BEST CLASSIC BANDS – CELEBRATING THE ARTISTS, MUSIC AND POP CULTURE OF THE CLASSIC ROCK ERA
A More Affordable Edition of the Beach Boys’ ‘Pet Sounds Sessions’: Review
The new ‘Highlights’ release includes a cappella versions of many of the original album’s songs and assorted other oddities.
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Radio Hits of May 1969
With the Apollo 11 moon landing and Woodstock just around the corner, many future pop classics were climbing the Top 40 chart.
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2023’s Jeff Beck Tribute Concert Led By Clapton, Stewart, Wood
The first of two shows presented by Eric Clapton at Royal Albert Hall featured an all-star lineup.
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10 Great Road Trip Rock Albums
Every road trip needs a good soundtrack. Here are 10 albums that have been road tested to help the miles fly by and enhance your journey.
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Documentary Film, ‘Twenty Years On,’ Chronicles Styx and Kaboom Collective Partnership
It was a concept that had little precedent: a legendary arena rock band sharing the stage with student musicians, performing fully orchestrated arrangements of some of the group’s most beloved songs.
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Willie Nelson to Release ‘Dream Chaser,’ His 79th Solo Studio Album
The title arrives one month after the legend turned 93.
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A More Affordable Edition of the Beach Boys’ ‘Pet Sounds Sessions’: Review
The new ‘Highlights’ release includes a cappella versions of many of the original album’s songs and assorted other oddities.
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12 Great MTV ‘Unplugged’ Albums
The format worked because it gave artists a chance to reinterpret familiar material in a more intimate setting while revealing sides of their songwriting that the original recordings sometimes only hinted at.
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Stephen Stills, Neil Young Share the Stage: 2016
The 3x bandmates performed at Stills’ annual benefit. We’ve got great videos of many of their favorites including “For What It’s Worth” and “Heart of Gold.”
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Gregg Allman Documentary Due This Summer
The film “traces his journey through profound personal tragedy and hard-won redemption.”
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Mudcrutch ‘2’ Review: Tom Petty & Friends Making Great Music Together
The American rock band, Southern division, from the ’70s, also included future Heartbreakers Mike Campbell and Benmont Tench.
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New Book: ‘A Little More Love: The Life and Legacy of Olivia Newton-John’
Author Matthew Hild’s 2026 biography was based on extensive archival research and original interviews with many of her friends and associates.
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The Rolling Stones Share Video For ‘In the Stars’ From ‘Foreign Tongues’ Studio Album
The news of the LP followed a customary teaser campaign that began a month earlier in which a “new” band named “The Cockroaches” released a first song.
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Pat Benatar’s ’80s Reign: 10 Tracks That Defined the Female Arena-Rock Blueprint
She and her guitarist-producer husband Neil Giraldo released loads of hit singles on Top 40 and rock radio, collecting four Grammy Awards in the process.
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