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Conan O’Brien interviews music historian Peter Guralnick

Conan O'Brien interviews music historian Peter Guralnick

Watch Conan O'Brien's in-depth interview with music historian Peter Guralnick.

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Tom Jones – “Spirit In The Room” review

Tom Jones - Spirit In The Room review

Tom Jones' latest album "Spirit in the Room" debuted in the US on April 23. Read our 5-star review.

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Watch David Bowie’s “The Next Day” official video

Watch David Bowie's The Next Day official video

David Bowie has released a new video to promote the title track of his acclaimed comeback album "The Next Day".

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Fleetwood Mac release EP of new songs

Fleetwood Mac release EP of new songs

"Fleetwood Mac - Extended Play" is an iTunes-exclusive featuring brand new recordings and a revamped song from the archives.

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Watch Rod Stewart preview new songs at the Troubadour

Watch Rod Stewart preview new songs at the Troubadour

Rod Stewart has showcased his new album "Time" during a 10-song special gig at LA's Troubadour.

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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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New releases

New releases

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

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Preview Clapton’s new song “Gotta Get Over”

Preview Clapton's new song Gotta Get Over

Enjoy the lyric video for “Gotta Get Over” from Eric Clapton’s new album “Old Sock”.

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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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“Buddy Holly – Listen To Me” coming to PBS

Written by admin on October 29, 2011 – 5:34 pm -

A star-studded tribute to Buddy Holly will air on PBS in December.

“Buddy Holly: Listen To Me/The Ultimate Buddy Party” includes performances from a Buddy Holly 75th Birthday tribute concert that took place at the Music Box in Hollywood on September 7. Among the artists featured in the special are Stevie Nicks, Chris Isaak, Lyle Lovett, Raul Malo, Graham Nash, Paul Anka, Phil Everly, Patrick Stump and James Burton. There are also taped messages from big name fans of Holly, including Ringo Starr, Keith Richards, Brian Wilson, Jackson Browne and Eric Idle.

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Song of the Week #70 – “That’ll Be The Day”

Written by admin on September 5, 2011 – 10:48 am -

Buddy Holly - That'll Be The Day Buddy Holly’s rock ‘n’ roll classic “That’ll Be The Day” has been selected as Song of the Week on Classic Pop Icons to mark what would have been the late star’s 75th birthday on September 7.

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“Listen to Me: Buddy Holly” – tribute album

Written by admin on August 28, 2011 – 6:25 pm -

Brian Wilson, Chris Isaak, Imelda May, Stevie Nicks, Ringo Starr and Jeff Lynne are among the artists covering classic Buddy Holly songs on a new tribute CD titled “Listen to Me: Buddy Holly.”

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