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On This Day, July 14, 1978: Talking Heads release their sophomore album, ‘More Songs About Buildings And Food’

On This Day, July 14, 1978…Talking Heads released their sophomore studio album, More Songs About Buildings and Food. The album's cover was made up of over 500 Polaroid photos that put together became a picture of the band.The record was a top-40 hit for ...
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Will The Who’s upcoming farewell tour really be their last?

The Who will launch The Song Is Over North American Farewell Tour in August, and while so far they haven’t announced additional dates anywhere outside North America, that doesn’t necessarily mean they are out of the question.A new Pollstar article features an interview with the band’s manager, Bill Curbishley, ...
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Jeff Lynne battling ‘systemic infection,’ cancels ELO’s final show ever in London

Jeff Lynne’s ELO was supposed to play their final show ever Sunday, headlining London’s BST Hyde Park, but the concert is no longer going on as planned.After canceling their show Thursday in Manchester due to illness, Lynne has now axed the London show as well, also ...
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50th anniversary of ‘Fleetwood Mac’ celebrated with new upgraded audio releases

The 50th anniversary of Fleetwood Mac’s 1975 self-titled album is being celebrated with two new upgraded audio releases. Rhino is set to release the album on Blu-ray Audio and High Fidelity vinyl on Aug. 8.The Blu-ray will feature the album in Dolby ATMOS, along with ...
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Joseph Quinn on being cast in The Beatles films: ‘It’s beyond my wildest dreams’

Stranger Things actor Joseph Quinn has opened up about getting to play rock legend George Harrison in director Sam Mendes’ upcoming films about The Beatles.According to The Standard, Quinn spoke to the PA news agency on the red carpet for the U.K. premiere of his film The Fantastic ...
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Hear Mick Jagger’s contribution to Burna Boy’s new album

Mick Jagger’s contribution to Burna Boy’s new album is out now.The Rolling Stones frontman offers his vocals to the track "Empty Chairs,” featured on Burna Boy’s just-released album No Sign of Weakness. Mick wrote on Instagram that he "loved teaming up" with the Nigerian singer/songwriter.In the ...
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40 years ago, stars lined up for Live Aid — so why didn’t Culture Club play?

Forty years ago Sunday — July 13, 1985 — the all-star Live Aid charity concerts took place in London and Philadelphia. Bob Geldof, who put together the charity single "Do They Know It's Christmas" to raise money for African famine relief, organized Live Aid to ...
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Sting releases expanded edition of ‘The Dream of the Blue Turtles’ for 40th anniversary

Sting is celebrating the 40th anniversary of his debut solo record.The Rock & Roll Hall of Famer just released a digital-only expanded edition of 1985’s The Dream of the Blue Turtles, featuring 13 tracks that were previously unavailable on digital services.Among the new additions ...
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Billy Joel looks back on his career in new trailer for documentary ‘Billy Joel: And So It Goes’

A new trailer has just been released for the upcoming two-part Billy Joel documentary, Billy Joel: And So It Goes."Sometimes it’s alien to me, this guy Billy Joel. I don’t know who that is or what that is," the rocker says in a voice-over at ...
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On This Day, July 11, 1975: Fleetwood Mac releases their first album with Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks

On This Day, July 11, 1975…Fleetwood Mac released their self-titled 10th studio album, often referred to as The White Album. The record was the band’s first release with Lindsey Buckingham on guitar and Stevie Nicks on vocals.The album, their second self-titled release following their ...
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