As a guy that is all about song titles and lyrics, I often get excited seeing a subject line in Bob Lefsetz’s regular email newsletter – something like “Rock Steady” for example, where I know that certainly he must be writing about Bonnie Raitt and Bryan Adams. Those of you that read this site on […]
Author: Matt Wardlaw
Quick Hits – U2, Duran Duran, and my television favorites
What’s up kids – I’ve had this post sitting around, collecting links for a while now, so before the moss completely covers all of it, here it is for all of you! Former Duran Duran guitarist Andy Taylor has put all of the scandalous DD dirt that you would ever want to know into a […]
A head on collision of music and my life
I don’t even know where to begin this one, so we’ll start here: I’m messaging back and forth today with my friend AK, one of my friends that goes way back in my timeline. I guess that she and I have known each other nearly 20 years now, and yet we know each other better […]
If you’re afraid they might discover your redneck past…
When one of your favorite bands gets back together for one show, to run through a great album from the first track to the last track, that’s pretty sweet. Burgo and I were Twittering back and forth last night about the news. Color me stoked! Here’s the official press release: LOS ANGELES- September 3, 2008- […]
A couple of departures – R.I.P.
I’ve seen several different perspectives on the passing of Don LaFontaine, but I liked my buddy Terry’s thoughts: Don LaFontaine, the King of Voiceovers, passed away in Los Angeles on Monday at the age of 68. Don died of complications relating to a collapsed lung. Don’s magical voice appeared on over 5,000 movie trailers and […]
Oh that crazy E from the Eels, always up to something…
This time, promoting his new book:
Good Listening: Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band – Live in New York City Volume 3
This one is for Dan, who threw down a challenge to me in the comments of this Springsteen post: Hey, in the spirit of the Boss, share a boot! Reach back and find something obscure that has a lot of meaning to you. Blatant begging. Sorry. (I’ll also send this out to site regular Ann […]
Put your 90s sunglasses on and rock out with some of these….
Semisonic – Closing Time Welcome to September! My unofficial ’90s weekend drew to a close yesterday with an awesome set from Big Head Todd & The Monsters at Taste of Cleveland. My friend Captain, forever living his life in lower case over @ captains dead was surprised to find out that Big Head Todd are […]
The Wonder Years on DVD
Unauthorized, unofficial….and I WANT THIS! The Wonder Years on DVD
Setlist: Seven Mary Three and Sponge – Roc Bar Cleveland 8/30/08
With Big Head Todd and the Monsters in town today, it feels like 90s weekend here in Cleveland, and the weekend got off to a good start last night with back to back sets from fellow 90s vets Sponge and Seven Mary Three. Attendance for the concert on the east bank of The Flats at […]