Tag "best classic bands"
Toto, Christopher Cross, Romantics Set 2026 Tour
The veteran hitmakers have a summer run of 32 performances at amphitheaters.
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‘Their Satanic Majesties Request’—The Rolling Stones’ Worst, or An Unfairly Maligned Gem?
Some say it was little more than a ‘Sgt. Pepper’ ripoff. Others consider it one of their most original LPs. We gave a fresh listen.
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Radio Hits in December 1969: Leaving a Decade Behind
As the ’60s ended, some memorable songs dominated the chart including favorites from Three Dog Night, Blood, Sweat & Tears and the Fifth Dimension.
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I Get a Check From John Lennon
Our writer once got a check from the former Beatle for $15. Everyone insisted he never cash it. Yet what Lennon really gave him was priceless.
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Bob Dylan Announces 2026 Tour
The “Rough and Rowdy Ways” tour was originally billed from 2021-2024 but has been significantly extended. He’ll turn 85 on May 24.
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11 Surprising 1970s Radio Hits (Part 4)
Our series continues with novelty songs, a German driving song, and one from a movie that scared the daylights out of us. Everybody was Kung Fu Fighting…
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The Who’s Debut Album, ‘My Generation’: Sharks Circling in the Water
The 1965 album is a singular debut that “couldn’t have been made by anyone save these four men,” says our writer.
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‘Running on Empty’: Jackson Browne’s Romance of the Road
The 1977 LP was his most surprising, least typical album, a game-changer that updated his identity from folk-rock troubadour to rock headliner.
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The Radical, Socially Progressive Art of Rankin/Bass’ ‘Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer’
There is perhaps no Christmas special more beloved than this one from 1964.
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Squeeze Have Busy 2026 With ‘First’ Album, ‘Trixies,’ and Tour
The album was written by the teenage Chris Difford and Glenn Tilbrook at the start of their songwriting partnership.
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