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Peter Guralnick Is ‘Looking To Get Lost’ In The Stories Of American Music Icons
In his decades-long career, Peter Guralnick has written about some of the biggest icons in American music. He wrote what may be the definitive books on Elvis Presley, as well as biographies of singer Sam Cooke and Sun Records founder … Continue reading
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Record Store Day 2020 – Shop Openings, Mail Order, What’s Available
For crate diggers used to queuing outside the UKs plethora of independent record stores searching for rare vinyl, CDs and other collectables on Record Store Day things will be different this year. The twice postponed Record Store Day 2020 will be … Continue reading
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Rory Gallagher 25th Anniversary – June 14th
 Sunday, June 14th, 2020 will mark the 25th anniversary of the passing of the late, lamented musician Rory Gallagher. With the current lockdown restrictions, understandably, events have had to be curtailed for the occasion; with the postponement of the … Continue reading
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Trailer For The Band’s ‘Once We Were Brothersâ
Magnolia Pictureshas released a new trailer for âOnce Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and the Band,â a forthcoming documentary produced by Martin Scorsese.The film, which hits cinemaâs this week is directed by Daniel Roher, and largely focuses on Robertsonâs personal journey, … Continue reading
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NYCs Bottom Line Archive On CD
New Yorkâs The Bottom Line club major series of releases from its archive containing over 1000 shows recorded during the club’s 30 year run, from 1974 – 2004 is now being made widely available. It is intended to make as … Continue reading
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Allman Brothers Band’s 50th Anniversary Collection
The Allman Brothers Band career retrospective, âTrouble No More: 50th Anniversary Collection,â will be released on February 28th via Island Mercury/UMe paying tribute to the 50th anniversary of the pioneering Southern blues- rock legends and their massive body of work. … Continue reading
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Trailer For New Martin Scorsese Documentary On The Band
âIt was so beautiful it went up in flames,â Robbie Robertson says of the Bandâs story. From executive producers Martin Scorsese, Brian Grazer, and Ron Howard and director Daniel Roher is the latest Band documentary, which touches extensively on Robertsonâs … Continue reading
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Cream 1968 Farewell Tour Box Set Due
A four-disc box set of Creamâs farwell 1968 tour will feature previously unreleased concert recordings from 1968. Goodbye Tour Live 1968Â features performances at the Oakland Coliseum Arena; the Forum in Los Angeles and the San Diego Sport Arena during their … Continue reading
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Zappa’s Iconic ‘Hot Rats’ Album To Be Reissued As Six CD Box In December
ï»ż December 20thwill see the release of a 6 CD box set of Frank Zappaâs âHot Ratsâ to mark the  50th anniversary of the release of perhaps Zappaâs best known album. The Hot Rats Sessions, compiles every composition recorded during … Continue reading
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The Day The Music Burned – The 2008 Universal Fire
A New York Times investigation has revealed that decades of Universal Music Group treasures burned in 2008. By Niraj Chokshi From The New York Times. June 12th 2019 Eleven years ago this month, a fire ripped through a part of … Continue reading
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