Chicago’s Eclectic Debut Album: With Authority
Their speedy ascent was fueled by a landmark debut that made an immediate splash with critics and listeners, but it was more than a hit record.
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Bad Company, Joe Cocker Lead Rock Hall Class of 2025 Inductees
Many of the acts selected were eligible for decades as the HoF continues to play catch-up.
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1970: The Year in 50 Classic Rock Albums
We looked back at hundreds of albums released that year and whittled the list down to 50 standouts. How many do you own?
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Devo Photo Exhibition Set in Conjunction With 50th Anniv. Tour
The band will visit an art gallery in each of the tour’s 19 cities where a curated portfolio of band images will be exhibited.
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Stephen Stills, Neil Young Lead Rockin’ ‘Light Up the Blues’ 2025
The 3x bandmates were joined by such stars as Billy Idol, Nathaniel Rateliff and Benmont Tench for the benefit’s seventh edition.
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Remember the K-Tel ‘As Advertised on TV’ Compilation Albums?
With his invention of the compilation album, entrepreneur Philip Kives revolutionized the marketing and sales of recorded music.
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Gary Wright: The Dream Weaver
The former Spooky Tooth leader collaborated with George Harrison and enjoyed two big solo hits of his own in 1976. He popularized the synthesizer in rock music.
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Sex Pistols Release ‘Live in the U.S.A. 1978’ Album
The concerts from their fateful tour are in full and correctly sequenced for the first time.
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An Anthology from Joe Meek, Britain’s Phil Spector: Review
England’s Cherry Red label has been digging into the vaults and releasing boxed sets in a series called Joe Meek’s Tea Chest Tapes.
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Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass’ Swinging ‘Whipped Cream…’
The faux mariachi-style LP spent three years on the charts and appealed to seemingly every category of record buyer.
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