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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 Decade That Rocked’: Legends’ Photo Book Due
Photographer Mark “Weissguy” Weiss documented many of the biggest bands of the era including Van Halen, Ozzy Osbourne, and Aerosmith. “He was relentless”
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Jazz Fest 2020 Canceled Due to Coronavirus
For its 51st year, the annual New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival had hoped to move its two lengthy April and May weekends to the fall
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Massive 12-CD Rockabilly Box Set Released
The set, which includes such giants as Carl Perkins, Eddie Cochran, Buddy Holly and Jerry Lee Lewis, celebrates the original rock and roll era.
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Rock Producer Legend Ted Templeman Writes Memoir
A Platinum Producer’s Life in Music will take readers into the studio during the recording sessions for #1 hits by the Doobie Brothers and Van Halen
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Live Nation, AEG Pausing All Concert Tours
As the threat of coronavirus spreads, the NCAA cancelled its basketball tournament (aka March Madness), Disney parks are closed, and Broadway is shut down
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Pearl Jam Postpones First Leg of 2020 Tour
The tour is one of many that have been affected by the Coronavirus. The timing is particularly tough for the promotion of their new studio LP, Gigaton
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Aug. 1, 2017: Steppenwolf Keyboardist Goldy McJohn Dies
The founding member, organist on all of the band’s hits including “Born to Be Wild” and “Magic Carpet Ride,” died of a heart attack.
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Cream ‘Goodbye’ 4-CD Special Edition: Listen
The 2020 expanded edition, with many prev. unreleased performances, comprises 3 U.S. concerts: Oakland, L.A. and San Diego, alongside London’s Royal Albert Hall
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‘1973: Rock at the Crossroads’ Looks at a Defining Year in Music
Music historian Andrew Grant Jackson takes on a defining year for many legendary artists, against the backdrop of significant moments of the era
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Rock and Roll Is Coming to the Tribeca Film Festival
This year’s event, which has been delayed due to the Coronavirus, includes films focusing on Brian Wilson, David Bowie, the Go-Go’s, Ronnie Wood and more
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