You know what? You’re right. Mondays do suck, except when you get some really good news from J. Geils Band and Rhino Handmade. An expanded reissue of “Live” Full House? Featuring 23 previously unreleased performances? Double disc? Hell yeah! Click here to pre-order your copy now. UPDATE: Arrrrrgh. It looks like this title has been […]
Author: Matt Wardlaw
Contest: Win the new Black Sabbath “Classic Albums” DVD
We’re officially 900 posts deep here at Addicted to Vinyl as we march towards our third year of existence (February 2011, for those that are keeping track). To celebrate, we’ve got the chance for you to pick up a copy of the new Classic Albums DVD featuring the classic (of course it is!) album Paranoid […]
Summer Rock Fun: Catch 10 shows for 10 bucks per show
Live Nation is pulling out all the stops for the last 10 days of No Service Fees June by offering fans a $10 ticket deal for a new show each day for the next 10 days. For Cleveland folks, if you’re reading this right now (Monday evening), you can grab yourself a pair of lawn […]
Bruce, Jackson, Bonnie, Shawn and David…
…performing a classic Don Henley song, and while that’s technically correct, I’m sure Bruce Hornsby had a few inner thoughts about the introduction by Jay Leno. I’ve always regretted not making the road trip to catch this tour.
Video: Jon Anderson and the beginnings of Yes
There’s some new video online courtesy of The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame featuring longtime Yes vocalist Jon Anderson. For those of you that missed Jon’s performance with the Contemporary Youth Orchestra of Cleveland last month, you’ll really enjoy this. On the weekend before the CYO performance, Jon stopped by the Rock Hall for […]
Talkin’ Mojo
This week has been an important one for music fans, with the release of Mojo, the first new album of studio material from Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers in 8 years. A week like this is one that’s full of debate – is it good? does it suck? What do you think? These are not […]
Bettie Serveert in Cleveland (and beyond)
How long has it been since I cared about a Bettie Serveert album? That’s a good question. The last time that I saw the band live was in 1993 at the old Peabody’s Down Under, touring in support of Lamprey. I bought a couple more albums after that one, and then, I tuned out. Their […]
Contest: Win a copy of Pat Benatar’s new book!
Leather lunged ’80s rocker Pat Benatar dropped one of the surprise hits of the summer this week with the release of Between a Heart and a Rock Place, her new autobiography (written with Patsy Bale Cox) that chronicles 30+ years of crazy life in the music business. This book is one of the best rock […]
Exploring “The Things We Left Behind” with Blue Rodeo
Every now and then, you have these spontaneous reminders that tap you on the shoulder to let you know that indeed, “maybe we ain’t that young anymore.” Like the other day, when I realized that this year marks the 20th anniversary of the release of Casino, the 1990 album that introduced me to Canadian alt-country […]
Headed to Cleveland: STP with no service fees + Barenaked Ladies
Scott Weiland and the DeLeo bros will be back in Cleveland on August 22nd at Time Warner Cable Amphitheater. Cage The Elephant supports, and if you love GA shows, you’ll love the fact that all of the tickets for this one are GA. Barenaked Ladies will also be in Cleveland this summer, back at their […]