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90s alt-rock icons the Spin Doctors released “The Heart Of The Highway,” the third single from their upcoming LP Face Full of Cake, out April 11. Tackling the transient nature of life as an artist, the song is…
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Brooklyn-band Ok Cowgirl released the Deluxe Edition of their critically acclaimed album, Couldn't Save Us From My Gut. The album features the original 10 tracks and six bonus tracks, including four never-before-heard demos and two…
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Long Island black n’ roll miscreants Funeral Dancer is proud to announce the impending release of their second EP Fiends of the Outer Wave, out April 4. Hailing from Long Island, Funeral Dancer crawled from the…
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Bronx newcomer Diany Dior’s new single, “THiCK,” now available to stream on all platforms, showcases Dior’s creativity and confident demeanor. Diany Dior THiCK “THiCK,” which has gained popularity on social media platforms like…
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Trouser Press books, a New York-based publishing house specializing in music journalism and fiction, is publishing London Calling New York New York by English journalist Peter Silverton on March 12. The book tells the winding tale - or…
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Two years after her passing, we finally have a bio of Fleetwood Mac’s beautiful songstress. Also an artist and sculptor, Christine McVie was a master at crafting sunny seventies perfect pop songs despite experiencing quite a bit of loss…
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A biography of The Band's Richard Manuel is slated to release this spring for the 50th anniversary of the group's 1974 tour. The biography is titled, Richard Manuel: His Life and Music, from the Hawks and Bob Dylan to The…
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In the Spring of 1993, the Grateful Dead would begin one of their final runs at one of their favorite venues in all of New York, Albany's Knickerbocker Arena. This would be the second to last run of shows at the downtown arena in the…
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The Schaefer Music Festival was an annual summer concert series hosted between 1968-1976 at the Wollman Rink in Central Park. The series attracted some of the most notable names in music.
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The newest episode of Troy Story: A Podcast for the Collar City welcomes Eric Haskins, and 1991 RPI graduate and WRPI's DJ Toast, as he revisits Metallica’s first and only concert at the RPI Field House on March 15, 1989. Haskins…
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Roy Ayers, the legendary vibraphonist, composer, and jazz-funk pioneer behind “Everybody Loves the Sunshine,” has died at the age of 84. A statement shared by the singer’s family in a Facebook post announced his death that Wednesday…
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David Johansen, legendary lead singer of the New York Dolls, passed away peacefully on Friday at the age of 75 at his home in Staten Island. He died peacefully, surrounded by those who loved him. Johansen had been battling cancer since…
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Rock and roll maestro and multi-instrumentalist Garth Hudson, late of The Band, passed away peacefully in his sleep on January 21, at 87 years old. Hudson was the quiet contemplative center of the group and a wealth of musical…
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