Sonny & Cher: ‘The Beat Goes On’ (& On & On)…
A breakdown of the way things used to be vs. the inevitable winds of change, it gave them their third major hit. But some things, it seemed, never changed
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Paul Reubens, aka Pee-wee Herman, is Mourned—Dead at 70
“Pee Wee got his wish to fly,” wrote Steve Martin in a tribute to the comic actor, who kept his cancer diagnosis secret for six years.
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Lady Gaga Pays Tribute to Tony Bennett: ‘I Will Miss My Friend Forever’
“I will miss singing with him, recording with him, talking with him, being on stage together.”
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When Fleetwood Mac Played 2017’s Classic East in NYC, With Lindsey Buckingham
Two weeks after their headlining gig at Classic West, they were triumphant at Citi Field. It was their next-to-last performance with Buckingham
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Paul Anka Interview: So Square That He’s Hip
The legend wrote “She’s a Lady” (the Tom Jones hit), the English-language lyrics to “My Way” and The Tonight Show theme. He’s still entertaining his fans
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Who Invented Rock ‘n’ Roll? A Vote For Sam Phillips
Esteemed music scribe Peter Guralnick delivers a biography of the Sun Records/Studio proprietor that’s major history and a great read
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New Velvet Underground Book Due, ‘Loaded: The Life (and Afterlife)’
Loaded: The Life (and Afterlife) of the Velvet Underground, from celebrated author Dylan Jones, includes interviews and material from all the major players
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Remembering Animal House’s ‘Fat, Drunk and Stupid’ Flounder
Actor Stephen Furst played the hapless Delta house fraternity pledge Kent Dorfman as his character became the butt of numerous pranks by the upperclassmen
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Stevie Nicks Releases ‘Complete Studio Albums & Rarities’ Boxed Set
The 10-CD set includes 23 hard-to-find tracks on two of its discs.
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AC/DC’s ‘Highway to Hell’: You Want Blood?
The 1979 release by the Australian mega-band is not an album you come to for variety; it’s a monument to single-minded rock.
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