Amy Winehouse vet Mark Ronson’s work on a forthcoming Paul McCartney studio effort, the former Beatle’s first mainstream pop album as a solo artist since 2007’s Memory Almost Full, has gotten all the headlines. The truth is, Ronson’s one of several collaborators on the project. You May Also Like: PaulRead More

Asked which band he thinks should join him in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Sammy Hagar says — without hesitation: Journey, the band Steve Perry spurred to chart heights just as Hagar joined Van Halen. You May Also Like: The conflicted history of Sammy Hagar’s Van Halen smashRead More

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Having turned the pop universe on its ear with sun, surf and car anthems, the Beach Boys staged a daring detour in 1966 and began exploring other sonic realms. You May Also Like: On the Beatles’ first listen to the Beach Boys’ Pet Sounds: ‘John and Paul made me playRead More

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