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Concert reports, setlist discoveries, live debuts and the history behind the music.
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Metallica Resurrects Rarities for LA Benefit Show
Metallica's annual Helping Hands concert is an all-star fundraising event organized by the metal legends to support their philanthropic foundation All Within My Hands Foundation.
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The Nine Best Live Performances of 2024 on the Howard Stern Show
Howard Stern lived up to his self proclaimed status as the King of All Media in 2024 when he hosted some of the best musical guests on his satellite radio show to SirusXM's 34 million listeners.
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Setlist History: Pixies & Widespread Panic’s Alphabetical Sets
It's a concert novelty that should happen more, but life isn't perfect.
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Today is Billie Eilish’s Birthday
Today Billie Eilish turns 23 years old, how will she top what happened to her when she was 22?
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Biggest Breakouts of 2024
Often it takes years to become an overnight sensation. Just because an artist has been grinding in the club scene and opening for one star after another, doesn't mean when they finally get their time to shine they caught a lucky break.
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Setlist History: Elvis Costello Gets Banned From SNL
On December 17, 1977, the year punk originally broke, 23-year-old Elvis Costello did something on live, national TV that would have him banned from Saturday Night Live "forever."
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6 Best Live Cover Songs of 2024
Cover songs are more than celebrations of the long, rich history of popular music.
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Doechii’s Dynamite December Performances
Tampa rapper Doechii wrapped up her breakthrough year with a series of awe-inspiring performances this month that put an exclamation mark on her full-court press.
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Smashing Pumpkins, Beck, Headline Almost Acoustic Christmas in LA
The Smashing Pumpkins, Beck, Sublime, The Linda Lindas and others performed to a sold out Kia Forum this weekend celebrating mostly '90s rock which continues to dominate the once-influential station known as being The Rock of the '80s.
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Five Mostly Dark Christmas Songs To Add To Your Playlist
Tis the season to hear the same Christmas songs over and over.
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Best On-Stage Collabs of 2024
Don't you love it when your favorite musician gets up on stage with your other favorite performer?
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Iron Maiden Drummer of 42 Years, Nicko McBrain, Retires
Nicko McBrain, who set the beat for Iron Maiden since 1982, has officially retired.