When Beth and I had our little vinyl meetup the other day, we spent a good amount of time talking about Evan Dando and The Lemonheads. It’s A Shame About Ray and Come On Feel The Lemonheads are two of my 90s desert island discs from my teenage years. If it was possible to wear […]
Author: Matt Wardlaw
Laserdiscs and a vinyl-loaded trip to Detroit
Here we are at the beginning of another holiday weekend!! Happy new year to you all!! But let’s talk about the previous holiday weekend, which I’ll sum up in one word: Productive. I went to the thrift store to drop off a couple of boxes of CDs, and while I was there, I picked up […]
Any comedy vinyl record collectors out there?
Hey guys, Got the following email/question from one of my ATV readers: Dear Mr. Vinyl, Would you happened to know any COMEDY vinyl record collectors? I need someone who knows alot about comedy vinyl from the 60’s. An e-mail or phone number would be great. Hopefully, once I have album titles I can give you […]
Spinning vinyl: 38 Special – Tour De Force
This “being social in the real world” thing really cramps my blogging style! After my dinner last night with blogger/Clevo/Nashville buddy Kevin Mason, I was re-inspired and researching a future webcam purchase today. During lunch, I went to Best Buy to see a couple of the options in the flesh. I think I found (thanks […]
Spinning vinyl: The Go-Go’s
Winding down tonight after a busy day of work, and an evening of fellowship and food with Kevin Mason, I found myself back at home “spinning the black circle.” Tonight’s selections – the Mudcrutch Extended Play Live EP release that I just got in the mail, and after that, Talk Show by The Go-Go’s. Another […]
The Smithereens live DVD – 5 full-length video clips online now
As mentioned in a previous update, The Smithereens (a.k.a. world’s greatest band/one of ’em anyway) will release a DVD companion to their 2008 live release on January 15th. Smithereens frontman Pat Dinizio recently put up a post with 6 full length videos from Live in Concert. You can click through on each video link to […]
DXMas….a different kinda holiday mix tape for your listening pleasure
Assuming that you’re not drunkenly passed out from too much of that “special” eggnog, here’s some more special holiday musical cheer for your ears. A few years back, I received a suspiciously labeled package in the mail with my address scratched semi-illegibly on the face of the package. While I would normally mark “return to […]
Scattered Musical Thoughts: GNR, Supermint and Dog Society
I couldn’t exactly think of a subject line that was completely appropriate, and the above seemed to at least cover it, although there are probably some that would argue (myself included!) that this blog is ALL about “scattered musical thoughts!” Anyway. Friday night, I got together with my buddy Corey for a long overdue hangout […]
The Meaning of Life according to Clint Eastwood and Little Steven
I picked up Esquire Magazine’s 8th annual Meaning of Life issue over the weekend. Fifty interviews, one person from each state. I was sucked in by Clint Eastwood on the cover, and also seeing the names of Little Steven…..and Chloë Sevigny? Inside the table of contents, Mickey Rourke. Sold. Side note: I kinda have a […]
Good Listening: Special Aimee Mann Holiday Edition
If you’re still searching around a bit for that Xmas spirit, boy do I have something that’s going to help out a lot! First, a quick flashback to last year’s holidays: Last year’s holiday cheer was provided in my household with the debut of a Christmas album from The Smithereens. You all remember how much […]