Got the following news bytes courtesy of our rock and roll partners Radio 92.3: Alice in Chains and Our Lady Peace both have newly scheduled concert dates at the House of Blues in Cleveland. Special advance pre-sales for both shows will allow you to get tickets starting today before they go on sale to everyone […]
Author: Matt Wardlaw
Twisted Sister is Addicted to Vinyl!
Congrats to ATV reader Cait, who is our lucky winner of the brand new 25th anniversary re-release of Twisted Sister’s classic album Stay Hungry on limited edition pink vinyl! Thanks very much to 1888 Media for the hookup on the prize package, and these very cool video shoutouts from Dee Snider and J.J. French!! Don’t […]
Cage Match: Bell Biv Devoe vs. Alice Cooper
Before we get to this week’s Cage Match, I want to share my newest musical crush with you: Meet Garfunkel and Oates. Riki Lindhome and Kate Micucci (aka Garfunkel and Oates,) are reason number 8,020 why Youtube is awesome. The video below might be a trailer of coming attractions for future weeks here on the […]
The Monday Morning Mix – Don’t I Look Like The Kind Of Guy You Used To Hate – 7/6/09
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! About Today’s Mix: Today’s mix comes from me! (Matt) We’re now 10 mixes deep, and I thought I’d jump in with another one of my own mixes. At the time […]
there’s nothing left of me but breaks and cuts….
Big props to my good pal KAP for pointing me towards the brand new Daytrotter session from Jenny Owen Youngs, posted a few days ago. My ears have been glued to the four song session since downloading it, and it doesn’t hurt that the session features “Dissolve,” one of my favorite tracks from Youngs’ latest […]
I’ve got Ace Frehley….
C’mon, you know the reference. Don’t let me down on this one…… Okay fine! Kudos to my buddy Matt (the power of Matts UNITE!) for passing on the following info regarding the forthcoming solo release from Mr. Ace Frehley. Anomaly, the long awaited solo album from Frehley, will be in stores on September 15th. The […]
Friday night in Cleveland: Chris Allen + Don Dixon at the Happy Dog = Fun
For the pending 4th of July holiday weekend meltdown, Scene Magazine has the crazy idea that checking out Chris Allen and The Guilty Hearts might be a hella ton of fun. Allen is playing two shows that are billed as the “last full band shows of the year” on Friday and Saturday night (7/3 and […]
Raindrops keep fallin’ on my head…
“Rain,” “No Rain,” “After The Rain,”…..there have been many songs about the rain, but in this story we won’t hear any of them. In fact, we won’t hear many songs at all. The story begins with a trip home to my old stomping ground of Joliet, IL seems like the perfect way to unplug, recharge, […]
Cage Match: The Boss vs. The Purple One
I had a Cage Match picked out for today, and while you’re waiting for me to tell you what it is, I will quickly reply to let you know that I will hold on to that info, and you’ll find out more on another Tuesday. Instead, Cage Match VP of operations Michael suggested a battle […]
Win Stuff: Twisted Sister – Stay Hungry 25th Anniversary
Hello again, my little rabble rousers! Today, we’re going to travel back 25 years to the time when Twisted Sister released a landmark slab of music called Stay Hungry. You own it. You’ve owned it. You probably even owned it in multiple formats. You bought the t-shirt, and you went to the concert. The album […]