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Roky Erickson Celebrates 70th Birthday With Dates
The psych rocker and founding member/singer of the 13th Floor Elevators singer is celebrating a big birthday with a round of dates
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Grateful Dead Fare Thee Well Box Sets Out 11/20
Last summer’s Fare Thee Well shows by the surviving members of the Grateful Dead will be available in a variety of audio and/or audio-visual box sets.
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Fogerty Talks Woodstock, Plays Impromptu Song on ‘Conan’
On “Conan” recently, John Fogerty talked about following The Grateful Dead at Woodstock, and treated viewers to one of his classic songs
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That’s All? Phil Collins To Perform One Gig (Update)
Talk of even one Phil Collins concert will undoubtedly fuel rumors that a Genesis reunion can’t be far behind
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Pete Townshend Sings On New Jarre Track
The Who’s sometime lead vocalist is one of many collaborators on French electronic music pioneer Jean-Michel Jarre’s new album
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Rumor Has It: New Adele LP in November (Update)
It looks like Adele’s long-awaited third album will finally be coming out this year
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Neil Young Launches Conservation Website
Young helps fans live sustainable and healthy lives through his his website, GoEARTH.org, which offers resources to assist and inform earth-friendly living.
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Joan Osborne’s ‘Relish’ Gets 20th Anniversary Re-Release
It’s been 20 years now since Joan Osborne released Relish, her first major label collection of contemporary folk-rock songs, nominated for Album of the Year at the 38th Annual Grammy Awards. She’s celebrating the occasion with a special re-release of
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1975 Queen Concert Film/LP Out in November
A legendary Queen show at London’s Hammersmith Odeon on Christmas Eve 1975, broadcast on BBC TV, is coming out on Blu-ray, DVD, CD and vinyl.
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Judy Collins Posts Positive Joni Mitchell Update
Little has been heard about Joni Mitchell’s condition after she suffered an aneurysm on March 31st (see our news item here). But we’re pleased to report that Judy Collins posted this encouraging update yesterday on her Facebook page: “I have
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