Ho! Ho! Ho! The first installment of last week’s holiday Cage Match is here if you missed it. There was a surprising amount of love for Paul McCartney’s “Wonderful Christmastime” – more than I expected, with all of the people that I know that despise it. For this week’s Cage Match, we’re rolling out two […]
Author: Matt Wardlaw
This Weekend: Joshua Jesty & The Death Panels at The Winchester
On Saturday night at the Winchester, our pal Joshua Jesty will take the stage with a full band, nicknamed The Death Panels for this performance only. This will be your only chance to see the Death Panels prior to their planned breakup at the end of the night. Josh got in touch with us and […]
New Releases This Week: Pet Shop Boys, Alicia Keys, Nirvana
This will probably be the last new releases post for the year with the holidays approaching – but to wrap things up, there are some interesting titles this week, including a live Tears for Fears set from the tour for The Seeds of Love, and also a holiday EP from the Pet Shop Boys. The […]
Contest: Win a Lionel Holiday Train Car from Vapor Records!
My pal Rob emailed me last week with the question, “What would the Holidays be without giving away a Lionel Train Car?” He had no idea that he had just emailed the semi-authority on Lionel Model Trains. While that is a slight exaggeration, Lionel Trains did play a part in my early youth.
The Monday Morning Mix: DXmas 11: A Black and White Christmas – 12/14/09
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! A Note: About a year ago, Scene pal D.X. Ferris sent me his annual DXmas holiday compilation, and I had the idea to post it on the blog. Not too […]
Good Listening: Steve Poltz at Daytrotter
Kudos to Jeff Giles for hipping me to the just-posted Daytrotter Session with Steve Poltz. Anybody who knows Poltz will know that he doesn’t mess around, so while some artists might play an unreleased song or two for Daytrotter, Steve played nine. As I said on Twitter, if you’re not hip to Poltz – get […]
Video: Cracker in Iraq
Earlier this week, I spoke with Cracker frontman David Lowery regarding the upcoming winter run of tour dates for Cracker and Camper Van Beethoven. The interview, which will run soon in the Riverfront Times, was a good opportunity to chat with Lowery about a number of subjects. One of the things that I was most […]
Contest: Win a copy of the new REO Speedwagon Christmas CD!
When you care enough to give the very best, you keep it for yourself instead. you share it with the ones that you love! With the holiday season in full swing, we’ve been feeling pretty nostalgic about the past year. While sitting around listening to the new REO Speedwagon holiday release Not So Silent Night […]
Metal Salute: Auburn Records celebrates 25th Anniversary
For those of you that have been in the dark (and we might be talking about Metal Church), you’ll want to be aware of THE metal event happening this weekend in Cleveland on Saturday at the Beachland Ballroom. Local metal impresario Bill Peters celebrates the 25th anniversary of his record label Auburn Records with a […]
INXS: “Most exciting project since Kick”
Okay INXS, now you’ve really gone and done it. A new album with guest vocalists, followed by a tour with vocalists TBA in the coming days, packaged with the following quote: “We said early this year that Inxs was embarking on their most exciting project since Kick, and we’re not here to disappoint,” Petrol Electric […]