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Michael Stipe opens up about his long-in-the-works solo album

R.E.M. fans have been anxiously awaiting a solo album from the band’s frontman, Michael Stipe, and it sounds like it may be on its way…eventually.In a new interview with The New York Times, conducted over the course of a year, Stipe gives an update on the  project, which appears ...
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The Doors, U2 among the bestselling Record Store Day Black Friday releases

Special releases by The Doors, U2 and more were among the bestsellers on Record Store Day Black Friday this year. The Doors’ Live From Bakersfield, August 21, 1970, which captures a 1970 concert around the time of Jim Morrison's indecent exposure trial, landed at #4 on the list of bestsellers, ...
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Paul McCartney & Wings releasing 50th anniversary edition of ‘Band on the Run’

December 5 marks 50 years of Paul McCartney & Wings’ classic album Band on the Run, and McCartney is celebrating the occasion with a new 50th anniversary expanded edition of the album.In addition to the release of a half-speed remastered single LP vinyl, the milestone celebration will be marked with a ...
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On This Day, December 4, 1988: Roy Orbison plays his final concert

On This Day, December 4, 1988…Roy Orbison performed what would be his final concert at the Front Row Theater in Highland Heights, Ohio, a suburb of Cleveland.The concert featured performances of such Orbison classics as “Crying,” “In Dreams,” “Only the Lonely,” “Oh, Pretty Woman” and ...
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The Kinks’ Dave Davies “quite pleased” with ‘The Journey’

The Kinks are in the midst of a two-year celebration of their 60th anniversary, which includes two box sets: The Journey — Part 1, which came out in March, and the recently released The Journey — Part 2.The sets feature Kinks hits, as well as deep cuts and more, ...
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KISS introduces fans to their avatars at final show in New York City

KISS said goodbye to the road Saturday, December 2, at Madison Square Garden in New York City, but they're not going away for good and have already revealed what’s next for the group. After playing the final song, "Rock and Roll All Nite," the band introduced the crowd, ...
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Patrick Stewart shares story of meeting Paul McCartney as The Beatles land new #1

The Beatles are back at #1: The band’s new single, “Now and Then,” tops the Billboard Adult Alternative Airplay chart for the very first time.The Adult Alternative Airplay chart launched in 1996, and The Beatles have landed on it one other time — when 1996’s “Free as a Bird” ...
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Bruce Springsteen pays tribute to late Pogues frontman Shane MacGowan

Bruce Springsteen has paid tribute to the late Pogues frontman Shane MacGowan, who passed away November 30 at the age of 65.“Over here on E Street, we are heartbroken over the death of Shane MacGowan,” reads Springsteen's Instagram post. “Shane was one of my all-time favorite writers. The passion and ...
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The Who won’t be pulling an ABBA, according to Pete Townshend

These days, thanks to technology like holograms, bands don’t necessarily have to disappear when they decide to stop touring or making music. But that’s not something The Who’s Pete Townshend is interested in.Townshend and Roger Daltrey are the only two surviving members of the Rock & Roll Hall of ...
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“Doja who?” was Dionne Warwick’s reaction to her song being sampled in “Paint the Town Red”

Doja Cat's "Paint the Town Red" became her second number one a few months ago, no doubt in part due to the catchy sample of Dionne Warwick's 1964 classic "Walk On By" that goes through the entire track. But while appearing on The Kelly ...
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