Along with Van Halen’s Fair Warning, Billy Squier’s Don’t Say No is a hard rock soundtrack to a life lived by me in that very important year of growth and change. Lead off unassumingly by “In The Dark,” the record tracks (even today!) right through to the finish as a carefree time capsule of rock fashion and attitude. It was my pleasure to talk with Billy about his (ours!) masterpiece…
Month: August 2010
Here’s an update on that Full House reissue
It looks like it’s canceled, at least for the moment. Take that reissue of the J. Geils Band’s “Live — Full House” off your shopping list. Peter Wolf tells The Insider that the group has scotched Rhino Records’ plans to put out the two-CD set, which was slated to feature both of the April 21-22, […]
Vinyl Lust: Speaking of “cheap vinyl,” here’s a few rekkids that I picked up last night…
Hanging out at The Winchester + picking up cheap vinyl = two of my favorite things to do! Luckily, you can do both at the same place! Last night, I walked away with the following titles for a buck each… After watching the excellent Do It Again documentary (I know that Geoff Edgers is still […]
Cheap Vinyl: R.E.M. “Document” for $3.99 at Amazon
Kudos to the kids at Slicing Up Eyeballs for alerting me to a cool deal for R.E.M.’s classic Document album, which you can score for the very cool price of $3.99 right now (plus you receive a dollar credit for a free MP3 download at Amazon MP3). We can assume that the price (cut from […]
Celebrating 20 Years of Cowboys From Hell: A conversation with Philip Anselmo
I’m pleased to welcome ATV friend Chris Akin back for another post, this time featuring a conversation recorded this past week with Pantera vocalist Philip Anselmo. With the pending release of the 20th anniversary deluxe edition of Cowboys From Hell, the opportunity to speak with Anselmo came around and I knew that Chris would enjoy […]
12/1/74 at Richfield Coliseum….
…..who was on stage? That’s the stumper of a question posed by the ticket stub below. ATV reader “Cynthia” shot me an email with a question about the stub – would I be able to help? I reached out to all-knowing Bear of Cleveland Rock and Roll and we put our heads together with no […]
For Springsteen fans, Christmas comes in November
Leave it to Bruce to make sure that the holidays are just a little bit more special this year with today’s announcement that you can celebrate the legacy of Darkness on The Edge of Town with six (!!!!) discs overflowing with more Darkness related material (three CDs and three DVDs) than we possibly could have […]
I actually kinda liked those ’90s VH tracks with Roth
Lately, it seems like I might have been one of the few that enjoyed “Me Wise Magic” and “Can’t Get This Stuff No More.” Tonight, while searching for a few Van Halen III tracks (by somebody else’s request, no less!), I came across the following “open letter” which addresses the 1996 material and a series […]
Michael Been Dies at 60
We at ATV are very sad to report that Michael Been, bassist/vocalist/writer for The Call, has died of a heart attack at the age of 60. Known for writing anthemic and thoughtful songs often sourced in the age-old conflicts of right versus wrong and man’s ongoing fight against himself, The Call was well-respected if under appreciated […]
The Beachland needs a helping hand (and gets a nice mention)
Summertime is proving to be a lean period for The Beachland Ballroom and they (as many venues are nationally) are experiencing monetary issues that led them to recently reach out via their email newsletter with a couple of messages asking for help. Here’s the latest word from Beachland co-owner Cindy Barber: Dear Beachlanders…Thanks to everyone […]