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Avril Lavigne is set to release her 7th studio album. (Photo: Bang ShowBiz)

Avril Lavigne Breaks Early in 2022 With New Album ‘Love Sux’ on Travis Barker’s Label (Video)

Keith GirardJanuary 13, 2022

Avril Lavigne is set to release her 7th studio album. (Photo: Bang ShowBiz) Avril Lavigne, the skatur gurl singer who broke big at 16 in 2002, is back with a new album, Love Sux. It includes new singles "Bite Me" and another new tune that will dr...

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COVID catches up with KPop Group BTS. Three test positive. (Photo: Bang ShowBiz)

COVID Smacks BTS; 3 KPop Singers Test Positive as Omicron Surges Worldwide

Keith GirardJanuary 4, 2022

COVID catches up with KPop Group BTS. Three test positive. (Photo: Bang ShowBiz) Suga, Jin and JM of the Korean pop group BTS are the latest to report COVID-19 infections as the Omicron variant sweeps the United States and the world. Dr. Grego...

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The Monkees during their hayday. Michael Nesmith (center) and sole survivor Micky Dolenz (right front). (Photo: Studio)

Michael Nesmith, Who Transcended Monkees to Leave Stellar Music, Televison Legacy, Dies at 78

WinchesterDecember 12, 2021

The Monkees during their heyday. Michael Nesmith (center) and sole survivor Micky Dolenz (right front). (Photo: Studio) Mike Nesmith of the Monkees appeared terribly frail when I caught him and Micky Dolenz ("The Micky & Micky tour") last month a...

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Harry Nilsson captured at work in 1974 on his single "Many Rivers To Cross." (Photo: RCA Records).

Harry Nilsson, a Quiet Genius, Pioneer of ‘Salon Rock,’ Recalled in New Book

WinchesterNovember 16, 2021

Harry Nilsson captured at work in 1974 on his single "Many Rivers To Cross." (Photo: RCA Records). Millennials and Gen-Xers may not immediately know the name Harry Nilsson, but they likely have listened to his music at some point in their lives. ...

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Freda Payne is the subject of a new biography. (Photo: Freda Payne)

Freda Payne’s Golden Career Captured in New Book ‘Band of Gold’ by Mark Bego

WinchesterNovember 11, 2021

Freda Payne is the subject of a new biography. (Photo: Freda Payne) Singer Freda Payne, best known for the No. 1 hit song, “Band of Gold,” in 1970, has been the star of several Broadway touring productions, and a popular fixture on telev...

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George Harrison posed for his iconic album cover with fanciful garden gnomes. (Photo: George Harrison.com)

All Things Must Pass 50th Anniversary Remix: Feel George Harrison’s Spirit, Again

Matt KindelmannAugust 19, 2021

After The Beatles finally ended it in the spring of 1970, three bandmembers soon followed up with solo albums and embarked on new and disparate careers....

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Monkees Micky Dolenz and Michael Nesmith performing on stage. (Photo:

Micky Dolenz Album Instills Monkee Mike Nesmith’s Songs With New Relevance in Age of COVID-19

Mark BegoJune 11, 2021

Monkees Micky Dolenz and Michael Nesmith performing on stage. (Photo: GabboT) The new Dolenz Sings Nesmith album is one of the best and most perfectly produced solo albums recorded by any individual member of '60s TV show and later band, The Monk...

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Lorde is set to release a new song and a sexy new image. (Photo:

Lordy! Lordy! Lorde! Kiwi Singer Posts Racy Song Cover: But Is It Really Her? (See!)

Keith GirardJune 8, 2021

Lorde is teasing her first new music in four years with a shocking display of flesh. (See!)...

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August Darnell and Adriana Kaegi performing as Kid Creole and the Coconuts. (Photo: John Rynski)

Kid Creole Founders Launch New Creation, NFT Streaming Media Art (See!)

Keith GirardJune 3, 2021

Kid Creole & The Coconuts, one of the best live bands ever, have embraced the current NFT craze by releasing a 30 second digital art piece “Got to be a Man.” ...

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Monkee Micky Dolenz has a new album and tour on the way. (Photo: DisCompany)

Micky Dolenz Finally Gets His Wish; Singing Michael Nesmith Songs on New Album

WinchesterMay 20, 2021

The full 13-track album is officially released on May 21. , A Monkees-Farewell Tour was announced, kicking off in September....

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Biggie Smalls is memorialized in this Brooklyn street mural. (Photo: )

Gruesome Relic From Biggie Smalls Murder Up for Sale; Could Fetch $150k

Keith GirardMarch 29, 2021

Biggie Smalls, also know as the Notorious B.I.G, was at the height of his rap career when he was gunned down in a 1997 drive-by shooting. Now a gruesome relic from the event is up for auction...

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