Tag "best classic bands"
Paul Simon Sets Return to Stage With 2025 Tour
“A Quiet Celebration” marks a return to the stage for more than just a one-off date for the first time since his much-ballyhooed 2018 farewell tour.
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Lorne Michaels Gets Biography: ‘The Man Who Invented Saturday Night Live’
With unprecedented access to Michaels and the entire SNL apparatus, the author takes readers behind the curtain for the lively, up-and-down, definitive story of how he created and maintained the institution that changed comedy forever.
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Dylan, Cash Producer Bob Johnston on the Nashville Sessions
“I was standing by the soundboard and I said to Dylan, ‘Listen, man, you ought to come to Nashville sometime.’ He just went, ‘Hmmm.'”
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Todd Rundgren ‘Something/Anything?’: An Extravagant Opus
As its title suggests, the ambitious, far-reaching 1972 double album provided early proof that the possibilities were endless.
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Black Oak Arkansas’ ‘Dandy’ Days on Stage
Taking their name from their hometown, the Southern rock band were a popular concert draw with a charismatic frontman, and hit with a well-chosen cover.
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New Book Series Puts Beatles Recording History in Context
Their road to stardom has rarely been described with such attention to what was going on around them: the British music scene and stars they followed to reach their goal, making a record themselves.
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‘Daytime Revolution’: When John & Yoko Changed American TV—Review
Their hugely iconic appearance on ‘The Mike Douglas Show’ gave insight into how a daily variety program could make radical and groundbreaking viewing.
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Brian Wilson & the Beach Boys’ ‘Don’t Worry Baby’: Instant Inspiration
There’s no more representative piece of work to play for a visiting alien as testament to Wilson’s gifts than “Don’t Worry Baby.”
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Sly Stone Documentary From Questlove Makes Streaming Debut on Hulu
“To be given the honor to explore his history and legacy is beyond a dream for me,” said the director.
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Paul McCartney Plays Surprise NYC Club Date at Bowery Ballroom: Recap
The performance on February 11, 2025, came two days after he was seen at Super Bowl LIX in New Orleans and five days before he’ll be attending Saturday Night Live’ 50th anniversary special.
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