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William Martin "Billy" Joel was born on this day 75 years ago in the Bronx, New York.
He has had such an unlikely and successful career since he broke out in the 1970s, it is right to honor him on his diamond jubilee.
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Wouldn't it be nice if bands we loved always got along?
Fans of rock history know that even the most balanced groups barely last a few years together before splintering off into solo project or breaking up entirely.
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Let's hope the wicked got some rest Monday night because Cage the Elephant had a full day Tuesday, May 7, in Los Angeles.
To support their forthcoming album, Neon Pill and subsequent tour which this was part of its soft opening, the Best Rock Album Grammy winners of '17 and '20 woke up bright and early to get interviewed on KROQ's morning show quickly followed by a mini concert for contest winners.
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Charlotte, the largest city in North Carolina, is home of Michael Jordan's NBA team the Hornets, the Carolina Panthers NFL club, and the NASCAR Hall of Fame.
But it wasn't really known as the place for a sweet weekend music fiesta until last weekend's inaugural Lovin' Life Fest that brought together many genres of popular styles from hip-hop to alternative to classic rock.
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St. Vincent, aka Annie Clark, the wildly artistic and creative musician who got her start in the Polyphonic Spree kicked off her latest tour at a club in Boyle Heights, east of downtown Los Angeles with live debuts and rarities.
While not what one would call a follower, the talented guitarist is the latest in the trend of musicians beginning their tours by slumming it at small clubs.
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I wonder about Idles a lot. Is this a band we're all supposed to keep secret?
I wonder because they sell out their gigs way more than typical bands, yet I rarely hear buzz about them and even on this, their first stab at North America in 2024 before they pop back to Europe and then return to the States in the fall, I don't see much chatter about them on social media or in the press or anywhere.
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Who else but Madonna to host a celebration for the end of a celebration?
The Material Girl concluded her two-year 81-date Celebration World Tour, beachside in Rio de Janeiro along with 1,600,000 of her closest amigos.
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Pearl Jam kicked off their Dark Matter Tour on Saturday, May 4, with a ton of live debuts from their new album, deep cuts and covers from two fallen friends.
The Seattle band started the tour about 150 miles north in Vancouver, Canada, at the sold out Rogers Arena where Justin Timberlake began his latest outing earlier in the week.
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Nicki Minaj, a few days after having Drake sing with her in Toronto, invited someone in Brooklyn she says was a huge inspiration to her life and career: Cyndi Lauper.
“I have been speaking about this woman in my interviews since I first began rapping,” Minaj said to the sold out crowd at the Barclay Center Wednesday on the most recent stop of the hip-hop star's Pink Friday 2 World Tour.
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The Foo Fighters, one of the hardest working bands in rock, kicked off their Everything or Nothing at All Tour in Dallas, Texas and paid tribute to two of the city's fallen rockers: Taylor Hawkins and Dimebag Darrell.
Appearing in the spotlight at exactly 8 p.m., Dave Grohl warned the 20,000 enthusiastic fans at the Dos Equis Pavilion to prepare themselves for some epic rock.
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Ben Folds hasn't done something like this since 2017 which is a little weird because it sounds so fun and wholesome and he claims everyone loved it.
Back then he invited fans to put a song they wanted him to play on a piece of paper, then they had to fold it into a paper airplane and aim it to the stage so he could read it, smile, and then perform it on his magical piano.
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The Scorpions have done so much in their long, groundbreaking, career.
Going on their 59th year as a band, they've zig-zagged around the world countless times while selling over 100 million records in their second language.
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