Michael Gallucci is the managing editor at Ultimate Classic Rock. His previous gigs include editor-of-chief at Diffuser.fm, managing editor of Cleveland Scene and writing about music and movies for All Music Guide, American Songwriter, the A.V. Club, Paste, ScreenCrush, Spin, the Village Voice and other publications and websites. @mgallucci
Michael Gallucci
Lou Reed’s Music Equipment Is for Sale
Ever wanted to own a piece of equipment that maybe had something to do with 'I'm Waiting for the Man,' 'Sweet Jane' or any of the other classic songs the late Lou Reed wrote and recorded?
R.E.M. Unleash a Ton of Rarities With Remastered Digital Catalog
R.E.M.'s entire catalog -- the I.R.S. albums, the Warner Bros. albums -- has been remastered and is now available on iTunes.
Watch Arcade Fire Cover Kansas in, Um, Kansas City
Arcade Fire's quest to seemingly cover every single genre imaginable to man continued last night, when the gargantuan Canadian collective performed a classic-rock favorite onstage.
Coachella 2014 Weekend Two – Day Two in Photos
The second day of Coachella 2014's second weekend (follow that?) pretty much featured the same lineup as the previous weekend.
Get Ready for ‘Mad Men”s Season Premiere With Minute-Long Catch-Up Video
We get it. Who has time to catch up with a TV show, especially one that's run for six seasons?
More Details Emerge in Reexamination of Kurt Cobain’s Death
More details have emerged in the reexamination of Kurt Cobain's death.
Two Dead After Car Crashes Into SXSW Crowd
Two people died and 23 were injured after a car driven by a drunken driver slammed into a crowd at the South by Southwest music festival in Austin, Tex., early this morning.
Lost & Found: Lou Reed’s Stripped-Down ‘I’m Waiting for the Man’ From a 1972 French TV Show Is a Sad, Beautiful Thing
Back in 1972, the same year he released his breakthrough solo album 'Transformer,' Lou Reed showed up on the French TV show 'Pop 2.' But he didn't focus all that much on his new album. Instead, along with former bandmates John Cale and Nico, he performed some Velvet Underground classics.
Best Thing About New Batman Game? You Can Drive the Batmobile
The Batman: Arkham videogame series is pretty much the closest most of us will ever get to being the Dark Knight. Unless you're hiding some totally awesome secret from the world, chances are pretty good that you're not spending your nights fighting crime in the big city dressed like a technologically enhanced bat.
Snake Wrestles Crocodile, Snake Eats Crocodile, We Lose Sleep for Next Four Nights
If you don't want to be sitting up late at night with the lights on, jumping at every little sound you hear, for the next four nights, you probably should stop reading now. The following story involves a giant snake, a crocodile, an epic battle and one of the critters devouring the other.
Coldplay Announce New Album With Song That Doesn’t Sound Like Bon Iver
Less than a week after they released a surprise new song that probably got Justin Vernon's lawyers all excited, Coldplay just released another new song, and this one, they say, is the official first single from their upcoming album.
Bruce Springsteen Covered Lorde in Concert and It Was, Well, Watch …
If you've been keeping score at home, rock 'n' roll journeyman Bruce Springsteen has been covering songs by artists whose home countries he's been playing in lately. So over the past couple weeks, we've gotten Bossified versions of AC/DC's 'Highway to Hell' and the Bee Gees' 'Stayin' Alive' in Australia that vary in their levels of tolerance.