Todd Rundgren (Photo: Jean Lannen) Todd Rundgren’s long awaited autobiography The Individualist bears a title apt for a musical iconoclast who has steered his 50 year career with stubborn independence and uncompromising artistic vision, battling the “Blue Meanies” of the music industry. His brilliant new book carves an illuminating window into the psyche of one of […]
Todd Rundgren has led a versatile, genre-shifting life as a songwriter and musician. One might assume, then, that he has bountiful stories to tell from his career, either as a solo act, with his prog-rock band Utopia, as a member of Ringo Starr’s All-Starr Band and beyond … and that’s exactly the case. On Dec. […]
A few weeks back, the official list of nominees for the 2019 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame was unveiled, and it was a list filled with big names: Def Leppard, Stevie Nicks, Devo, Radiohead, and Todd Rundgren, to name just a handful. Rock Cellar has been fortunate to spend a lot of time with […]
It’s that time again — time for opinions to fly, arguments to be had and fan votes to be cast. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame announced its official list of nominees for 2019 on Tuesday morning, and it’s a pretty eclectic list of artists spanning genres, decades and styles this time. The following […]
Todd Rundgren’s Utopia was a major part of Rundgren’s iconic and lasting career, but up until a few months ago it wasn’t one of his more active projects. That extended time away ended with a triumphant reunion tour this past spring that saw Rundgren and cohorts Kasim Sulton, Willie Wilcox and Gil Assayas (filling in […]
(Photo: Danny O’Connor) A new box set, The Road to Utopia, 1974-1982, documents a remarkable band that defied categorization, delivering a series of extraordinary albums marked by smart songcraft and fierce musicianship. With albums like Adventures In Utopia, Todd Rundgren’s Utopia, Oops! Wrong Planet, Ra and their 1982 self-titled Utopia record, the group carved out […]
Earlier this week, fans’ long-awaited hopes were realized when Todd Rundgren’s Utopia announced a reunion tour for 2018 — it’s been a very long time (32 years, in fact!) since the band toured together in this manner, after all. In addition to that exciting news, it was also revealed that an expansive CD box set […]
At long last, it’s happened: Todd Rundgren’s Utopia will head out on a special tour this spring. The tour will bring Rundgren back together with the mid-1970s lineup of the band, including bassist Kasim Sulton, drummer Willie Wilcox and keyboard player Ralph Shuckett. Rundgren always finds ways to keep impossibly and admirably busy — he just spent […]
We recently debuted RockCellarTV with an exclusive and intimate video interview with Ringo Starr — click here to check that out. Next up is Todd Rundgren, who spoke with Rock Cellar’s Ken Sharp the same afternoon in Las Vegas that we spoke with Ringo. The talkative Rundgren spent nearly 30 minutes chatting with us about […]
In early August, an absolutely can’t-miss combination of prog-rock royalty will team up when Yes hits the road with Todd Rundgren and Carl Palmer’s ELP Legacy – and we want to send you to the show! Rock Cellar has teamed up with Yes to offer two (2) lucky winners a pair of tickets to select concerts […]
