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  Vivian Campbell's Last in Line Mixes Dio Legacy and New Tunes

  October 14 at 4 a.m.

  Ronnie James Dio played with a lot of different bands and musicians throughout his career. Arguably the owner of heavy metal’s finest voice, he’s graced albums by Elf, Rainbow, Black Sabbath, and his own long-running band Dio. For many fans, his pinnacle was the 1983-85 run of those first three...

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  Authors of Stevie Ray Vaughan Book Open the Gates to a Texas Flood

  October 8 at 4 a.m.

  It’s October 3 when Alan Paul and Andy Aledort – co-authors of the new biography Texas Flood: The Inside Story of Stevie Ray Vaughan – are on the phone. The date is appropriate because it would have been the 65th birthday of the book’s subject, had he not died tragically...

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  Fastball Looks for Answers to Life's Issues from The Help Machine

  October 3 at 4 a.m.

  There’s a song on the Austin-based Fastball’s seventh studio album, The Help Machine (33 1/3 Records) called “The Girl You Pretended To Be.” Written by singer/bassist/keyboardist Tony Scalzo, it’s a pretty accurate portrayal of someone in a new relationship who wants their partner to see them in a certain—perhaps not-so-accurate—light:...

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  Stone Temple Pilots Create New Path with Singer Jeff Gutt

  September 30 at 5 a.m.

  With all due respect to all members of rock bands—regardless of their job in the group—a lead singer is often the most difficult to replace. By their very nature, they are the most visible person, and their voices are stamped on the music. And when said vocalist is also deceased,...

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  Debbie Harry - and "Blondie" - Both Have a Say in Memoir

  September 27 at 4 a.m.

  Face It By Debbie Harry 368 pp. $32.50 Dey Street Books As the front woman of Blondie, Debbie Harry combined both vixenish sexuality and a tough, take-no-shit attitude, captured in concert and videos. And they had massive hits with songs like “Heart of Glass,” “Rapture,” “The Tide is High,” “Call...

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  Simon Kirke on Bad Company's Good Box Set

  September 20 at 4 a.m.

  It was the middle of 1973, and drummer Simon Kirke’s band was in complete and utter disarray. Though Free had only scored one hit in the United States (“All Right Now”) they were a popular concert attraction. But the group had pretty much – according to Kirke — “ground to...