Welcome to my first official day at Bonnaroo, where before we’ve even made it to the venue, I’m already sick of hippies and nice people. Hippies, courtesy of the fine group of youngsters that were hanging out in the hotel parking lot when we rolled up on Wednesday night. We got out of our car, […]
Month: June 2009
Journey Old Vs. Journey Popular Vs. Journey New
Editor’s note: Inspired by this week’s Cage Match, Chris Akin and I had a long conversation about Journey. I invited him to share his thoughts here on the site, and a couple of hours later, I had this in my inbox: I was talking on the phone with Addicted To Vinyl’s fearless leader about a […]
Is it too late, baby? Oh, it’s too late.
There are several negative personality traits to which I possess that I hold my mother accountable (or reasons to which I have nobody else to blame): my selfishness, my hopeless budgeting, my apathy to almost everything, a barely-there want or desire for children, perpetual procrastination and impending boredom and more specifically, my propensity to see […]
Tin Roof. Rusted.
“You’re pretty sentimental aren’t you,” she asked me via text message. Well, yeah….you read the blog, right? That’s what I was thinking, with so many sentimental memories connected to songs, albums, places, and people, I guess like pretty much everyone else in the world. Although I can tell you that I’ve met plenty that aren’t […]
At Bonnaroo (sort of.)
Well kids, here we are! After making my way through seemingly insurmountable amounts of work on Monday and Tuesday, I was finally ready and able to step out the door for Bonnaroo. At this point, I need to stop down and give huge amounts of thanks to my co-worker and fantastic friend Rebecca for being […]
Flight 666 now departing….
I wore out Piece of Mind, I mean I WORE THAT OUT! I listened to it all day, and then when it got to be night time, I put the headphones on… Tom Morello Rage Against The Machine “Flight 666 is now taking off,” “F*ckin’ Maiden,” and “Up The Irons” were just a few of […]
Old 97s frontman Rhett Miller releases new solo CD via Shout! Factory
Rhett Miller is a busy guy. Just looking at the promotional blitz for his brand new self-titled solo album (out today via Shout! Factory) would make you tired. But then you add in Miller’s main duties as frontman for alt-country rockers The Old 97s, and you’ve got a good ol’ fashioned recipe for exhaustion for […]
Cage Match: Rupert Holmes vs. Journey
Do you like pina coladas? Me either. But I couldn’t resist the chance to put this Rupert Holmes classic *ahem* up against the second contender that you’ll hear about in a second. Rupert apparently also wrote plays, novels, and stories. I bet you didn’t know that, and if you’re like me, you didn’t care either! […]
Jenny Owen Youngs – If I Didn’t Know
Transmitter Failure, the new album from Jenny Owen Youngs will unquestionably wind up as one of my favorite albums of 2009. While I’m still waiting for a Cleveland date from Jenny, I can in the meantime share her latest video with you…. And yeah, buy Transmitter Failure if you don’t have it yet!
The Monday Morning Mix – To The ‘Roo w/ ATV In The Back Seat Mix – 6/8/09
Graphic by Rachael Novak Click here for details on how you can be a part of The Monday Morning Mix and win some cool stuff! About Today’s Mix: Wednesday morning, Brian and I will depart for Bonnaroo with our good pal (and my new roommate) Adam. One fun note regarding Adam – I’ve discovered that […]