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Are The Rolling Stones headed to the Las Vegas Strip? - Las Vegas Sun Mobile
Is Britain’s longest-reigning rock group headed to the Las Vegas Strip? I can reliably confirm that initial discussions have been held for The Rolling Stones to play the new T-Mobile Arena before year’s end.
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Vinyl sales earned more money than combined ads on free streams in 2015
In 2015 U.S. vinyl sales earned more money than the recording industry made from advertisements on all free streaming services like YouTube and Spotify combined, according to the RIAA. Vinyl LP and EP sales are currently at their highest level since 1988, with a recent increase of 32% last year alone to $416 million.
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Steve Miller Rips the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame | News | Pitchfork
Last night, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inducted its class of 2015: N.W.A., Deep Purple, Cheap Trick, Chicago, and Steve Miller. Kendrick Lamar inducted N.W.A. and there was an opening tribute to David Bowie from David Byrne, the Roots, and Kimbra. After the Black Keys gave a speech inducting Miller, the rocker took the stage to give an acceptance speech that was, in part, critical of the Rock Hall.
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The Beach Boys’ Pet Sounds Celebrates its 50th Anniversary: Artists Pay Tribute to the Eternal Teenage Symphony
If ever there was an artist so perfectly able to tap into the creativity of his inner child, it was Brian Wilson. In the time leading up to the May 16, 1966 release of the Beach Boys' grand masterpiece Pet Sounds, Wilson—who was only in his early twenties—erupted with a manic wellspring of ideas, visions, and fleeting thoughts.
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Vinyl Starter Kit: Which records to invest in, what to look for, where to buy - Features - Alternative Press
Vinyl is a beautiful thing. Grooved-wax music discs have transcended generations and successfully managed a full-blown resurrection. So much so that in 2015 the sale of vinyl EPs and LPs rose 32 percent to $416 million, according to the RIAA—that’s the highest they’ve been since 1988.
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Ready for Rolling Stones? Plan for traffic, parking, tailgate :: Out and About at WRAL.com
The Rolling Stones will visit Carter-Finley Stadium Wednesday night for the first time since the early '90s as part of their 50th anniversary "Zip Code" tour. Raleigh has hosted the Stones three previous times--1965 at Reynolds Coliseum and in 1
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As record sales surge, the U.K. now has an official vinyl music chart | VentureBeat | Media | by Paul Sawers
The U.K. now has its first official weekly top 40 vinyl charts, in response to rising record sales. 2014 heralded the biggest surge in Britain in two decades, with 1.29 million albums sold last year. Data from the Official Charts Company also shows that sales from the first three months of 2015 point to this trend continuing: Q1 saw a 69 percent rise in vinyl album sales over the corresponding period last year.
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Music fans opting for CDs, vinyl and cassettes over MP3s - even if they never actually play them - Telegraph
Many people are buying CDs, vinyl records and cassettes rather than MP3 downloads, even though many albums in these obsolete formats are left in their wrapper and kept as collectors' items
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When The Beatles played Hamburg
Before invading the U.S., the British rockers befriended a graphic artist in Hamburg, whose art - and hairstyle - became an inspiration
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Paul McCartney, Framed
Word is that Paul McCartney's new album, the cleverly-titled New, is quite good. And judging by this week's video,
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Legal Issues Settled, Dylan's Guitar May Sell For $500,000
The guitar that some experts say Bob Dylan played when he went electric is to be sold in December.
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Rolling Stones Triumph in Hyde Park Homecoming
Mick, Keith, Charlie and Ronnie are all smiles as they roll through greatest hits during first Hyde Park show in 44 years.
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