I meant to blog about a few things at the end of yesterday, but last night ended up being a late night. I had a social engagement after work, and as I was making my exit, I looked at my phone, and I had two missed calls/voicemails to return, in addition to one followup call […]
Month: August 2008
Good Listening: New album from David Byrne/Brian Eno now available + The Replacements and Golden Smog
A few weeks ago, in one of the more brilliant PR moves of the year, former Talking Heads frontman David Byrne quietly launched a new website www.everythingthathappens.com to announce his new solo tour, and a forthcoming album collaboration with Brian Eno. Everything That Happens Will Happen Today, the new album from Byrne and Eno, is […]
Everything you needed to know about Juliana Hatfield, and then just a little bit more….
Doing the nightly (or is that hourly) scan of my Google Reader last night, I see that Popdose just put their Juliana Hatfield guide online. It is a guide to the greatness of Juliana Hatfield, so of course you need to read it, even though I disagree with one part of it: I happen to […]
Must Watch: The World’s Greatest Record Collection
Back in February, I was among the many music fans that were following with interest, the story about the mammoth record collection that was on Ebay with a price tag of three million dollars. What will three million dollars get you? You’ll acquire a modest music collection made up of: 3 million albums. 300,000 CDs. […]
Setlist: Night Ranger 7-5-08 at Mix 107.7 Summerfest – Dayton, OH
I wrote this up for Chris Akin after my Dayton trip to attend the Mix 107.7 Summerfest, but never got around to posting it here. Thanks to Dayton photographer Chris A. who went to the show with me, I also have some photos to share from the experience. Night Ranger Mix 107.7 Summerfest 10 Fraze […]
Setlist: Extreme @ House of Blues 8-6-08
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 […]
The Gospel According To Molly Ringwald…er, John Hughes?
via Stuck in the ’80s: A small American Baptist congregation outside Chicago is getting weekly lessons in “The Gospel of John Hughes,” according to the Chicago Sun-Times. For example, with “The Breakfast Club,” Hudgins’ message is this, according to the Sun-Times: ” ”Don’t You Forget About Me’ says we are not forgotten. … But everyone’s […]
Quick Hits – Jayhawks/Golden Smog, The Replacements, GNR, Ben Folds, hear new tracks from Oasis and more
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 […]
Song of the Moment – The Murmurs – You Suck
I saw this post from Stereogum, and laughed hard. I liked this band. Hell, I still like this band, and will admit that this song is sitting on my Ipod, and I’ve listened to it within the past year. I don’t think I EVER saw the video for the tune though, and now that I […]
Add some Bruce Hornsby to your weekend….and some Cracker and Counting Crows too!
Fifteen years ago, I saw Bruce Hornsby for the first time here in Cleveland at Music Hall, a show that sealed the deal making me permanently a diehard Bruce Hornsby fan. As a kid, Hornsby caught my ear with songs from The Way It Is and the followup Scenes from The Southside. A Night On […]