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When we first heard Almost Alice, the Top 40 counterpart to the Alice in Wonderland soundtrack, we immediately thought of the recent SNL skit, “Bunny Business,” in which popular artists perform forced songs about bunnies and business for an imaginary movie’s soundtrack, even though the songs probably have nothing to do with the movie. Okay, maybe that’s
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On August 15, 1965, The Beatles performed at Shea Stadium, the home of baseball’s New York Mets. At that time, playing a stadium show was unheard of. However, this marked the beginning of huge shows by rock bands, leading up to musical festivals. This past year saw the opening of Citi Field, the new home of the Mets. I live about 30 miles away, so, for me, there was a steady media barrage of news that Sir Paul was coming back to town.
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I never knew that legendary blues and rock guitarist Johnny Winter performed at the 1969 Woodstock music festival. That’s probably because his show was entirely omitted from both the 1970 movie and the original live albums. Needless to say, as a devoted fan, I was excited to discover that his performance would be released in a two-CD set: Johnny Winter: The Woodstock Experience.
One CD consists of this blues master’s entire
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