire during a show in London on June 13, 2015 when he got too close to the on-stage pyrotechnics.
Meet the Flame-Throwing Heavy Metal Guitarist from ‘Mad Max’
Watch out, Nikki Sixx! There's another flame-throwing axeman invading the music world, courtesy of the new movie 'Mad Max: Fury Road.'
Paul Stanley Says Beck Should Have Kicked Kanye West ‘Right in the Nuts’
Kanye West is lucky he interrupted Beck instead of Kiss star Paul Stanley at the Grammys.
Tenacious D Win (Another Botched) Best Metal Performance Grammy
Comedy duo Tenacious D beat out Mastodon, Anthrax, Motorhead and Slipknot to win the Best Metal Performance Grammy.
Kiss + Momoiro Clover Z Release Full ‘Yumeno Ukiyoni Saitemina’ Video
See the full version Kiss and Momoiro Clover Z's crazy new video...
50 Years Ago: AC/DC and Journey Both Play Their First Concerts
Seems safe to say that no matter what happens this New Year's Eve in the world of classic rock, it won't measure up to Dec. 31, 1973.
Dave Grohl Teams Up With Slipknot, Corrosion of Conformity Stars in New Supergroup
Teenage Time Killers, featuring the Foo Fighters’ Dave Grohl, Corey Taylor of Slipknot, Reed Mullin of Corrosion of Conformity and others, will put out their first album in 2015.
Stevie Ray Vaughan, Ringo Starr, Joan Jett + Lou Reed Elected Into Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame has announced the class of 2015
15 Awesome Lego Album Covers
As these awesome Lego album covers show quite clearly, rock's greatest works of visual art still look great when they're made out of interlocking plastic blocks.
We recently stumbled on the Lego Albums Tumblr, where Harry Heaton has recreated dozens of album covers from across the musical spectrum using dozens of little Lego pieces...
10 Surprising Things We Learned During AC/DC’s ‘Ask Us Anything’ Session
AC/DC's Cliff Williams and Angus Young took part in a freewheeling Reddit AMA session this weekend, and we've compiled a list of the 10 best -- and sometimes oddest -- things we learned from their answers.
U2’s Bono Needs Surgery After Bike Accident
U2 singer Bono reportedly needs surgery after a New York City bike accident.
30 Years Ago: An Ozzy Osbourne Fan Commits Suicide, Leading to ‘Suicide Solution’ Lawsuit
The suicide of an Ozzy Osbourne fans leads to a landmark court case.