Forty years ago, the Nintendo Entertainment System hit North American shores, singlehandedly resurrecting the video-game market after its infamous post-Atari crash in 1983. To do so, it needed a heavy hitter, a killer must-have title that could put butts in seats and lock audiences into the tube TV until their …
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On Nov. 4, Radiohead will emerge from a seven-year slumber when they kick off a European tour at the Movistar Arena in Madrid. At the moment, there are no shows on the books outside of Europe. There’s also no evidence they’ll be unveiling any new material. “So we’ll play anything …
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The Sopranos is the most influential scripted TV show of this century, and only I Love Lucy and The Twilight Zone have a better argument for the top spot overall. The drama, starring the late James Gandolfini as a New Jersey Mob boss whose family and Family are equally hazardous …
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When the Beach Boys started back in 1961, they seemed like little more than a novelty surf band that would vanish from memory by the following summer. But 64 years later, against all odds, their saga remains ongoing. They survived surf music falling out of style, severe mental illness, musical …
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The Beatles’ Abbey Road has been a classic ever since they released it in 1969 — their most popular album, and one of the most acclaimed and influential rock albums ever made. It’s their all-time biggest hit, yet it just keeps getting more beloved every year. On the Rolling Stone …
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These past few weeks have been a very trying time for Who fans. The difficulties started in April when word slipped out they’d fired longtime drummer Zak Starkey, calmed down a bit when Pete Townshend reversed the decision, and then went into overdrive when they announced they were calling it …
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The Rolling Stones have been around so long that Marilyn Monroe was walking the earth, the Beatles were little known outside of their native Liverpool, and ZIP codes were a brand new concept when they played their first show in the summer of 1962. They’ve amassed a ton of history …
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It’s not hard to spot the hardcore fans at U2 shows. They’re the ones wearing vintage Lovetown Tour T-shirts who scream louder for “Acrobat” than “Pride (In the Name of Love),” call out guitar tech Dallas Schoo by name when he brings the Edge a new instrument, and leap into …
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So you know your Taylor Swift. You’ve heard the albums. You’ve sung along with the classic tunes and traded the friendship bracelets. You’ve spent way too much time decoding all the Easter eggs she hides in her lyrics, videos, album covers. You’ve screamed all 10 minutes of “All Too Well” …
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You think you’re a Billy Joel big shot, do you? All your friends were so knocked out with your intricate knowledge of his music and life history. But were you into him before The Stranger? Did you actually see him at a bar during his “Piano Man” days in L.A.? …
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