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Robert Plant Adds Select Fall Shows
After wrapping up an American tour with his Sensational Shape Shifters that’s been earning rave reviews, Plant and his group will summer in Europe before returning to North America for seven more dates. Three of them make up for cancellations earlier
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Billy Joel Bows to Pope at Garden
After breaking the record for most Madison Square Garden appearances on 7/1, he has deferred to a higher power and moved his 9/25 MSG date for Pope Francis.
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Foo Fighters Cancel Remaining European Tour Dates
Due to the broken leg Dave Grohl sustained after falling off a stage in Gothenburg, Sweden (and then finishing the show after being treated by medics; see our initial report here), the Foo Fighters have cancelled their remaining four European
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Dave Grohl Breaks Leg But Rocks On
The Foo Fighters frontman fell offstage at a show in Sweden, broke his leg, went to the hospital, and came back as he promised to finish the show.
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Morrison Is Now Sir Van the Man
Belfast native Van Morrison has been given a British knighthood by Queen Elizabeth for his services to music and tourism in Northern Ireland.
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Tom Petty Blends New & Old on Two Upcoming Albums
Rock music’s dedicated standard bearer will follow up last year’s Hypnotic Eye album with The Heartbreakers by mining his archives to augment his 1994 triple platinum Wildflowers solo album with a second disc of outtakes. And he intends to cut
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Apple Debuts Music Streaming Service June 30
The consistently innovating computer company that revolutionized recorded music sales with iTunes now enters the already crowded music streaming field. Last Monday, June 8, it presented Apple Music at the Worldwide Developers Conference, touting such features as live radio programmed and
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‘Vinyl Tuesday’ Coming to Indie Record Stores
As the record industry shifts to releasing all new titles on Friday, the former record release day of Tuesday will become Vinyl Tuesday.
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Roger Waters to Play Newport Folk Festival
It’s been nearly three years since Roger Waters has performed live. The founding member of Pink Floyd will appear at the Newport Folk Festival on July 24.
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New Rod Stewart Album Coming This Fall
Rod Stewart’s latest studio LP, Another Country, arrives on October 23rd
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