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Lindsey Buckingham a Surprise Musical Guest on SNL: Watch

The musician is on a planned break of his U.S. solo tour which resumes in December. He released a self-titled solo album in September

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Joni Mitchell Continues to Share Her Archives—Listen to Duet with James Taylor

The singer-songwriter opens her vault again with the release of ‘Archives Vol. 2: The Reprise Years (1968-1971).’ A duet with James Taylor is a highlight.

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Moby Grape’s ‘Worst Night’: Excerpt from New Fillmore East Book

“That night was something else. I had friends out there and they were laughin’. We finally got up and kicked some ass.”–Moby Grape guitarist Jerry Miller

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James Bond ‘No Time to Die’ Opens With Big Numbers, Strong Reviews

Daniel Craig stars as the British secret agent for the fifth (and final) time. Academy Award-winner for Best Actor, Rami Malek, plays the villain

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Mark Stein, Vanilla Fudge Vocalist-Keyboardist, Makes Solo Debut: Premiere

Watch the video for the soaring song, “We Are One,” from the upcoming There’s a Light, which also includes some well-chosen covers

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Nathaniel Rateliff & Night Sweats Share Rousing Song From New Studio LP

With their 2021 tour well underway, the acclaimed Americana band have released several tracks from the new album, The Future

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Judas Priest’s Richie Faulkner Shares Details of His Emergency Heart Surgery

“I was having what my doctor called an aortic aneurysm,” the guitarist wrote. “My surgeon told me people with this don’t usually make it to the hospital alive”

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Rick Wakeman Sets 2022 U.S. Tour Dates

The keyboard wiz has booked The Even Grumpier Old Rock Star tour with virtuosic piano performances and hilarious anecdotes, inspired by his 50-year career

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Jethro Tull’s ‘Benefit’ Album Gets 50th Anniversary Edition

The expanded set of the band’s third album includes a wealth of previously unreleased material from the era and a deluxe, 100-page hardback book

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New ‘Fillmore East’ Book Recalls the Legendary NYC Venue

In its 3-year existence, the theater hosted Jimi Hendrix, John Lennon, Janis Joplin, The Who, Eric Clapton, Carlos Santana, Led Zeppelin and Elton John.

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