I hate lists like this one from MSN Music. In the way they are formatted making you go page by page to view each individual list item, it feels like a cheap attempt to drive up web traffic with posts that are virtually worthless. Yes, we know that The Who need to stop making albums. […]
Author: Matt Wardlaw
Help wanted for liner notes geeks like me….
Thanks to Smithereens frontman Pat DiNizio for posting the following New York Times article about the disappearance of liner notes on his website. Before we get to that, I’ve got a bit of commentary… I’ve become very digital in the past couple of years, after many years of maintaining an anti-Ipod stance, being all about […]
Song of the Moment – Del Amitri – A Better Man
Remember how we were talking about Del Amitri, and some of their best material winding up in B-Side Land instead of on the albums? I heard one of those songs (on my Ipod) as I was out today driving around sunny suicidal Cleveland. Chew on these lyrics for “A Better Man”….. Yes I know, things […]
Great adventures in musical segues part one….
Those of you that appreciate the art of the musical segue will dig this. We’re doing a 90s weekend at the radio station, and I had a couple of great ones….. The first one – got a call from someone requesting “American Music” (video) by Violent Femmes which I threw in before “Trigger Happy Jack” […]
Rush vs. Rock Band – It’s harder than it looks
Saw this in one of Bob Lefsetz’s recent dispatches – Rush were on a recent episode of The Colbert Report and took a crack at playing their own song……on Rock Band. Check out the video below. Priceless!
Quick Hits – Sarah Mclachlan, Tori Amos, Joe Cocker, The Who
Greetings from Cleveland, where you’re only as old as you feel…..and with some of the news from this week, I’m feeling pretty old. For example, August 5th will see the release of the 15th Anniversary Edition of one my favorite albums from the 90s, a special 2 CD/1DVD package of Sarah Mclachlan’s Fumbling Towards Ecstasy. […]
The real me, as seen through someone else’s eyes
I don’t often blog (anywhere) about work, but I have to share this moment from yesterday at the office. We had an introductory conference call with some potential business partners, and we were in the midst of doing introductions on our end. As my good comrade RP was finishing a lengthy introduction, I made the […]
Good Listening: Del Amitri Live Rarities
A drunk, an atheist and a poet walk into a bar. They’re all the same guy, and there is no punchline. Welcome to Del Amitri! And so begins the long overdue Popdose Guide to Del Amitri, written by David Eastman. I’ve had a Del Amitri post brewing since a stray mention caught the attention of […]
Hear new Pretenders music now – new CD available September 23rd
In these digital times, things move quickly and before you know it, your favorite band has a new CD due for release. Such is the case with Chrissie Hynde and The Pretenders (same difference, right?) who have a new CD, Break Up The Concrete that will be in stores and at digital outlets on September […]
Steve Lukather announces tour dates in support of his new solo CD Ever Changing Times
Toto guitarist Steve Lukather put out a great solo CD earlier this year called Ever Changing Times. And now the unthinkable has occurred: Steve is touring to support the disc, and inside the run of scheduled tour dates, are 13 U.S. shows! The U.S. shows begin with a date at Red Rocks opening for Jethro […]