BEST CLASSIC BANDS – CELEBRATING THE ARTISTS, MUSIC AND POP CULTURE OF THE CLASSIC ROCK ERA
A Box Set Expands on the Rolling Stones’ ‘Black and Blue’: Review
A box set expanding on the Rolling Stones’ ‘Black and Blue’ includes reggae- and funk-influenced tracks as well as strong ballads.
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Jeff Lynne’s ELO at Radio City Music Hall: 2016 Review
His gift is his ability to build complex arrangements into the simplest, most hummable of tunes. The concert was a taste of classic rock at its finest.
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The Band ‘Rock of Ages’: Their Live Pinnacle?
It belongs on any short list of the best live albums ever, while serving as a coda to the group’s groundbreaking influence.
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‘Gilligan’s Island’: An Appreciation
Only one of the seven stranded castaways is still with us. We look back at the ’60s TV sitcom.
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Best Boxed Sets, Collections & Reissues of 2025
This year’s archival releases include rarities from Bob Dylan, the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, Bruce Springsteen, Pink Floyd, the Grateful Dead and others.
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McCartney, Queen, The Who Headline 4 Spectacular Nights in 1979
Over the course of 4 nights during the Christmas holiday, a Who’s Who of British rock stars performed to raise money for war-torn Cambodia.
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A Box Set Expands on the Rolling Stones’ ‘Black and Blue’: Review
A box set expanding on the Rolling Stones’ ‘Black and Blue’ includes reggae- and funk-influenced tracks as well as strong ballads.
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It’s a Wonderful Life: An Appreciation
The 1946 film, directed by Frank Capra and starring James Stewart and Donna Reed, can be fairly described as the most quintessentially American movie ever made.
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Fabulous Thunderbirds’ Kim Wilson Shines on 2025 Release, ‘Slow Burn’: Review
The album delivers a dozen blues-rock winners, culled from five live-in-the-studio sessions.
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Jerry Kasenetz, Producer of Bubblegum Hits, Dies at 82
He and production partner Jeff Katz were behind ’60s hits by the 1910 Fruitgum Company, Ohio Express and others.
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‘Rock the Plaza,’ a Star-Studded Fundraiser Led by Alice Cooper and Paul Rodgers: Review
The lineup performs such classics as “School’s Out,” “Can’t Get Enough,” “I Got You Babe” and “Right Down the Line.”
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Dion’s ‘The Rock ‘n’ Roll Philosopher’ Mixes Reimagined Hits & New Material: Review
The new recordings offer a mix of rockers and ballads and incorporate fresh compositions as well as reinterpretations of old favorites.
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The Year’s Best Music Books
The year’s top music-related reads include bios and memoirs associated with the Beatles, The Band, Tom Petty, Elvis Presley, Bruce Springsteen, Santana and others.
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Mick Abrahams, 1st Jethro Tull Guitarist and Blodwyn Pig Founder, Dies
The original Tull guitarist who left after one album to form Blodwyn Pig, died on Dec. 19, 2025, at age 82.
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