Addicted To Vinyl

Dear Columbus,
Neil Diamond loves you, he really does.
In fact, he apologizes profusely for the really crummy show you saw the other night. He knows that it really hurt to talk to your friends in Cleveland the next morning, who made sure to tell you how great the Cleveland show was.
It’s all good, because Neil […]

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Saw this on Eric Ambel’s Myspace blog:

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Busy night tonight in the Cleveland music scene. As per usual, there’s no shortage of choices for live music!
Nine Inch Nails are at Quicken Loans Arena - I of course saw the show a few weeks back at Virgin Mobile Festival, and it ruled.

EDIT:
Just got word that Cleveland’s own Nicholas Megalis has been added […]

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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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Thanks to John S for this one…..which makes me remember my friend Steve’s extremely animated imitation of Grover, which was always something that had us in stitches.
You know, even at age 18, it’s never too late to pull out a Grover imitation.
And actually, here is the skit that he used to imitate. […]

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Here’s one for you metalheads - thanks to my good pal Brian McIrish for this one!!

Shakira featuring Danzig - Hips Don’t Lie

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Here’s one for all of my Facebook-lovin’ friends (I’m addicted like crack.)
I laughed, I really did. Perhaps you will too.
But then again, you might not.
p.s. Perhaps we should be Facebook friends.

Changing Your Facebook Status

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My friend Becky emailed me recently about the recent PBS Soundstage broadcast featuring REO Speedwagon to find out if I had seen it.
As it happens, I had just read about the broadcast (and missed it, of course,) and found that PBS already has a DVD of the full show for sale.
The […]

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One thing that you can always expect from a Pearl Jam tour, is cool surprises in the setlist, and special guests.
This current tour has been no exception!
On one particular night at Madison Square Garden, Pearl Jam drummer Matt Cameron takes the bulk of the vocals, with guitar assistance from….Ace Frehley!

Pearl Jam and Ace Frehley - […]

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I wrote briefly about the pending new release from Randy Newman, and now thanks to Tampa Bay pop music writer Sean Daly, I’ve got a few more details to share with you about the album. The album, called Harps and Angels, is in stores on August 5th.
Sean writes:
NPR’s All Songs Considered is raving about […]

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