Installment number two of the 12 Boots of Christmas series is a thirty year-old chestnut that is ready to be roasted again this holiday season. The Grateful Dead is truckin’ across the nation in support of the Shakedown Street album and lands in Cleveland on November 29, 1979 at Public Hall for a night of […]
Month: November 2009
Book Review: The Light in Darkness by Lawrence Kirsch
When I unwrapped the Live: 1975/85 box set, which I received as a Christmas gift from my parents in 1986, I don’t think I truly had a complete idea of exactly how much of an impact Bruce Springsteen would have on my life. As I put in the first cassette, and began thumbing through the […]
The Stereo Dictator Presents The 12 Boots of Christmas
Happy Holidays Music Lovers! The Stereo Dictator is back with a super special Santa-approved treat that is sure to brighten your spirits and lighten your holiday load. Welcome to the 12 Boots of Christmas! I know it looks like a pair of clogs, like the ones you bought your mom last Christmas. Yes, they look […]
Greetings from Buffalo, NY…..
“Dream ticket.” Those are two great words that would accurately describe my Sunday night spent in Buffalo, NY this past weekend. I found myself unexpectedly crossing another item off of my rock and roll bucket list – by attending the final show of the tour for Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band. These tour-ending […]
The Muppets – Bohemian Rhapsody
One of the Youtube commenters says it best….the Muppets are indeed, timeless. God bless Animal. He rules. Still.
New Releases This Week: Tom Petty, Pixies, Neil Young vinyl
Lots of cool stuff this week, with the Tom Petty box set sitting at the top of the heap of all-time coolness. I hope that you guys have a good week – I’ll be listening to this Tom Petty box for the rest of the week, and probably next month as well. See ya in […]
Cage Match: Tom Petty vs. Tom Petty
Since it’s the week of Thanksgiving, filled with special family time and nightmarish visits from relatives, I’ve been reflecting on the things that I’m thankful for. Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, for instance. I know this seems like an odd thing to mention right off the bat, but has any one of your family members […]
Contest: Win a copy of Big Man – the new book by Clarence Clemons!
Well, the Springsteen tour is finally over. Is anybody else already feeling a little bit of withdrawal like I am? What are we going to do with all of our new found free time? While we wait to find out what Bruce and the guys are going to be up to, one option is to […]
Cleveland Bachelor’s Show of the Week – This Way Out’s 4th Anniversary Show
Dear ATVians, How many of you took my advice and hit the Evangelicals show? I was there, so I know that it wasn’t a tremendous amount of you, but if some of you did, let me know what you thought. Did I make a good pick? (In fact, this requested feedback goes for any show […]
Silver Bullet Bucket List & All I Want For Christmas is for Michael McDonald to not sing any Christmas songs.
You can all give me shit later for ignoring you on ATV for so long. It’s the holidays, so let’s wait until after New Year’s, mmm-kay? And it’s OK, I know you miss me… I see it on my stats every time you Google me. Thanks to Jukebox 65 for musically inspiring a post from […]