Do I end every sentence like it’s a question, aye?
Written by: Matt Wardlaw
Thanks to Rob Smith of Popdose for pointing me towards this hilarious video exchange featuring an "interview" with 80s popster Richard Marx. Billboard's Bill Werde and Marx kick the traditional interview format out the window while discussing Marx's latest album Emotional Remains, and have some humorous fun at the expense of some of Marx's fellow 80s peers instead.
Marx gets in one of the best artist to artist disses that I've heard in a long, long time! There's at least one Canadian artist that might be taking Richard Marx off of his Christmas card list.
Check out the video goods after the jump!
CommentsQuick Hits – Don Dixon, Richard Marx, Ramones, Tom Petty, and more
Written by: Matt Wardlaw
Welcome to Quick Hits, the periodic time of the month where I go through my Google Reader, and share with you all of the cool news that's been rocking my world. According to a quick search, it's allegedly been two months since we've done this. I'm pretty sure that I did one in October, but I'm not going to search for it.
Let's get on with this, shall we??
80s kids, check this out - how about an Ultravox reunion? The 2009 tour will be the band's first set of gigs since Live Aid in 1985. Yipes!
Hall and Oates are suing their publisher over the song Maneater. The potential punchlines are endless....let's start with "ooooh, here they come..."
Darkness at the End of the Tunnel shares thoughts on the Bruce/Billy Barack show.
Put on your rock shoes for upcoming gigs featuring Social Distortion and Motorhead. And oh yeah, bring your ear plugs too.
Let's stop talking about it, and make those Genesis gigs with Peter Gabriel a reality already!
Darren at He's A Whore tells us all why he digs Tom Petty. And I agree.
Remember that book I mentioned yesterday by music journalist Carrie Borzillo-Vrenna? Read an interview with Carrie, conducted by the fine folks at Popdose, right here.
While you're hanging out at Popdose, check out their guide to the musical career of Don Dixon, accessorized with a hefty two part interview with Dixon that covers it all - R.E.M., Smithereens, etc. There's something here for everyone! Kudos to Jon Cummings for lots of great reading! Here's the Dixon interview - part one and part two.
Big props to Will Harris @ Popdose (hey, those guys again) for interviewing The Devil, er, Ray Wise from Reaper, one of my favorite TV shows. The writer's strike totally screwed up my TV viewing, and I never did catch the last few episodes of the 1st season of Reaper. Gotta do it. By the way, they're in the midst of shooting the second season of Reaper right now, so hopefully we will see that back on the TV schedule in early 2009.
Before we leave Popdose-land, let's get Lost in the '90s with Dink. You know, I think it's kinda possible that perhaps we might see Dink back on stage one of these days. Keep the faith.
P.S. - props to Kelly and Jose for getting the Dink discussion rolling with this post back in September!
John Gorman has a very cool vintage interview with Pete Townshend from The Who, posted on the Buzzard Book Blog - I've heard the Townshend artist ID from the same time period many times, but never thought I would hear a full interview. The 11 minute interview is must-listen stuff for Who fans.
Richard Marx has not one, but two brand new albums that were released unexpectedly this past week, thanks to the artistic freedom that is granted by the internet and being your own record label. Emotional Remains is the "rockin" album of the two, while Sundown is a more mellow project. I believe this will make a total of three releases this year from Marx, who also released the Duo project with collaborator Matt Scannell from Vertical Horizon. Scannell figures heavily into the new projects as well, which feature additional guest appearances from Toni Braxton and Vince Gill, to name a couple. Both albums are available now for immediate download, and CD versions also are available for pre-order - find it all at RichardMarx.com.
The Vinyl District shares the news that the entire Queen catalog is being re-released on vinyl.
I saw some Queen vinyl last night while visiting My Mind's Eye locally in Lakewood, and also saw the 45 RPM box set for Metallica's And Justice For All, which looked VERY cool.
