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‘Beijing’s beautiful’ for king of punks

In 1977 Neil Young sang about Johnny Lydon back when the front man was a Sex Pistol. In the song My My, Hey Hey Young laments, “The king is gone, but he’s not forgotten. Is this the story of Johnny … Continue reading

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Win the Strokes ‘Comedown Machine’ on Vinyl

The Strokes’ new album, Comedown Machine, will be released on March 26th. Only 1,000 white vinyls were made, and they sold out immediately. One lucky RollingStone.com reader will win a copy of this limited edition release. Official Rules for the … Continue reading

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Rod Stewart is New Album Time Due Out May 7th

Rod Stewart will release a new album Time May 7th on Capitol Records, marking his first album of new material in almost 20 years. Stewart wrote and produced 11 of the album’s 12 cuts, while the iTunes deluxe edition – … Continue reading

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Beach Boys to make Shanghai debut

Founding member Mike Love leads the latest tour and says the demand for good music will always be a constant. “I’ve always felt that the Beach Boys have been a sonic oasis. Music styles and performers can change, but we … Continue reading

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Bach birthday bash

Pianist Sheng Yuan and his 13-year-old student Zhang Siying will perform in separate concerts to celebrate J.S. Bach’s 328th birthday. Sheng, who is hailed as China’s premier interpreter of Bach, will play the Partitas in B-flat major No 1, Toccata … Continue reading

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Jimi Hendrix Earns Highest Chart Debut Since 1969

What appears to be the late guitar hero’s final studio album, consisting of unreleased tracks recorded with a variety of musicians between 1968 and 1970, sold 72,000 copies and made its debut at Number Two. It’s a little creepy to … Continue reading

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Bruno Mars tops Billboard 200 chart

Industry magazine Billboard said 64,000 units of the album were digital downloads following a one-day sale of $1.99 on Amazon.com’s MP3 site. Atoms for Peace, the rock group fronted by Radiohead singer Thom Yorke, claimed the second spot with their … Continue reading

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Hawaii Senate passes Steven Tyler Act on privacy

The Hawaii state Senate passed the so-called Steven Tyler Act Tuesday, a bill that seeks to protect celebrities from overeager paparazzi by creating a civil violation if people take unwanted photos or videos of others in their private moments. The … Continue reading

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Lamb of God Singer Randy Blythe

Lamb of God frontman Randy Blythe’s manslaughter trial resumed on Monday in Prague, where the singer stands accused of violently pushing Daniel Nosek, a teenage fan, offstage in 2010, resulting in his death. Experts testified that the singer may exhibit … Continue reading

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Leonard Cohen Brings Fresh Intensity to Old Ideas Tour

I was looking at life expectancy tables, and I could probably do another seven or eight years.” So Leonard Cohen claimed as he introduced “The Future” – the second song kicking off the major North American leg of his Old … Continue reading

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