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Fifty years ago this month, Rod Stewart‘s “Maggie May” knocked Donny Osmond’s “Go Away Little Girl” out of the top spot on the Billboard Hot 100 and became the biggest song in America. At the same time, it was charting high everywhere from Ireland and New Zealand to Canada and …

Frances McDormand just wants to sing karaoke. She suggested this last night at the 2021 Oscars, a pretty lame evening save for her howling and unsurprisingly awesome acceptance speech for Best Actress — her third time winning the award. “When you’ve got voices like Leslie [Odom Jr.] and Marcus [Mumford], …

This week, the Who released a limited edition can of Heinz Beanz as they prepare to reissue The Who Sell Out. “I don’t know anybody who doesn’t like Heinz Beanz,” Roger Daltrey said in the press release, who famously sat in a bathtub of beans on 1967 cover. “They’re so …

Neil Young may be isolated away from the world in the remote Colorado home he shares with his wife, actress Daryl Hannah, but he’s still found ways to be there for his fans. During the past few weeks, he’s released three excellent Fireside Sessions, performing rarities and offering glimpses of …

On June 6th, 1980, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers arrived in Hollywood to perform on the short-lived variety show Fridays. Before they launched into the classic “American Girl” from their 1976 self-titled debut, the band played “Shadow of a Doubt (A Complex Kid),” a track from their then-new record Damn …

Happy 40th anniversary to Led Zeppelin‘s In Through the Out Door, the band’s stunning final statement that has only begun to be appreciated in recent years. Unsurprisingly, this magazine slammed it so hard its hinges almost flew off: “If perchance Robert Plant meets someone who doesn’t dump on him, he …

In May 1977, New York City was on the brink. A serial killer calling himself “Son of Sam” evaded capture and taunted authorities, while the city faced financial ruin and a growing reputation as a lawless, concrete jungle. Two months later, the situation would reach fever pitch, amid a sweltering …

Forty-six years ago this week, the Eagles released their sophomore LP Desperado. While not a concept album per se, the initial idea for the record was for the group to write about anti-heroes, drawing parallels between the Old West outlaw and the rock & roll lifestyle. The title cut would …

Thirty years ago today, on April 3rd, 1989, MCA Records artist George Strait released the single “What’s Going on in Your World,” a track from his album Beyond the Blue Neon. A mournful, hard-country tune replete with tearful fiddle lines and a classic Strait performance, the song’s first releases listed …

After a six-year break, Eric Clapton has announced that the Crossroads Guitar Festival is returning with a two-night event at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas, on September 21st and 22nd. It’s the kind of guitar-master summit that only Clapton could put together featuring Buddy Guy, Gary Clark Jr., …