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Entries Tagged as 'Good Reads'

The Meaning of Life according to Clint Eastwood and Little Steven

December 21st, 2008 · No Comments

I picked up Esquire Magazine’s 8th annual Meaning of Life issue over the weekend. Fifty interviews, one person from each state. I was sucked in by Clint Eastwood on the cover, and also seeing the names of Little Steven…..and ChloĆ« Sevigny?
Inside the table of contents, Mickey Rourke.
Sold.
Side note: […]

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Tags: Bruce Springsteen · Good Reads · Movies · Music · The 00s · The 80s · The 90s

Speaking of Girl In A Coma…plus more GNR

November 26th, 2008 · 6 Comments

That first official day of fierce in your face winter with lots of snow, snow, and more snow, accessorized with wind, really took it out of me yesterday.
It was snowing pretty good as I left the west side yesterday morning to drive to the east side for work. While at work, it snowed all […]

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Tags: Cleveland · Good Reads · Life · New Releases

A new reason to hope that ex-Zeppelin members find new hobbies + the new GNR album

November 21st, 2008 · 8 Comments

Greetings kids!
I know I’ve been a tad silent in the past couple of days, and I’ve got a good explanation for that. Assuming that I start getting mail again someday (long story,) I decided to go ahead and finish up Andy Taylor’s Duran Duran book, so that I can start to power through some […]

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Tags: Good Reads · Lonn Friend · New Releases · The 00s · The 80s · The 90s · The Music Biz

Adventures with people that shouldn’t be allowed to comment in press releases

November 20th, 2008 · No Comments

I chuckled when I got an article in my email with the following quote:

“Z104 is leading in the country when it comes to video and digital content,” said Program Director Tias Schuster, explaining why Z104 was chosen first. “We get so many hits in this market, and with so much content on our site, we […]

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Tags: Comedy · Good Humor · Good Reads · Radio · Thanks That Was Fun · When Nerds Attack

Nice Cleveland shoutout from Kay Hanley of Letters to Cleo

November 11th, 2008 · 1 Comment

The Popdose cats just posted a new interview with Kay Hanley from Letters to Cleo. The band have reunited for three shows, and the interview has a nice little tidbit in regards to a short run of additional shows the band is considering for 2009:

Popdose: Seems like a lot of work for just three […]

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Tags: Good Reads · The 90s

The Beachland Ballroom launches a blog

October 16th, 2008 · 4 Comments

I was surfing tonight, and discovered via I Rock Cleveland, that the previously discussed lineup for the Halloween show at the Beachland Ballroom has been expanded slightly.
Sadly, it looks like Devil Moto’s CCR tribute is off the bill. People keep telling me that I need to see Devil Moto, and I guess that once […]

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Tags: Cleveland · Concerts · Good Reads

Your Springsteen dose for the day

October 14th, 2008 · 1 Comment

Dan’s Classic Rock FM blog, a regular stop in my browsing travels, led me to the following Springsteen item today, which comes from my radio friend Jay Philpott.
Jay shared the following Springsteen story and audio in a recent blog entry:
Here’s a very revealing story about what a great guy Bruce is, and to what length […]

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Tags: Bruce Springsteen · Good Listening · Good Reads · Sites I Love · Vinyl

Guest Blog: New Kids on the Block at Quicken Loans Arena 10-3-08

October 9th, 2008 · 4 Comments

Today’s guest blog comes courtesy of my rock and roll bro Corey at Rabble Rousin’ Since ‘77.
Last Thursday night, I had a vision and realized that I needed to get in touch with Corey to have him blog his experiences as a lifelong New Kids on the Block fan in attendance for the […]

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Tags: Cleveland · Concert Reviews · Good Reads · It Came From The 80s · Reunions · Setlist · Thanks That Was Fun

Guest Blog: Things I Miss About Cleveland

October 8th, 2008 · 3 Comments

Whoa. Guest blog, what?
Former Cleveland morning radio goddess, roller girl, and all-around viciously cool chick Cristi Cantle received an assignment from Scene Magazine to pen a list of things that she misses about Cleveland for their annual Best of Cleveland issue which is hitting the streets today. She shared it with […]

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Tags: Cleveland · Good Reads · Radio · Thanks That Was Fun · The 00s

My DVR is crushing me + I read books, and watch videos on Youtube

September 25th, 2008 · 7 Comments

Greetings from the homestead.
Things have been kind of weird here recently. The other night, I got a knock on my door, and the man at the door randomly asked me if I was selling my house. With his family sitting in the van across the street. It was a little bit unsettling […]

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Tags: Albums Revisited · Good Reads · Good Watch · Television