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When ‘Halloween’ Introduced Us to Michael Myers

In a decade of great thrillers and slasher movies, one film taught us to never trust a lone wolf trick-or-treater again. “Scream queen” Jamie Lee Curtis was just 19

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Jon Anderson Talks Yes and ‘Olias’: ‘It’s Magic For Me’

We talked to the Yes co-founder who says he has no plans to slow down. “In the next 20 years, I’ve gotta do some serious work”

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Doobie Brothers Interview: Rockin’ Down the Highway

They’ve sold millions of albums and had a string of pop and rock radio hits. And are still on the road. We talk to Patrick Simmons, Tom Johnston and John McFee

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Tom Petty, 1980: Damn the Lawsuits—A Vintage Interview

“I’m not interested in being a household word. I’m interested in making good records. I just really want to write good songs.”–Petty

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John Lennon’s ‘Mind Games’: Love Is the Answer

After a career worst release on the charts, his next solo effort redeemed him, in the eyes of the author of ‘The Beatles Top 101 Solo Songs’

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Beach Boys’ Al Jardine Interview—’Pet Sounds’: ‘Ahead of Its Time’

The Beach Boys’ founding member Al Jardine speaks with Best Classic Bands on the making of the group’s iconic album, ‘Pet Sounds’

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Ian Anderson Talks About Tull, Rock Hall

The longtime Jethro Tull leader talks about the band’s namesake, his opinion on the Hall of Fame, and Frank Zappa, in this far-ranging Interview

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Carlos Santana @75: Crystalizing All That You Can Imagine

“The only thing the Santana band never wanted to do was succumb to phony. I’m not dependent or addicted to mass adulation.”–Carlos Santana

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Little Feat’s Paul Barrere On the Band’s Legacy

“The most important part is the music itself. When we get together and we play these songs, it always brings the best out in you.”–Paul Barrere

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Deaths of Older Rock Legends Continue to Shake Us

A wave of deaths of older rock legends has given boomers reason to pause. Is 67 or 70 the new 27? “I’ll Sleep When I’m Dead.”

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