Winter Pays For Summer by Toad the Wet Sprocket front man Glen Phillips is one of those great under-appreciated albums that for my money (and probably Glen’s too) is one that didn’t find nearly half the audience that it deserved at the time it was released in 2005. But then again, with 40 reviews on […]
Author: Matt Wardlaw
Rush: Cleveland concert to be filmed for release
Remember how I said that the Cleveland show would be a “special” show? Here’s the newly official word from the band’s official website: As a tribute to the US city that first played their music, Rush confirms that the Cleveland performance of their Time Machine show on April 15th at the Quicken Loans Arena will […]
Contest: Win “Clapton” by Eric Clapton on vinyl!
Congrats to Ian from Charlottesville for being the lucky winner of our contest for the vinyl edition of the Everest album On Approach, courtesy of Warner Brothers and Because Sound Matters! Whether it was intentional or not, the cover artwork for Eric Clapton’s latest album is a sobering sight. 21 years after Clapton’s shadowy face […]
The ATV Interview: Behind The Wall with Kipp Lennon of Venice
About a month ago, I spent some time talking with vocalist Kipp Lennon of Venice, the California based band of brothers and cousins (and longtime ATV favorites). Three out of the four Lennons (Kipp, Pat and Mark) are currently on the road touring as backing vocalists for the Roger Waters tour celebrating the 30th anniversary […]
The Jayhawks announce winter reunion shows + new album details
Good news: Those expanded Jayhawks reissues for Hollywood Town Hall and Tomorrow The Green Grass will finally be out on January 18th (and having had the chance to hear them, I can tell you that they are worth the wait, especially the one for TTGG). (Pre-order Hollywood Town Hall and Tomorrow The Green Grass from […]
Rush brings their Time Machine to Cleveland (and Toledo too!)
As my radio pal Nard put it, “Finally, a Rush concert I don’t have to fly to!” At last, the Canadian rock trio will be keying the Cleveland digits into their touring GPS as part of a newly announced extension of additional Time Machine tour dates for 2011 (which will include the band’s first ever […]
Celebrating Christmas with Shelby Lynne
Now that Thanksgiving has come and gone, what comes next? The inevitable onslaught of Christmas holiday hell, of course! I’ll admit that this perhaps isn’t the best attitude to have going into another holiday season but all of the holiday cheer can become a bit tiresome, especially when it seems to keep showing up earlier […]
Merry Christmas from Wang Chung!
For those of you that are still rubbing your eyes in disbelief, spellbound that Wang Chung actually toured the U.S. this year AND released new music, check this out: There’s more. First, a ukelele-driven romp through “Rain” by The Beatles. And just in time for the holidays, a brand new Christmas original, from Wang Chung […]
Gonna be an ass kicking at The Beachland
I’m thinking that this week might finally be the week that I get around to checking out Terry Anderson and the Olympic Ass Kickin’ Team, booked for a show at The Beachland on Wednesday. You hopefully know Mr. Terry Anderson from his time spent with The Yayhoos (w/ Anderson, Eric Frikkin Ambel, Dan Frikkin Baird […]
Black (Vinyl) Friday
So, did everybody have fun picking up one or more of the Record Store Day exclusive releases for Black Friday today? I hadn’t planned to do much, but then I remembered that there was an exclusive release from U2, an exclusive 7″ from Tom Petty and oh yeah, an exclusive 7″ from that Bruce Springsteen […]