While we're talking vinyl, I got a sneak listen to the pending live EP from Tom Petty and Mudcrutch, which will be available on Tuesday digitally, and also on vinyl. I wish that it was a full-length, but after hearing it, I'll take it - it rocks!! By the way, the vinyl is totally the move on this one - buy the vinyl, and get the CD EP as a bonus at no extra cost.
Petty friend and biographer Warren Zanes sits down for a Petty state of the union interview that you can find at TomPetty.com.
I'll leave you with some live Ramones, once again from Darren at He's A Whore.
Have a good week all!
CommentsQuick Hits – U2, Duran Duran, and my television favorites
Written by: Matt Wardlaw
What's up kids - I've had this post sitting around, collecting links for a while now, so before the moss completely covers all of it, here it is for all of you!
Former Duran Duran guitarist Andy Taylor has put all of the scandalous DD dirt that you would ever want to know into a new book. The book comes on on September 9th, and it is already on my list of must-read books - can't wait!
The Dead Milkmen are resurfacing for a gig.
Wait, so they can't sell beer at Molson Amphitheatre?
Cult guitarist Billy Duffy reunited with former bandmate Matt Sorum recently when the pair joined Michael Anthony and Sammy Hagar to work on a track for Hagar's upcoming solo album.
Hopefully that solo album will be better than this new Hagar tune. How many ways do I hate NASCAR? Let me count them....
Springsteen did a song for monkey lovers everywhere recently with a rare performance of "Part Man, Part Monkey."
P.S. - the Springsteen tour is over, and yes, I'm pouting!
September 30th is the release date for the new James Taylor Covers album. Having heard several of the tracks live earlier this summer, I'm looking forward to it!
Matt @ The Syndicate points to new fresh signs that a new Pixies album might not be out of the question!
I love Ben Folds Five, and site regular Burgo pointed me towards new music from former BFF drummer Darren Jessee's project Hotel Lights. I think I'm in love!
And yeah, did you miss my mention earlier this week about the Ben Folds Five reunion show one-off? Woo hoo!!
TDavid has the scoop on a cool "This Day in AC/DC History" widget that you can grab for your website.
The Wilson sisters say "huh-uh" to Palin's usage of "Barracuda."
We'll have to wait until 2009 for that new U2 album.
On the tube:
Time to admit several guilty pleasures in the aftermath of this past week of television series and season premieres. Here are a few of the things on my DVR:
Gossip Girl - thumbs up!
90210 - I was a junkie back in the day. As far as the new show goes, the jury is slightly out, but I liked enough of what I saw in the first episode that I'll be back to watch future episodes. I think there are interesting possibilities with the character development of an older Kelly (Jennie Garth) and I'm hoping that they'll continue to keep that interesting. The return of Brenda (Shannen Doherty) was a bit one-dimensional and predictable by comparison.
The Shield - still great!
Z Rock - A must watch for music fans - starring and loosely based on the real-life career of ZO2 - love the cameos so far with Sebastian Bach, Joan Rivers, Harry Braunstein, etc. Lots more on the way, including Chris Barron from Spin Doctors, John Popper from Blues Traveler, and Dave Navarro. The show kind of reminds me of a musical version of Curb Your Enthusiasm - very funny!
Still on deck - Sons of Anarchy (FX)
Looking forward to quite a few things, including Californication, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, 30 Rock (duh!) The Office and True Blood on HBO, which is the new series from Six Feet Under creator Alan Ball. Hoping that David Duchovny's trip to rehab for sex addiction won't derail his great work on Californication, a show in which he plays....a sex addict. Californication was one of my favorite new shows last year.
That's it from me for now - tonight: Journey, Heart and Cheap Trick at Blossom!
CommentsGood Listening: Pearl Jam – Tivoli: Utrecht, Holland – 3/4/92
Written by: Matt Wardlaw
Seventeen years ago today, Pearl Jam released their debut album Ten. As of 2003, the album has been certified twelve times platinum in the United States, and remains the band's best selling album.
