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 […]
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Quick Hits - Don Dixon, Richard Marx, Ramones, Tom Petty, and more
November 9th, 2008 · 1 Comment
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Quick Hits - U2, Duran Duran, and my television favorites
September 6th, 2008 · 3 Comments
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 […]
Tags: Billboard Magazine · Quick Hits · Television · The 90s
Quick Hits - Jayhawks/Golden Smog, The Replacements, GNR, Ben Folds, hear new tracks from Oasis and more
August 16th, 2008 · 1 Comment
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 […]
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Quick Hits - Sarah Mclachlan, Tori Amos, Joe Cocker, The Who
July 25th, 2008 · No Comments
Greetings from Cleveland, where you’re only as old as you feel…..and with some of the news from this week, I’m feeling pretty old.
For example, August 5th will see the release of the 15th Anniversary Edition of one my favorite albums from the 90s, a special 2 CD/1DVD package of Sarah Mclachlan’s Fumbling Towards Ecstasy.
The special […]
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Quick Hits - Billy Joel, Barenaked Ladies, Van Halen, Dream Theater
July 19th, 2008 · 9 Comments
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 […]
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Quick Hits - Judas Priest, Summertime, Kanye West
June 21st, 2008 · 1 Comment
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 […]
Tags: Billboard Magazine · Bruce Springsteen · Cleveland · Concert Reviews · Concerts · Downloads · Good Listening · Live Stuff · Quick Hits · Rolling Stone
Quick Hits: Tim Russert, Bruce Springsteen, Night Ranger
June 14th, 2008 · 1 Comment
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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Quick Hits - Vinyl, Coldplay, Billy Joel, and Lou Reed
June 7th, 2008 · 2 Comments
Happy Saturday from the Cleve! First of all, I was thrilled that my review of the new Smithereens live album wound up front and center on lead singer Pat Dinizio’s website. Thanks Pat!
You can talk to Lou Reed about a lot of different things - just don’t ask him any stock questions.
Billy Joel’s […]
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Quick Hits - Rock and Roll Converse, Journey, and Jesus
May 31st, 2008 · No Comments
Greetings from Cleveland, where we’ve had way too much sunshine and good weather lately. I’m getting a bit concerned.
Here are the things that I dug this week:
Get Converse All-Star kicks featuring The Grateful Dead, Beatles, Doors…..and Kurt Cobain, bullet holes sold separately. I’d love to get my hands on a pair of […]
Tags: Downloads · Good Humor · Good Listening · Good Reads · Good Watch · Journey · Kathleen Edwards · Quick Hits
Quick Hits - One Hit Wonders, Pirate Radio, and Mix Tapes
May 25th, 2008 · No Comments
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. […]
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