Thanks to Pete at Blogness and the fine folks at the Riverfront Times for the heads up on this interesting Springsteen tidbit. Bruce fans are known for interesting ideas and ways to continually examine The Boss’s legacy over and over, particularly when The Man Himself is on tour. Bruce fan JBev (who I think I […]
Author: Matt Wardlaw
Cage Match: Cheap Trick vs. REO Speedwagon
A couple of weeks ago, we got word here in the city offices of ATVAnytown, USA, that there had been an uprising in Bootleg City, located in the neighboring state of Popdose. Robert “No Class” Crass Cass, mayor of Bootleg City, had done the unthinkable in these recessionary times, and took it upon himself to […]
Roger Daltrey headed out on intimate solo tour
I was surprised to see this one pop into my email box this afternoon: Who singer Roger Daltrey will hit North America this fall for a series of solo shows in small to mid-size venues, including a Cleveland stop at the House of Blues on November 3rd that goes on sale Friday morning at 10am […]
The Monday Morning Mix – Three Legged Dog Daze – 8/3/09
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! We’ve got some great mixes in hand and on the way – where is yours? About Today’s Mix: Bro-mance alert! Today’s mix comes to us from sunny Los Angeles, California! […]
New Music: Caroline Reese
I have to admit, I get the chance to listen to about 1/1000 of the indie music submissions that come in digitally for Addicted to Vinyl, and about 2% of everything else besides that. My pals at Cleveland Bachelor, Sensory Overload, Burgo’s Blog, and The Frontloader particularly, seem to do a better job with getting […]
Remembering Jerry Garcia
@wsjrock reminded me on Twitter that today would have been Grateful Dead leader Jerry Garcia’s 67th birthday. It took me a longtime to find an appreciation for the Dead, and by the time I did, they had stopped touring, and Jerry was gone. I’ll always wish that I would have caught a show, but over […]
Happy Birthday to MTV!
MTV turns 28 today. Remember when MTV actually used to play music videos? Here is nearly three hours of classic video to help jog your memory! When did MTV start to go downhill for you? For me, that moment came with the launch of The Real World. I loved Randee of the Redwoods, and I […]
Since you went away, I’ve been hanging around…
Thanks to AZ for pointing me towards musical proof that The Pet Shop Boys are still awesome in 2009. As if we had any doubt. But for the doubters and the haters, here is a 10 minute mix with lots of reminders to jog your memory! Word is that their latest album Yes, is damn […]
Track listing announced for new Foreigner album available 9/29 exclusively at Wal-Mart
After taking a couple of baby steps into the recording studio with new lead singer Kelly Hansen last year, Foreigner released “Too Late,” the first studio recording with Hansen on vocals, as part of the 2008 Foreigner anthology release No End In Sight: The Very Best of Foreigner. I had the pleasure of seeing the […]
Stuff People Buy: Olivia Newton-John
It’s dirty secret reveal time here at ATV: Actually, we might have talked about this before, but my brain is currently frozen from the lemon ice I just ate towards the end of the work day. We’re about to say goodbye to our summer interns (hooray!) as we approach the end of summer, and our […]