So you might find it hard to believe that the album wasn't an immediate success, and took nearly a year to reach the Top Ten of the Billboard charts. And thanks to the great musical talent (*gag*) of Billy Ray Cyrus, the album peaked at #2, unable to unseat Cyrus' Some Gave All from the top of the charts.
Prior to the eventual chart success of the Ten album, the band toured hard and quickly began to build a reputation as a must-see band in the live setting.
Pearl Jam played a couple of notable early Cleveland shows, including a 1991 show opening for Smashing Pumpkins and the Red Hot Chili Peppers in November at Music Hall. Earlier that same day, the band played a charity basketball game vs. local radio personalities that is still frequently part of conversation when local Pearl Jam fans talk about their favorite Pearl Jam memories.
Allegedly, the game was carried on local public television, which I don't remember hearing, but that would be a cool tape to see if someone has a copy!
The band also played an April date in 1992 at Peabody's Down Under with Eleven (featuring future Pearl Jam drummer Jack Irons) opening.
I've talked to many that supposedly were in attendance for the Peabody's show, and then several others that produced their actual ticket stub proving their attendance.
My friend Matt had the coolest Pearl Jam mementos of all, hand written letters and an autographed setlist, all obtained from Eddie Vedder via postal correspondence in those early days.
As for me, I missed both shows - much like my recent Woodstock '94 tale, I can't give you a good reason why I missed them.
All of Pearl Jam's hard work finally paid off with the album's success, and Ten continued to sell so well, that it outsold its followup Vs. in 1993, notching sales that made Ten the eighth best selling album of 1993.
But keeping their egos in check, the Spin Doctors Pocket Full of Kryptonite album outsold both Ten and Vs. in 1993.
Ten got a lot of really good reviews, and also got at least one lukewarm review courtesy of Entertainment Weekly:
Like many of its Seattle cohorts, Pearl Jam also flail about in search of a groove and a song. Occasionally, as in the single ''Alive,'' they find both. More often, they lose themselves in a sound that only goes to show that just about anything can be harnessed and packaged.
My favorite Pearl Jam albums/tunes?
Good question.
I will tell you that my buddy Matt (mentioned previously above,) helped me to see the light on No Code, which at the original time of release I was not a fan of.
Walking past his office on a daily basis, I would frequently hear him playing something that sounded really good. One particular morning, I stopped to ask him what that album was, and he informed me that it was in fact that No Code album that I disliked (and had made a point of telling him how much I didn't like it.)
These days, No Code is one of my favorite Pearl Jam albums. Some of my favorite tunes are on No Code, including "Smile," "Present Tense," and "Off He Goes."
Yeah, I like the moody stuff from Vedder.....but I also like the rockers too - "Once," "Animal," "Porch," and "Not For You" are high on my list.
Album-wise, I'm generally okay with most of the PJ catalog - Ten still ranks high on my list, but I probably listen to No Code the most, followed by the two most recent albums, Riot Act and Pearl Jam.
What about you?
Since we're talking about Ten, how about a really cool Ten-era live show recorded on March 4th, 1992 in Holland?
According to Vedder's comments from the stage, it's also the first Pearl Jam show that he played with a tattoo. There's a random historical fact for you all, I guess.
Enjoy!
Ticket stub courtesy of Five Horizons
Pearl Jam
March 4, 1992
Tivoli: Utrecht, Holland
Disc One:
1. Intro/Release
2. Even Flow
3. Why Go
4. Jeremy
5. Deep
6. Alive
7. Black
8. State Of Love And Trust
9. Once
Disc Two:
1. Sympathy For The Devil
2. Porch
(Encore)
3. Jam
4. Alone
5. Outshined/Leash
6. Hunger Strike
7. Garden/Jam
Relevant Links:
Pearl Jam's official site
Purchase Pearl Jam's Ten from Amazon - CD
Purchase Pearl Jam's rearviewmirror (greatest hits) - CD or MP3
CommentsQuick Hits – Jayhawks/Golden Smog, The Replacements, GNR, Ben Folds, hear new tracks from Oasis and more
Written by: Matt Wardlaw
Greetings from Cleveland! Foreigner at House of Blues is next up on the concert agenda, tomorrow night. Setlist and a brief report will come early next week!
