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Bill Joel Closes out 2017 on the Road

The piano man Billy Joel may be the hardest working man in show business. After nearly 50 years of writing and performing, he’s still willing to go back on the road for selected concerts. Most of his fans were alarmed when he told the press last year that he wasn’t interested in writing new material for any future projects, so we’ll simply have to be happy with what’s been written. […]

todayDecember 8, 2017

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The Hall of Fame Snubs

We’re just a few days away from learning who will be officially part of the 2018 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame class. The moment we hear the results of the committee and fan voting, we’ll pass that along. The Hall announced the nominees in October, and we received a news alert of fan voting a few weeks ago, indicating that the Moody Blues, Cars, and Dire Straits were having […]

todayDecember 7, 2017

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Paul McCartney Working on a New Album

Paul McCartney is working on a new album from the studio, working with the man who earlier had produced and wrote three songs for Adele. One of those tunes was “Hello” so it makes sense for legendary Paul to work with this rising writer and producer by the name of Greg Kurstin. When Paul’s mother died he and his brother Michael were young, thus his father Jim was the driving […]

todayDecember 7, 2017

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Bono and U2 Add Tour Dates

Bono and U2 will the special musical guests on ‘SNL’ this weekend, their fourth time to grace the stages of 30 Rock. U2’s latest LP ‘Songs of Experience’ just dropped this week, and to add to the excitement, the band has added more dates to its 2018 tour... May 2nd, Tulsa, OK May 4th, St. Louis, MO May 7th, San Jose, CA May 11th, Las Vegas, NV May 12th, Las […]

todayDecember 7, 2017

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Albums That Changed Our Lives

40 years ago, if you had bought $10,000 in any tech or communications stock, you would be so rich you probably have retired a long time ago. While it's a long time ago, we will never forget about what albums were rocking during that same time period. Here are a few of the albums that turn 40 years old this year… Fleetwood Mac and ‘Rumours’ gave us so many hit […]

todayDecember 6, 2017

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Looking Back at Boston

This year Sib Hashian, the original drummer of Boston, died on a rocking cruise ship. Unfortunately, that makes two original Boston members that are no longer with us (Brad Delp took his own life in Mach of 2007). While those two are gone, we'll never forget how influential they were to rock. The 70s and 80s band Boston made it big in what we call the ‘corporate rock’ era, a […]

todayDecember 6, 2017

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Looking At a Few Rock and Roll Headlines

Curious what's going on in rock and roll? Here are a few rock and roll music news headlines... Bruce Springsteen has had an incredible run on Broadway at the legendary Walter Kerr Theater, but the tickets have been scarce – until now. Bruce has extended the stay, with new dates appearing February 28th. Tickets for the added dates will be available December 19th at the Ticketmaster Verified Fan program. Eric […]

todayDecember 5, 2017

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Your Monday Music News Headlines

Let’s kick off another work week with your music news headlines… The Eagles have added more 2018 concert dates to the announced schedule from last week, adding New Orleans, Des Moines, Indianapolis and a few Canadian cities to the list. The tour begins in March in Indy. What makes this tour unique are the dates the Eagles will play with Jimmy Buffett, country star Chris Stapleton, and later in the […]

todayDecember 4, 2017

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The Power Ballads of the 80s

The 80s was filled with interesting music; acts ranging from U2 to Madonna filled the airwaves. Hollywood borrowed many ballads for their blockbuster movies, local radio stations played 'power ballads,' and rock bands began to write and record ballads for their lives shows because it brought the women to the concerts. What do we consider the 'Best Ballads of the 80s?' "With or Without You" U2 "Faithfully" Journey ("Everything I […]

todayDecember 4, 2017

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