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The Top Albums in April 1976
In a month when Apple Computer was formed, Eagles, Fleetwood Mac and Peter Frampton were dominating the U.S. sales charts.
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Star-Studded Peter Asher Documentary Due This Summer
A-Listers appearing in the film include James Taylor, Linda Ronstadt, Paul McCartney and many others who figure in Asher’s story.
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It’s an ’80s Summer: Howard Jones, Wang Chung, English Beat and Modern English Set 2026 Tour
The North American run is named “Things Can Only Get Better.”
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George Thorogood Sets ‘Baddest Show on Earth: Greatest Hits Live’ Album, Tour
The legendary blues rockers are celebrating more than five decades together.
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Eagles to Issue ‘One of These Nights’ Deluxe Edition
The set features a 2025 mix of the band’s chart-topping LP along with a previously unreleased full live show recorded at Anaheim Stadium on September 28, 1975.
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Happy Together 2026 Tour Sets Lineup, Adds Dates
This year’s run of ’60s hitmakers marks several notable changes in the lineup.
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New York Rocker Jesse Malin Releases ‘Raw, Honest’ Memoir, ‘Almost Grown’
He began writing the book before suffering a rare spinal stroke in 2023 that left him paralyzed from the waist down.
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Bob Dylan, Turning 85, Adds Dates to 2026 Tour
He now has dozens of concerts scheduled for spring and summer. He’ll turn 85 on May 24.
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New Book Examines Impact of Dylan & the Beatles on Each Other, and the World
“More than a music biography, this is a front-row seat to the forces that shaped an era,” says a press release on the title.
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Top Selling Albums of 1968: Here’s To You!
Three acts had multiple albums among the year’s biggest, several of which are a vital part of any classic rock collection.
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