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“Karen manages to get across both sadness and silliness”: How the Carpenters wowed Lennon and McCartney with an emotive yet absurd No 1 hit
A&M had been co-founded by renowned trumpeter Herb Alpert in 1963 and Alpert had a huge easy listening hit in 1968 with the ...
“Karen manages to get across both sadness and silliness”: The Carpenters’ hit that wowed two Beatles
Its lush, intoxicating sound set the benchmark for a generation of soft pop ballads in the 70s. But it was Karen Carpenter’s ...
“The sound wasn’t very good and the lifts didn’t work”: Bev Bevan on ELO’s spaceship
The self-proclaimed second-loudest drummer in Birmingham recalls his time with The Move, Black Sabbath and more – and he ...
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Makin Waves with The Smithereens: ‘Maintain That Spirit’
New Jersey Hall of Fame power pop act The Smithereens will return December 7 to Carteret Performing Arts & Events Center for ...
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‘Wichita Lineman’ Album: Glen Campbell’s Country Chart Phenomenon
The album featured such top-drawer session players as Carol Kaye, Hal Blaine and Jim Gordon and was produced at the celebrated Capitol Studios in Hollywood by Al De Lory. It contained Campbell’s ...
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A History of Concept Albums In 15 Albums
In popular music, there are albums, and then there are “concept albums.” Definitions vary, but essentially, concept albums are carefully sequenced collections of songs that fit together to ...
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2024 Hard Rock + Metal Album Release Calendar
Here is your 2024 hard rock + metal album release calendar and all of this week's newest titles! With so many new metal and hard rock albums being released each week, it can be difficult to keep up.
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Top Holiday Albums
THE WEEK'S MOST POPULAR HOLIDAY ALBUMS ACROSS ALL GENRES AND ERAS, BASED ON MULTIMETRIC CONSUMPTION, BLENDING TRADITIONAL ALBUM SALES, STREAMING-EQUIVALENT ALBUMS AND TRACK-EQUIVALENT ALBUMS ...
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Album Of The Week: Good Morning The Accident
Despite these career highs, in retrospect, there was an air of cynicism and practicality-induced worry underlying the album’s rollout. Blair explained that their wistful, psychedelic single ...
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Top Country Albums
THE WEEK'S MOST POPULAR COUNTRY ALBUMS, BASED ON MULTIMETRIC CONSUMPTION, BLENDING TRADITIONAL ALBUM SALES, STREAMING-EQUIVALENT ALBUMS AND TRACK-EQUIVALENT ALBUMS, AS COMPILED BY LUMINATE.
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Musicians are increasingly forgoing the major-label system. The problem is that most can't afford to.
They'll also often front the cost of recording an album — a key benefit for any artist who wants to work with high-quality producers and sound engineers. "If you want to be a worldwide superstar ...
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New Releases
Welcome to New Music Friday, your one place to discover the biggest new song, album and DVD releases. Let's get straight into this week's new singles. Now, does Ed have the Christmas Number 1 in ...