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Richard Thompson Preps New Album, ’13 Rivers’
“There are 13 songs on the record, and each one is like a river. Some flow faster than others,” says the singer-songwriter-guitarist.
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Jimi Hendrix Way Proposed For NYC Street
New York has long had a tradition of awarding honorary street names to its most famous residents. Why not West 8th Street?
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Robert Plant New Fall Tour Dates Announced
Continuing to support last year’s ‘Carry Fire’ album, Plant and his band have added a handful of new North American dates in the fall.
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Public Image Ltd. 40th Anniv. Tour, Box Set, Film
John Lydon’s post-Sex Pistols group is celebrating four decades together with a flurry of activity, including live dates and more.
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Brian Setzer Orch. Sets 15th Anniv. Christmas Dates
“The music I play in the big band is rock ’n’ roll with a jazz influence. What keeps it fresh is the quality of the players in the band.”
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Robin Williams ‘Bittersweet’ Documentary Premieres on HBO
The two-hour documentary film “explores [Williams’] extraordinary life and career, revealing what drove him to give voice to the characters in his mind.”
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Roger McGuinn: 1st New Rock Album in 14 Years
McGuinn played every instrument and sang every vocal. There are remakes of three Byrds classics plus nine other songs never recorded before.
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Early Springsteen Bandmate, George Theiss, Dies
The member of the New Jersey band, the Castiles, recruited the guitarist when both were teenagers in Freehold. He was 68 and suffered from lung cancer
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Nancy Sinatra Sr., Frank’s First Wife, Dead at 101
“Our mother was a fighter until the end when her brave, loving heart gave out,” tweeted singer Nancy Jr. Frank SInatra and his first wife remained close.
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Led Zeppelin Reunion Rumors: Plant & Page ‘In Talks’
It’s a parlor game for classic rock fans to rationalize why, when and where the surviving members of the band should reunite
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