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“The Big To-Do” is the Drive-By Truckers’ first album for Dave Matthews’ ATO Records, and it also marks the studio debut of keyboardist Jay Gonzalez, who takes over the role played on the band’s last set by veteran R&B session guy Spooner Oldham.

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Metallica will play megashows in 10 cities in 2011 that will “blow your mind,” band manager Peter Mensch tells Classic Rock Magazine . “It will be Metallica’s equivalent of ‘The Wall.’” So can fans expect a literal 40-foot wall or the huge animated projections and inflatable puppets that were trademarks of Pink Floyd’s epic tour? Mensch won’t say, but he suggests there’ll be at least a nod to …

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Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductions tend to be fairly staid, meaningless affairs – unless Springsteen’s giving a speech, because he’s the Boss – comprised solely of industry backslapping, lackluster all-star jams, and generous amounts of ego massages for over-the-hill rock and rollers. Last night’s induction and awards dinner at the Waldorf Astoria in New [...]

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FRANKLIN, TN and STUTTGART, GERMANY–(Marketwire - 03/16/10) - Beginning April 1, 2010, Naxos of America will begin distribution of the prestigious German classical label Haenssler CLASSIC in the United States and Canada. April releases will feature new recordings by conductors Roger Norrington and Christopher Hogwood; cellist Gerhard Oppitz; and archival recordings by pianist Geza Anda and …

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Tim Burton’s newest oddball endeavor, “Alice in Wonderland,” hit theaters about two weeks ago and it got me thinking about the old Disney version I had watched as a kid, and what makes a classic. Not necessarily just a classic movie, but a classic anything-movie, musical album or book.

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ABBA, Jimmy Cliff, Genesis, the Hollies and the Stooges were added to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Monday night during the 25th annual induction gala held at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel. In the process, the hall further stretched its elastic definition of rock ’n’ roll, leaving some to question exactly how Swedish pop group ABBA and Jamaican reggae singer Cliff fit the bill.

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Wendy Jackson reports on new animation music, video and book releases.

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New albums from Wakey! Wakey!, Drive-By Truckers, Graham Parker and The Whigs.

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By this time next week we should be firmly ensconced in our new offices which the painters, builders, cable installers are hurriedly preparing for our arrival. We can’t wait to see if our broadband speeds increase once we get out of our current …

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Planet Rock, the commercial classic rock radio station, is teaming up with insurance provider More Than with an online and on-air partnership.

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