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Part of the fun of being in a rock band is you can pretty much wear whatever you want and the more outrageous the better. Sometimes these artists did it because it was Halloween. Sometimes they did it just because they were feeling the vibe.
Sometimes they did it because it fit the theme of that city.
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Billy Corgan has always had the eye of an Art Director.
It was on full display at Dodger Stadium Halloween night in 1998 at the kick off of the Kiss Psycho Circus World Tour as he and the other members of the Smashing Pumpkins dressed up as The Beatles circa 1964 with the black suits and ties.
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Thom Yorke is giving audiences Aussies and Kiwis all they could hope for as his rare, short, solo tour takes shape.
The Everything Tour kicked off at Christchurch, New Zealand last week (10/23) with live debuts and a Radiohead rarity he hadn't sung since Obama's first term.
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San Francisco's historic Fillmore Auditorium has seen more than its fair share of legendary artists and performances since it first opened its doors in 1912.
Standing defiantly on the corner of Geary and Fillmore, the 1,300 capacity venue abuts three very different neighborhoods of the city: the oft-disparaged Western Addition, the Fillmore District, and tiny Japantown.
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At some point everyone feels like they've got a bit of the Imposter Syndrome. Even when we're first riding a bike, we have to pretend we know what we're doing and we have to go through the motions to get the thing moving forward. The bike might wiggle and zig-zag and falter, but at some point we're going.
Musicians often have the same trajectory of going from covering their favorite artist's songs until they find their own unique voice and style.
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In 2005, Faheem Rasheed Najm was 19 years-old and about to drastically change the course of his life under the moniker T-Pain.
Later that year “I’m Sprung,” would be released as the lead single from his debut album, Rappa Ternt Sanga, and skyrocket up the charts, peaking at #8.
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Lauper’s first album, 1983's She’s So Unusual (1983), was such a smash hit, it made her the first female artist to achieve four Top 5 singles from a debut album.
As iconic as "Girls Just Want to Have Fun," is and was, it only made it to #2. "She Bop" caused a stir in the '80s when it was discovered the tune was about pleasing one's self and peaked at #3. The momentum of the album helped catapult "All Through the Night" to #4.
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Suki Waterhouse's Sparklemuffin Tour got ratcheted up a notch last Wednesday (10/23) when she was joined on stage at the Greek Theater by Ashe for the live debut of "Pushing Daisies."
The light-hearted tune about paranoia won't be found on Waterhouse's Sparklemuffin nor on Ashe's Willson, despite both records having been released just last month.
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In 2001, Flea of the Red Hot Chili Peppers co-founded the Silverlake Conservatory of Music, a unique nonprofit just east of Hollywood.
The non-profit (originally on Sunset Blvd. and now on Hollywood Blvd.) is dedicated to making music education accessible, offering affordable lessons to all — especially children. For those whose families face financial barriers, the conservatory provides free lessons and instruments.
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For better or worse, the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame often takes their sweet time before artists and groups make their way to the podium to receive their overdue honor.
Because of that, sometimes the musicians are either long gone, ill, or can no longer stand, let alone rock out as part of their acceptance.
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Joni Mitchell sure knows how to make a return engagement.
The 80-year-old Canadian folk singer who bought a house in the hippie haven of Laurel Canyon in 1968, hadn't headlined a proper concert in her adopted hometown in over 24 years.
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To honor the life and music of Robbie Robertson, friends and peers rocked out at the Kia Forum for five rich hours featuring iconic guitarists, singers, frontmen, and sidemen.
The former leader of The Band passed away in 2023 at 80 years old and will be best known for the records he helped make with Bob Dylan and the songs like "The Weight," “Up on Cripple Creek,” “The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down,” “The Shape I’m In” and “It Makes No Difference."
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