Now here’s a couple of releases that have been on my radar for a little while that I am VERY excited about! Def Leppard isn’t doing much that excites me these days, but Pyromania, Hysteria, and Adrenalize are the holy trinity amongst the stacks and stacks of albums that I loved in the 80s and […]
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Bruce Springsteen + Mike Ness rockin’ Bad Luck
After the two Los Angeles dates this past week, I think that my anticipation for seeing my own Springsteen shows this year went into complete overdrive. My friend Laurie was in attendance for both shows, which means that she got to see the Tom Morello guest appearance on night 1, AND the frikkin’ Mike Ness […]
Matthew Sweet & Susanna Hoffs go “Under The Covers” again on July 21st
I nearly jumped through the computer screen this afternoon when I saw a Twitter update from PauseandPlay.Com mentioning a July release date for a new album from Matthew Sweet and Bangles member Susanna Hoffs. Sweet and Hoffs will drop Under The Covers Vol. 2 on July 21st via the fine folks at Shout! Factory. Under […]
Eddie Trunk with Night Ranger
This weekend, I got to spend some time talking with syndicated radio personality Eddie Trunk (Sirius/XM, That Metal Show, Q104.3/ NYC, etc.) and it was good to hear the latest down low regarding his radio activities and otherwise. Today, while recovering from the induction ceremonies last night, I came across an interview that Eddie did […]
New Music: Cracker, Jenny Owen Youngs
Hello kids, Thought I would spotlight briefly, a couple of things that have been in my ears this past week. First, a few links of interest for your enjoyment: Leading up to the Rock Hall induction ceremonies, I’ve been talking Metallica with my former radio comrade Chris Akin and Cleveland Scene’s D.X. Ferris. The first […]
Eels to release new album in June
The Eels will return with their first album in four years on June 2nd with the release of Hombre Lobo: 12 Songs of Desire. The new album was recorded at Mark Oliver Everett’s Los Angeles studio (that’s E, for ya’ll that need help with that.) Loved the previous Eels album blinking lights and other revelations […]
5 from Jules Shear + More about “More”
Consider this a followup to my post about the new Jules Shear album More that I posted here yesterday. But first, I need to tell you how I got into the music of Jules Shear. Some of my best friends are friends that I met who were working at record stores I went to frequently. […]
Adventures in Madonna cover songs – The “dude sings a Madonna song” edition
So I’m on Youtube searching to see if there might be any live video of Patti Rothberg performing “Hard Times” from her latest album Double Standards…and I come across some video of Patti performing live at Madonnathon 2007 in New York City. The title alone, makes me want to move to NYC! And then I […]
Everything old is new again
It was 1993, and I was head over heels in love with Sarah McLachlan and her album Fumbling Towards Ecstasy. Did I mention I was in love with Sarah? In 2008, Sarah might be finally paying attention to the important “don’t cut your hair EVER” rule for girls, having gone from looking like Lilith Fair […]
Setlist: Gin Blossoms @ House of Blues 11/9/08
Our story begins about two weeks ago on a random Thursday night at the Beachland. I’m there for their Halloween extravaganza – Helper T. Cells were awesome as Flaming Lips, The Hot Rails pulled off a mighty fine J. Geils, and The Muttering Retreats surprised all of us with a fun set of Beck favorites. […]