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David Bromberg to Release New Blues Album
The acclaimed multi-instrumentalist and singer-songwriter considered a father of the “Americana” movement, is also on tour. Click for details…
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Crate & Barrel Launches Listening Room for Music Lovers
The retail chain has created a man cave of sorts with a collection of furniture, accessories, cutting-edge audio equipment + a curated collection of iconic vinyl recordings
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Big Star Photo Book Coming in October
Big Star—Isolated in the Light is an authorized, limited-edition volume featuring more than 200 photos of the cult-favorite Memphis power-pop band
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Tower Records Documentary DVD Coming
If you were fortunate enough to live near one of the chain’s stores, you likely planned regular visits to spend hours browsing through the stores’ stacks
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George Harrison Documentary Explores his 1963 US Visit
Before The Beatles’ 1964 conquest of America, George visited the US, the subject of a documentary, A Beatle in Benton, Illinois. Coming soon as an expanded 2-disc edition
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Everly Brothers Documentary DVD Out in September
Harmonies From Heaven originally ran on BBC4. The DVD includes a previously unreleased live performance from 1968 with “Bye Bye Love,” “Cathy’s Clown” and “Wake Up Little Susie”
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ELO Hits Collection Goes #1 in U.K.
It had been 35 years since an album from the Electric Light Orchestra had been at the top of the UK sales chart. That changed this week.
Read MoreDavid Bowie Becomes Grandfather Posthumously
The legend was told just weeks before he died that his filmmaker son and wife were due with their first child. Circle of life… He’s also received 4 VMA nominations
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Watch: Fleetwood Mac’s Only 2016 Concert
The Rock and Roll Hall of Famers honored baseball Hall of Fame broadcaster Vin Scully with a full 19-song set at a Los Angeles Dodgers benefit event at Dodger Stadium in front of just 1000 people. The legend, 88, is in his 67th and final season with the team
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George Harrison’s Son May Finish Dad’s Incomplete Tracks
The Beatle’s widow Olivia said: “I think there’s a project there.” Their son Dhani, who shares an uncanny resemblance to George, has performed his father’s music in the public eye
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