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John & Yoko’s Story Will Become a Movie

The film is being made with input from Yoko. No stars have yet been cast. It is expected that original Lennon recordings will be used in the soundtrack.

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Eagles Add to 2019 World Tour With Full Band

The band is soaring with new additions Vince Gill and Deacon Frey joining Timothy B. Schmit, Joe Walsh and founder Don Henley

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Small Faces ‘Ogden’s’ Gets 50th Anniv. Deluxe Box

“You can still hear it’s a real band firing on all cylinders, great dynamics and everyone equal in their musicianship,” says ex-band member Kenney Jones.

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Ozzy Osbourne Announces Ozzfest: NYE Edition

The remaining shows of his North American “No More Tours 2” were moved to 2019 following surgery for serious infections in his hand

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Creedence: ‘Studio Albums Collection’ Deluxe Box

The band is being celebrated for its 50th anniversary with half-speed mastered editions of their 7-album studio output, with all those hits

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‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ Film’s Karaoke Challenge: See

You have a chance to have your voice put in the film. An authorized website allows you to sing along to the classic song, karaoke-style

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Let’s Go!: The Cars’ Benjamin Orr Gets Biography

The teen star co-founded the Boston-based band as their bass guitarist and sang lead on many of their biggest hits. We spoke to author Joe Milliken about the book

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Cranberries Debut Gets 25th Anniv. Edition: Listen

A 4-CD version of 1993’s Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can’t We? includes live performances, session outtakes, B-sides and more

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Foghat Spinoff, Earl & the Agitators, Release LP

The band, from founding member Roger Earl, Buddy Guy alum Scott Holt and Foghat’s Bryan Bassett, is described as “rock ‘n’ roll, blues and a dash of country”

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Bob Dylan’s ‘More Blood, More Tracks’: Listen

The long-rumored release includes a deluxe 6-CD edition with every surviving take of the Blood on the Tracks recording sessions, considered one of his most essential albums

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