“He’s known the world over as the soulful singer/keyboardist of the iconic jazz-pop band Chicago. His featured spots on the hits “Look Away” and “Hard Habit to Break” are among his mainstream highlights. But Bill Champlin’s defining work with the Sons of Champlin and as a songwriter put him on the musical map long before […]
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Contest: Win the new live DVD from Jim Breuer
Prepare yourself kids! Comedian Jim Breuer is set to release his next DVD and Comedy Central special called Let’s Clear The Air! Let’s Clear The Air is a laugh-out-loud stand-up comedy special from Breuer highlighting topics ranging from his Long Island childhood experiences, things he finds funny with his own family, parental responsibility, and anecdotes […]
Cage Match: Solid Gold vs. Soul Train
Welcome to another edition of the award-winning (we’re lying) Cage Match series, and one that Michael and I consider to be a special week for the series. We’re going to present this one in the style of Narm’s award-winning (we’re lying again) “Would Ya Wednesday” series. For those of you that are unfamiliar with this, […]
The Monday Morning Mix – Hotter Than Fire – 7/20/09
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: Today’s mix comes from some part of Maryland, and our buddy Paul. […]
A night with U2 in Berlin
As much as I remain unimpressed with the current U2 album, this setlist from last night’s show in Berlin looks awfully tasty! An audience recording of the show is available via Dimeadozen (free registration required.) Berlin photo by Webtonic_ch U2 Olympiastadion, Berlin (Germany) July 18, 2009 01. Intro 02. Breathe 03. No Line On The […]
Setlist: Dennis DeYoung/Survivor – Clay’s Park – 7/17/09
The classic rock themed Rock N Resort festival, located at Clay’s Park in nearby North Lawrence, OH, has been on my list for a few years now to check out with at least one band of interest on the bill each year. Now in its sixth year, this year’s festival had quite a few names […]
Oh Buddyhead, how we missed thee!
Hey kids! Sorry for the eerie sort of silence here for the past few days. I’ve been a tad busy once again going out to enjoy the occasional moment in the outside world. Night life, I think they call it. Although Brian from Broken Headphones would be quick to tell you that I haven’t been […]
From Me To You: A package from Smithereens frontman Pat DiNizio
They say that you always remember your first…. For me, one of the first bands that I met as a young impressionable youth, was The Smithereens. As a regular reader of ATV, you’ll know that I’ve certainly put a few posts up on the site in regards to my favorite bunch of New Jersey gents, […]
The Monday Morning Mix – Crazy Water – 7/13/09
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! I was planning to go ahead with another one of my mixes today, but weekend plans got in the way and I didn’t have time to type up song notes. […]
Little pink houses for you and me….and children 14 and under
Thanks to Cool Cleveland for reminding me of this….. Bob Dylan and Willie Nelson are back on the road this year for another summer of shows at minor league ballparks across the United States. They’re bringing John Mellencamp along for the ride this summer and reports from the early tour dates say that all three […]