Beach Boys Party! – Fun Time and Lots (and Lots) of Covers
Capitol Records wanted a new LP for the ’65 holiday shopping season. Brian was busy with Pet Sounds. So they recorded plenty of their contemporaries’ songs
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Dolly Parton at 2022 Rock Hall Induction: ‘I’m a Rock Star Now’
The beloved performer had originally requested that her nomination be withdrawn, when she said she didn’t feel she had earned the honor yet
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When Stevie Nicks Gave Her First Concert Since Tom Petty’s Death
The friends and tour mates last played together in July 2017. One month to the day of his passing, Nicks returned to the stage
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New Rock Drumming Documentary Features Ringo, Taylor Hawkins
The film is a deep-dive into the art of drumming, the musicians who’ve mastered it for 70 years, and the legacies parents pass on.
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The Beatles’ ‘Revolver’ Box Set: Was It Their Most Ambitious Adventure?
The music sounds noticeably brighter and sharper than before, and the vocals and instruments can be distinguished more clearly.
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That Time the Ramones Got Their Own NYC Street
The band that defined New York City punk rock now has their own street, right in front of Forest Hills High School, where they all met. Hey ho, let’s go!
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Jerry Lee Lewis Tributes By Music Stars
The rock ‘n’ roll pioneer and “trailblazer” was mourned by Keith Richards, Elton John, John Fogerty, Ronnie Wood, and others
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Dave Clark Five Release 7″ Singles Box Set
The British Invasion band scored 15 consecutive Top Twenty hits within a two-year period. Clark himself remastered the set at Abbey Road Studios
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‘Yellow Submarine’ Before It Was ‘Yellow Submarine’— A Naked Submersible, Sung By John Lennon
Most fans had no idea that these early compositional demos of the song existed. Now that we do, we can never think of it the same way again.
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Original Chicago Members Recall Jimi Hendrix Inviting Them To Be His Opening Act on 1969 Tour
The three explain how his invitation to open for him at the Los Angeles Forum was a turning point in their career. “Our jaws were hanging open”
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