While discussing recent Cage Match activities, my co-worker Rebecca suggested a battle between a couple of Christmas tunes. Suddenly, an additional idea sprung into my head – a holiday themed Cage Match each week leading up to Christmas! It was so simple…..and why hadn’t I thought of this easy cop-out great idea sooner! We’d been […]
Author: Matt Wardlaw
New Releases This Week: 30 Seconds to Mars, Neil Young, Kraftwerk vinyl
For those of you following along at home – the closer that we get to Christmas Day, you’ll notice that the new releases will continue to dwindle. But on a positive note, we mentioned one particular artist in the past two updates, and now he’s got himself a Cleveland show booked. So since we’re a […]
Show of the Week: All Hail The Winchester
If someone were to ask me for my 30 second elevator pitch on why I love living in Cleveland, I know that without question, The Winchester would be one of the reasons on my list. I like to think of The Winchester as “the little venue that could.” While other venues in Cleveland have had […]
The Monday Morning Mix – Summer in New Zealand – 12/7/09
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: Look! We’re shaking the dust off of this Monday Mix series after a month-long “vacation” of sorts, and I think you’ll find today’s mix to be worth the […]
Tom Petty – The Live Anthology
Greetings internet citizens! I’ve put my review online at Popdose for The Live Anthology, the fantabulous new box set from Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers. Click here to read it. Quick review: Bribe your wife/husband/girlfriend/boyfriend/family member in any fashion necessary to get this as your holiday gift. It’s a must have!
Cleveland Vinyl News: Gotta Groove Records
I’ve been very excited about the arrival of Gotta Groove Records, the new vinyl pressing plant that finally opened recently near Ante Up Audio. As one of only a handful of vinyl pressing plants in the country, it’s pretty cool that they decided to set up shop right here in Cleveland! A mention for Gotta […]
Cage Match: Genesis vs. Ozzy Osbourne
This week’s Cage Match is a unique battle featuring a drummer that can no longer drum vs. a singer that can no longer sing. It should be a well-known fact that Genesis is one of our favorite bands here at ATV HQ. I spent parts of the past week insanely jealous of Popdose pal Jason […]
New Releases This Week: Neil Diamond, The Bravery, Bob Seger
Now that we’re past Thanksgiving, it’s now officially time to think about Christmas shopping and the large amounts of holiday stress that come free with every order. Since it’s the holidays and all, this also means that the record label folks are starting to take lots of time off, which leaves the schedule of releases […]
Book Review: The Light in Darkness by Lawrence Kirsch
When I unwrapped the Live: 1975/85 box set, which I received as a Christmas gift from my parents in 1986, I don’t think I truly had a complete idea of exactly how much of an impact Bruce Springsteen would have on my life. As I put in the first cassette, and began thumbing through the […]
Greetings from Buffalo, NY…..
“Dream ticket.” Those are two great words that would accurately describe my Sunday night spent in Buffalo, NY this past weekend. I found myself unexpectedly crossing another item off of my rock and roll bucket list – by attending the final show of the tour for Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band. These tour-ending […]