BEST CLASSIC BANDS – CELEBRATING THE ARTISTS, MUSIC AND POP CULTURE OF THE CLASSIC ROCK ERA
A Box Set Collects Much of the Roches’ Best Work: Review
Their self-titled debut album was produced by King Crimson’s Robert Fripp, whose involvement is not as crazy as it might seem, as the trio’s music is more than a bit avant-garde.
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Robert Palmer ‘Sneakin’ Sally Through the Alley’—A Tale of 3 Cities
With help from players like Little Feat’s Lowell George and New Orleans’ Meters, the British singer’s solo career got off to a good start.
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Radio Hits in September 1968: Nah, Nah, Nah, Nah-Nah-Nah-Nah
Los Angeles’ Top 40 powerhouse KHJ had some all-time greats in its Top 10 this week including The Beatles’ longest-running #1.
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When the Rolling Stones Opened Their 2021 Tour, Minus Charlie Watts
The 13-date tour was originally scheduled to take place in 2020. The storyline, however, was the absence of the man who kept the beat for nearly 6 decades.
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Frank Zappa & the Mothers’ Debut LP, ‘Freak Out!,’ Gets 60th Anniversary Expanded Box Set
The expanded edition includes several mixes and unreleased live and studio recordings from the era.
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Emotional Mary McCartney Speaks at Linda McCartney USPS Stamp Dedication Ceremony
“My mom gave me the opportunity to look at her as an artist… and I started asking her questions about her life and her career.”
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A Box Set Collects Much of the Roches’ Best Work: Review
Their self-titled debut album was produced by King Crimson’s Robert Fripp, whose involvement is not as crazy as it might seem, as the trio’s music is more than a bit avant-garde.
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Collection of Classic 1976-1986 Rock Songs on 3-CDs Gets 2026 Release
No Static at All: A Journey Into AOR includes 59 tracks from such stars of the era as Toto, Pat Benatar, Boston, and Robert Palmer.
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Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers’ Final Concert
We didn’t know that he soldiered on throughout the big 2017 tour with a fractured hip. Who could have known that their September 25 performance would be their last?
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Steam: ‘Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye’
The band didn’t even exist. When one of its songwriters needed a B-side in 1969, they recorded it and the song became a surprise hit. Now, of course, it’s a sports staple.
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U2 Announce 2026 Album, With Final Recording by Dolly Parton
Carnaval De Luz is their first LP of new material in nine years.
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Bruce Springsteen’s ‘No Nukes’ Concert: The Boss Proves It All Night
If anyone has doubts that this is one of the greatest live bands in the history of rock, ‘The Legendary 1979 No Nukes Concerts’ should decimate them.
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The Stills-Young Band One-Off Album: ‘Long May You Run’
The 1976 release is an outlier, a stopgap that is often overlooked. But there are treasures in it.
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10 Underrated Bee Gees Songs
What these tracks share is a place in a catalog deep enough to make even successful songs easy to overlook.
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