More goodness from the Popdose folks: The Video Setup for Ear of Madness – click and watch this first Yup, that’s me. And my iPod. And David Foster. Everyone knows David Foster, right? The penultimate overproducer. The musician. The songwriter. The record executive. The TV reality star? Yes, indeed. The Canadian who alienated millions of […]
Author: Matt Wardlaw
The Lemonheads vs. Metallica, Oasis, and REO Speedwagon
Welcome to the weekend, folks! Mark today down as the day that Matt (me!) learned that I really need to investigate the B-sides/rarities of The Lemonheads, i.e. one of my favorite groups from the 90’s! Lemonheads albums It’s A Shame About Ray and Come On Feel The Lemonheads got a TON of play in my […]
For Your Bookshelf: 33 1/3: Slayer – Reign in Blood
“Slayer have as much integrity as those hipster bands who carp on and on about integrity. They just go out and make that record, and do that tour. They don’t talk about integrity. They don’t need to. And that’s what gives Slayer undeniable power, impeachable credibility. If you notice, the people that are into Slayer, […]
A great interview with John Bush from Armored Saint and Anthrax
From July of 1997 until December of 2006, I did a radio show here in Cleveland with my good pal Chris Akin, and we interviewed and met almost every heavy metal artist/band that you can think of. One of the guys who was always a class act far above many, was John Bush of Anthrax […]
Video: The Morning Guy
Pretty funny stuff from Lee Arnold’s blog. The Morning Guy
Taking the current temperature of the Stone Temple Pilots tour
Scott Weiland on stage at Rock on the Range 2008 Photo by Chris A. I’ve been reading the past week or two about some moments on the Stone Temple Pilots tour that have been ummm, interesting? The shows have been either REALLY great like the show that I saw at Rock on the Range (and […]
An evening with James Taylor and Mom
Tuesday night, I was at Blossom Music Center here in Cleveland for James Taylor and his Band of Legends. The weather was the complete opposite of Saturday’s picture perfect weather that I experienced for Clapton at the same venue. Tuesday night’s weather featured rain and a bit of a nighttime chill to round things out. […]
Yes 40th anniversary tour canceled due to Anderson’s illness
Well dang – I was looking forward to a road trip to Michigan to catch the return of Yes after their recent “hiatus” from touring. It looks like that trip is going to have to wait, due to six months of doctor-ordered rest for lead singer Jon Anderson. Get well soon! The classic rock band […]
CD Review: Journey – Revelation
The past couple of years have been turbulent ones for Journey. They released a new CD Generations that came out shortly before Sanctuary, the record company that released it, went belly up. Vocalist Steve Augeri ran into problems on the road that saw the band resort to taped vocals initially, and several days before starting […]
Imeem/Sleater-Kinney
I’m just going to take a moment to talk about today’s latest musical web addiction in my world. I have a new friend, and I can tell already that we’re going to be really good friends. I say “friend,” but actually it’s merely the website Imeem. I’ve been aware of Imeem for quite some time, […]