BEST CLASSIC BANDS – CELEBRATING THE ARTISTS, MUSIC AND POP CULTURE OF THE CLASSIC ROCK ERA

20 Beatles Songs with Mean, Violent or Just Plain Pissed-Off Lyrics

We’re not saying this is a bad thing. In many cases, these barbs make for a better song.

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Billy Joel’s ‘Turnstiles’ Gets 50th Anniversary Expanded Edition

The 4-CD + Blu-ray boxed set includes 54 previously unreleased recordings of demos, studio sessions, and live recordings, alongside 32 video performances, 24 previously unreleased.

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Genesis’ Debut Album, ‘From Genesis to Revelation,’ Gets Expanded, Deluxe Editions

Originally released in 1969, the LP marked the beginning of an extraordinary journey, the first chapter in the story of a band that would go on to achieve immense success and lasting acclaim.

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Rod Stewart Announces His Last Rock and Roll Tour, Following Health Issues

“Ladies and gentlemen, after much deliberation and sadness, I have to announce next year will be my last tour ever, ever. I’m not retiring, but this will be the last rock and roll tour.”

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‘The Big Chill’: Friends to Keep You Warm

It was one of the most successful films of 1983 and featured a big soundtrack of mostly Motown classics. Does the reunion movie of thirty-somethings hold up?

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Remastered ‘Rocky’ Film to Return to Theaters For 50th Anniversary

The original movie, which premiered on Nov. 20, 1976, received ten Academy Award® nominations and won three, including Best Picture and Best Director.

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1974’s Historic John Lennon Radio Interview With Dennis Elsas

In the wide-ranging live conversation on New York’s WNEW-FM, he talked about his status with the other members of The Beatles at that time, the band’s relationship with the Rolling Stones in the early days in London, his love for New York, and much more.

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Stevie Wonder Surprises With 4 Previously Unreleased Songs From ‘Songs in the Key of Life’ Sessions

The tracks were shared on Sept. 28, 2026, the 50th anniversary of the acclaimed album’s release.

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Linda Ronstadt’s Final Recording Before Her Retirement Gets a 20th Anniversary Reissue

2006’s Adieu False Heart features a genre-spanning blend of covers performed through a Cajun lens.

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‘Fleetwood Mac and Rumours’ in New Book Celebrating 50 Years

The 1977 blockbuster is the latest entry in a publisher’s ‘The Great Albums’ series.

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Naked Eyes Singer Pete Byrne (‘Always Something There to Remind Me’) Dies

The English synth-pop group earned a top ten single in the U.S. with their 1983 cover of the Burt Bacharach-Hal David song.

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Santana ‘Abraxas’: Post-Woodstock Latin Magic

When it came to recording their second album, the band wanted to expend more effort, and make a better-sounding record, than their somewhat rushed debut.

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