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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
Dire Straits Studio Albums Box Coming
The group’s classic rock hits include such favorites as “Sultans Of Swing,” “Romeo And Juliet,” “Money For Nothing” and “Walk Of Life”
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NRBQ Rarities Collection Due in October
The 15-track album, much of it previously unreleased, is described as “a journey with the ’Q through a different lens. A true, career-spanning release.”
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CREEM Magazine Documentary Now Streaming, DVD Due
CREEM: America’s Only Rock ‘n’ Roll Magazine celebrates the irreverent publication out of Detroit, 50 years after it debuted in 1969
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Singer-Songwriter and Author Jeff Slate Sets Live Release
The collection recorded during his #StayHome online concert series during the COVID-19 enforced lockdown includes a whopping 43-song tracklist
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Deep Purple Releases ‘Whoosh!’, 21st Studio LP
The band “stretched out in all directions without any limitation, letting their creativity go. They put the Deep back into Purple,” says producer Bob Ezrin.
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Rolling Stones Unveil Video for Prev. Unreleased 1974 Tune ‘Scarlet’
The previously unheard song, “Scarlet,” was recorded in October 1974 and featured Page on guitar alongside Keith Richards
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The Who Launching YouTube Live Video Series
The free ‘Join Together’ series launches this weekend with five live tracks from the Who’s 1982 Shea Stadium (New York) show.
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Paul McCartney: ‘Las Vegas is Where You Go to Die’
“That’s something I’ve been trying to avoid my whole life,” the rocker told British GQ magazine, in an extensive, candid interview.
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Neil Young Sues Trump Campaign For Use of Songs at Rallies
The organizers of the President’s rallies continue to use classic rock anthems from left-leaning artists despite their repeated cease-and-desist notices
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Jon Anderson’s ‘1000 Hands’ Album Gets Official Release
He began recording the solo album, which features contributions from many Yes members, three decades ago. Now 75, he still sounds great
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