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George Lucas Opens a 40,000-Piece Story Museum, and Yes, There Is a Star Wars Gallery
The Lucas Museum of Narrative Art opens in Los Angeles with more than 40,000 works spanning comics, illustration, film and fine art.
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Nostalgia, pop culture, forgotten technology, and the era that raised itself.
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John Farnham’s Voice Filled Melbourne Even Though He Couldn’t Be in the Room
More than 120 performers celebrated John Farnham in Melbourne at a cancer fundraiser built around the songs that defined Australian pop.
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The Fall’s “Final Album” Starts an Afterlife Fight Over Who Gets to Finish the Music
“Post Script” pairs archival Mark E Smith vocals with newly added music, dividing longtime collaborators and Smith’s former fiancée over the Fall’s legacy.
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Madness Put Its Scruffy Origin Story on Film in 1981, and the 4K Restoration Still Has Mud on Its Shoes
Madness’s semi-fictional 1981 origin movie “Take It or Leave It” returns in 4K as a funny, grimy record of working-class London and band survival.
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Nigella Lawson Joins “Bake Off,” and the Tent Is About to Get Considerably More Luscious
Nigella Lawson replaces Prue Leith as a judge on “The Great British Bake Off,” pairing her flavor-first style with Paul Hollywood’s precision.
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Chad Gilbert Gave Pop-Punk Its Crunch and Kept Playing Through the Hardest Years
New Found Glory co-founder Chad Gilbert has died at 45 after years of cancer treatment and a final return to the stage in June.
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Digital Dead Musicians May Tour Several Cities at Once, Because Retirement Is Apparently Broken
UK startup Unit1 raised $20 million to stage lower-cost concerts featuring hyper-realistic digital avatars of living and deceased musicians.
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Suzi Quatro Is 76, Still Touring and Still Waiting for the Rock Hall to Locate Its Glasses
Suzi Quatro says her Rock and Roll Hall of Fame omission is “absolutely crazy” as she releases a new album and keeps touring at 76.
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Ozzy and Black Sabbath’s Final Show Is Coming to Cinemas, So Bring Industrial Earplugs
“Back to the Beginning,” filmed at Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath’s final Birmingham performance, opens in cinemas worldwide October 28.
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Blind Faith Made One Album, Survived One Tour and Left Rock With a 57-Year Group Project
Blind Faith combined Eric Clapton, Steve Winwood, Ginger Baker and Ric Grech for one famous album before pressure and personality ended the supergroup.
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Springsteen, Joan Jett and Mark Hamill Have Birthdays This Week, So Gen X May Begin Stretching Now
Bruce Springsteen, Joan Jett, Mark Hamill and other familiar Gen X icons celebrate birthdays during the week of September 20–26.
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“Strictly Come Dancing” Gets Three New Hosts, Five New Pros and One Giant British Group Project
“Strictly Come Dancing” launched its 2026 season with three new presenters, five new professional dancers and a redesigned pairing format.