Thanks to John S for this one…..which makes me remember my friend Steve’s extremely animated imitation of Grover, which was always something that had us in stitches. You know, even at age 18, it’s never too late to pull out a Grover imitation. And actually, here is the skit that he used to imitate. Still […]
Author: Matt Wardlaw
Peter Hammill schedules U.S. and Canadian dates – My friend Jerry has a meltdown.
I love my friends, and the unique ways that they make me smile. I opened my email this morning, and got the following email from my friend Jerry: Subject: PETER mother f*cking HAMMILL… …so, PETER HAMMILL is on tour in the USA…in my market…DETROIT (10/09) and in CLEVELAND (10/10)…I had to send out an e-mail […]
Lefsetz on Kid Rock’s Rock and Roll Jesus and Itunes – plus a response from Kid Rock
Bob Lefsetz writes: Is Kid Rock selling a hundred thousand CDs a week because his album is not available on iTunes? Last year, Jay-Z famously refused to sell his new album at iTunes because he thought it would break up the flow, that it needed to be heard as a whole. Despite being available digitally […]
U2 fans, drool along with me on this one – reissue details and new album rumors
Dang, that looks good. Here are the details ripped straight from U2’s official website: U2’s first concert video, Live At Red Rocks, will be released on DVD next month, along with the accompanying live album, Under a Blood Red Sky. Recorded at the Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Colorado on 5th June 1983, Live at Red […]
Cleveland Bloggers, Twitter, etc.
Hello Cleveland! I’ll start out with some Cleveland-related stuff first: I missed a get-together of fellow Cleveland bloggers on Friday night due to heading to Baltimore for Virgin Festival. By all accounts, it was a good time, and man, the food at Bar Cento sounds awesome. Fellow Cleveland blogger Todd took the plunge today and […]
Vinyl Record Day: A couple of cool things to read
Mark it down – I’m pointing you all towards something from The Plain Dealer that is not authored by John Soeder. That’s right folks, it happens on rare occasion. Speaking of that, one of these days, I’m going to ask John if “Soeder” is pronounced in such a way that rhymes with Loder….as in Kurt […]
Win Stuff: Cool Jazz Vinyl from Concord Music Group!
You’re all winners, you really are… Congrats to Ann, Kim, Michael, Anne, and Daniel – they are the lucky recipients of the Jackson Browne/David Lindley DVD freebie that I offered up last week. I put the DVDs in the mail today, after getting back from Virgin Festival, so you all should be enjoying the DVD […]
Setlist: Nine Inch Nails @ Virgin Festival 8/10/08
There had been a rare cancellation of a Nine Inch Nails show a couple of nights prior to their Virgin Festival appearance, so there was worried buzz that NIN might cancel. When we got there and saw NIN road cases, gear, and lighting in place at the beginning of the day Sunday, we knew there […]
Setlist: Stone Temple Pilots @ Virgin Festival 8/10/08
Stone Temple Pilots were 20 minutes late taking the stage. As a result, their scheduled 75 minute set was shortened to 55 minutes. (Check out pix here.) I’m not sure what they cut out of the planned setlist to compensate, but they did change up the opener since the last time I saw them (at […]
Setlist: Foo Fighters @ Virgin Festival 8/9/08
A generous one hour and forty-five minute set to wind up day one of Virgin Festival. The setlist covers (basically) the setlist that was heard on the recent tour, minus a few songs. All of the essentials were here, though. (some photos here) The Pretender Times Like These No Way Back Learn To Fly Cheer […]