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Rolling Stones Defy Age at Spectacular 2019 MetLife Concert: Review

They remain the undisputed world’s greatest rock and roll band. Our review of their No Filter North American tour when they refused to show their age

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Rolling With Jerry: When Garcia Welcomed a College Kid to the Dead’s HQ

In the summer of 1971, the author and a friend decided to go visit the Grateful Dead. What resulted was an afternoon they’ve never forgotten.

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Sonny & Cher: ‘The Beat Goes On’ (& On & On)…

A breakdown of the way things used to be vs. the inevitable winds of change, it gave them their third major hit. But some things, it seemed, never changed

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Paul Reubens, aka Pee-wee Herman, is Mourned—Dead at 70

“Pee Wee got his wish to fly,” wrote Steve Martin in a tribute to the comic actor, who kept his cancer diagnosis secret for six years.

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Lady Gaga Pays Tribute to Tony Bennett: ‘I Will Miss My Friend Forever’

“I will miss singing with him, recording with him, talking with him, being on stage together.”

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When Fleetwood Mac Played 2017’s Classic East in NYC, With Lindsey Buckingham

Two weeks after their headlining gig at Classic West, they were triumphant at Citi Field. It was their next-to-last performance with Buckingham

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Paul Anka Interview: So Square That He’s Hip

The legend wrote “She’s a Lady” (the Tom Jones hit), the English-language lyrics to “My Way” and The Tonight Show theme. He’s still entertaining his fans

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Who Invented Rock ‘n’ Roll? A Vote For Sam Phillips

Esteemed music scribe Peter Guralnick delivers a biography of the Sun Records/Studio proprietor that’s major history and a great read

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New Velvet Underground Book Due, ‘Loaded: The Life (and Afterlife)’

Loaded: The Life (and Afterlife) of the Velvet Underground, from celebrated author Dylan Jones, includes interviews and material from all the major players

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Remembering Animal House’s ‘Fat, Drunk and Stupid’ Flounder

Actor Stephen Furst played the hapless Delta house fraternity pledge Kent Dorfman as his character became the butt of numerous pranks by the upperclassmen

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