We'll start with a not-so-quick hit:
Jayhawks fans, get happy - there are two Jayhawks-related releases coming out in September! And if you live in Spain, September 4th brings a one-time reunion of the 94/95 era Jayhawks lineup of Gary Louris, Mark Olson, Marc Perlman, Karen Grotberg, and Tim O'Reagan. For the first time ever, I wish I was living in Spain!
Mark and Gary will release their Chris Robinson-produced reunion CD Ready For The Flood, on September 16th. They've got a new Myspace page here, and you can also check out interviews with both of them done by Paste Magazine.
And in related news, you'll also be able to grab Stay Golden, Smog: The Best of Golden Smog on September 23rd, featuring an early version of "Until You Came Along," and a cover of Brian Wilson's "Love and Mercy." Here's the complete press release:
LOS ANGELES--In the late '80s, Minneapolis was home to a tightly knit music scene that claimed its fair share of groups on college and alternative radio playlists. When they weren't playing in their own bands, singer Kraig Johnson (Run Westy Run) and guitarists Dan Murphy (Soul Asylum) Gary Louris (the Jayhawks) and Marc Perlman (the Jayhawks) got together as Golden Smog to play with friends and have a good time. The band recorded a pair of albums for Rykodisc in the early '90s, featuring Uncle Tupelo/Wilco's Jeff Tweedy and drummers Noah Levy (Honeydogs) and Jody Stephens (Big Star).
Rhino brings together the essential tracks from both of those early releases for STAY GOLDEN, SMOG: THE BEST OF GOLDEN SMOG. This 18-song collection also features an alternate version of the fan favorite ("Until You Came Along") and an unreleased Brian Wilson cover ("Love And Mercy.") On September 23, this compilation will be available from Rhino Records at all retail outlets, including www.rhino.com, for a suggested list price of $16.98 on CD and $10.99 for digital download.
What began as a wicked cover band in 1989 evolved into a group featuring a rotating cast of talented musicians. The group's greatest strength has always been its collective songwriting prowess. Solid contributions from members writing solo and together helped the band create a lovable pastiche of soulful twang and thrilling garage bravado. The band released an EP, On Golden Smog, in 1992, then its first full-length album, Down By The Old Mainstream, in 1996 and its follow-up, Weird Tales, two years later.
STAY GOLDEN, SMOG: THE BEST OF GOLDEN SMOG contains eight tracks from the group's full-length debut, including a trio of great collaborations: "V" (Johnson/Louris), "Radio King" (Louris/Tweedy), and "Red Headed Stepchild" (Murphy/Perlman). Also featured are the standout solo efforts: "Pecan Pie," Tweedy's bubbly ode to dessert, and "He's A Dick," Johnson's ode to jerks.
The group's second album is also represented on THE BEST OF by eight tracks, including strong contributions by Murphy ("To Call My Own"), Johnson ("Looking Forward To Seeing You"), Louris ("Until You Came Along") and Tweedy ("Please Tell My Brother.") STAY GOLDEN, SMOG: THE BEST OF GOLDEN SMOG also contains a pair of Johnson/Louris efforts "If I Only Had A Car" and "Jennifer Save Me." The collection ends with an early version of "Until You Came Along" and an unreleased cover of Brian Wilson's "Love And Mercy," a song that originally appeared on his 1988 solo debut.
