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Stone Temple Pilots Reissue Purple

By MusicXplorer / 08/31/2019 / Comments Off on Stone Temple Pilots Reissue Purple

STP are reissuing the album Purple. It contains three discs, one disc, is a concert recording from a New Haven show from 1994. There are other bonuses to make this something to check out. Read more here.

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See set lists from any artist, anytime.

By MusicXplorer / 08/30/2019 / Comments Off on See set lists from any artist, anytime.

Setlist.fm is a very cool site, It offers a setlist from just about every artist. You can search through the years of any artist, check out the statistics from all kinds of scenarios, i.e, how often a song was played every tour, every year, what venues a song was played around the world. Check it…

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Ozzy to release Box Set

By MusicXplorer / 08/29/2019 / Comments Off on Ozzy to release Box Set

Ozzy Osbourne will release a box set comprised from his 16 solo albums, from 1980-2010. The box set is entitled “See You On The Other Side.â€It will be available November 29th. Check it out here.

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Neal Casal, a NJ favorite, passes away.

By MusicXplorer / 08/28/2019 / Comments Off on Neal Casal, a NJ favorite, passes away.

Neal Casal, a musician from Denville, NJ passed away yesterday at age 50. Neal made his mark in the music industry and was most recently in Chris Robinson’s band, Brotherhood. A lot of folks are going to miss him. Read more about Neal and what his friends had to say here.

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Kingfish- Sold out at the Stanhope House

By MusicXplorer / 08/26/2019 / Comments Off on Kingfish- Sold out at the Stanhope House

Christone “Kingfish” Ingram, is a 20 years old blues guitarist from Clarksdale, Mississippi, who has been turning a lot of heads, including blues master, Buddy Guy. Kingfish released his debut album in May, Buddy Guy was so impressed, that he is a guest on his album and has him touring with him this year. Kingfish…

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No Royalties for Queen

By MusicXplorer / 08/26/2019 / Comments Off on No Royalties for Queen

Hard to believe, as of this past May, the band have not seen royalties from the monster hit movie, “Bohemian Rhapsody.†(making over $900M) Brian May talks about it here

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Rival Sons and Black Sabbath

By MusicXplorer / 08/25/2019 / Comments Off on Rival Sons and Black Sabbath

Rival Sons were the sole opening act on Black Sabbath’s final tour. Jay Buchanan discusses how the band got the gig and what it meant to them. Check the story out here

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Black Stone Cherry to release new album

By MusicXplorer / 08/24/2019 / Comments Off on Black Stone Cherry to release new album

Black to Blues Volume 2, is the new album to be released October 18th. The album is a collection of covers of Blues songs. The first song to be released is “Me And The Devil Blues,†a Robert Johnson original. Read more here.

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Dave Grohl says Them Crooked Vultures are still a band.

By MusicXplorer / 08/22/2019 / Comments Off on Dave Grohl says Them Crooked Vultures are still a band.

Them Crooked Vultures, the supergroup that includes John Paul Jones and Josh Homme has not done anything in years, but Dave Grohl says he isn’t giving up. Read the article here. SUBSCRIBE TO THE MUSICXPLORER NEWSLETTER HERE

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Duane Allman’s guitar sells for $1.25 million.

By MusicXplorer / 08/21/2019 / Comments Off on Duane Allman’s guitar sells for $1.25 million.

The gold topped Les Paul used by Duane Allman on Layla and the first two Allman Brothers albums, was sold for $1.25 million dollars at a recent auction. Read more here. SUBSCRIBE TO THE MUSICXPLORER NEWSLETTER HERE

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