Jeff Lynne Opens Final 2025 UK Tour With Birmingham Show
Jeff Lynne’s ELO, as the band has been known for a decade, played the first of two hometown shows. The brief tour concludes July 13 at London’s Hyde Park.
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When Brownsville Station Were Smokin’
Back in 1973, lots of high school students took extra bathroom breaks since that was generally the only place they could light up. The backstory of a classic.
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Robbie Robertson-Martin Scorsese Collaborations are Subject of Book, ‘Insomnia’
The Band guitarist and songwriter produced music for the filmmaker’s movies for four decades. The 2025 book is told in Robertson’s voice.
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George Thorogood Bar Tab: ‘One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer’
For 10+ minutes of storytelling and boogie guitar, Thorogood + the Destroyers (with Elvin Bishop) stretch things out on the song made famous by John Lee Hooker.
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Oasis Tour Opener Reunites Noel and Liam Gallagher
The long-bickering brothers began their “Live ’25” world tour in Cardiff, Wales and even (briefly) held their hands aloft together.
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Foreigner to Release ‘4’ Deluxe, as Lou Gramm Joins Tour
The 5-disc CD/Blu-ray set includes a booklet with over 60 exclusive photos, five previously unreleased songs, 14 early and alternate versions of various songs, 15 instrumentals, and 15 live performances, spanning the band’s 1981-82 world tour.
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Al Kooper on Recording “You Can’t Always Get What You Want” With the Stones
“Mick wore a gorilla coat and Keith a hat with a long feather. Everyone sat around and they passed out acoustic guitars.”—Kooper
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Bob Dylan Bassist Harvey Brooks on Making ‘Highway 61’
“A thin, frizzy-haired guy dressed in jeans and boots was standing in the front of the mixing console. I assumed it was Bob Dylan.”
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US Folk Music 1963-1969 4-CD Set Coming
The 100-song collection includes such classics of the genre as Barry McGuire’s “Eve of Destruction,” The Youngbloods’ “Get Together,” and We Five’s “You Were On My Mind.”
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Rod Stewart Has Glastonbury 2025 ‘Covered’ With Ronnie Wood and Friends
The 21-song afternoon set was filled with many of his classic songs as well as well-chosen covers that featured several guest stars.
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