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Small Faces “Here Come the Nice” box set
Written by admin on February 5, 2014 – 6:01 pm -The limited edition Small Faces box set, “Here Come the Nice,” curated by original band members Ian McLagan and Kenney Jones, is out now.
“Here Come the Nice” is intended as a comprehensive round-up of the second half of the Small Faces’ output, after they had left Decca and signed to Andrew Loog Oldham’s Immediate Records.
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Paul Simon and Sting’s “On Stage Together” tour begins on February 8
Written by admin on February 4, 2014 – 2:33 pm -Paul Simon and Sting will commence their “On Stage Together” tour on Saturday at the Toyota Center, Houston, TX.
The 21-date North American tour will feature the two performing on stage together and also separately with their own bands.
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Pete Seeger – 1919-2014
Written by admin on January 29, 2014 – 3:07 pm -American folk singer-songwriter and political activist Pete Seeger sadly passed away on Monday (January 27) at New York–Presbyterian Hospital. He was 94.
Seeger wrote/co-wrote some of the most significant folk songs of all time, including “Where Have All the Flowers Gone?”, “Turn, Turn, Turn!”, and “If I Had a Hammer”.
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56th Annual Grammy Awards – Round-up
Written by admin on January 27, 2014 – 9:10 am -| Paul McCartney, Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath, and The Rolling Stones were among the veteran artists to win at last night’s 56th Grammy Awards.
The annual awards show was broadcast live from Los Angeles’ Staples Center and hosted by LL Cool J. |
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“The Beatles – The US Albums” – 13-CD box set
Written by admin on January 24, 2014 – 1:32 pm -The 50th anniversary of The Beatles’ first trip to the US has been celebrated with the release of “The Beatles – The US Albums” 13-CD box set. The collection includes the series of American Beatles albums released by Capitol between 1964 and 1970, each featuring a reproduction of the original vinyl packaging. The CDs have also been re-released individually, with the exception of “The Beatles’ Story”.
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