The song selection was delectable, the offbeat sense of humor seemed to be fully intact and overall, it was just nice to have Fountains of Wayne back in Cleveland. I thought it was 2009…but no, it was 2007 that was the year of my last Fountains of Wayne encounter. There were two great encounters that […]
Author: Matt Wardlaw
Marty Stuart Aims To ‘Tear The Woodpile Down’ With New Album
Many, many moons ago, I got a promo of Marty Stuart’s newest album at the time, This One’s Gonna Hurt You. With titles like “Me & Hank & Jumpin’ Jack Flash,” I could tell that for a country guy, Stuart probably liked to rock. So I put the album on and for approximately one album, […]
Metallica Resurrects The ‘Snake Pit’
You’ve got to hand it to Metallica – when they decide to be nostalgic about things, they really do it right. From the latest newsletter: As you may have heard, the theme of our summer trek through Europe is celebrating the 20th anniversary of the release of the Black Album by playing it in its […]
Musical Notes: Bonnie Raitt, Counting Crows, Vinyl
There’s quite a bit to enjoy about today’s slate of new releases. First of all, Bonnie Raitt makes a very welcome return with a new album Slipstream, in which she splits the production duties between herself and veteran Joe Henry. The results are something that your ears will love. For the download folks, Amazon has […]
Discovering Wally
“Wally” is a rather nondescript name when you see it on an album cover. It could be a one man band project or the musical vanity plate for a band driven by the principal songwriter. In this case, Wally is a British progressive band that for nearly 40 years has been most active via the […]
Genesis: Come Rain Or Shine
I just watched Come Rain or Shine, the Genesis film that documents the preparatory process as the band and their crew worked to get ready for the first Genesis tour in 15 years. The film has been showing recently on VH-1 Classic (and apparently, you can also watch it on Hulu – see below) and […]
Lion’s Den!
I never thought I’d hear this one outside of listening to it on my copy of Tracks, so I was severely geeked to see (well, virtually anyway) Bruce Springsteen pull out “Lion’s Den” last night at the first MSG show. Now that they appear to have worked up a nice arrangement for the band, I […]
Stream The Entire Counting Crows ‘Underwater Sunshine’ Album
That’s right, not a song….not several songs, but the whole damn thing. If you’ve been reading along here recently, you’ll know that I’ve been pretty stoked about the new Counting Crows covers release Underwater Sunshine, which comes out April 10th. Perhaps more stoked than anyone should normally get about a covers album from any band, […]
Slash Loves Analog…And Vinyl Records Too
You can add Slash to the list of rock and roll folks who maintain a love for the black wax. When he’s not jamming with legends like B.B. King, you’ll find him enthusing about all things analog, as was the case during a recent interview with Loudwire talking about his upcoming album Apocalyptic Love, which […]
Soul Asylum Announce July Release Date For New Album
From a recording standpoint, things have been fairly quiet in the Soul Asylum camp since they released their last studio album The Silver Lining in 2006. That’s about to change thanks to a newly announced deal with 429 Records which will enable the band to release Delayed Reaction on July 17th, filing the next chapter […]