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Jan 30

Tom Verlaine’s 15 Essential Songs

Jan 30

Barrett Strong, Motown Artist and Temptations Songwriter, Dead at 81

Barrett Strong, one of Motown’s founding artists and most gifted songwriters who sang lead on the company’s breakthrough single “Money...

Jan 29

Television singer, guitarist and songwriter Tom Verlaine has died at age 73

From Television through his solo career, the songwriter created enigmatic tidings and cat’s-cradle guitar structures. He died on Saturday...

Jan 27

Paul McCartney will release a new book of photography this summer called 1964: Eyes of the Storm.

The book features 275 of McCartney's photographs from six cities — Liverpool, Paris, New York, Washington, D.C., and Miami — taken in...

Jan 26

Bernie Taupin’s ‘Nonlinear’ Memoir ‘Scattershot’ Out This Summer

Taupin met John in 1967 after they both answered the same Liberty Records ad placed in the New Musical Express seeking new songwriters....

Jan 20

David Crosby's 15 Essential Songs

Jan 9

Top 10 Americana Radio Airplay Albums of 2022

1. "Raise the Roof," Robert Plant & Alison Krauss 2. "The Future," Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats 3. "In These Silent Days,"...

Jan 9

Top 10 Americana Radio Airplay Singles of 2022

"First High," Nikki Lane (From the album "Denim & Diamonds") "I'm Just A Clown," Charley Crockett (From the album "The Man from Waco")...

Dec 1, 2022

Christine Anne McVie (12 July 1943 – 30 November 2022)

After a brief illness, Christine McVie died in hospital on 30 November 2022 at the age of 79. Her death was announced by her family...

Sep 7, 2022

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2010 Queen’s 'Bohemian Rhapsody' was voted the greatest ‘lighter in the air song of all time’ by lighter company Zippo. Led Zeppelin’s...

Sep 6, 2022

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2005 - Bob Geldof Sir Bob Geldof was awarded the freedom of his native Dublin after the City Council voted in favour of giving him the...

Sep 5, 2022

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2021 American rock guitarist Rickie Reynolds died age 72. He was a founding member along with singer Jim Dandy of Southern rock band...

Sep 4, 2022

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2015 Rolling Stones' guitarist Keith Richards told The New York Daily News that Rap music was for "tone deaf people." He went on to say...

Sep 3, 2022

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2019 Sir Elton John featured on a new set of Royal Mail stamps in the UK to celebrate his contribution to music. The singer-songwriter...

Sep 2, 2022

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2016 The Eagles Their Greatest Hits 1971-1975 returned to the US album chart thanks to a 99-cent sale price in the Google Play store. The...

Aug 26, 2022

Marcus King - Young Blood (2022)

Release Date August 26, 2022 Duration 42:41 Genre Pop/Rock Styles Blues-RockAmerican Trad RockRock & RollBoogie RockSouthern Rock...

Jul 29, 2022

Amanda Shires – Take It Like A Man (2022)

Release Date July 29, 2022 Duration 37:09 Genre Pop/RockCountryFolk Styles Alternative Country-RockAlt-CountryAlternative/Indie...

May 18, 2022

Eric Clapton Postpones Shows After Testing Positive for COVID

“Eric Clapton is unfortunately suffering from Covid having tested positive shortly after the second concert at the Royal Albert Hall,” a...

May 18, 2022

Christine McVie - Slow Down

New Music Releases June 24 Christine McVie (Fleetwood Mac), Songbird (solo compilation) Keyboards, Vocals: Christine Mcvie Slide Guitar:...

May 18, 2022

Elton John, Madman Across the Water (expanded anniversary reissue), June 10

21 avr. 2022Announcing the 50th anniversary reissue Madman Across The Water. Available to pre-order now on stunning 3-CD and 1Blu-ray...