From taking bass lessons from future reality show judges to fighting the FDA over lasers, Blue Öyster Cult has done a lot more than inspire cowbell players around the world. Grunge (Video) Posted ...

The members of Blue Öyster Cult and the song's producers debate the identity of the real Bruce Dickinson in the documentary "SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night." ...

That night, “Saturday Night Live” paid tribute to Blue Oyster Cult’s 1976 jam “(Don’t Fear) The Reaper” and one iconic bit of percussion. The cowbell.

There May Not Even Be Any Cowbell In Blue Öyster Cult’s ‘Don’t Fear The Reaper,’ Despite The Iconic ‘SNL’ Sketch Derrick Rossignol Music News Editor Twitter January 20, 2025 ...

The cowbell sketch originally aired on April 5, 2000, during an “SNL” episode in which Walken was the host. The sketch is about the fictional process of Blue Oyster Cult r ecording their hit ...

Blue Oyster Cult have been reflecting on their long history and in particular about one peculiar part of it – the Saturday Night Live ‘more cowbell’ sketch in which Will Ferrell plays Gene ...

Blue Oyster Cult have been reflecting on their long history and in particular about one peculiar part of it – the Saturday Night Live ‘more cowbell’ sketch in which Will Ferrell plays Gene Frenkle, ...

Why Blue Oyster Cult Had to Ban Cowbells at Their Shows "It’s funny to think about," Dharma said. "I feel bonded to Will and Christopher in a way, because we’re all at the mercy of the cowbell ...

Twenty-four years after airing, Blue Öyster Cult’s front man is still reckoning with the legacy of SNL’s ‘More Cowbell’ sketch: ‘My first feeling was relief. Relief that it was funny ...

And Blue Oyster Cult have always had something interesting to do ... s imagination all over again in 2000 when spoofed on the US comedy show Saturday Night Live in a sketch called More Cowbell.

Blue Oyster Cult's Buck Dharma recalled how a famous 'SNL' sketch forced them to start using cowbell in concert in a July 2024 interview.

Long Island’s Blue Öyster Cult released its first collection of songs in 1972, years before Motörhead, Mötley Crüe, or Queensrÿche (not to mention Spin̈al Tap!) adorned their names with ...