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Pete Townshend Releases ‘Live In Concert 1985-2001’ Box Set

The 14-CD set has been newly mastered by long-time Who engineer Jon Astley

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Lindsey Buckingham Interview: Stevie Nicks, Mick Fleetwood and Songwriting

“Part of the deal with Stevie and me was that we had to spend an awful lot of time together without ever having gotten closure from each other”

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Shocking Blue’s ‘Venus’: An Out-of-This-World Hit

When the Dutch rock band replaced its male lead vocalist with a striking 21-year-old female, they scored with a shock heard ’round the world.

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Paul McCartney Opens 2024 ‘Got Back’ Tour

The 82 year-old’s 37-song set included the concert debut of “Now and Then,” the Beatles song released in 2023 based on a John Lennon demo

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Bruce Springsteen Adds Dates to 2025 E Street Band Tour

The band’s busy run began in February 2023 but was delayed when the star was recovering from illness

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Thin Lizzy Gets 6-Disc Set of 1976 Breakthrough Year

The Irish rock band’s 6th and 7th studio albums, Jailbreak and Johnny The Fox, were released that year with such memorable songs as “The Boys Are Back In Town”

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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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Dave Edmunds ‘Swan Songs’ Singles Collection Arrives

The set features all the era’s A- and B-sides including “Almost Saturday Night,” “I Knew the Bride,” “Queen of Hearts,” and “Crawling From the Wreckage”

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Pour a Little Sugar On It: Bubblegum Music Box Set Released

The collection includes genre staples from The Archies, Lou Christie, Tommy James & the Shondells, The Cowsills, and Crazy Elephant, among its 91 tracks

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