Chris Epting
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Chris Epting
While Axl Rose's no-show for Guns N' Roses' induction will surely be the hot topic of this weekend's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ceremony, the other artists being honored certainly deserve as much, if not more, attention. The Beastie Boys, Laura Nyro, Red Hot Chili Peppers and the gentle, elfin musical idol known simply as Donovan ...
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Sony/Legacy
The world first met the iconic frontman known as Meat Loaf back in 1977, when his breakout album, 'Bat Out of Hell' took the world by fire. Blending sparkling, operatic teen angst and epic pop masterpieces such as 'Paradise by the Dashboard Light,' it remains as one of the world's five top-selling records of all time with more ...
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Kevin Winter, WireImage
The legend is wearing black slacks, a black shirt and a cowboy hat. There's a bit of silver woven in, too, that picks up the light in the small hotel room.
With his neatly trimmed beard and gentle country manner, he cuts a romantic, old-time figure, like some charming character from another age.
Then he sits down ...
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Charles Epting
At this year's NAMM convention in Anaheim, Calif., Martin Guitars unveiled a special model guitar in honor of one of the most iconic groups from the '60s, the Mamas and the Papas.
The story behind it is special, as is the woman who was on hand to sit and play the guitar, the lone surviving member of the group, Michelle ...
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Allison Michael Orenstein
It was with his street corner buddies from the Bronx, Carlo Mastrangelo, Angelo D'Aleo and the recently deceased Fred Milano that Dion DiMucci changed the musical world. As Dion and the Belmonts, they all but owned the late-1950s pop charts with tunes including 'I Wonder Why' and 'A Teenager in Love.' DiMucci found ...
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Matthew Sweet
Pure pop maven Matthew Sweet's most recent new album, 'Modern Art,' shimmers and shines with all of melodic majesty he's become famous for over the years. But he also has an album called 'Girlfriend' that he's thinking about these days. After all, that pop masterpiece is now 20 years old and he's celebrating the anniversary by ...
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Mick Rock
A new traveling exhibit of the work of legendary photographer Mick Rock recently opened at the New York City's W Downtown hotel. Running until Dec. 29, "Rocked: A Photo Exhbition by Mick Rock" is free to the public and includes photos of David Bowie, Debbie Harry, Iggy Pop, Queen, Ozzy Osbourne, Madonna, Mick Jagger, Bono and Lady ...
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