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Cheyenne Police: 2024 Stats So Far Show 20 Percent Crime Decrease
Cheyenne Police say crime statistics for the first half of 2024 show a 20 percent overall decrease compared to the same time last year, according to a news release. You can see a full crime statistics list for Jan.1-June 30 2024 here. The data is derived from the National Incident-Based...
Sammy Hagar Can’t Meet Cop Who Wrote ‘I Can’t Drive 55′ Ticket
Sammy Hagar’s hopes of meeting the state trooper who wrote his “I Can’t Drive 55” speeding ticket appear to be dashed following an ex-cop’s attempt to solve the mystery. The singer will bring his Van Halen-focused Best of All Worlds tour to Saratoga Springs, New...
Bruce Kulick on People Who Call Kiss Simple: ‘They’re Idiots’
Kiss has always taken its share of knocks from the critics and sometimes, even fellow musicians. Former guitarist Bruce Kulick will be the first to tell you that's unfair. "Nobody could play it better than those guys the way they performed it," he explains, using the solo in "Detroit Rock City" as one particular example. "Anyone that considers Kiss simple or easy music to play, they’re idiots. This stuff is hard. It’s just that the band never got credit that way and it always should."
First Cheyenne Frontier Days 2024 Free Pancake Breakfast Monday
The first of three Cheyenne Frontier Days 2024 Pancake Breakfasts is scheduled for Monday from 7-9 am in the Cheyenne Depot Plaza. Pancake breakfasts have been a CFD tradition since the early 1950s. It's More Than Just A Free Breakfast. Besides offering a free meal to Cheyenne Frontier Days visitors...
Iron Maiden Will Drop Songs Nicko McBrain Can’t Play Anymore
Iron Maiden drummer Nicko McBrain says the band had instituted a new rule to address the fact that he can’t play as well as he used to. He suffered a stroke in January 2023 that left him partially paralyzed, although he returned to action after months of intensive physical therapy.
First Cheyenne Frontier Days 2024 Parade Draws Big Crowds
The first of four Cheyenne Frontier Days 2024 Grand Parades was held in downtown Cheyenne on Saturday. While estimating crowd size for such events is notoriously difficult, it's safe to say that crowds were comparable to similar CFD parades in recent years. The first parade was blessed with what many...
10 Highlights From the Rolling Stones’ ‘Hackney Diamonds’ Tour
On July 21, the Rolling Stones will perform the final show of their North American Hackney Diamonds Tour, a trek that has taken them across the continent over the course of just three months. If you were lucky enough to score tickets — more on luck and tickets down below...
Watch Krist Novoselic Guest With a Nirvana Tribute Band
The Portland, Oregon-based tribute band FooVana was joined by a special guest on Thursday evening at their show in Vancouver, Washington: original Nirvana bassist Krist Novoselic. "Get down here to Georgie's Garage and Grill! Show's about to start! Oh yeah that's right... Somebody else is here!!!" the band wrote on...
Andy Summers Still Has Regrets About the End of the Police
The Police had the biggest album of their career with Synchronicity and then it was all over. Guitarist Andy Summers says it's a familiar tale which led to the group's demise. "It's the typical process where you become incredibly famous and they throw all of this money at you and then the rot sets in," he laughs during a conversation with UCR. "It's very hard to stay away from that."
Cheyenne Frontier Days Unveils Plans For New American Indian Village
Cheyenne Frontier Days Officials unveiled plans for the new Morningstar American Indian Village on Friday. The new village is slated to open in 2026 near the CFD Old West Museum. Renee Middleton, Executive Director of the Cheyenne Frontier Days Foundation, told Townsquare Media the goal is to have the new facility open in time for Frontier Days 2026, which will be the Year of the Native American at CFD. Middleton said the new facility is made possible in large part by a grant from the Hughes Foundation. She added that Frontier Days officials will raise additional money for the village's educational component. Middleton said the total final cost of the village is "still up in the air right now. But I can tell you right now it's already over $10 million."
Did Jack White Secretly Release a New Album?
Jack White appears to have released a new album — but so far it's only appeared as an unlabeled LP in the bags of Third Man Records shoppers around the world. A post on White's subreddit tipped fans off to the new release, which follows a pair of 2022 albums, Fear of the Dawn and Entering Heaven Alive. The post included a picture of a record in a plain white sleeve, with a white label emblazoned with the words "No Name" in blue.
Hear Abbey Cone’s New Single ‘I Hate Springsteen’
Abbey Cone repeatedly claims to hate Bruce Springsteen on her newest single, but the truth is she's really just trying to convince herself she's not heartbroken. You can see the video for Cone's "I Hate Springsteen" below. The single's artwork finds her recreating the famous front cover from Springsteen's 1984 album Born in the U.S.A.
Bruce Springsteen Is Now a Billionaire
Bruce Springsteen is now a billionaire. According to a “conservative” Forbes estimate, the Boss is worth $1.1 billion. Springsteen has had a lucrative last few years. In December of 2021, he sold both his masters to Sony Music and his publishing to Sony Music Publishing in a deal that earned him in the vicinity of $500 million.
Sleeping In Isn’t A Great Idea When You Visit Yellowstone
One of the biggest complaints many people have about visiting Yellowstone National Park, besides the animals not cooperating, is the traffic. Millions of people travel worldwide to visit the park, and it seems they all come simultaneously. It's bad enough when you get caught in a bison jam for hours,...
Cheyenne Frontier Days 2024 Gets Underway On Friday
Cheyenne Frontier Days 2024 gets underway today (July 19), although the first round of rodeo action won't start until tomorrow. But the carnival midway will open at 10:30 a.m. at Frontier Park, and the first night show of CFD 2024, featuring the Turnpike Troubadours and the Red Clay Strays will be tonight at 7.
Prince Documentary ‘Dead in the Water’ After Multiple Disputes
A six-part documentary series about the life and times of Prince was described as “dead in the water” as the fallout of his 2016 death without a will continued. A handful of reasons were reported to be behind Netflix dropping the project, including a battle over editorial control with the divided heirs of the musician’s estate.
The Smashing Pumpkins Announce New Album, ‘Aghori Mhori Mei’
The Smashing Pumpkins will release a new album titled Aghori Mhori Mei on Aug. 2. It will be the 13th album by the band and follows Atum: A Rock Opera in Three Acts, a triple record that was released in three parts. The final installment arrived in May 2023. According...
Damon Albarn Doesn’t Agree With Bob Dylan’s Phone Pouch Policy
For several years, Bob Dylan has banned cell phones from many of his concerts. Damon Albarn of Blur doesn't agree with this practice. "If you start banning things where does it end? I think you've just got to turn up and do your thing," he said in a recent interview with BBC. "People won't want to be on their phone if you're engaging with them correctly."
Bruce Kulick on ‘90’s Kiss Lineup: ‘It’s a Shame It Was Killed’
Bruce Kulick says he understood why Kiss leaders Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons decided to stage an original lineup reunion, complete with makeup, in the ‘90s – but it took him a while to accept it. And the guitarist pushed back against the pair’s dismissal of the work...
Steely Dan Tell Trump Cover Band to Cover Their Anti-Trump Song
It’s well-known that, due to music industry contracts, it’s often impossible for artists to prevent their music from being used in ways they don’t like. In the instance of Steely Dan seemingly being unable to stop covers band Sixwire from performing “Reelin’ In the Years” at the Republican National Congress this week, the band decided to react by offering an alternative suggestion.
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