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Paul Klein describes phenomenon of streaming superstars LANY, promise of “Summer Forever”

Without the benefit of a culturally ubiquitous hit or a massive viral moment, indie pop/alternative rock/acoustic anomaly LANY has nonetheless logged over four billion [More…]

Martin Fry shoots that “Poison Arrow” towards ABC’s anniversary for “The Lexicon Of Love”

No act of the 1980s embodied slick pop sophistication more than ABC, who’s original front man Martin Fry is still leading the band with a voice dipped in buttery soul and [More…]

Tears For Fears: “The Tipping Point” Tour at Hollywood Casino Amp

Click here for a review of Tears For Fears at the Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre. For additional information on Tears For Fears, visit TearsForFears.com. Upcoming concert [More…]

Tears For Fears shouts, lets “The Tipping Point” out, guests Garbage as great

In the painstaking 17-year wait between actual albums, Tears For Fears started and stopped recording on several occasions when music business pressures clashed with their [More…]

Germany’s “robot pop” pioneers Kraftwerk take a “3-D” ride on the “Trans-Europe Express”

As pioneers of the entire electronic music movement dating back to the early 1970s, Kraftwerk’s importance is off the charts and it was laughably ludicrous that it took [More…]

Curt Smith reveals how Tinley Park-prepping Tears For Fears reached “The Tipping Point”

Given the constant presence of synth-pop and alternative architects Tears For Fears, either with the ageless singles “Shout,” “Everybody Wants To Rule The World,” [More…]

A saucerful of “Insolo” secrets from Gary Kemp of Spandau Ballet and “The Bodyguard”

The primary songwriter of England’s Spandau Ballet, Gary Kemp, is responsible for ageless ballads such as “True,” “Gold” and “Through The Barricades,” [More…]

The Killers’ Dave Keuning drops “A Mild Case Of Everything,” looks on the “Mr. Brightside”

No instrument was too daunting for Dave Keuning throughout “A Mild Case Of Everything,” his second project to simply fall under the Keuning banner (coined in a similar [More…]

A bountiful Paul Carrack concert box, tempting tidbits on Squeeze, Mechanics, Clapton

The golden voice of Paul Carrack may be better known than his name thanks to taking leads on Mike + The Mechanics’ chart-topping “The Living Years,” Squeeze’s smash [More…]

The 1975: “Music For Cars” Tour at United Center

For additional information on The 1975, visit The1975.com. For a list of upcoming Live Nation concerts, visit LiveNation.com. Upcoming concert highlights at the United Center [More…]