STAY GOLDEN, SMOG: THE BEST OF GOLDEN SMOG Track Listing:
1. "Until You Came Along" (Gary Louris)
2. "Looking Forward To Seeing You" (Kraig Johnson)
3. "Ill Fated" (Dan Murphy)
4. "Lost Love" (Jeff Tweedy)
5. "Jennifer Save Me" (Kraig Johnson, Gary Louris)
6. "Making Waves" (Kraig Johnson)
7. "Glad & Sorry" (Ronnie Lane of the Faces)
8. "V" (Kraig Johnson / Gary Louris)
9. "To Call My Own" (Dan Murphy)
10. "Pecan Pie" (Jeff Tweedy)
11. "Won't Be Coming Home" (Gary Louris / Mark Olson)
12. "Red Headed Stepchild' (Dan Murphy / Marc Perlman)
13. "He's A Dick" (Kraig Johnson)
14. "Radio King" (Gary Louris / Jeff Tweedy)
15. "Please Tell My Brother" (Jeff Tweedy)
16. "If I Only Had A Car" (Kraig Johnson, Gary Louris)
17. "Until You Came Along" (1997 version) - Bonus Track (Gary Louris)
18. "Love And Mercy" - Bonus Track (Brian Wilson)
Sticking in Minneapolis, you might want to save up some extra dough, because September 23rd is also the same date that the next batch of expanded Replacements reissues will hit the racks. In the upcoming stack: Pleased To Meet Me, Tim, Don't Tell A Soul, and All Shook Down.
Paul and Tommy talked about the first batch of reissues earlier this year in this Billboard feature.
Could the new Guns n' Roses album be another retail exclusive at either Wal-Mart or Best Buy? That's the word on the streets.
Ben Folds get my vote for the funniest PR stunt to happen in a while, by leaking fake versions (recorded by Folds) of tracks from his upcoming album Way To Normal.
Check out new Oasis tracks at He's A Whore. They've got a pretty kick ass limited edition box set release planned for Dig Out Your Soul, the new Oasis album due October 7th - details here.
Mojo @ Popdose wants to know what's so great about vinyl?
PG-13 means you have to be 13 to watch it (via Cleveland's a Plum)
Good chatty-chat with Crosby, Stills and Nash about the new Deja-Vu DVD - read it here.
Well, at least ZZ Top is one band NOT skipping Cleveland on their upcoming tour!
Is there an air guitarist in the house? In this house, there sure is. Often and frequently!!
Johnny Cash fans, chew on the details for the upcoming box set reissue of the Folsom Prison set.
The Lost Turntable hooks you up with the guide to proper behavior at festivals.
Metallica's ...And Justice for All turns 20.
Tesla release their new CD Forever More (yay!) on October 7th.
There ya go - that's enough for now, right??
CommentsQuick Hits – Billy Joel, Barenaked Ladies, Van Halen, Dream Theater
Written by: Matt Wardlaw
First, an update to the Westerberg entry I posted yesterday - it seems like you might have to wait a bit longer to plunk down 49 cents for 49 minutes of new Paul Westerberg. The new music is supposed to be available today, and might be still - but it's more likely that the download link will be posted on Monday. Keep your eyes peeled for further updates at Westerberg's official site.
My musical comrade Michael was trying to twist my arm to get me to road trip to NYC for one of the two Billy Joel shows at Shea Stadium this past week. I couldn't quite pull it off, and in retrospect, I wish I would have. Guests for the Wednesday night show included Don Henley, John Mayer, Tony Bennett and John Mellencamp.
We had heard rumors that Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr would join Joel on Friday, and those rumors ended up being half-true. Michael was sending me text updates as the special guests made their way out. Tony Bennett made a return appearance on "New York State of Mind," Garth Brooks made a rare appearance to duet on "Shameless," Steven Tyler on "Walk This Way," Roger Daltrey on "My Generation," and finally - Sir Paul McCartney! McCartney came out for "I Saw Her Standing There," and closed the show with a tried and true seated performance of "Let It Be" at the piano.
