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Happy Birthday to: Steely Dan singer/keyboardist Donald Fagen (1948) English model Abigail Clancy (1986) Actress Sarah Shahi (1980) Crash Test Dummies singer Brad Roberts (1964) Actress Janet ...
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Happy Birthday to: Steely Dan singer/keyboardist Donald Fagen (1948) Crash Test Dummies singer Brad Roberts (1964) "Sunny Came Home" singer Shawn Colvin (1956) German guitarist Michael Schenker...
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Happy Birthday to: Steely Dan singer/keyboardist Donald Fagen (1948) Crash Test Dummies singer Brad Roberts (1964) "Sunny Came Home" singer Shawn Colvin (1956) German guitarist Michael ...
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After a nearly perfect Halloween episode, this week's Community feels like a bit of a let down. Jeff appears topless right away, revealing himself to be living out of his car. Again, this show cont...
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Soul superstar Prince proved he can still draw a crowd after selling out two upcoming concerts in less than eight minutes when tickets went on sale on Saturday. Eager fans snapped up more than ...
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Happy Birthday Crash Test Dummies singer Brad Roberts (1964), "Sunny Came Home" singer Shawn Colvin (1956), German guitarist Michael Schenker (1955), 80s singer Pat Benatar (1953), boxer George Fo...
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Legendary guitarist Hiram Bullock has died. He was 52. The jazz and rock guitarist passed away last Friday in Manhattan, New York. The cause of death is unknown, according to his partner Jen...
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Harmonix, the world’s premier music video game company, and MTV Games, a division of Viacom’s MTV Networks, along with marketing and distribution partner Electronic Arts Inc., today revealed at the...
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Of all the different types of songs, none is more essential than the Breakup Song. Sure, love songs are nice and dance songs are fun, but when you're feeling blue, a good breakup song is nearly a p...
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Sometimes it seems like a band just doesn't know when to quit. Just imagine how many times you've heard some classic rock DJ try to pawn off front row tickets to Steely Dan, or how many advertisem...
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There are lots of bizarre, random band names in the history of rock and roll, like the Strawberry Alarm Clock, the Smashing Pumpkins, and the Electric Prunes, and it may have been a little embarras...
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Starpulse recently ran a 'Top Ten 80s Albums' list, in which the inclusion of the Top Gun soundtrack inspired me to come up with a list of the "Top Ten 80s Movie Soundtracks." After doing a little...
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Idina Menzel is best known for her critically lauded roles in Rent and Wicked, but who knew she started out as a wedding singer and fronted rock bands in the bars of Greenwich Village? In this Star...
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Happy Birthday to NFL quarterback Jake Delhomme (1975), Crash Test Dummies singer Brad Roberts (1964), "Sunny Came Home" singer Shawn Colvin (1956), German guitarist Michael Schenker (1955), 80s si...
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The final entry in the 40th anniversary restoration campaign of the great album discography of the first golden decade of Sly & The Family Stone - which kicked off with the spring release of the ex...
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"I wanted to make a record that would be accessible yet truthful," Luciana Souza says of The New Bossa Nova, her seventh album and her Verve debut. "The world is so loud and noisy and overwhelming...
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David Gilmore's guitar work on Pink Floyd's "Comfortably Numb" has topped a new poll of rock solos. The searing solo beat out Brian May rocking on Queen's "Killer Queen," while Jimmy Page and Jimi ...
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Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters hits cinemas April 13 and if you're like me, you gotta wonder what the four main characters of rock to in their boom boxes. What follows is an o...
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The tumultuous hitmaking career of Sly and The Family Stone continues to reverberate in every single genre of contemporary music - from pop and R&B to hip-hop and jazz - more than three decades aft...
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Rod Stewart, Van Morrison, Steely Dan, ZZ Top And Norah Jones will headline this year's New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. The stars will be joined by Louisiana favourites, like Irma Thoma...
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Happy Birthday to NFL quarterback Jake Delhomme (1975), Crash Test Dummies singer Brad Roberts (1964), "Sunny Came Home" singer Shawn Colvin (1956), German guitarist Michael Schenker (1955), 80s si...
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What happens with two of today's most successful classic rockers join forces to create an album of songs that have been a source of inspiration for their respective multi-Platinum careers? The...
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After winning music fans over with his 2003 multi-platinum debut Trouble, Senegalese singer Akon returns with more stories from his personal journey via his sophomore CD Konvicted. If Trouble was A...
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True to its intriguing and provocative title, Lee Ritenour's latest CD Smoke N' Mirrors takes listeners on a magical, multi-faceted global journey unlike any other in the legendary guitarist's t...
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Defying pop and rock conventions, Steely Dan's extraordinary three-decade-plus career has been filled with slinky grooves, inventive lyrics, and infectious hits. Now, as one of rock's most admired...
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This spring sees the return of the UK’s hottest soul singer, Terri Walker. 'I Am' is a fusion of intelligent styles, blended into an accessible and commercial sound. The album features ten stunning...
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'Morph The Cat,' the eagerly anticipated new solo album from Steely Dan co-founder Donald Fagen, has been set for a March 14 release; and 'H Gang,' the first single taken from the album, is already...
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Lacuna Coil are set to release their latest full-length effort, Karmacode, on April 4th via Century Media Records. Says vocalist Cristina Scabbia, 'I imagine it's easy for everyone to understand h...
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Happy Birthday to NFL quarterback Jake Delhomme (1975), Crash Test Dummies singer Brad Roberts (1964), "Sunny Came Home" singer Shawn Colvin (1956), German guitarist Michael Schenker (1955), 80s si...
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