Unless you’ve been under a rock today, you probably know that Metallica revealed “The Day That Never Comes,” the first new music from their new album, the Rick Rubin-produced Death Magnetic, which will be online and in stores on September 12th. Clocking in at nearly 8 minutes, the track is already inspiring debate on the […]
Category: Good Listening
Add some Bruce Hornsby to your weekend….and some Cracker and Counting Crows too!
Fifteen years ago, I saw Bruce Hornsby for the first time here in Cleveland at Music Hall, a show that sealed the deal making me permanently a diehard Bruce Hornsby fan. As a kid, Hornsby caught my ear with songs from The Way It Is and the followup Scenes from The Southside. A Night On […]
30 Years Ago Today: Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band – WMMS 10th Anniversary Concert at the Cleveland Agora
Bruce Springsteen onstage at the Cleveland Agora, August 9th, 1978 Image courtesy of Uncle Waldo’s Coffeehouse Concerts August 9th, 1978: Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band were onstage at the Cleveland Agora for a concert celebrating the 10th anniversary of local powerhouse rock and roll station WMMS. Today is the 30th anniversary of that […]
Interview: Nils Lofgren talks about Nils sings Neil
A week before Bruce Springsteen and the E. Street Band took the stage for a string of homecoming shows at Giants Stadium, my comrade Chris Akin got a chance to talk with E. Street Band guitarist Nils Lofgren. Lofgren spoke with Chris about his new CD The Loner: Nils sings Neil, a wonderful new solo […]
Good Listening: Jackson Browne and David Lindley (revisited) + news of a new album!
A few days ago, I was preparing this post and had to put it aside because of “real world” commitments. Several days later, as I was working on another post, I wound up on the Pollstar site to check a date, and came across newly posted concert dates for Jackson Browne! I shot straight to […]
Extreme release new album called Saudades De Rock next week + the scoop on Maiden Heaven
A week from today (8/12,) reactivated Boston rockers Extreme, will release their first release of new material in 13 years titled Saudades De Rock. (If you’re scratching your head on the above, it is pronounced “sow-dodge de rock”, which roughly translates from Portuguese as “Nostalgic Yearning for Rock”) While rejoicing at the prospects of new […]
Counting Crows offer free concert download
I’m on the Counting Crows email list, so I’m not quite sure how I missed this, but the Counting Crows have partnered with LiveDownloads.Com to launch an official concert download site. To celebrate the launch of LiveCountingCrows.Com, the band are offering a free download (for the first 10,000 fans) of their Charlotte, NC concert, recorded […]
A Saturday song with Saturday in the title
And I’m not talking about “Saturday in the Park,” or “Saturday Night’s Alright for Fighting,” or even “Saturday Night” by Bay City Rollers. And I’m not talking about the version of “Saturday Night” by Ned’s Atomic Dustbin. But come to think of it, I should be. Anyway. Retro Music Snob featured my post regarding the […]
Concord Music Group Unveils ‘Collector’s Corner’ Vinyl & Box Set Site
As I’ve mentioned in the past, my parents (and others) helped to paint a rich musical tapestry for me in my youth, giving me exposure to a wide range of musical genres. Musical taste that was already quite diverse, has grown even broader throughout the years that I spent growing up working in various record […]
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 […]