Tag "best classic bands"
Interview: The Temperance Movement’s Phil Campbell
Interview with the blues-rock band’s frontman. Like the Stones, Faces & Black Crowes? Then check ’em out. Deep-fried Southern rock from the UK. Plus a free track download
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Reunited Original Santana Brings the Past Into the Future
Back together again with Journey’s Gregg Rolie + Neal Schon as well as Michael Shrieve, Carlos Santana revives + updates his classic sound.
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Steve Miller Black Keys Diss Doesn’t Dismiss His Rock Hall Rant
Steve Miler’s Rock HOF ceremony rant had many points well taken. But he undermined his crusade for artists by treating Black Keys poorly.
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Bryan Adams Concert Wins Fans’ Hearts and Voices
The onetime hitmaker and ’80s MTV favorite delivered the rock plus meaning and emotion to an enthusiastic crowd of fans
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Raitt’s Latest LP Glows with Mature Confidence
Bonnie makes an album that shows all her talents in spades: emotive singing, strong songwriting, cool way with covers and hot slide guitar.
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Rock Hall Show Mixes Gratitude, Tributes + Controversy
The Rock Hall of Fame’s 2016 ceremony had no-shows, gripes and other issues, yet still rocked the house with its music sets.
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Store Owners Excited for Record Store Day 2016
Indie record stores are celebrating Record Store Day 2016 on Sat., April 16 with 100s of exclusive titles from classic rock giants The Doors, CCR + Hendrix
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Confirmed: Axl Rose Joining AC/DC For Tour
The Guns N’ Roses lead singer will do double duty this summer as the band’s replacement singer. “(We) would like to thank Brian Johnson for his contributions.”
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The Who Triumph at MSG: 2016 Review
The band’s farewell tour arrived (finally) in Manhattan. Our reviewer notes, happily, that Roger Daltrey hit all the high notes
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Who Are They at 50
The Who Hits 50! Tour may be the last outing for the veteran British band. But are Townshend & Daltrey up to the challenge of honoring their monumental five decade rock’n’roll legacy? John Swenson, the band’s first biographer, assesses their accomplishments and their first U.K. shows and finds the prospects positive.
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