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Every Baby Boomer Alive Remembers These 4 Classic Rock Jams From 1978

• Article lists four memorable 1978 rock songs for baby boomers.
• Featured artists: Rod Stewart, Bruce Springsteen, Wings, Billy Joel.
• Songs' chart peaks ranged from No. 1 to No. 33.

American Songwriter has published a nostalgia piece highlighting four rock songs from 1978 that it says remain memorable to baby boomers. The article, part of a recurring "classic rock" retrospective series, is a light entertainment piece rather than hard news, revisiting hits from major artists of the era.…

“They had their own code… They would communicate with each other via eye contact and head movements. It was amazing how many long, nuanced phrases they could play that way”: How Rush made Signals

• Prog revisits Rush's 1982 album Signals for its 40th anniversary
• Signals marked a deliberate shift away from Moving Pictures' sound
• Band used eye contact and head movements as a private musical code

Prog magazine has revisited the making of Rush's 1982 album Signals, the Canadian trio's ninth studio record and their final collaboration with longtime producer Terry Brown. The feature, published to mark the album's 40th anniversary reissue in April 2023, explores how the band deliberately steered away from repeating…

3 Guitar Solos From the 1970s That Everyone Knows but Nobody Remembers Who Played Them

• Three 1970s rock songs feature memorable guitar passages whose original musicians remain largely unknown to the general public
• Session players and less prominent band members receive little credit despite creating iconic instrumental moments
• Examples include Elliott Randall on Steely Dan's 'Reelin' in the Years' and Denny Dias on 'Do It Again'

Steely Dan, 1976. Walter Becker en Donald Fagan. Albums Aja, Pretzel Logic, Royal Scam. Singers, songwriters, composers. We know these 1970s guitar solos, but not as many people know who actually played them. Revisit these guitar solos with the musician in mind. The post 3 Guitar Solos From…

What song was number one for the longest in the summer of 1966?

• "Summer in the City" by The Lovin' Spoonful held the US top spot longest with three weeks in August
• In the UK, The Beatles' "Yellow Submarine"/"Eleanor Rigby" spent four weeks at number one
• Chart success split between emerging counterculture acts and traditional mainstream artists

Big hitters. The post What song was number one for the longest in the summer of 1966? first appeared on Far Out Magazine.

X and music publishers quietly settle opposing lawsuits

• X and music publishers ended a 3-year copyright lawsuit with a confidential settlement, dismissing all claims permanently
• Dispute originated from X's lack of music licensing agreements and alleged user copyright infringement
• Settlement terms remain undisclosed; neither party has publicly explained the resolution

The original lawsuit was filed in 2023 and claimed Twitter hosted thousands of cases of copyright infringement.

Watch NYC mayor Zohran Mamdani make surprise cameo at Djo’s Forest Hills show

• NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani made a surprise video appearance at Djo's sold-out Forest Hills Stadium concert on July 17
• He replaced actor Charlie Heaton's usual voicemail message during the song 'Charlie's Garden'
• The appearance reflects Mamdani's ongoing participation in the city's music and cultural events

He replaced Charlie Heaton’s usual voicemail during ‘Charlie’s Garden’ The post Watch NYC mayor Zohran Mamdani make surprise cameo at Djo’s Forest Hills show appeared first on NME.

Watch: METAL CHURCH’s New Lineup, Featuring Bassist DAVID ELLEFSON And Singer BRIAN ALLEN, Kicks Off North American Tour

• Metal Church's new lineup made its US live debut on 17 July 2026
• Bassist David Ellefson (Megadeth) and singer Brian Allen debuted stateside
• Line-up previously played one warm-up show in Mexico in May

The new lineup of American heavy metal band Metal Church made its United States live debut on Friday, 17 July 2026, at Tupelo Music Hall in Derry, New Hampshire, marking the official start of a North American tour. The show is notable for featuring bassist David Ellefson, best…

This Iconic Bette Midler Hit Was Initially Rejected Multiple Times

• Amanda McBroom wrote 'The Rose' for a 1980 Janis Joplin biopic; film producers rejected it as dull and uncommercial
• Music supervisor Paul Rothchild championed the song to Bette Midler, who advocated for its inclusion, making it a chart-topping hit
• The song earned Midler a Grammy nomination and was later covered by Conway Twitty as a country No. 1

Bette Midler's 1980 chart-topping ballad "The Rose", written by Amanda McBroom, was nearly left off the soundtrack of the film it takes its name from after producers repeatedly rejected it as dull and unsuited to a rock and roll picture about Janis Joplin's life. The song only survived…

The Beatles song John Lennon and Paul McCartney always disagreed on: “More my style than his”

• Lennon and McCartney disputed who should perform 'Oh! Darling,' with Lennon arguing the demanding vocal style better suited his abilities
• McCartney carefully developed the vocal across multiple sessions, viewing it as essential to the song's intended impact
• The track became formative for McCartney's later solo exploration of his upper vocal register