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Into the Great Wide Open: Tom Petty , "When The Time Comes" from You're Gonna Get It! (1978)

Into the Great Wide Open: Tom Petty , “When The Time Comes” from You’re Gonna Get It! (1978)

Did Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers fall into “the second-album dilemma”?

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‘I love playing’: Micky Dolenz says Monkees’ new tour brings welcome changes

Mike Nesmith is once again returning to complete a trio with Dolenz and Peter Tork.

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Lillian Axe – One Night in the Temple (2014): Movies

Lillian Axe proves once again that they’re one of the most underrated hard rock acts out there.

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On Second Thought: Van Morrison – No Guru, No Method, No Teacher (1986)

Arriving in an era dominated by neon sensibilities, Van Morrison instead stayed the course.

Deep Purple vs. the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: Vol. 2, Smoke on the Water

Deep Purple vs. the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: Vol. 2, Smoke on the Water

It’s the most recognizable heavy-rock guitar riff ever. Isn’t that enough?

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HBO premieres long-awaited induction for Daryl Hall + John Oates: ‘The Hall and Oates of Fame’

Hall and Oates might have been part of the most humor-filled induction in memory.

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fo/mo/deep – The Groovy Goodness (2014)

Fresh from the fusion triumph of A Beautiful Bang, Columbus, Ohio’s fo/mo/deep is poised to take listeners on another funky ride through the fun side of jazz.

Sparks Fly On E Street: Bruce Springsteen, "Leah" (2005)

Sparks Fly On E Street: Bruce Springsteen, “Leah” (2005)

When I began to revisit Devils & Dust, I was brought back to the evening of the first listening session. A sort of timeline was constructed on that night, taking a couple’s histories and drawing a line through parts of it, with memories of Springsteen albums taking up important pointsRead More

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Something Else! Interview: Dave Wendels on big bands, Rebel Rousers, Brian Epstein + Lulu

Cliff Bennett and the Rebel Rousers were European hitmakers at the height of Beatlemania.

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Robbie Robertson, Jim McCarty remember the legend of Sonny Boy Williamson II: ‘He was good fun’

The bluesman found fame with a new generation of blues-loving rockers just before his death.