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Posthumous Chuck Berry live album to be released in December
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British Museum to display the world’s oldest map of stars
The British Museum says it will display what it says is the world's oldest surviving map of the stars in…
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Stevie Van Zandt’s new memoir documents his life in music and show business
To call Stevie Van Zandt a renaissance man may be a bit of an understatement. He's in the Rock &…
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These 2 artists question what people trash and treasure
Artist Lauren Yeager, who works with found objects, likes giving new life to items people toss to the curb. “To…
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Lost to history, Questlove documentary brings iconic 1969 concert back to life
In the summer of 1969 cameras captured a series of concerts in Harlem featuring artists who would go on to…
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British Museum to display the world’s oldest map of stars
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