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Something Else! sneak peek: Aram Bajakian + Julia Úlehla, “Ej, lásko, lásko” (2014)

Bajakian and Úlehla make “Ej, lásko, lásko” fresh and edgy, despite it’s long-ago, faraway origins.

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‘A very haunting guitar run down’: How ‘Dazed and Confused’ came to be a Yardbirds, Led Zeppelin staple

A late-1960s opening act changed everything for two of rock’s signature bands.

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‘Kind of an emotional one for me’: Paul McCartney (reluctantly) selects his favorite Paul McCartney songs

After choosing, McCartney hastily adds: “That’s my three – for today.”

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‘It’s never left my head’: For Stevie Nicks, 24 Karat Gold: Songs From The Vault has transportive quality

“Lady” speaks to an earlier time, when her future was far more uncertain.

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‘I wanted to vandalize everything’: Ian Gillan on the moment he decided to become a rock singer

A single song “changed my life,” Gillan says. “It was really quite incredible.”

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Micky Dolenz on his long musical journey to the Monkees: ‘I opened for the elephant’

Think the Monkees were just actors playing musicians? Think again.

Kit O’Toole discusses ‘Ten Beatles Sounds That Shook Rock and Roll’ tonight on the John Lennon Hour

Kit O’Toole discusses ‘Ten Beatles Sounds That Shook Rock and Roll’ tonight on the John Lennon Hour

This is a preview of a talk O’Toole will give at this month’s Beatles at the Ridge Fest.

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‘They really do endure’: How do Hall and Oates keep their hits fresh on stage?

Hall and Oates wrote the songs. But that’s not who gives them new life in concert.

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‘There is not a whole album’s worth’: Queen has run into difficulty crafting another posthumous release

Queen isn’t finding much archival material, and a key piece hasn’t been cleared.

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Mavis Staples + North Mississippi All-Stars, “I’ve Been Buked” (2014): Something Else! sneak peek

“Mercy!” Staples crows. “Oooh boy, you’re banging on that guit-fiddle!”