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  By The Time We Got To Woodstock's 50th Anniversary, No One Bothered To Play Along

  Friday, August 16, 2019 at 5 a.m.

  This weekend marks the 50th anniversary of Woodstock. The historic music festival was held August 15-17, 1969 on Max Yasgur's dairy farm outside Bethel, NY. You're going to see various stories and articles reliving those "3 days of peace and music," others comparing/constrasting the America of yore with that of...

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  Still Rocking: The Blasters Celebrate 40 Years Since Debut Album

  Friday, June 21, 2019 at 5 a.m.

  Forty years can change a number of things; cities grow, fads come and go, people change or are no longer around and buildings can crumble. For something to sustain its strength after that long is nothing short of amazing. The Blasters debut album, American Music, is one of those special...

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  Two Of The Greatest Albums Of All Time Are 35 Years Old This Month

  Thursday, June 20, 2019 at 5 a.m.

  June, 1984 didn't simply mark the halfway point in a year when everyone was making George Orwell jokes, it also saw the release of two of the most successful albums of all time. Born in the U.S.A., by Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, and Prince and the Revolution’s...

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  Van Halen's 1984 Turns 35 Today, Is At Least The Second Best Work With That Title

  Wednesday, January 9, 2019 at 5 a.m.

  Fusing the talents ot guitar mutant Eddie Van Halen, his percussive brother Alex, Tarzanian lead singer David Lee Roth, and competent bassist Michael Anthony, Van Halen was one of the biggest bands in the world in 1984, but not necessarily *the* biggest.

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  There Are Very Few Reasonable Excuses for a Concert to Start Late

  Friday, August 31, 2018 at 5 a.m.

  Few things make you feel old like caring about set times at the concerts you attend. When you’re young, you’re a slave to the music, going along with whatever ride an artist has planned for you. Then one day you find yourself Googling set times from other cities and checking...

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  Violent Femmes: These Daddies Haven't Gone Anywhere

  Friday, June 29, 2018 at 5 a.m.

  Brian Ritchie says that he gets asked a certain question often. Maybe somebody sees him with his long blond hair. Or that he’s carrying a guitar case, which precedes this inevitable exchange: Somebody: You look like a musician. Are you in a band? Ritchie: Yes, I am. Somebody: What band?...