The setlists for both shows were pretty cool too - I like it when he closes a show with "Souvenir." You can grab a great version of "Souvenir" on the recently released 30th Anniversary box set for The Stranger, and also via this great show that I posted here recently.
Both Shea shows were recorded for eventual CD and DVD release, and while it seems likely that Joel fans will grumble about YET another live release, I'll be looking forward to this one!
You can grab merchandise from the Shea shows right here.
Speaking of merch, I'd love to get this Tom Petty t-shirt.
Barenaked Ladies singer Steven Page got busted for drugs this past week, and the band's new children's album is called Snacktime. Coincidence?
Wilco and Jayhawks fans take note: Related "supergroup" Golden Smog have a best-of release on the way, that will include a previously unreleased cover version of Brian Wilson's "Love and Mercy," a longtime staple of the group's live set. The set will not have any material from Another Fine Day or Blood on the Slacks.
And of course, we're going to get a live CD and DVD from the Police reunion tour.
On that same subject of live releases, Bob Lefsetz says that industry veteran Irving Azoff is ready to release a Van Halen live DVD for $7.99 if Dave will sign off on it.
Prog rock fans will have a new Dream Theater live CD/DVD in September to annoy their girlfriends with. It's true, some prog rock fans actually do date!
One final bit - ex-Foreigner frontman Lou Gramm will release a Christian rock solo album.
CommentsQuick Hits – Judas Priest, Summertime, Kanye West
Written by: Matt Wardlaw
Another busy week in the can, thank goodness!
First, a rock and roll recap from the week that was....
I saw quite a bit of live music this week, including:
The New Frontiers / Below Jupiter / Liza Bundy at the Beachland Tavern on Monday night (recap here.)
Wednesday night, I saw what was (believe it or not,) my first Cure show. My great friend Pat got the tickets, and was floored (as you can expect) when I told him that I'd never seen the Cure. As a longtime Cure fan, Pat was a tad disappointed with the setlist, but for me personally, it hit all of the necessary marks.
Sonically, it was one of the best sounding shows that I've been to - it sounded great, and Robert Smith and the Cure sounded even better. We stuck around for nearly the entire set minus the encores, and the only song I would have wanted to see them play would be "Friday I'm In Love." And I didn't miss anything, because surprisingly, they didn't play it.
With the Cure show, I guess I crossed another name off of my rock and roll bucket list, which grows larger it seems, as the years pass. All I need is to stop hearing great new music, and I don't see that happening, anytime soon!
And then there are the friends that continue to introduce me to legacy classics that I somehow missed.
What's a guy to do? I'll keep going to shows, that's what I'll do!
Check out a great review (and setlist) of the show from Plain Dealer reporter John Soeder right here.
Friday night was spontaneous - I ended up at The Matinee to watch a couple of great bands currently making the scene here in Cleveland, Red Water Rojo and The Doctor Teeeth.
The evening began with a phone call from my friend Ray, who books at The Matinee - I picked him up and we made our way over to the venue, and after trading a couple of text messages, Pat and I were hanging out for our third rock and roll experience of the week.
As the three of us drove away after an evening of great music, we reflected on the rock and roll goodness that had just been laid out by the anti-correct spelling Doctor Teeeth boys.
This was the first time that I have seen the band, and they dedicated their set and "reason we're playing these songs tonight" to a number of people including Tim Russert and "most importantly, Bo Diddley."
Their sound is a great dysfunctional mix of metal, blues, stoner rock and straight out guitar jams. They possess a quirkiness that is real enough, that when they introduce the next track on the setlist as "Summertime by DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince," you have reason to wonder if they are really about to play it (answer: they didn't.)
For a music fan like myself that likes so many different musical genres, I love a band like The Doctor Teeeth (who are another great example of power trios that SMOKE,) that touch on a little bit of everything. The show wrapped up with a jam that stretched out for nearly a half hour, before slipping seamlessly into the final song of the night. The Doctor Teeeth are crazy good, and if they come anywhere near your zip code - GO!
