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The Beatles at Budokan in 1966: Tokyo Rocks

The Fab Four catalog could add another great concert album to convey their live energy and brilliance: a show from their stand in Japan

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Revisiting the ‘Sgt. Pepper’ Super Deluxe Edition

For many it’s the crowning achievement of the Beatles and rock itself. You want to believe these mixes are new recordings

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The Band and Their Pioneering ‘Music From Big Pink’: Review

The album offered quiet songs of experience bathed in a rustic glow, with no hints of the futurism and none of the kilowatt drama then prevalent elsewhere in rock.

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When Brownsville Station Were Smokin’

Back in 1973, lots of high school students took extra bathroom breaks since that was generally the only place they could light up. The backstory of a classic

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10 Songs That Defined New Wave Music

New wave music wasn’t easily defined, but most fans knew it when they heard it. We chose 10 songs that, to us, were the best of the genre.

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Musician Deaths of 2024

Many of our favorite recording artists, as well as other celebrities, have been taken from us in 2024. We pay our respects.

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Happy Together 2024 Tour Opens With Parade of ’60s Hits

The 14th edition of the tour, named after the Turtles song, features recording artists who have earned many Top 10 hits

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John Lennon: His Moving, Lovely & Meaningful ‘Lost Song’

There is one song that, perhaps more than any other, begs for completion. It is one of the loveliest, most poignant and reflective things the man ever wrote.

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Bob Dylan ‘Blonde on Blonde’: Twice As Good—Review

In many ways, it’s still Dylan’s defining album, one that helped to affirm his lingering largess. Its iconic standing remains as indelible as ever

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Johnny Cash Newly Discovered 1993 Album, ‘Songwriter,’ Arrives

His son, John Carter Cash, stripped the recordings back to just Johnny’s powerful, pristine vocals and acoustic guitar, and invited some acclaimed musicians to the mix

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