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55 years ago today, one of the most important musical variety series of the ‘60s made its debut on ABC, and while it concluded its run less than two years later, its importance to pop culture of the era remains...

In 1994, Christopher Wallace – known to his fans as The Notorious B.I.G. – helped define East Coast hip-hop for a new generation with his debut album, READY TO DIE. To commemorate its anniversary, Rhino has teamed with the website...

It’s the end of an automotive era, not to mention a musical one: Ric Ocasek, singer, songwriter, and musically-multifaceted member of The Cars, has died. Born Richard Theodore Otcasek in Baltimore, Maryland on March 23, 1944, Ocasek dropped the “T”...

On August 30, Rhino reissued Chicago’s self-titled debut album, CHICAGO TRANSIT AUTHORITY, digitally and on CD...and before you complain, yes, it was self-titled, because that’s what the band was calling itself at the time. The version of the album that...

Rod Stewart is alive, well, and continuing to record new material, but from 1975 through 2001, he was releasing his work through Warner Brothers Records, releasing 14 studio albums during the course of his time for the label, scoring an...

Today’s Daniel Johnston post was originally intended to be a “Happy 25th“ piece devoted to honoring his album FUN, which was released this week in 1994, but instead we’re forced to do a sad piece, as we’ve confirmed that Johnston...

At the time of its release in late 1980, Fleetwood Mac’s LIVE seemed like an afterthought – a contractual obligation, or at least a stop-gap effort between the 1979 double album TUSK and 1982’s MIRAGE (a period also filled by...

MADONNA’S FIRST FOUR ALBUMS SET FOR RELEASE ON CRYSTAL CLEAR VINYL Madonna , Like A Virgin , True Blue And Who’s That Girl Soundtrack Arrive In Step With Her Upcoming Madame X Tour Each One Will Be Available On November...

It’s Wednesday, so it must be time to take another dip into the Rhino catalog and trot out a new quartet of cover songs that you may or may not have heard before. Let’s get started, shall we? • Dave...