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What’s the latest info about about rock music and the most interesting and momentous events in its past? You can find it all here: breaking news, sales and airplay charts from the past, notable occasions, and our appreciations of recently departed artists and other musical figures of note
The Top Albums of July 1970
Some of the era’s legendary names in classic rock had new releases – many of which are in your collection – at the top of the sales chart this week.
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Collection of Classic 1976-1986 Rock Songs on 3-CDs Coming
No Static at All: A Journey Into AOR includes 59 tracks from such stars of the era as Toto, Pat Benatar, Boston, and Robert Palmer.
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Strawberry Alarm Clock Releasing 1st Album of All-New Material Since the ’60s
The group, of ‘Incense and Peppermints’ fame, features five members of the 1967-69 lineup.
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Jeff Beck Gets Book Biography: ‘Blow by Blow’
The 2026 title draws on more than 30 hours of original interviews with Beck, along with extensive conversations with Jimmy Page, Johnny Depp, Clive Davis, and many others.
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Levon Helm’s Daughter Amy Removed from Managing His Woodstock ‘Barn’ Studio, in Dispute
Levon Helm Studios, the recording studio and live music venue founded by the late drummer and vocalist with The Band, is “in turmoil,” according to a new report.
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Best Weekly Singles Charts of All Time: Radio Hits July 1967
The Summer of Love was in full swing and radio was playing hits by Stevie Wonder, the Grass Roots, one-hit-wonders Every Mother’s Son and Music Explosion. And, of course, Scott McKenzie’s big hit.
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Black Oak Arkansas Getting 1971-1973 Collection
The 5-CD set is the first volume in a series of complete recordings of the popular southern rock band and their inimitable frontman Jim Dandy.
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Bonnie Tyler, Husky-Voiced Singer of “It’s a Heartache,” Dies at 75
The singer also earned pop hits with “Total Eclipse of the Heart” and “Holding Out For a Hero.”
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Joe Jackson’s Busy 2026-27: New Rock Album, ‘Hope and Fury,’ and Tour
The Grammy-winning artist and his band are performing nearly 100 shows across 16 countries.
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Eagles Announce More 2026 Concerts
Their run at Sphere in Las Vegas now totals 70 concerts.
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