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Alicia Keys’ “Girl on Fire” Also a “Lonely Girl” from 1970
Alicia Keys' new hit "Girl on Fire" is catchy, catchy, catchy. But like a lot of Keys's songs, it comes with ingredients from past...
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Spike Lee Film on ABC Spikes Michael Jackson “Bad” Box Into Top 40
UPDATE: The Spike Lee film on ABC last night has pushed the "Bad25" boxed set up to number 37 on amazon.com.
Earlier: The Spike Lee...
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Steven Tyler, Aerosmith Make Accidental History with Sean Lennon
It was 38 years ago this week--Thanksgiving 1974-- that John Lennon surprised Madison Square Garden and joined Elton John on stage for a couple...
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American Music Awards Score Lowest Ratings Ever
The American public rejected junk pop music last night in a stunning referendum. The American Music Awards scored their lowest rating ever-- a 3.4--and...
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Reminder: Justin Timberlake Working On New Album, Maybe a Grammy Show Appearance
Because work is progressing, and Justin Timberlake is dropping coy hints, here's a redux flashback to my story on September 30th. Justin is working...
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Aerosmith Ex Manager Won’t Stop Causing Trouble for the Group
Aerosmith is back and better than ever. Their album, "Music from Another Dimension," sold 70,000 copies last week in its debut. That's about right...
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Rolling Stones Not Participating in All Star Hurricane Sandy Concert
The announcement this week of the 12-12-12 concert for Hurricane Sandy relief included all the big rock star names--Springsteen, Joel, The Who, etc. But...
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Graham Nash: Listening to Joni Mitchell’s “Blue” is “Quite Difficult for Me Personally”
One of my favorite people, Graham Nash, writes about the Beatles and Joni Mitchell in a new book called "101 Essential Rock Records/The Golden...