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On This Day, Aug. 14, 1971: The Who release Who’s Next

On This Day, Aug. 14, 1971…English rockers The Who released their iconic album Who’s Next, featuring such future Who classics as “Baba O’Riley,” “Won’t Get Fooled Again,” and “Behind Blue Eyes.”The album was originally conceived as another rock opera, Lifehouse, following their 1969 hit Tommy. Pete Townshend eventually scrapped the whole ...
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Tour celebrating The Band’s farewell concert, The Last Waltz, to kick off in October

The Band's 1976 farewell concert, The Last Waltz, will once again be celebrated with an all-star tour.Life is a Carnival: Last Waltz Tour ’24 will kick off Oct. 19 in San Francisco, with a lineup that includes Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers’ band members Mike Campbell ...
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Grateful Dead’s equipment truck “The Dred” hitting the auction block

An iconic piece of Grateful Dead history is set to go up for auction as part of Indiana's 54th Annual Auburn Auction and Show.Among the 400 cars up for auction is The Dead’s personal equipment truck, known as “The Dred.” The 1949 Studebaker M5 was originally ...
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Billy Joel pays tribute to his former band member David Brown

Billy Joel has paid tribute to his former guitarist David Brown, who passed away Sunday, August 11. Brown played in Joel’s band from 1978 to 1991 and appeared on all of Joel’s albums from 1978’s 52nd Street to 1986’s The Bridge.“I am so sorry to ...
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John Oates to receive the BMI Troubadour Award

Hall & Oates’ John Oates is set to receive the BMI Troubadour Award, which honors a songwriter “who has made a profound impact on the creative community as their craft continues to set the pace for generations to follow.” The Rock & Roll Hall of ...
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Paul McCartney to play Costa Rica for the first time in over 10 years

Paul McCartney is set to play Costa Rica for the first time in more than a decade.The two-time Rock & Roll Hall of Famer just added a Costa Rica date to his Got Back tour. He will be playing Estadio Nacional in San Jose ...
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Compilation of Lou Reed’s pre-Velvet Underground work with Pickwick Records coming this fall

A new compilation album featuring Lou Reed’s pre-Velvet Underground music will be released this fall. Why Don't You Smile Now: Lou Reed at Pickwick Records 1964-65 features music Reed wrote during his tenure as an in-house songwriter for Pickwick Records, where he also occasionally sang ...
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Movie about Eurythmics’ Dave Stewart’s teen years in the works

A movie about rocker Dave Stewart’s teen years is headed to the big screen.The Eurythmics star tells the site that director Shekhar Kapur has been hired to direct Ebony McQueen, a film based on Stewart's 2022 semi-autobiographical album of the same name. It follows Stewart’s teen ...
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On This Day, Aug. 13, 1994: Aerosmith & Metallica headline day two of Woodstock ’94

On This Day, Aug. 13, 1994 ...Aerosmith headlined the second day of Woodstock ’94, a three-day festival to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the original Woodstock.Originally billed as "2 More Days of Peace and Music," the festival was originally announced for Aug. 13 and ...
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Journey’s Neal Schon calls Jonathan Cain’s allegations “slanderous,” plans to fight them in court

Journey’s Neal Schon is once again speaking out against his bandmate Jonathan Cain after Cain filed a lawsuit detailing what he claims is Schon’s overspending. “I find Cain’s slanderous allegations are very disruptive and damaging with intent to try to harm me, the band, crew, promoter ...
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