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‘Yes Symphonic Live’ album to be released in January

Cover of 'Yes Symphonic Live' (Mercury Studios)Yes’ 2002 DVD and Blu-ray release, Yes Symphonic Live, is set to be reissued as a new live album.The 14-song collection features recordings performed during Yes’ 2001 Magnification tour in support of the album of the same name, which was the band’s first album without keyboards and their last with vocalist Jon Anderson.The tour had Anderson, bassist Chris Squire, lead guitarist Steve Howe and drummer Alan White backed by the European Festival Orchestra, conducted by Wilhelm […]

todayNovember 20, 2025

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David Bowie’s ‘Station to Station’ to be reissued for 50th anniversary

Cover of David Bowie's 'Station to Station' (Rhino)David Bowie’s 10th studio album, Station to Station, is getting reissued to celebrate its 50th anniversary.The album is being released as a limited-edition 50th anniversary half-speed mastered vinyl, and as a picture disc that comes with a poster reproduction of an archival ad for the album. Both formats will drop on Jan. 23, 2026, 50 years to the day of the original album’s release.The follow-up to 1975’s Young Americans, Station to Station saw Bowie introduce a new persona, the […]

todayNovember 20, 2025

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On This Day, Nov. 20, 1995: The Beatles released ‘Anthology 1’

On This Day, Nov. 20, 1995 ...The Beatles released the 60-track compilation album Anthology 1, featuring rarities, outtakes and live performances recorded from 1958 to 1964.It also included the first new Beatles song in 25 years, "Free as a Bird," which featured audio from a demo John Lennon recorded in 1977. It was given to Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr by his widow, Yoko Ono, and the trio then recorded new music that was incorporated into the song.Anthology 1 reached […]

todayNovember 20, 2025

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Mick Jagger pays visit to his old grammar school

The Rolling Stones' Mick Jagger visits The Mick Jagger Centre at Dartford Grammar School in Kent, England. (Photo By Pete Bresser)Mick Jagger just went back to school.The Rolling Stones frontman paid a visit to The Mick Jagger Centre at Dartford Grammar School in Kent, England, on Wednesday as part of the Centre’s 25th anniversary celebration. Jagger went to Dartford Grammar before going on to study at the London School of Economics.“It was a great privilege for me to visit my […]

todayNovember 20, 2025

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Steve Martin questioned appearance on Aerosmith/Yungblud single: ‘Can I even play this?’

Yungblud, Steven Tyler, and Joe Perry perform during a tribute to Ozzy Osbourne at the 2025 MTV Video Music Awards at UBS Arena on September 07, 2025 in Elmont, New York. (Photo by Arturo Holmes/Getty Images for MTV)Aerosmith and Yungblud are set to release their collaborative EP, One More Time, on Friday. They recently released an acoustic take on its first single, “My Only Angel,” featuring actor and comedian Steve Martin, who plays banjo on the track.The Only Murders in […]

todayNovember 20, 2025

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The Beatles top new list of the 50 best rock bands

Archival photo of The Beatles (ABC)There have likely been countless debates over which rock band is the best, and now Billboard has chimed in with its picks.The outlet has just revealed its complete list of the 50 best rock bands as chosen by Billboard staff, with The Beatles coming out on top.Of course, a lot of people are likely not surprised by the pick, and even Billboard acknowledges that."Yeah, yeah, yeah — another list with the Beatles at #1. But with a […]

todayNovember 19, 2025

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ZZ Top announces first European tour in two years

ZZ Top The Big One! tour admat/(courtesy of ZZ Top)ZZ Top is headed overseas in 2026. The Texas rockers have announced dates for The Big One! tour, their first European trek in two years.The 23-show tour will have them hitting 13 countries, with a mix of festival appearances and headlining dates. The tour starts June 13 in Estonia and hits Finland, Sweden, Norway, Germany, Czech Republic, Austria, Belgium, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Switzerland and France before wrapping July 25 in Cadiz, Spain, which is […]

todayNovember 19, 2025

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R.E.M.’s ‘Chronic Town’ and ‘Murmur’ getting audio upgrade

R.E.M.'s 'Chronic Town' and 'Murmur' Definitive Sound Series/ (Interscope-Capitol Records)Two of R.E.M.’s early releases are getting a sound upgrade.The band’s debut EP, Chronic Town, and their debut album, Murmur, are being reissued as part of Interscope-Capitol Records’ Definitive Sound Series.The albums will be released together as a two-LP, 180-gram high-definition vinyl set, with the upgraded audio sourced from the original analog master tapes. Mitch Easter, who produced both releases, and Don Dixon, who co-produced Murmur, were directly involved with the upgrade.The set will be released […]

todayNovember 19, 2025

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‘Deliver Me From Nowhere’, ‘Becoming Led Zeppelin’ earn Movies for Grownups Awards nominations

Poster for 'Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere'/(20th Century Studios)While we have to wait a little longer to see if it gets any Oscar nominations, the Bruce Springsteen biopic Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere has been recognized by at least one award show.The film earned two nominations for this year’s Movies for Grownups Awards, put on by AARP. The awards honor “outstanding films and television projects that celebrate the voices and stories of the 50-plus,” according to a release.Deliver Me From […]

todayNovember 19, 2025

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