Addicted To Vinyl

The new Extreme album Saudades de Rock officially hit the streets this past Tuesday. (purchase)
Listen to the full album via AOL right here.
Prior to the album’s official release, I had the opportunity to see the Cleveland date of the current reunion tour at House of Blues, which found the band anchoring a musician’s dream […]

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This one might have been a tough call for some: The Black Keys and Iggy and The Stooges were playing at the same time at Virgin Festival on Sunday.
I opted to catch the entire Iggy set.
It’s Iggy Pop, people!

Black Rebel Motorcycle Club were a great opening band to start off the second day of […]

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Here are some great photos of the Stone Temple Pilots set from day two of Virgin Mobile Festival 2008 last night.

Photos by dtraleigh1792, JCardinal18, Napalm Filled Tires, and aerdman8

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Last year’s reunion that I never thought I would see was The Police (and yeah, Van Halen too!)
This year’s reunion shocker brings us Cheech & Chong reunited and together again, at last!
Although I’ve usually got my finger somewhat on the pulse of the reunion tracker, this one caught me completely off-guard….and I’m thrilled […]

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Maria McKee and The Jayhawks - Precious Time
I had a different Gary Louris-related post in waiting, but it isn’t every day that Louris announces a reunion show with the 94/95 era lineup of The Jayhawks, so let’s focus on that for a second, shall we?
Louris shared the following intoxicating information in a recent blog […]

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Scott Weiland on stage at Rock on the Range 2008
Photo by Chris A.
I’ve been reading the past week or two about some moments on the Stone Temple Pilots tour that have been ummm, interesting?
The shows have been either REALLY great like the show that I saw at Rock on the Range (and might even […]

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Well dang - I was looking forward to a road trip to Michigan to catch the return of Yes after their recent “hiatus” from touring. It looks like that trip is going to have to wait, due to six months of doctor-ordered rest for lead singer Jon Anderson. Get well soon!
The classic rock […]

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I’m wrapping up the day as the email hits my inbox. New Kids on the Block have confirmed a Cleveland date for October 3rd.
This is the same group that played the Cleveland Agora (cap. 2000) in the mid-90s for a show that I recall hearing was not very well attended. They […]

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I caught Filter on Saturday night for a show that will easily land on my concert memories highlight reel for the year. It was great. And despite the fact that I’ve still got a review of last weekend’s Rock on the Range show (which also featured Filter) that is pretty close to being […]

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The original lineup of Jane’s Addiction (with Eric Avery!) reunites for the first time in nearly two decades for a four song performance at the NME Awards USA. The band reunited to accept the inaugural NME Godlike Genius Award for the U.S., presented at past UK Award ceremonies to U2, Paul McCartney, New Order, […]

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