Addicted To Vinyl

On the heels of their recent live DVD release, Tesla are set to release Forever More, their first new studio album in four years on October 7th.
My compadre Chris Akin caught up with Tesla guitarist Dave Rude for an interview on last night’s edition of The Classic Metal Show. The interview covers a lot […]

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Doing the nightly (or is that hourly) scan of my Google Reader last night, I see that Popdose just put their Juliana Hatfield guide online.
It is a guide to the greatness of Juliana Hatfield, so of course you need to read it, even though I disagree with one part of it:
I happen to think that […]

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Dang, that looks good.
Here are the details ripped straight from U2’s official website:
U2’s first concert video, Live At Red Rocks, will be released on DVD next month, along with the accompanying live album, Under a Blood Red Sky.
Recorded at the Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Colorado on 5th June 1983, Live at Red Rocks will be […]

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A drunk, an atheist and a poet walk into a bar. They’re all the same guy, and there is no punchline. Welcome to Del Amitri!
And so begins the long overdue Popdose Guide to Del Amitri, written by David Eastman.
I’ve had a Del Amitri post brewing since a stray mention caught the attention of site regular […]

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I don’t know if you’re following the updates on Juliana Hatfield’s Myspace page, but if you are a fan and you’re not, you’re missing out on a lot of great reading! Hatfield has been blogging regular updates that unmask songs from her catalog in great detail.

Become What You Are is an important album from […]

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Ah, parents…..ah, Dad.
We could be here for days talking about the impact that my parents have had and continue to have in my life.
But since it’s Father’s Day, I thought I would spend a moment thinking about Dad. We’re going to have breakfast a bit later this morning to have a “kinda celebration” of […]

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Thursday night, I put on my “metal shoes” to go see Iron Maiden at Blossom Music Center. I pick up my tickets at the box office - fifth row…SWEET!
The tickets are on the left hand side, right in front of the stacks……did I bring my earplugs? Of course not.
So […]

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Another Saturday morning in Cleveland - last night we were supposed to get a mother of a storm, but honestly, I zonked out after being out late at the Iron Maiden concert the night before.
I got a little bit soaked Friday night going from the rapid station to my car, but everything else after […]

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Good morning from Cleveland!
Last night, I was at home working in the flowerbeds as rain began to fall. It was a steady rain, but nothing heavy to the point where I would seek shelter. That part came later, and for the moment I was planting flowers that are either going to bloom fantastically, […]

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I love this latest dispatch from Patti Rothberg, which offers a good look at not only the meaning behind the title of her latest album Double Standards, but also a look at the inner fire and inspiration that drive Patti as an artist. I particularly enjoyed the jump back to her album Between The […]

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