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R.E.M. in the 1980s released six studio albums, a delightful collection of B-sides and covers, and a greatest hits LP. Each of the studio albums were more successful than their previous ones.
In the middle of that was 1986's Lifes Rich Pageant, an attempt to bring the band out of the artsy darkness of mumbling lyrics and jangly guitars and into clarity and strength.
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Pearl Jam kicked off their mini US tour with some deep cuts they hadn't played in a while.
The veteran Seattle band fronted by Eddie Vedder hadn't toured all year before they set foot on the Xcel Energy Center stage in St. Paul Minnesota on Thursday, August 31.
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Sting kicked off his 2023 North American tour with a pair of concerts at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
The former Police frontman recently wrapped up the European leg of his My Songs Tour with a mixture of old faves from the '70s and '80s along with cuts from his solo albums.
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Smash Mouth's Steve Harwell, the spikey haired singer whose hit single "All Star" was catapulted to fame thanks to the first Shrek movie, died Monday, September 4, of liver failure after a brief stint in hospice. He was 56.
"Steve Harwell was a true American Original," the band's manager, Robert Hayes, told USA Today.
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Jimmy Buffett, the laid back singer who provided the soundtrack for vacations, cruises, and backyard parties held by your parents' best friends died Friday, September 1 at 76 years old.
The singer who liked to wear Aloha shirts and strum his acoustic guitar barefooted parlayed a few hit songs into a billion dollar empire of restaurants, frozen beverages and real estate.
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Janelle Monáe's The Age of Pleasure Tour kicked off yesterday in Seattle and it lived up to its name.
The 8x Grammy nominee recently dropped her 4th studio album The Age of Pleasure which starts off with her declaring she's changed so much since her previous album she doesn't even walk any more.
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BTS made history on September 1, 2020 when their single “Dynamite” hit No. 1 Billboard Hot 100, making them the first all-Korean group to make it to the top of the chart.
"Dynamite," off Proof was the first song RM, Jin, Suga, J-Hope, Jimin, V and Jungkook ever released entirely in English.
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