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‘The Story of Spinal Tap’ Book Due: A Fine Line Between Stupid and Clever
Director Rob Reiner and co-creators Christopher Guest, Michael McKean, and Harry Shearer provide the behind-the-scenes story of the making of the groundbreaking film and its upcoming sequel, Spinal Tap II: The End Continues.
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Paul McCartney Joins Bruce Springsteen at Liverpool Concert
The stars performed a pair of classics at the final U.K. date of the E Street Band’s 2025 tour.
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Ozzy, Black Sabbath Reunion Concert to Be Live Streamed
Osbourne, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and Bill Ward will play for the first time in 20 years when they headline Back to the Beginning.
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The Number One Albums of 1975: Aye Aye, Captain
Only one artist had an album that spent more than five weeks at the top. That same superstar had three chart toppers that year, totaling 15 weeks in all.
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Musician Matthew Sweet Health Update Following ‘Debilitating’ Stroke
As donations to his GoFundMe page continue, he writes, “I was in an ambulance and I heard a man yell, ‘Sir you’ve had a stroke.'”
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Triumph Gets ‘Magic Power: All-Star Tribute’ Album
Slash, Sebastian Bach, Nancy Wilson, Joey Belladonna, Dee Snider and Deen Castronovo are among the artists honoring the Canadian power trio.
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Bob Andrews, Keyboardist for Graham Parker and the Rumour, Dies
He was a founding member of the early 1970s U.K. pub-rock band Brinsley Schwarz. He later became a studio musician and producer.
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Steely Dan Catalog Vinyl Reissue Campaign Concludes
Their classic ABC and MCA Records titles received a reissue program of the first seven albums, personally overseen by Donald Fagen.
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Top Radio Hits 1969: Pour a Little Sugar on It, Honey
As the decade came to a close, rock acts joined R&B artists for an amazing array of future classic rock greats, and a Broadway musical yielded 4 smash hits.
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Talking Heads’ ‘Psycho Killer’ Finally Gets a Music Video
An expanded edition of their debut LP features a remaster of the original album, along with B-sides, alternate versions, acoustic versions and prev. unreleased live recordings.
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