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All Around the World: Oasis Again Add Dates to Reunion Tour
The band’s 2025 world reunion tour has been met with “phenomenal demand”
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Andy Paley, Composer and Producer Who Collaborated With Brian Wilson, Dies
“I never thought in my wildest dreams that I would work with Brian and Darlene Love, or that Jerry Lee Lewis would one day record a song I’d written with him in mind.”
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Christine McVie is Subject of New Biography, ‘Songbird’
The book comes from the author of biographies of Freddie Mercury, David Bowie and Marc Bolan
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Rod Stewart Sets ‘One Last Time’ 2025 Tour, With Cheap Trick
The tour has been playing to audiences in Europe and Asia. It’s confirmed for 20 shows across amphitheaters and arenas.
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New Book Celebrates 50 Years of TV’s ‘Happy Days’
The coffee-table art book includes photos of candid moments between cast and crew, scenes from the show, shots that capture the energetic set, and a look at some of the vintage collectibles.
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George Harrison’s ‘Living in the Material World’ Gets Stunning 50th Anniv. Set
The album’s success further solidified a winning streak that began with ‘All Things Must Pass’ and ‘The Concert for Bangladesh.’
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Don Henley ‘Building the Perfect Beast’ Gets 40th Anniversary Vinyl Edition
The album, originally released on November 19, 1984, features four hit singles
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Shel Talmy—Producer of ‘You Really Got Me’ & ‘My Generation’—Dies at 87
“I really loved the man. He was really crucial to the beginning of our career,” said the Kinks’ Dave Davies.
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‘Down on the Corner’ Book Tells the Story of Busking & Street Music
Adventures in Busking and Street Music, from longtime music industry insider, Cary Baker, traces the development of blues, doo-wop, folk and more, in a variety of non-traditional venues
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Nick Lowe Sets 2025 Tour to Support New Studio Album
Inside Safari represents a culmination of his decade-long working relationship with the mysterious masked men and labelmates, Los Straitjackets
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