Tag "best classic bands"
Joni Mitchell ‘Ladies of the Canyon’: Painting the Canvas
The album sets out clearly the direction Mitchell would take for the rest of her career, leaving behind the constraints of folk music.
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Lou Gramm Retiring From the Stage: It Feels Like the Last Time
Foreigner has been in the news a lot in 2024. They were finally nominated for the Rock Hall and now the singer of their hits says he’s retiring from performing
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Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller on Writing for Elvis and the Beatles
They wrote dozens of seminal rock and R&B hits, including “Jailhouse Rock,” “Kansas City,” “Hound Dog” and “Stand By Me.”
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Beatles Documentary, ‘Eight Days a Week’: Review
The 2016 film is “a nonstop rush of adrenaline, a comfort-food feast of melodic guitars and impeccable harmonies, unbridled creativity and boundless artistic determination, cheeky wit and newness and wonder and youth. And screams—lots of screams.”
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How Neil Sedaka Helped Create 10cc
The unique collaboration, from the new book, I’m Into Something Good: My Life Managing 10cc, Herman’s Hermits & Many More!, from Harvey Lisberg
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Barbara Feldon, ‘Agent 99’ of ‘Get Smart,’ Writes Memoir
In Getting Smarter, the beloved actress relays stories from her time in Hollywood and, for the first time, of her not-so picture-perfect marriage
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Certified Pre-Owned: Unreleased Traveling Wilburys Album
A viable—make that wonderful—Wilburys album is still out there, lurking.
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Radio Hits in March 1970
The Beatles’ influence was all over the Top 40 this week, joined by big hits from the Jackson 5 and Bobby Sherman. Thought of Frijid Pink lately?
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Wooly Bully: The Meaning of a Pop Culture Landmark
It’s short. It’s simple… even if deciphering the lyrics is a bit of a challenge. And it continues to resonate around the globe since becoming 1965’s record of the year
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13 Books That All Hippies Owned
In order to be a bona fide hippie, it was imperative to familiarize oneself with certain books. We’ve chosen a baker’s dozen
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