The Who Triumph at MSG: 2016 Review
The band’s farewell tour arrived (finally) in Manhattan. Our reviewer notes, happily, that Roger Daltrey hit all the high notes
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Who Are They at 50
The Who Hits 50! Tour may be the last outing for the veteran British band. But are Townshend & Daltrey up to the challenge of honoring their monumental five decade rock’n’roll legacy? John Swenson, the band’s first biographer, assesses their accomplishments and their first U.K. shows and finds the prospects positive.
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Is HBO’s ‘Vinyl’ a Genuine Long Player?
See if our reviewer Rob Patterson feels the TV series will go Top of the Pops.
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Will the Grammy Awards Show Rock?
This year’s Grammy Awards pay homage to deceased rockers and may signal rock’s future.
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Start Me Up: Rolling Stones Latin America 2016 Tour Opens
The Stones kicked off their “América Latina Olé” tour in Santiago, Chile on Wednesday night. We’ve got video and the complete setlist.
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Trakin Care of Business: Heaven Can’t Wait
Roy Trakin ruminates on a variety of music, culture-related topics and personal gripes in his regular Trakin Care of Business column which makes its BCB debut
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Brian Wilson Expands ‘Pet Sounds’ 50th Tour
The Beach Boys legend will tour to celebrate the re-release of the iconic album for a final time, in honor of its 50th anniversary.
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Heart, Cheap Trick, Jett to Tour Together
Three members of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – including the newest – are teaming for a big summer tour billed as the Rock Hall Three For All
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ZZ Top’s Gibbons Rocks the Latin Beat Solo
Sexy, saucy and set to a Latin beat, Billy Gibbons Perfectamundo allows him to shine after waiting some 45 years to go solo.
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HBO’s ‘Vinyl’ Gets Rock & the Biz Right
Preview of the new series created by rock and film/TV A-Listers that depicts the wild wild times of the New York music business of the ’70s.
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