The Tangier provided an odd, but ultimately satisfying venue to watch the Smithereens play their first Cleveland area gig in quite a while. What was the last one? Was it the gig at the Rock Hall, playing as the headliner on an afternoon of band battles hosted by Guitar Center? Or was it their summertime […]
Author: Matt Wardlaw
Neil Peart Still Has Those Drummin’ Skills
Just in case you missed ‘Drum Solo Week’ on Letterman… From the slightly newer school, Tommy Lee has unveiled what possibly might be his most bad ass drum kit to date. Lee explains his latest drumtastic venture: “This idea came about from when I was a kid going to concerts,” comments Tommy Lee. “Whenever the […]
For A Good Cause: Daily Dose Day This Monday!
My pal Si Twining runs the popular Bruce Hornsby site Bruuuce.com, an invaluable resource of informational riches for Hornsby fans. From setlists to Hornsby news information to the chance to interact with other Bruce fans, there’s always something good to be had at Si’s website. One of the more popular features of the site is […]
Random Youtube: Nirvana at the Empire Concert Club
Checking out this Nirvana poster at Bear’s Cleveland Rock and Roll page sent me off on a random Google search looking for ‘Empire Concert Club’ stuff and that’s how I came across this audio of Nirvana’s performance there. I think I’ve seen these clips in the past but I didn’t listen to them, because I […]
Going “Under The Blade” With Twisted Sister
With the release of Big Hits and Nasty Cuts in the early ’90s, it seemed like it might be the end of the line for Twisted Sister fans, better known within the circle as “SMFs” and the prospects of any further TS releases. But as the reissues market continued to crank up, an archival live […]
Does the noise in my head bother you? Great question.
Steven Tyler’s new memoir is in stores today and already waiting to be read on my Kindle. I guess your level of excitement for this book depends on a few things: either you’re newly in love as a non-Aerosmith fan enjoying his contributions to American Idol or perhaps you’re a longtime fan that could use […]
Bruce Hornsby’s new live album is $3.99 today only at Amazon MP3!
Bride of the Noisemakers, the new live album by Bruce Hornsby & The Noisemakers is available today at Amazon MP3 for a special one day only price of $3.99 which is a helluva deal for nearly three hours of live Hornsby. Bride will be an Amazon exclusive release on both CD and MP3 for the […]
Neil Young Unearths “A Treasure” On June 14th
Part of the fun, adventure and sport of being a Neil Young fan is that you never really know what you’re going to get from Neil….or if you’re going to get it at all! But lately, there have been a flurry of releases from Young and fans of both Neil’s music and vinyl in general […]
“Good Vibrations” at 78 RPM
Anyone who bought the Beach Boys Record Store Day single for “Good Vibrations” without realizing that it was a 78 RPM pressing will be interested in this video (unless you simply went to the more recent and now old-fashioned CD backup). Furthermore, you’ll be intrigued by the method used to achieve playback on this turntable, […]
Dave Grohl nerds out about vinyl
If you’ve been following our Twitter feed, you’ll know that we were submerged in Record Store Day fun over the weekend, something that will be familiar to many music fans who mapped out their weekend plans in a similar fashion. While we came away with some good scores (Beach Boys 10″, the Beady Eye singles […]