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A Box Set, ‘Watching the Sky,’ Collects the Bangles’ Best Work: Review
The 2025 release collects the band’s best work, along with a full disc of bonus material.
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Radio Hits of December 1970: It’s a Miracle
The first year of a new decade closed out with several future classics on the top of the charts, including one recorded three years earlier.
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A Vintage 1978 Interview with the Bee Gees: “We’ve Never Been Inclined to Follow Other People’s Ideas’
“If anybody’s gonna follow an idea they’re gonna follow ours.”—Robin Gibb
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Barry Manilow Diagnosed With Lung Cancer
The singer of such popular songs as “Mandy,” “Copacabana (At the Copa)” and “Looks Like We Made It” had just completed a Christmas charity concerts residency in Palm Desert, Calif.
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Chris Rea Dies, English Singer-Songwriter Was Known For His Husky-Gravel Voice
He charted dozens of singles in the U.K. His biggest U.S. hit was “Fool (If You Think It’s Over)” which reached #12 in 1978.
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Let’s Dance: 12 Disco Songs By Classic Rock Stars
During the genre’s heyday on Top 40 radio, some of music’s biggest rock bands and pop stars recorded songs in that genre, many with spectacular success.
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Dion’s ‘The Rock ‘n’ Roll Philosopher’ Mixes Reimagined Hits & New Material: Review
The new recordings offer a mix of rockers and ballads and incorporate fresh compositions as well as reinterpretations of old favorites.
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Mick Abrahams, 1st Jethro Tull Guitarist and Blodwyn Pig Founder, Dies
The original Tull guitarist who left after one album to form Blodwyn Pig, died on Dec. 19, 2025, at age 82.
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10 (More) Big Rock Acts Without a Top 10 U.S. Single
In an era when Top 40 embraced rock music, these artists surprisingly never achieved a pop hit in America, including many Rock Hall members.
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1970: The Year in Rock Music
As 1970 was ushered in, few could have imagined where we were headed next. There weren’t many signs at the start of the decade.
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