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Paul McCartney’s ‘Ram’: Preview reissue video, photos and audio streams

Paul McCartney’s deluxe edition box set of 1971’s Ram is set for release on May 22, 2012, and to celebrate we’ve got two brand new track streams and photos to share! You May Also Like: ‘Ram On: The 50th Anniversary Tribute to Paul & Linda McCartney’s ‘Ram” (2020)

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Smithsonian Folkways to release Woody at 100 box set; hear a previously unreleased Woody Guthrie song!

Smithsonian Folkways Recordings is preparing a new box set in honor of the Woody Guthrie Centennial. Called simply Woody at 100, it’s set for release on July 10, 2012, four days before the treasured musician would have turned 100 years old. You May Also Like: Pre-Fame Bob Dylan Struck aRead More

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'Just guitar and drums; nothing else': Gene Simmons on Kiss' new album Monster

Co-founder Gene Simmons says Kiss’ 20th studio album will be a lean, heavy-rocking affair, much in keeping with their earliest sides. Monster, due in July 2012, is the group’s initial release since Sonic Boom three years ago You May Also Like: No related posts.

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‘Toast to Freedom,’ With the Late Levon Helm: Something Else! Sneek Peek

Turns out Levon Helm had one more inspiring moment to give. The former singer and drummer of the Band helped facilitate a new all-star recording commemorating 50 years of Amnesty International in the time before cancer took his life. Nearly 50 artists contributed to this project, including Kris Kristofferson, WarrenRead More

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John Fogerty says his upcoming studio project is more than halfway completed

Work on John Fogerty’s new studio album Wrote a Song for Everyone is continuing, as sessions continue this week in Nashville with My Morning Jacket and Alan Jackson. You May Also Like: John Fogerty, LPT, Alan Parsons Project + Others: Five for the Road My Morning Jacket’s ‘Acoustic Citsuoca’ BecameRead More

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Ringo Starr is working with Dave Stewart again — but this time on a movie

Ringo Starr and Dave Stewart, collaborators on the former Beatles drummer’s last few studio releases, have a new project on tap: An original motion picture, called “Hole in the Fence.” You May Also Like: No related posts.

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'Celestial supersonic textures': Carlos Santana says there are things he still hasn't done on guitar

An upcoming instrumental album from Carlos Santana certainly begs the question: Is there anything he can’t do on guitar? You May Also Like: Santana – Santana IV (2016)

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Something Else! sneak peek: Neil Young and Crazy Horse, "Oh Susannah" (2012)

The initial song from Americana, Neil Young’s upcoming collaboration with Crazy Horse, has emerged: A scalding, feedback-laden take on the traditional track “Oh Susannah.” Check it out here! You May Also Like: No related posts.

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Something Else! Featured Artist: The Spinners

The Spinners, though finalists for the 2012 class of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, came up short. It was one of the only times something like that’s happened for the greatest soul group of the early 1970s. You May Also Like: Tower of Power’s Emilio Castillo: The AlbumsRead More

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Best of April 2012: Reader picks include Rush, John Wetton, Levon Helm, Journey, Squackett, Beatles

A frank first-take conversation on a new song from Rush topped our April 2012 reader’s poll, followed by a heartfelt goodbye to Levon Helm, co-founder and voice of the Band. Interest also ran high in a pair of forthcoming collaborations between signature figures in rock — one from former JourneyRead More