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The Current State of Rock Music Within the Music Festival Circuit
The Rebellious Sound of Rock Music is Alive and Well The mainstream media loves to lift up trends, musicians and artists and knock them down over time. We love to counter their tactics with logic and respect to the artists that put years of work into their craft. It is sad that many people blindly follow and become brainwashed to these reoccurring trends. One recent trend that has been getting pushed around is that rock music is dead. Similar to Net Neutrality, neither are dead, and neither are going away anytime soon. It is trendy to attempt to knock down a
Roadhouse Blues Deep Tracks with Blue and Lonesome by The Rolling Stones
The Rolling Stones released Blue and Lonesome on December 2 via Polydor Records. Blue and Lonesome is a blues rock project that stirs within the roots from where The Rolling Stones was created. Last year in West London The Rolling Stones worked together with Don Was and The Glimmer Twins during the course of three days. The result is a classic blues album that should be up for awards when they review the albums of 2016. The Rolling Stones reminds listeners that 2016 is not over yet, and the band has plenty of fuel in the tank. After seeing the band live in
Record Store Day Black Friday 2016 New Releases on Vinyl
Record Store Day Black Friday provides new music on vinyl records to independent record stores around the United States. Each April Record Store Day works with musicians and indie record stores to connect fans with limited released material. This has grown in such popularity that they have added a second day on Black Friday to give the opportunity of releasing limited music a second day in the year. In my area within Southern Illinois, we are kind of spoiled with indie record stores in comparison to large cities that may have fewer, and larger populations. The ability to be
Record Store Day Black Friday 2016 Preview
Record Store Day Black Friday is celebrating the holidays with 150 new titles released across independent record stores in the United States. Black Friday is commonly known for sales on electronics and other big ticket items early in the morning following Thanksgiving. A more recent trend developing is the demand for vinyl music within independent record stores. Each April, Record Store Day celebrates a day where musicians release vinyl records only to independent record stores across the world. Record Store Day Black Friday extends the concept of providing new vinyl to indie record stores with a stocked list of new
iHeartRadio ICONS talks with Keith Richards about The Rolling Stones returning to the studio
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The Rolling Stones #ZIPCODE Tour sweeps North America
[av_heading heading='The Rolling Stones steal the summer with the ZIP CODE Tour' tag='h3' style='blockquote modern-quote' size='' subheading_active='subheading_below' subheading_size='15' padding='10' color='' custom_font=''] Written by: Matthew McGuire [/av_heading] The Rolling Stones embarked on a 15 city North American tour this summer, and rallied live music fans from coast to coast. Billboard reported that the tour grossed $109.7 million at the first 14 events, and over 700,000 tickets were sold at the 15 concerts. This tour pushed The Rolling Stones back to the number one spot for largest tours of 2015. The Dave Matthews Band and Billy Joel follow the band, but this summer
The Rolling Stones | Live in Nashville | Concert Review
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Record Store Day 2015 | Dylan, Mule, Plant & Blackberry Smoke
[av_heading heading='Downtown Vinyl Listening Party on Record Store Day' tag='h2' style='blockquote modern-quote' size='' subheading_active='subheading_below' subheading_size='15' padding='10' color='' custom_font=''] Written by: Matthew McGuire & Jason Ross [/av_heading] Record Store Day landed on Saturday, April 18 this year. Independent record stores have been given a huge boost by record companies providing them exclusive content available only one day a year, and via the independent record stores. This year over 600 acts have produced material to generate larger audiences, and a communal sense with the bands. In an era of streaming services, social marketing, and digital downloads, the music can sometimes get overlooked. Record
The Rolling Stones | North American Tour 2015
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The Rebellious Sound of Rock Music is Alive and Well The mainstream media
The Rolling Stones released Blue and Lonesome on December 2 via Polydor
Record Store Day Black Friday provides new music on vinyl records
Record Store Day Black Friday is celebrating the holidays with 150 new
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[av_heading heading='The Rolling Stones steal the summer with the ZIP CODE Tour'
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