For the first time in 30 years, “Wonderful Christmas Time” found its way back into Paul McCartney’s setlist, because it’s that time of the year, right? As we mentioned in the Cage Match a couple of weeks ago, McCartney hinted in interviews prior to this winter tour that he might drag it out for the […]
Month: December 2009
Christmas in Bootleg City
Here’s an invite for all of you to join us over at Bootleg City for our annual holiday party, this year featuring festive entertainment from Bruce Springsteen and the Max Weinberg 7!
Contest: Win a signed copy of “Looking for Calvin and Hobbes”
One of my favorite books that I’ve read this year, is Looking for Calvin and Hobbes: The Unconventional Story of Bill Watterson and His Revolutionary Comic Strip by Nevin Martell. (You can check out my review at Popdose right here.) Until and unless Watterson decides to tell the story himself, this book is the most […]
Show of the Week: Music Saves/Square Records Holiday Get Down
Dear ATVians, Happy holiday season. I’m not the world’s biggest holidays fan, but I tell you one thing I do like about the festive time of year: all the killer concerts. Between the Christmas show at the Grog, the Thanksgiving show at Pats, and all the various holiday shows in between, the forty odd days […]
The 12 Boots of Christmas: All the Way from San Jose
Boot #11 in the 12 Boots of Christmas series brings together two of Santa’s favorite sons, Ian Hunter and Mick Ronson, for an old-fashioned rock and roll radio show that is sure to warm the coldest holiday heart.
Bob Seger Lands Top Selling Catalog Album of the Decade
We’ve got some good news out of the Motor City with the word that our man Bob Seger has officially locked in the top selling catalog album of the decade on Billboard’s Decade End Catalog Albums Chart with his 1994 Greatest Hits release. Greatest Hits spent two years on the Billboard Top 200 before moving […]
The 12 Boots of Christmas: Santa Plays the Daily Double
Hey hey music lovers, it’s getting closer to the big day and the big guy is feeling mighty generous! Today’s installment of the 12 Boots of Christmas features a pair, as in two, well-worn but still shiny boots from the 1980s. Boot # 10 is another Santa selected holiday treat of the international variety. Roll […]
Cage Match: Xmas Edition Vol. 2: Tom Petty vs. John Cougar Mellencamp
Ho! Ho! Ho! The first installment of last week’s holiday Cage Match is here if you missed it. There was a surprising amount of love for Paul McCartney’s “Wonderful Christmastime” – more than I expected, with all of the people that I know that despise it. For this week’s Cage Match, we’re rolling out two […]
This Weekend: Joshua Jesty & The Death Panels at The Winchester
On Saturday night at the Winchester, our pal Joshua Jesty will take the stage with a full band, nicknamed The Death Panels for this performance only. This will be your only chance to see the Death Panels prior to their planned breakup at the end of the night. Josh got in touch with us and […]
New Releases This Week: Pet Shop Boys, Alicia Keys, Nirvana
This will probably be the last new releases post for the year with the holidays approaching – but to wrap things up, there are some interesting titles this week, including a live Tears for Fears set from the tour for The Seeds of Love, and also a holiday EP from the Pet Shop Boys. The […]