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Concert reports, setlist discoveries, live debuts and the history behind the music.
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Slayer Reunited For Riot Fest 2024 & Other Fun Moments
Riot Fest had to jump some hurdles to make the show happen, but in the end everything worked out and another dynamite weekend was had in Chicago.
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Pulp Wraps Tour at Hollywood Forever Cemetery
Two days after singer Jarvis Cocker's 61st birthday, he was overlooking Douglas Fairbanks' enormous tomb at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery, wrapping up Pulp's last show on the US leg of the This Is What We Do For An Encore Tour.
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Five Things That Would Be Awesome at Riot Fest
Riot Fest always has incredible lineups, big names, and beautiful backdrops thanks to the stunning Chicago skyline that towers above it.
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The Hollywood Palladium: Venue Spotlight
The Hollywood Palladium opened on Halloween night, 1940, with two giants in music: Tommy Dorsey with vocalist Frank Sinatra.
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Setlist History: No Nukes Concerts Sell Out Madison Square Garden
In the wake of a partial nuclear meltdown of the Three Mile Island Nuclear Generating Station on the Susquehanna River in Pennsylvania in early 1979, a group of musicians said enough was enough in regard to nuclear power plants in the USA.
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Squeeze and Boy George “Get It On” In Central Park
Squeeze and Boy George covered the T-Rex classic "Get It On" Tuesday night in Central Park's SummerStage in New York City.
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Setlist History: Fugees Reunite for Dave Chappelle’s Block Party
There's a few people who march to their own drummer.
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Today is Hank Williams’ Birthday
Not only was Hank Williams Sr. one of the best songwriters in music history, but he could write a tune that could break your heart. Hear that lonesome whippoorwillHe sounds too blue to flyThe midnight train is whining lowI'm so lonesome, I could cry
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Weezer’s Blue Planet Tour is How You Do Anniversary Shows
Of all the anniversary tours countless bands have embarked on, Weezer's Voyage to the Blue Planet Tour just may be the best.
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Everywhere Bruce Springsteen Rocked in Asbury Park This Weekend
Bruce Springsteen is the prodigal son of New Jersey, despite a parade of also-rans. He may be The Boss everywhere else, but in Jersey he's the King.
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Jane’s Addiction’s Perry Farrell Socks Dave Navarro
It ain't easy livin.
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Mötley Crüe to Rock Three Iconic Sunset Strip Clubs for $19.81
The bad boys of the Sunset Strip are returning to give their fans a treat while promoting their forthcoming EP in the best way possible: with rock.