Tag "best classic bands"
Don’t You Forget About Me: 13 More Timeless Early ’80s British Earworms
Those huge hits by The Clash, Joy Division, Pet Shop Boys and others still grab us nearly four decades after we first heard them.
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Praise For Memoir By J. Geils Band’s Peter Wolf, From Bob Dylan
Each chapter in Waiting on the Moon: Artists, Poets, Drifters, Grifters and Goddesses reads as its own short story.
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The Brilliance of Mel Brooks’ ‘Blazing Saddles,’ On Its Anniversary
Mel Brooks’ 1974 classic spoof of the Western genre stars Harvey Korman, Gene Wilder, Cleavon Little, Madeline Kahn, and the director himself.
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Sex Pistols ‘Live in the U.S.A. 1978’ Album is Coming
Concerts from their fateful tour are being released in full and correctly sequenced for the first time.
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Radio Hits in February 1977: The Sound of Thunder
Songs by some of the biggest names in rock including Eagles and Steve Miller topped the chart. Fleetwood Mac released Rumours, making them superstars.
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The Byrds’ ‘Younger Than Yesterday’—An Ambitious Studio Flight
Expanding beyond their trademark jingle-jangle folk-rock, the band created their most diverse, experimental recording to date.
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Billy Joel Continues to Fill 2025 Calendar, With Sting, Nicks, Rod
With his MSG residency complete, the Piano Man continues to perform twice per month.
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Jethro Tull Shares 2nd Track From New Studio Album, ‘Curious Ruminant’
The 2025 title follows the band’s recent burst of recording activity with releases in 2022 and 2023.
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Totally Tubular Festival of ’80s Bands Cancels 2025 Tour
Haircut 100, Right Said Fred, and Men Without Hats were just some of the New Wave bands expected to participate this year.
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Elton John, Brandi Carlile to Release Studio Album
The concept for Who Believes In Angels? was devised by the close friends along with songwriter and producer Andrew Watt. Bernie Taupin also contributed lyrics.
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