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Booker T. and the MGs broke barriers with a light touch: ‘We were just out there to play music’

Booker T. and the MGs shared Stax Records’ message of racial tolerance by their very presence. But it wasn’t always easy.

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Fleetwood Mac’s extended tour won’t halt new album plans: ‘It’s too profound’

Lindsey Buckingham updates fans on where Fleetwood Mac stands with a long-awaited new album featuring the ‘Rumours’-era lineup.

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Kiss’ Gene Simmons trashes reality talent shows, starts a new one

Kiss’ Gene Simmons says these competitions are “really all a fantasy.” Leave it to a middle-edged man in makeup to fix that.

Adrian Belew sets launch date for FLUX: 'It's what I wanted it to be'

Adrian Belew sets launch date for FLUX: ‘It’s what I wanted it to be’

Adrian Belew is readying his FLUX music app, even as preparations continue for a major North American tour with his Power Trio.

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For Emerson Lake and Palmer, completing “Toccata” was quite a journey: ‘He looked like he was in pain!’

Emerson Lake and Palmer ended up a quest to gain permission from the original composer of this stand-out track from 1973’s ‘Brain Salad Surgery.’

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Brian May finds magic inside lost ‘Queen Forever’ track: ‘I feel quite proud of us’

‘Queen Forever’ gave Brian May an opportunity to hear all four of the band’s original members playing together again.

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Amanda Kravat, “Wouldn’t Be This” (2014): Something Else! sneak peek

Amanda Kravat crafts a billowing dream of what could be — for herself, and for this song.

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An opportunity missed for Eric Burdon at the 2014 Rhythm and Blues Cruise

Eric Burdon could have made peace with his former bandmates in War aboard the 2014 Legendary Rhythm and Blues Cruise.

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Neil Young overcame a key disability to take up painting: ‘I chose my colors carefully’

Neil Young is hardly the first famous musician to try painting, but he’s traveled a difficult road to get there.

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Luke Reynolds, “Just a Little Further” (2014): Something Else! sneak peek

Luke Reynolds returns with a funky Memphis shuffle boasting both a hint of J.J. Cale and a dash of Mark Knopfler.