Speaking of Red Water Rojo, they'll be on the bill for a benefit that I've been asked to emcee at the Grafton Correctional Institution. Who's going to pass up the chance to co-host a rock and roll show at a prison? Certainly not me - The show will happen in mid-July, and I'm looking forward to it.
Other Stuff:
Okay, that was a bit lengthy - Here's the stuff that caught my eye this week....
Look at this debate I started between my pals Chris and TDavid about the new Judas Priest CD Nostradamus. I still haven't listened to the album yet - as mentioned, the week has been busy enough, that my mind has been elsewhere for most of it. My Google Reader is feeling neglected, actually.
Burgo's got the hookup on a tasty full set BBC broadcast from Coldplay that I've been meaning to grab. Great setlist, and you can grab it all right here.
Speaking of Burgo, he also emailed me about Joe Pug, and told me that as a Springsteen fan, he thought I might dig it. I'll need to spend some more time listening to it, but I definitely dug the opening moments of the music that I heard. Burgo goes in-depth and shares some music from Pug.
Phish-heads are going to be happy to know that the band is allegedly reuniting for a new studio album with producer Steve Lillywhite (U2, Dave Matthews Band, Counting Crows.)
Lillywhite is producing a new series for NPR, appropriately titled The Lillywhite Sessions - check out a recent session featuring She & Him (so great, if you're not hip to the project.)
Oasis inked a new three album deal with Sony BMG. I'm excited to see what the Gallagher bros will come up with when they finally release some new music!
Metallica's new album officially has a title - Death Magnetic, which makes me think of Bloom County, Steve Dallas, and Death Tongue!
Eat Sleep Drink Music is digging The New Frontiers album.
I Am Fuel, You Are Friends have a great summer mix posted for your listening enjoyment. I support any mix that includes Springsteen....and "Girls in Their Summer Clothes," no less. If there is a category for the most under appreciated summer song, I would like to nominate "Girls" for the honor.
I'll leave you guys with some funny comments from people that were upset about Kanye West being tardy (among other things) at Bonnaroo.
That's the (not so quick) Quick Hits for this week!
CommentsQuick Hits – One Hit Wonders, Pirate Radio, and Mix Tapes
Written by: Matt Wardlaw
Greetings from Memorial Day Weekend in Cleveland, where I saw Filter for the second time in a week, last night at the House of Blues. Friday night, found me at the resurrected Euclid Tavern for young up and comers The Suede Brothers, who are currently making lots of noise here on the Clevo scene.
Here are some of the things that are rocking my world right now.
Joshua Jesty points me towards this fascinating look at one hit wonders and pop longevity (or the lack of.)
I found a new favorite sandwich, and it's right in my backyard. I think I need to move!
Wired Magazine has the step-by-step on how you too, can start your own pirate radio station.
Bob Lefsetz checks in with his opinion on Death Cab's "I Will Possess Your Heart," which I also loved.
Next time I'm feeling romantically mopey (which happens a lot,) I'll be glad that I didn't go out on this date.
The three principal members of Genesis sit down for a lengthy chat with Rolling Stone. Check it out for the official word on the state of Genesis, and what are the possibilities of that reunion with Peter Gabriel?
TJ @ Viva La Mainstream says that the new 3 Doors Down CD is their best since The Better Life. I agree.
Highlights this week here at Addicted to Vinyl:
I took a look at my favorite tracks that sit at track #1 on the track listing with a rundown of the top 5 album openers (in my opinion.)
Weezer put out a new video, and it's great.
I discovered a whole new way to skin a....er, make a mix tape.
CommentsQuick Hits – Dave Grohl, Stone Temple Pilots, Rick Astley, and more
Written by: Matt Wardlaw
Here are just a few things that have been rocking my world over the past couple of weeks.
