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VH1 pays tribute to Don Cornelius with Friday airing of "Soul Train: The Hippest Trip In America"

VH1 will pay tribute to “Soul Train” creator and founder Don Cornelius with a Friday, February 3rd re-airing of the Emmy-Award nominated documentary “Soul Train: The Hippest Trip in America.” You May Also Like: Nick Frater – ‘Full Fathom Freight-Train’ (2019)

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Disgraced glam-rocker Gary Glitter's stadium favorite "Rock and Roll Part 2" banned at Super Bowl

NFL officials have banned the use of disgraced glam-rocker Gary Glitter’s “Rock and Roll Part 2” — or, as it’s more commonly known, “The Hey Song” — in advance of this Sunday’s Super Bowl. You May Also Like: Kiss – Rock and Roll Over (1976): On Second Thought ‘Leon Russell:Read More

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Disco Songs That Don’t Suck: Gimme Five

Disco had its moments, even amidst dark days when pointing straight up counted as a dance move.

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Styx – The Grand Illusion / Pieces of Eight Live (2012)

At the moment of Styx’s earliest breakout successes, as it achieved these first- and second-ever triple platinum-selling albums, the band was already starting to go its separate ways. You May Also Like: No related posts.

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Roger Hodgson, the voice of Supertramp, announces new 'Breakfast in America' tour

Roger Hodgson, the voice of Supertramp, will embark on his Breakfast in America Tour next month, kicking off with two sold out shows at the Pechanga Resort Casino in Temecula, Calif. You May Also Like: Why Supertramp’s “Sister Moonshine” Pointed to Future Greatness

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Sparks Fly On E Street: Bruce Springsteen, "The Promised Land" (1978)

To bear down and face life’s issues, to yearn for something better, that theme is the glue that holds Darkness On The Edge Of Town together. You May Also Like: Reevaluating Bruce Springsteen’s ‘The Wild, the Innocent and the E Street Shuffle’

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Lou Reed to recreate his experimental Metal Machine Music — as a museum exhibit

Fans of Lou Reed will remember his now-infamous 1975 noise-rock experiment Metal Machine Music, if their ears aren’t still ringing more than three decades later. Now it’s being reformulated into a museum installation in California. You May Also Like: Lou Reed Head Faked His Fans Once Again With ‘Animal Serenade’

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Ian Anderson will return to Jethro Tull's Thick as a Brick for first time in decades

Ian Anderson is celebrating the 40th anniversary of Jethro Tull’s Thick as a Brick by playing the progressive rock epic in its entirety for the first time since 1972. You May Also Like: How Jethro Tull’s Prog Parody ‘Thick As a Brick’ Instead Became a Prog Classic

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The O'Jays, Billy Paul, MFSB – Golden Gate Groove: Live in San Francisco 1973 (2012)

The so-called Sound of Philadelphia, as constructed by Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff and Thom Bell in the 1970s, wasn’t just attitude, in the style of today. Wasn’t just talk, but also a new walk. A shared attitude. A sound. You May Also Like: Marc Ribot + The Young Philadelphians –Read More

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Steely Dan Sunday, "Haitian Divorce" (1976)

You could call “Haitian Divorce” a love song, but as Steely Dan love songs go, it’s not about the bliss so much as it’s about the ugly side of romance. You May Also Like: No related posts.