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Coming to a Record Store Near You…
Mark your calendars if you haven’t already, music fans: April 16 is the fourth annual Record Store Day! What started as a small declaration of independence for brick-and-mortar, mom-and-pop record...
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Reissue Theory: Live Aid on CD
Twenty-six years ago today, on two different continents, the music world came together for a worthy cause: to raise awareness of famine in Ethiopia. Live Aid, a pair of concerts organized by Bob...
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Bruce Springsteen, Tony Bennett, Bob Dylan, Metallica Join Neil Young For...
Who but Neil Young could have brought The Red Hot Chili Peppers, Sonic Youth, Ben Harper, Eddie Vedder, Paul McCartney, Tony Bennett, and Los Lonely Boys together on the same stage? Though Young is an...
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Springsteen, U2, Queen, Joel, McCartney, Taylor Featured On “Rock Hall of...
Since its formation on April 20, 1983, The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame has inducted a slate of accomplished musicians into its ranks on a yearly basis, causing excitement, consternation and everything...
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Pink Floyd, Beatles, Nirvana, Doors Lead Off Record Store Day Exclusives On...
For those of us who still savor the experience of shopping in a physical environment, Record Store Day has become a yearly tradition. It’s sometimes frustrating and sometimes exciting, but few could...
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Tom Petty, The Clash, Dire Straits, Pat Benatar Featured On “The Best of...
When ABC-TV’s Fridays premiered on April 11, 1980, its agenda was not a hidden one: to grab a piece of the lucrative late-night comedy pie from NBC’s Saturday Night Live. Less than a year later, on...
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Review: Bob Dylan, “The 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration: Deluxe Edition”
Bob Dylan’s 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration, held on October 16, 1992 at New York’s Madison Square Garden to mark Dylan’s Columbia Records debut, could have been a valedictory. The 51-year old...
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Review: Roy Orbison, “Mystery Girl: 25th Anniversary Deluxe Edition”
Roy Orbison never intended Mystery Girl to be an epitaph. Yet The Big O never had the chance to enjoy the overwhelming success of the 1989 album, as he passed away almost two months to the day prior...
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Call Him The Breeze: Clapton and Friends Celebrate Music of J.J. Cale On New...
In 2006, Eric Clapton teamed with singer-songwriter J.J. Cale for the collaborative album The Road to Escondido. The guitar god had long been a fan and patron of Cale’s; he included “After Midnight”...
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Warner Classics Coming Back to Vinyl for Record Store Day
Warner Bros. Records issued a press release last week touting their forthcoming vinyl reissues for Record Store Day, and the results are pretty neat for catalogue enthusiasts. We already told you about...
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