The UCR Podcast

The UCR Podcast explores the past, present and future of rock and culture's biggest legends. Hosted by Matt Wardlaw and members of the UCR team, you'll stay up to date with the latest interviews, news, roundtable discussions and more.

The UCR Podcast is a news podcast hosted by Ultimate Classic Rock, with 116 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Ultimate Classic Rock hosts The UCR Podcast, a news show with 116 episodes published.

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  Roland Orzabal of Tears for Fears

  Aug 18, 202629 min

  We're happy to welcome Roland Orzabal of Tears for Fears to talk about his new book, An Astrological Memoir: Welcome to Your Life: Love, Death & Tears for Fears. The memoir was released earlier this month and is already a New York Times bestseller. We discuss a number of topics with Roland and fans will appreciate this new book, which is very honest and covers all aspects of his life and career in depth. You can read excerpts from our conversation here: https://ultimateclassicrock.com/roland-orzabal-tears-for-fears-interview-2026/

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  Lzzy Hale of Halestorm

  Jul 20, 202632 min

  Lzzy Hale is with us today to talk about what it feels like to be part of the new Women in Metal exhibit at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. She also digs into the cover of Soundgarden's "Loud Love" that was recently released by the all-star collective King Ultramega, featuring Hale and former Pearl Jam drummer Dave Krusen as special guests. We also discuss her experience getting to front Skid Row, inspiring others with her music, what's up ahead for Halestorm and lots more! Hear King Ultramega's "Loud Love" here: https://ultimateclassicrock.com/soundgarden-loud-love-lzzy-hale-dave-krusen-interview-2026/

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  Jason Newsted

  Jul 11, 202639 min

  Former Metallica bassist Jason Newsted is here with us to talk about his current tour with the Chophouse Band, a run of concerts including dates with his friends Blackberry Smoke as well as longer headlining shows. Fans can expect an evening of music that touches on Jason's entire career -- and as he tells us, our shared musical heroes, as well. We dig through a lot of topics with Jason, including the history of the Chophouse Band, some Metallica memories and why this current tour is so important to him.

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  Inside the World of Audiophile Music and Reissues

  Jul 3, 20261h 39m

  Rob LoVerde and Jim Davis of Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab join Matt today for separate conversations to discuss their approach to audiophile reissues of classic albums. They talk about some of their recent releases, including the Van Halen reissues from the David Lee Roth era, Stone Temple Pilots' Vol. 4 and the upcoming project that will find them tackling albums by Rush. Jim addresses how they've dealt with challenges in recent years and shares the story of how he first discovered MoFi and eventually took over the company.

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  Iron Maiden's Lost Singer

  Jun 30, 20261h 28m

  Director Wes Orshoski is with Matt today to talk about Di'Anno: Iron Maiden's Lost Singer, his new film about late Iron Maiden vocalist Paul Di'Anno. We discuss the movie and also, the previous films that Wes has done about the Damned and Lemmy of Motorhead, plus his upcoming documentary about the Bar-Kays. We go deep into a number of topics, including Paul's history, the interview that Wes did with James Hetfield about Paul, various hard rock and heavy metal bands, why he refused to give up on completing this film (which took nearly a decade) and there's plenty of music nerd discussion that weaves in and out as well. Our thanks to Wes for the time. Here's a link that you can use to check out more information about the film and where you can see it. https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/dianno-iron-maidens-lost-singer

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