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Vince Neil Determined to Defy Critics of His Live Performance
Nikki Sixx says singer has "taken a lot of bricks in the face over the years" and aims to prove he's still capable, despite suffering four strokes.

Vote for Rock's Spookiest Album Cover: Only the Final Four Remain
Iron Maiden faces off against Black Sabbath, Dio and Ozzy Osbourne

How Aerosmith Became Like ‘Family’ to Guns N’ Roses
Slash looks back at the long history between the two groups in a new interview with UCR.

Stewart Copeland Recalls 'Screaming Matches' Amid Police Reunion
He recalls the decision that helped keep the tour afloat.

Delta, Colorado 1893 Bank Robbery: Farmers and Merchants Bank
A hardware store owner's rifle stopped a bank robbery cold in 1893 Delta. The story of Ray Simpson's split-second heroics still echoes today.

Top 35 Hard Rock Albums From the '70s
Hard rock didn't arrive fully formed. It evolved from blues and country through the 1960s, gaining weight and power until the 1970s made it legendary.

10 Classic Horror Movies That Bombed on Release
We failed these horror movies at first, but at least we eventually realized our mistake.

Make a Grand Junction Child's Christmas Brighter This Year
Mesa County families can request help for kids birth through age 15 by filling out forms on the Toys for Tots website.

These Palisade Newspaper Archives Hold 100 Years of Stories
A century of Palisade history almost disappeared when the local newspaper shut down. Volunteers stepped in to save it all.

Body Horror Films: The Essential List
From a woman injecting herself with a younger clone to a man slowly turning into metal, body horror keeps finding new ways to disturb us.

50 Years Ago: A Led Zeppelin Soundtrack Captures '70s Spectacle
Jimmy Page always saw the project as more average than career-defining. But there was no questioning its sheer excesses.

Classic Cars From the ’70s and ’80s We Mocked That Are Cool Now
The AMC Pacer, the El Camino, the Volvo 240: these ’70s and ’80s cars were once total punchlines. Now they are the star attractions at classic car shows.

Fleetwood Mac Documentary Gets Title and Release Date
Here's when the film will hit screens.
Grand Junction Weather: Strong Storms, 60 MPH Gusts Possible
Ground's already soaked from Wednesday's rain, so Thursday's storms could send water rushing downhill fast.

What Tony Iommi Would Change About Black Sabbath's Last Show
There's only one thing about Back to the Beginning that bothered him.

Grand Junction's Big 5 Isn't Closing After All: Here's Why
Big 5 Grand Junction isn't going anywhere despite the inventory liquidation sign that worried shoppers last month.

Queens of the Stone Age Announce 2027 North American Tour
The Pixies will join Josh Homme and company for the tour.

This Grand Junction Grocery Store Has a Surprising New Worker
Grand Junction's City Market just got a six-foot-tall robot that spots empty shelves and price mistakes so workers can focus on stocking.

10 Reunions Every Classic Rock Fan Wants to See
And why they (probably) won’t happen.

Mike Love Putting 'Full Energy' Into Beach Boys Return
85-year-old singer is rehabbing in an effort to back to performing.

Jethro Tull Adds More 2027 Curious Ruminant Tour Dates
This massive tour in support of 'Curious Ruminant' began last February and now continues into the fall of next year.

Judas Priest Announce First 2027 U.S. Appearance
The British heavy metal legends will be back in action in the new year. See all of the currently confirmed dates so far.

What is the Mahjong place in Boulder?
It's a small venue where folks reserve seats to play mahjong with others. They have about nine tables where you can reserve a seat at get your "14 tiles" on.
Colorado Wildlife Collision Hot Spots: The Riskiest Highway
Deer collisions in Colorado jumped 70 percent over five years, and October through December is when things get really dangerous on our roads.

Meat Loaf’s Long Road to ‘Bat Out of Hell'
Todd Rundgren tells UCR how he and others worked hard to help the singer and his collaborator, Jim Steinman, bring their ambitious vision to life.

Matchbox Twenty at Red Rocks in Spring of 2027
Few might remember that Matchbox Twenty was the first concert held at the then-new Budweiser Events Center

Colorado's Ice Castles Are Gone for 2026. What Happened?
No Ice Castles in Silverthorne or Cripple Creek next winter after last season's struggles with warm temperatures and tight finances.

Annual Free Thanksgiving Dinner in Downtown Loveland, Colorado
Coloradans can be proud of what a small group have worked on for so many years, feeding so many people.

Colorado Has a State Park Hiding Right in Grand Junction
Connected Lakes sits just outside Grand Junction with four miles of trails, fishing piers, and river access all in one spot.

Five Beatles Songs George Harrison Didn't Like
These tracks simply did not live up to the guitarist's standards.
