Addicted To Vinyl

Our story begins about two weeks ago on a random Thursday night at the Beachland. I’m there for their Halloween extravaganza - Helper T. Cells were awesome as Flaming Lips, The Hot Rails pulled off a mighty fine J. Geils, and The Muttering Retreats surprised all of us with a fun set of Beck […]

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Steve Howe, Chris Squire, and Alan White officially launched their 2008 “In The Present” tour this past week with vocalist Benoit David filling in for Yes vocalist Jon Anderson, and keyboard player Oliver Wakeman filling the slot previously occupied by his dad, some guy you probably know named Rick Wakeman.

What is Steve Howe looking at?
The […]

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Things are hella-busy right now, but I wanted to drop in for a quick post that you will all enjoy.
This past Saturday, Richard Patrick brought the Filter rock and roll machine back to C-town for a hometown show to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Cleveland location of the Hard Rock Cafe.
On Saturday afternoon, good […]

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Random note:
I learned via Darren / He’s A Whore that SNL/Dylan/Hall & Oates guitarist G.E. Smith was at one time, married to Gilda Radner.
I had no idea. Did you?
You learn something new everyday on this internet thing.

Buddy Guy with G.E. Smith - Damn Right, I’ve Got The Blues
Speaking of other things that […]

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Last night I put my “metal shoes” on for the first time in a VERY long time.
The occasion: A secret show with Cleveland/Strongsville homeboys Chimaira.
The band are currently in the midst of working on their next album for Ferret Music with producer Ben Schigel producing for an expected release in […]

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While others were busy watching the debate, I was at the House of Blues, debating how much Tesla was ROCKING!
Answer: They rocked the rock-o-meter quite nicely.
After enjoying the recent live Tesla live DVD, this was my first time officially seeing Tesla with newish guitar player Dave Rude in the fold.
It was also […]

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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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After spending most of yesterday at home, enjoying the day off, I hopped into my car and pointed my vehicle towards Detroit, Michigan.
I brought my Ipod with me, but didn’t power it up once. The entire trip was powered by a soundtrack of Yes and Springsteen concert bootlegs, on a day that was uncharacteristically […]

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Metallica’s Death Magnetic is now officially in stores, and seems to be getting high marks from fans and critics alike across the board.
Here are some reviews from blog friends o’ mine including Rob @ 1888 Media, TJ @ Viva La Mainstream, and Chris Akin @ Pitriff.com shares no less than 4 reviews, including his own […]

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On Saturday night I took my sister out for the full rock and roll experience via one of the best tours of the summer - Journey with special guests Heart and Cheap Trick. This was her first time seeing Heart and Cheap Trick, and as she reminded me, she had seen Journey (with Steve […]

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