Tag "best classic bands"

Squeeze, Psychedelic Furs Set 2023 U.S. Tour

The two bands will share a great double bill offering such favorites as “Black Coffee in Bed” and “Pretty in Pink”

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Joe Walsh—’But Seriously, Folks’: Behind the Scenes

“Coming off of ‘Hotel California,’ this was just big fun. This was dessert. It wasn’t drudgery, it wasn’t work, it wasn’t doing things over and over again.”

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13 Bands That Changed Their Lead Singers

You can’t imagine the Stones without Jagger or Zeppelin without Plant. But these 13 bands all changed their lead singer and lived to tell the tale.

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Squeeze ‘East Side Story’: A Wily New Wave Classic

The album’s success underscores how Squeeze’s elan as a lively, kinetic pop-rock outfit was elevated by Difford and Tilbrook’s artistry as storytellers.

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Remembering Fred Willard: Tributes and Some Classic Scenes

Although he was never what you would call a movie star, the actor always made the films he was in better. And he was in a lot of them

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Otis Redding ‘Forever’ Vinyl Box Coming

The singer-songwriter’s posthumous albums are being released together with mono versions of all of the albums’ singles

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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.'”–producer Bob Johnston

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When the Alice Cooper Band Reunited for a 5-Song Set

Three members of the original Alice Cooper band joined the star for a reunion that featured “I’m Eighteen,” “No More Mr. Nice Guy” and “School’s Out”

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The Rolling Stones’ ‘Exile on Main Street’: Behind the Cover Art

The 1972 album cover was highly influential. Since, then, thousands of artists have used its “Ripping and Tearing” style and graffiti in their work.

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Sparks’ Busy 2023 Includes Tour, New Album

The Mael brothers are often described as “your favorite band’s favorite band.” The video for ‘The Girl Is Crying In Her Latte’ features Cate Blanchett

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