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Cinderella Guitarist Jeff LaBar is Mourned at 58
The band shared the grief upon learning the news of his passing. “Heavy hearts cannot begin to describe the feeling of losing our brother”
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Foghat Celebrates 50 Years With New Live Set
8 Days on the Road was recorded at an intimate venue and features band favorites “Slow Ride,” “I Just Want To Make Love To You,” and “Fool For the City”
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The Doors’ Guitarist Robby Krieger to Publish Memoir
In Set the Night on Fire: Living, Dying and Playing Guitar With The Doors, the musician shares never-before-told stories of pop culture history
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Bee Gees Documentary Film Earns 6 Emmy Nominations
The feature length The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart chronicles the rise of brothers Barry, Maurice and Robin Gibb, their music and its evolution
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PBS to Air 6-Part Series, ‘Icon: Music Through the Lens’
The series follows the lives and wild experiences of the artists who documented popular music in images, on the road, on album and magazine covers, and more
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Sparks’ Busy Year Ahead: Films, 2022 Tour
The Mael brothers, described as “Your Favorite Band’s Favorite Band,” are the subject of a documentary, and wrote the screenplay / music for a new feature
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Ronnie James Dio Autobiography is Being Published at Last
Rainbow in the Dark, long in the works, was co-written with British music journalist Mick Wall and Dio’s widow and long-time manager Wendy Dio
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‘Almost Famous’ Gets Expanded Soundtrack Editions
The music for the award-winning, semi-autobiographical film from Cameron Crowe receives extensive, expanded editions for a belated 20th anniversary
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The Wallflowers’ 1st New Album in 9 Years + Tour
The youngest child of Bob and Sara Dylan has assembled a new Wallflowers lineup for the album, and will head out on a summer trek
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Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats’ 2021 Tour, Live Album
The great 10-piece Americana folk band are releasing a live album, recorded during their six socially distanced concerts at Red Rocks in 2020
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