I will wait for you in Baton Rouge I’ll miss you down in New Orleans I’ll wait for you while she slips in something comfortable And I’ll miss you when I’m slipping in between If you wrap yourself in daffodils I will wrap myself in pain And if you’re the queen of california Baby, I […]
Author: Matt Wardlaw
Good Listening: Counting Crows – Live in Amsterdam – 4/14/94
Counting Crows – The Ghost In You – The Wellmont Theatre Montclair, NJ 10/30/08 I got my hands on August and Everything After in 1993, drawn towards the purchase as many were, by hearing “Mr. Jones” on the radio. As the opening moments of “Round Here” faded in, I knew I had purchased an album […]
Huge Smithereens update from frontman Pat Dinizio
It’s been a while since I’ve checked in at Smithereens frontman Pat Dinizio’s website, and tonight’s visit brought me a lot of exciting ‘Reens news, which I will now share with you all! I am quite excited about all of the releases, but especially excited to read the news of a scheduled release date for […]
Setlist: Filter @ Hard Rock Cafe Cleveland 11/01/08 + Richard Patrick interview
Things are hella-busy right now, but I wanted to drop in for a quick post that you will all enjoy. This past Saturday, Richard Patrick brought the Filter rock and roll machine back to C-town for a hometown show to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Cleveland location of the Hard Rock Cafe. On Saturday […]
Springsteen & Obama in Cleveland on Sunday + a ton of Springsteen links
Friday was a hella-busy day, and I would have missed the following Springsteen news bit completely, but thanks to a friend’s random Myspace bulletin, I came across the following: http://my.barackobama.com/page/s/ohbocleveland Change We Need Rally with Barack and Michelle Obama and Special Guest Bruce Springsteen Please join us this Sunday, November 2nd, for a rally in […]
What is the law? No spill blood, of course!
2000 Pride of Arizona: Danny Elfman/Oingo Boingo It’s a good day at band camp when the music you’re practicing comes from Oingo Boingo. The rules are written in the stone Break the rules and you get no bones All you get is ridicule, laughter And a trip to the house of pain! “No Spill Blood” […]
Tour Dates: Fountains of Wayne, Duncan Sheik, Tom Morello
A couple of my faves are hitting the road with no Cleveland shows in sight….yet. Fountains of Wayne are in the studio right now working on their next disc, and will break in early 2009 for some full band acoustic dates featuring tunes from the upcoming album, and old favorites. Let me get my request […]
Nothing says I love you like Keith Richards
Cassette from My Ex has been on my love list for a while now, a site where you can listen to old mix tapes from someone’s ex, and hear the story behind the mix courtesy of the original recipient of the tape. I love the story behind this mix shared by writer Jancee Dunn. How […]
Setlist: Matthew Sweet and The Bridges @ Beachland Ballroom 10/25/08
Random note: I learned via Darren / He’s A Whore that SNL/Dylan/Hall & Oates guitarist G.E. Smith was at one time, married to Gilda Radner. I had no idea. Did you? You learn something new everyday on this internet thing. Buddy Guy with G.E. Smith – Damn Right, I’ve Got The Blues Speaking of other […]
Dream baby dream….won’t you?
Pete @ Blogness on the Edge of Town has a nice mini-review of Springsteen’s “Dream Baby Dream,” which is finally available as an official release after all of these years. The release is available in two flavors – via download, and also as an extremely limited vinyl release. Getting my mitts on a copy has […]