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Rush 2112 40th Celebrated With Expanded Editions

The Canadian trio’s 1976 album is getting the deluxe treatment. Several different configurations, including unreleased and live material, are out in Dec.

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Capitol Records Plans 75th Anniversary Celebration

The label that gave us The Beatles, The Band, The Beach Boys and so many other great artists is turning 75. Read about the company’s ambitious party plans.

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Dylan Finally Responds: Nobel ‘Amazing, Incredible’

Following a week in which the Swedish committee honoring the bard with the Literature award heard nothing from him, Dylan’s website notes his win.

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David Crosby Talks About Bob Dylan, New Album

While promoting Lighthouse he tells of Dylan watching the Byrds rehearse “Tambourine Man.” “He listened to us play it and you could hear the gears grinding”

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John Zacherle, TV’s Cool Ghoul and Rock DJ, Dies

A beloved TV and radio figure of the ’60s/’70s, who went from presenting horror films in character to hosting rock radio shows, has died at age 98.

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Roy Orbison Career-Spanning Collection

The set spans 4 decades, from his start at Sun Records in the mid-1950s through his big comeback in the late ’80s, including the Traveling Wilburys

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Earliest Live Doors Recording to Be Released

Tapes from a May 1966 concert by the house band at a Sunset Strip bar feature blues covers and early versions of Doors originals. They were not even known to exist until recently

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Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers Vinyl Box Sets Due

The band’s entire studio album output is being released on twin box sets in an arrangement with his two longtime labels. Yeah, it’s time to get a turntable

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Songwriters Hall of Fame Nominees Announced

Jeff Lynne, Sly Stone, Cat Stevens and Bryan Adams are among the classic rockers nominated for the prestigious songwriting award.

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Rock Hall 2017 Nominees Express Their Gratitude

Steve Perry, Jeff Lynne, Rod Argent and other artists who have passed Step 2 of the Rock Hall’s induction process took to social media to acknowledge the honor

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