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Preview Tom Jones' Evil single

Preview Tom Jones' Evil single

Listen to a preview of Sir Tom Jones' collaboration with Jack White on the Howlin' Wolf song "Evil."

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Song of the week

Song of the week

Each week we showcase a classic track as Song of the Week. Check the current and past choices.

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Competitions

Competitions

Enter prize draws for the chance to win concert tickets, CDs, DVDs, cash, the latest gadgets, holidays and more.

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New releases

New releases

Check the new and upcoming CD, Blu-ray and DVD music releases.

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Elvis Presley's Concept Album

Elvis Presley's Concept Album

Harley Payette explains why he thinks that the "I'm 10,000 Years Old - Elvis Country" album "tells us as much about the man who created it as anything he ever did."

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Johnny Otis obituary - 1921-2012

Johnny Otis obituary - 1921-2012

The "Godfather of R&B," Johnny Otis, passed away on January 17 at the age of 90.

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Bruce Springsteen releases We Take Care Of Our Own single

Bruce Springsteen releases We Take Care Of Our Own single

Take a listen to Bruce Springsteen's new single, released ahead of his upcoming 17th studio album "Wrecking Ball."

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Before they were famous - high school yearbook photos

Before they were famous - high school yearbook photos

See if you can identify these stars before they were famous.

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Classic Rock Awards – the winners

Written by admin on November 11, 2010 – 5:23 pm -

Rush, The Rolling Stones and AC/DC were among the winners at the sixth annual Classic Rock Awards, which took place at London’s Roundhouse last night.

The Classic Rock Awards are voted on by the readers and editorial team of Classic Rock Magazine.

Classic Rock Awards 2010

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“Exile on Main Street” hits number one

Written by admin on May 23, 2010 – 7:04 pm -

The Rolling Stones have achieved their first number one album in the UK since 1994 with the reissue of “Exile on Main Street.” The band’s last number one album was Voodoo Lounge, but they did hit number two with “A Bigger Bang” in 2005 and “Shine a Light” in 2008.

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“Exile on Main Street” reissue released today

Written by admin on May 18, 2010 – 7:00 am -

After months of hype, the reissue of The Rolling Stones’ classic 1972 album “Exile on Main Street” is finally released today.

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Keith Richards autobiography on the way

Written by admin on May 14, 2010 – 7:38 pm -

The autobiography of the Rolling Stones guitar legend Keith Richard will be out in October.

The guitarist was given $5 million three years ago to write the autobiography. The question is, how much of the glory days does Keith actually remember?

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Exile on Main Street reissue in May

Written by admin on March 2, 2010 – 10:54 am -

The Rolling Stones’ classic album “Exile on Main Street” is to be re-released in May with additional never-before-heard tracks.

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