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Concert reports, setlist discoveries, live debuts and the history behind the music.
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Five Great Angus Young Solos During AC/DC’s 2025 Power Up Tour
For a guy who wears a child's school uniform to work, Angus Young, is all business.
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Marquee Memories: Tim McIlrath of Rise Against on Nirvana
Rise Against's frontman Tim McIlrath grew up in the northwest suburbs of Chicago in the '90s and in high school he would often get down into the city to see bands.
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Lizzo Gets Emotional at West Hollywood Pride
On the opening night of the Outloud Music Festival, Lizzo wore her heart on her sleeve, being vulnerable, and sharing her feelings as well as her apropos lyrics.
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Miley Cyrus Returns To Chateau Marmont For Something Beautiful
Earlier this year they were terrified the US government was going to make their favorite thing illegal, and now this week Miley Cyrus specifically invited TikTokers to attend an intimate performance at a swanky hotel.
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Iron Maiden Kick Off Run For Your Lives Tour With Rarities & Hits
Scream for me, Budapest.
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Remembering Rick Derringer, American Guitar Hero
Rick Derringer, the legendary guitar player who participated in way more records than you probably imagined, died this week. He was 77.
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Boston Calling 2025: Bad Weather, Tech, Couldn’t Kill The Vibe
LUKE COMBS© Lisa Czech
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Kenny Chesney Becomes First Country Artist To Play The Sphere
Sleeveless? Yes. Sphereless? No longer.
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4 Non Blondes Returns to Festivals After 31 Years Away
“It feels really good to be at BottleRock,” 4 Non Blondes singer/songwriter Linda Perry said Saturday (5/24) at Bottle Rock. “I’ve never been here cause I don’t go out much.”The San Francisco-born band, best known for their 1992 anthem “What’s Up,” from their sole studio album, Bigger, Better, Faster, More!, was playing their second gig…
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SZA Brings Out Justin Bieber, Lizzo During LA Shows
Even though the three night run at LA's SoFi Stadium was a victory lap for hometown hero Kendrick Lamar, two of the big highlights of the concerts came from special guests who duetted with SZA.
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Setlist History: Taylor Swift Live Debuts “Love Story” in 2008
In front of a relatively small crowd compared to these days, opening for Lady Antebellum, on May 23, 2008, Taylor Swift live debuted one of her most endearing hits, "Love Story."
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Pavement’s “Harness Your Hopes” Gets National TV Debut
The fascinating journey of a silly little B-side that sat in obscurity, rarely performed, but then discovered by a streaming algorithm, turning into the band's most-played song, has hit a new milestone.