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- Foreigner, Jethro Tull, Kansas and Styx Prep For Summer Tours
As the Sun begins to banish the bitter winter chill and eat away at the snow here in the northeast, the newswire continues to deliver word of more classic rock groups who are set to offer their U.S. fans another opportunity to catch them live. Three classic rock powerhouses – Foreigner, Kansas, and Styx have teamed [...]
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- A Journey Into The Mind of Meat Loaf
Well, that’s how the man is describing it himself – not in so many words, but when the Bat Out of Hell rocker talks about his new album, Hang Cool Teddy Bear, he reveals that, “It’s the one that tells you the most about me. It tells you about how my mind works.” For that opportunity, [...]
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- Think You’ve Heard The Last From Jimi Hendrix? Think Again!
It’s not often we hear the announcement of a new album from an artist who has passed on. That’s exactly what’s happening with the planned release of a new Jimi Hendrix album in just a few days on March 9th. Veteran recording engineer Eddie Kramer mixed the 12 tracks that make up the new album, which [...]
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- CD Review: Craig Maher’s Propel
Craig who? It’s not a name as recognizable as Led Zeppelin or Aerosmith, and technically, he’s not even a classic rock act. However, I’m including a review of this CD here not because I was paid (I wasn’t) and not because I got the CD for free (I did). It’s because it actually sounds pretty [...]
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- Would You Believe ‘Contemporary Classic Rock?’
Those of us who are old enough to remember the television series Get Smart will recognize where I stole part of that headline from. I can remember watching that program regularly as a kid. Regular readers know that I keep the focus on classic rock here, but do stray a bit from time to time when [...]
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- Classic Favorites Announce Summer Tours
It’s that time of year. Rock stars, promoters, managers and roadies start to prep for that next road trip, while fans hope it will bring their favorite act to a city near them. It’s been eight years since Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers released their last studio album, but that drought is set to end with [...]
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