I was watching an edited version of MTV 120 Minutes on VH1Classic and saw the clip for “Spoonman” by Soundgarden. It took me back to the first time I heard that song on a car radio and wondered who the Spoonman was. Well now I’m wondering about him again, so… After reading the interview from […]
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Random Youtube: Neon Trees ‘Everybody Talks’
Remember when MTV used to play music? Apparently, they still do on occasion, because I found myself watching the video for “Everybody Talks” by Neon Trees. Videos with an actual storyline almost seem like a lost art sometimes, with the landscape dominated by either performance clips or videos that are so simplistic that you find […]
The 12 Boots of Christmas: Santa Plays the Daily Double
Hey hey music lovers, it’s getting closer to the big day and the big guy is feeling mighty generous! Today’s installment of the 12 Boots of Christmas features a pair, as in two, well-worn but still shiny boots from the 1980s. Boot # 10 is another Santa selected holiday treat of the international variety. Roll […]
Cage Match: J. Geils Band vs. Don Henley
You love her But she loves him And he loves somebody else You just can’t win… And so it happens that you discover the above complicated mathematical equation of love that plagues all of us eventually. Coming from J. Geils Band frontman Peter Wolf, you couldn’t help but think that it was very possible that […]
Happy Birthday to MTV!
MTV turns 28 today. Remember when MTV actually used to play music videos? Here is nearly three hours of classic video to help jog your memory! When did MTV start to go downhill for you? For me, that moment came with the launch of The Real World. I loved Randee of the Redwoods, and I […]
Taking a Night Flight…
Recently MTV “opened” its video vaults online but I have to give it a big MEH. I mean, it’s all good and fine if you’re at a computer and want to watch Dio’s “Rock N Roll Children” in all its cheesy goodness. But I’m more of a passive person. I want to turn on a […]
Cage Match: Cheap Trick vs. Belinda Carlisle
Well, what did we learn during last week’s battle royale? We learned that a whole lotta people LOVE “Hungry Like The Wolf” by Duran Duran, and not nearly as many are affectionate towards Def Leppard and “Rock of Ages.” I was kinda surprised. This week, we’ve got a battle pending that is sure to cause […]
Cage Match: Duran Duran vs. Def Leppard
Good morning kids! Have you registered for your chance to win the Jane’s Addiction vinyl yet? Get it done! The rules of this game are simple: My co-worker Michael and I pick two songs, and we put ’em up against each other in a fight to the death, grudge match, last man standing doesn’t necessarily […]
Cage Match: Fleetwood Mac vs. Hall & Oates – What’s Your Vote?
This one requires a bit of set-up: I’m going to ask you to vote for two different songs – one by Fleetwood Mac, and one by Hall & Oates. Before we get to that, let’s cover the backstory on how we got to this point. I’ll have the occasional musical debate with my good friend […]
Rod Stewart – Unplugged and Presumably Still Seated
So there’s this deluxe edition of Rod Stewart’s Unplugged….And Seated coming out next Tuesday, newly expanded with a couple of bonus tracks that weren’t on the original release, and for the first time, a DVD of the original MTV broadcast. Originally, I was going to simply post the press release for ATV readers that might […]