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Al Stewart Adds Dates to Farewell Tour
The “Year of the Cat” singer-songwriter turned 81 in 2026.
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Aerosmith to Return to Stage With Star-Packed Lineup
The stellar roster brings together iconic artists who have previously performed or recorded with the band and a new wave of stars who cite the band among their ultimate musical influences.
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Legendary 1986 Queen Budapest Concert Gets Upgraded 40th Anniversary Release
The 80,000 fans inside the Népstadion were supplemented by an estimated 40,000 people listening outside.
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Alice Cooper Charts His ‘Evilution’ with New Memoir, ‘Devil on My Shoulder’
“The story of Alice Cooper has become a tangle of embellishments, elaborations and outright fabrications, that I think it’s time to sort reality from myth,” he said.
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Elvis Costello’s Debut Album, ‘My Aim is True,’ Gets Expanded 5-CD Set
The collection spans 104 tracks, demos, masters, outtakes, live performances, and other rare recordings (52 of them prev. unreleased), plus a 2026 remaster of the 1977 original.
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Radio Hits in October 1974: The ‘New Math’
The Best Classic Bands chart nerds noticed that this week featured 3 hits at the top with the word “Nothing” in the title: great songs by BTO, Stevie Wonder and Billy Preston.
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Dolly Parton Musical Coming to Broadway
Among the many songs she wrote are such classics as “I Will Always Love You,” “Coat of Many Colors,” “Jolene,” “9 To 5” and “Tennessee Homesick Blues.”
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The Beatles’ Expanded Edition of 1965’s Landmark ‘Rubber Soul’ was Worth the Wait
The 2026 collection presents the album in stunning new stereo and Dolby Atmos mixes, alongside the original mono mix, the original Capitol U.S. album version, plus previously unreleased session recordings and home demos.
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‘The Who By Numbers’ Gets Super Deluxe Edition
The collection features a whopping 92 previously unreleased tracks and mixes including rare studio sessions, out-takes, early mixes, and live recordings.
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Blind Faith Book, ‘Birth and Death of a Supergroup,’ Arrives
The short-lived supergroup was composed of Eric Clapton, Steve Winwood, Ginger Baker and Ric Grech.
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