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Aerosmith to Headline 2017 U.K. Download Festival
The veteran Boston rockers, along with System of a Down and several other hard rock bands, will headline the annual British festival next June.
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All-Stars to Honor Tom Petty at 2017 MusiCares
Stevie Nicks, Jeff Lynne, Jackson Browne, Don Henley, Norah Jones and more are among the classic rock stars that will be performing at the benefit
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The Outlaws to Release Live Double Album
Southern Rockers The Outlaws are releasing ‘Legacy Live,’ a new collection of their biggest hits and new songs, on November 18
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Bat Out of Hell Musical Coming in 2017
One of classic rock’s most familiar works is making its premiere as a musical, with music by originator Jim Steinman, including several previously unreleased songs
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Early Iggy Pop and N.Y. Dolls Recordings Released
Some of the earliest recordings by Iggy Pop (before he was Iggy) and the New York Dolls have been released by Norton Records.
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Carly Simon Memoir Out in Paperback
To celebrate the publication of her memoir, “Boys in the Trees,” in paperback format, Carly Simon has embarked on a mini-book tour.
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Human League Anthology Coming November 18
One of the great British bands of the post-punk synth-pop era is getting the deluxe boxed set treatment. All the hits and several unreleased tracks!
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Blondie and Cyndi Lauper Touring Together
“The bitches are coming back,” says Deborah Harry. The two acts have booked seven dates for April 2017 and we can only hope there are more to come
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Fleetwood Mac’s Peter Green Subject of New DVD
A film examining the life and music of Peter Green, the guitarist who co-founded Fleetwood Mac in the late ’60s, will be released on DVD Nov. 18.
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Jon Lovitz, Dana Carvey Reunite for Vegas Residency
The Saturday Night Live alums are teaming for a year-long residency at The Foundry at the SLS Vegas where they’ll do sketches, impressions and musical numbers
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