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Top 5 Martha Quinn Quotes From Nick DeRiso's 'Journey: Worlds Apart'

Top 5 Martha Quinn Quotes From Nick DeRiso’s ‘Journey: Worlds Apart’

Here’s an exclusive sneak peek at five key comments from Martha Quinn found in Nick DeRiso’s new Amazon best-selling biography ‘Journey: Worlds Apart.’

Pre-Fame Bob Dylan Struck a Rebel's Pose, But Not Woody Guthrie's

Pre-Fame Bob Dylan Struck a Rebel’s Pose, But Not Woody Guthrie’s

Unlikely display 10 years ago showcased a photographer who described Bob Dylan as the embodiment of a generation’s “contemporary, pent-up feelings.”

How Mike and the Mechanics' 'The Living Years' Helped Bridge an Emotional Gap

How Mike and the Mechanics’ ‘The Living Years’ Helped Bridge an Emotional Gap

Released 35 years ago today, Mike and the Mechanics’ “The Living Years” came to terms with the wreckage left by a simple lack of communication.

Why Black Sabbath's Tony Iommi Was Only in Jethro Tull For Two Weeks

Why Black Sabbath’s Tony Iommi Was Only in Jethro Tull For Two Weeks

Jethro Tull took the stage 55 years ago this month with a guitarist wearing a floppy, decidedly un-metal white hat. Turns out, that was Tony Iommi.

Best of 2023

Steve Lukather, Derek Sherinian + Simon Phillips: Preston Frazier’s Best of 2023 Rock and Pop

Preston Frazier’s Best of 2023 Rock and Pop list includes Steve Lukather, Yes, Downes Braide Association, Derek Sherinian and Simon Phillips, and others.

Why Todd Rundgren's 'Back to the Bars' Remains So Powerful

Why Todd Rundgren’s ‘Back to the Bars’ Remains So Powerful

Let’s take one more warped spin through ‘Back to the Bars,’ an album Todd Rundgren released 45 years ago that still feels brand new.

How Emerson Lake and Palmer Found That Amazing 'Brain Salad Surgery' Artist

How Emerson Lake and Palmer Found That Amazing ‘Brain Salad Surgery’ Artist

Released 50 years ago this week, Emerson Lake and Palmer’s ‘Brain Salad Surgery’ featured a cover image by the then largely unknown H.R. Giger.

How Boston Said Goodbye to Brad Delp on 'Life Love and Hope'

How Boston Said Goodbye to Brad Delp on ‘Life Love and Hope’

‘Life Love and Hope’ arrived 10 years ago this week with what appears to be Boston’s last studio recordings featuring late frontman Brad Delp.

Ringo Starr's Top Five Interpretations of Songs by the Other Beatles

Ringo Starr’s Top Five Interpretations of Songs by the Other Beatles

Ringo Starr’s platinum-selling Top 10 smash ‘Ringo’ arrived 50 years ago with his very best interpretation of a song from a former bandmate.

Inside Billy Joel's 'My Life, A Piano Man's Journey'

Inside Billy Joel’s ‘My Life, A Piano Man’s Journey’

Nothing in a new Long Island Music and Entertainment Hall of Fame exhibit feels dated. Billy Joel’s music, while of a time, is timeless.