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Cat Stevens Updates Masterpiece, ‘Tea For the Tillerman’
The singer-songwriter has reimagined his 1970 classic with an all-new recording and a fresh perspective for its 50th anniversary
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Stars Do ‘Fast Times at Ridgemont High’ Table Read
A galaxy of Hollywood stars including one prominent member of the film’s original cast, have done a table read of the 1982 movie to benefit two charities
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Ozzy Osbourne Drops Animated Video of ‘Crazy Train’
The release commemorates the 40th Anniversary of his landmark solo debut album Blizzard of Ozz which has sold more than 5 million copies in the U.S.
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Elton John Opening Vault With ‘Jewel Box’
The collection features prev. unreleased recordings from his career. “I find it hard to comprehend how prolific Bernie and I were during the early days”
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Harry Chapin Documentary Coming: Watch Trailer
When In Doubt, Do Something follows one of music’s great humanitarians from childhood throughout his tragically short life
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Stevie Nicks 24 Karat Gold Concert to Theaters, Audio
The film features a setlist of fan favorites from Nicks’ solo career and as a member of Fleetwood Mac. It will also be available on CD and vinyl
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Stray Cats Talk New Live ‘Rocked This Town’ Album
The audio souvenir of their recent 40th anniversary reunion tour features 23 tracks, including hits and several brand-new scorchers from 2019’s ’40’ LP
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Beatles’ ‘Get Back’ Book to Tell Official Account of Final Album
The 50th anniversary of their final year as a working band was to be celebrated in 2020 with a documentary from Peter Jackson. Then the pandemic happened
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Van Morrison Adds Socially Distanced 2020 Concerts
After railing against “pseudo-science,” Van the Man, who just turned 75, has returned to the stage to help “save life performance”
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The 44 (Count ’em!) #1 Singles of 1974
We’ve recently introduced another way of looking at the most popular music for a given year. The topic, as you know by the headline is singles and while we have done stories on the biggest hits of the year, this
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