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Farm Aid Announces 2013 Date

As announced today, this year’s Farm Aid will take place in upstate New York on September 21st. The annual one-day festival, which benefits the American farming industry, will hit the Saratoga Performing Arts Center in […]

2013/06/14

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Neil Young, Springsteen, Sabbath, Pearl Jam Offer Tickets For Activism

Bruce Springsteen, Kanye West, Black Sabbath, Pearl Jam and Neil Young are among the artists participating in the Global Citizen Tickets Initiative, a push to encourage fans to become active in the war against extreme poverty. […]

2013/05/02

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Dave Grohl’s Classic Rock Credentials

Considering he gets to hang with his idols all day, Dave Grohl has a pretty cool life. Most recently, he’s been playing shows with his Sound City Players, featuring Stevie Nicks, John Fogerty, Cheap Trick‘s Rick Nielsen and Rick Springfield. His documentary, Sound City, features […]

2013/03/14

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Mumford & Sons, Eddie Vedder, Tom Morello To Play Bruce Springsteen MusiCares Tribute

A star-studded lineup will be on hand to perform Bruce Springsteen‘s songs when he is presented with the 2013 Grammy MusiCares Person Of The Year Award at a ceremony taking place on Friday, February 8 […]

2013/01/02

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Elton John, Eddie Vedder, Neil Young, Mumford & Sons To Play Bruce Springsteen MusiCares Tribute

Elton John, Eddie Vedder, Jackson Browne, Patti Smith, Neil Young, Tom Morello, Mavis Staples, Sting, Kenny Chesney, Faith Hill, Tim McGraw, Natalie Maines, Juanes, John Legend, Alabama Shakes, Emmylou Harris, Jim James and Mumford & Sons will all perform Springsteen songs. The Daily Show’s Jon Stewart, an avowed Springsteen fan, will host the show.

2013/01/02

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Book Report: Neil Young “Waging Heavy Peace”

When discussing his many archival projects (including releases of his live recordings and a 10-disc box set), he says: “The fact that I want to create a chronological history of my recordings and supporting work is proof-positive that I am an incurable collector, confronted with an amazingly detailed array of creations that I have painstakingly rat-holed over the years. Some of them are complete pieces of s***, but they have their place in my chronological obsession.”

2012/12/18

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Friday’s Got Puppy Power

It’s Friday! That means it’s time for our Friday Feature. This week it’s all about rock legend Neil Young, so be sure to check it out. Although Friday brings the promising relief of the weekend, […]

2012/12/14

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Neil Young Friday Feature

Here’s where the term “rock legend” is needed to describe an artist’s stature. No one can compare with the legacy of this North American music icon. From Buffalo Springfield, through his amazing solo career, his […]

2012/12/12

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Dave Grohl’s ‘Sound City’ Rock Doc To Debut At Sundance: Watch The Trailer

Dave Grohl recently announced that the Foo Fighters were going on a little vacation. He’s spending some of that time working on his latest labor of love, a documentary film about the legendary recording studio Sound City.

2012/12/05

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Free Nelson Mandela…They Did In 1990!

Nelson Mandela spent 27 years in prison in South Africa for the crime of speaking out about justice, racism and apartheid.  Finally February 11th, 1990, Mandela was a free man.  He went on to become […]

2012/11/09

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