Stone Temple Pilots delivered a rockin' performance on Jimmy Kimmel that might not have been perfect, and definitely had a bit of rust - but man, it was good to see the DeLeo brothers back on stage rockin' with Stone Temple Pilots! I'm looking forward to seeing them this weekend at the Rock on the Range festival in Columbus, OH.
Dave Grohl to Metallica: Don't release it until it's kick ass.
KISS covers Rick Astley. Yeah, it's a joke. But it's a funny joke.
Courtesy of Pop Candy, here are several more reasons that you should love Willie Nelson.
What is your real "top 20" on your Ipod/Itunes?
I think this is the same Millie's (although relocated) that was anthologized in Billy Vera's "Millie, Make Me Some Chili."
Randy Newman has a new album on the way. I got to see Randy last year in Akron for a mere ten bucks. You can't beat that!
I was among those that dug The Grays.
CommentsNine Inch Nails gives the music biz (and fans) The Slip
Written by: Matt Wardlaw
So you're a Nine Inch Nails fan, and as you're waking up your week officially begins with the Monday morning announcement that there is a new Nine Inch Nails album available for download.
Reznor writes:
Click HERE to get the new full-length nine inch nails record: the slip
(thank you for your continued and loyal support over the years - this one’s on me)
From that point, there's nowhere to go but up, right?
In the past two months, Trent Reznor has used the power of the internet to unexpectedly release a 36 track instrumental Nine Inch Nails album, a brand new single that was released to radio and fans less than 24 hours after it was finished, and now a complete album.
Not bad for a guy that was formerly chained to the major label system of releasing a new album every 2-5 years.
The Slip is available in a variety of formats, and for those of us that still love the "hold it in your hands, love it, touch it, feel it" physical product, Reznor promises a traditional retail release on CD and vinyl in July.
This link has everything that you need to know about The Slip, but here are my favorite words from Reznor:
we encourage you to
remix it
share it with your friends,
post it on your blog,
play it on your podcast,
give it to strangers,
etc.
Download The New NIN Album Now (YouSendIt link)
or register and download it via nin.com here.
And as for the actual music - it's great! As I hit the third track "Letting You," my mind is thinking "WOW, this track sounds like it could have easily slipped off the shelf of songs from the Broken sessions!" The album clocks in at 43:45, and it goes by quickly. As my friend Chris said this morning to me, "before I knew it, it was over. So I hit play to let it go again." Chris calls it his favorite album since The Fragile.
For me, I dunno - I really dug With Teeth, both album and tour, so I guess I'll say that The Slip sits somewhere around that level, or perhaps slightly above.
Someone put it well in a blog posting that I saw elsewhere on the web - if you're thinking that this is a collection of leftover tracks, your thoughts will quickly change once you hear The Slip. Clearly this is 43 minutes of newly realized and recorded material.
Billboard has more info on the origins of the new album, and also a choice quote from NIN manager Jim Guerinot:
"T[rent] let me know there was some new music coming and the next thing I knew there was a full-length record done.... It's very exciting to be finishing mixing on Thursday, mastering Friday, finishing artwork on Saturday and having the world hear it [Monday morning]!"
Bob Lefsetz shares his thoughts on the new album, and throws in a mention of the infamous Nine Inch Nails performance at Woodstock '94.
I hadn't thought about that for a while. If you weren't aware of Nine Inch Nails prior to that Woodstock performance, you certainly were on the morning after, because it's all that everyone was talking about.
They weren't blogging about it - this was the stuff we were talking about in the hallways at school, at work, on the phone....category "did you see THAT last night," and EVERYBODY knew what THAT was.
Nine Inch Nails - Terrible Lie / Sin (live at Woodstock '94)
This new album gives me the same excitement that I felt on the morning after that Woodstock performance. It gives me the same excitement that I felt in 2005, watching a renergized Reznor and crew deliver one of the best performances I had seen in years, on the With Teeth tour. Today, we got that same excitement for free, and it's anybody's best guess on how that excitement will be delivered in the future.
But with Trent, we'll be very interested to find out.
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