I’ve been very excited about the arrival of Gotta Groove Records, the new vinyl pressing plant that finally opened recently near Ante Up Audio. As one of only a handful of vinyl pressing plants in the country, it’s pretty cool that they decided to set up shop right here in Cleveland! A mention for Gotta […]
Category: Good Reads
Book Review: The Light in Darkness by Lawrence Kirsch
When I unwrapped the Live: 1975/85 box set, which I received as a Christmas gift from my parents in 1986, I don’t think I truly had a complete idea of exactly how much of an impact Bruce Springsteen would have on my life. As I put in the first cassette, and began thumbing through the […]
Contest: Win a copy of Big Man – the new book by Clarence Clemons!
Well, the Springsteen tour is finally over. Is anybody else already feeling a little bit of withdrawal like I am? What are we going to do with all of our new found free time? While we wait to find out what Bruce and the guys are going to be up to, one option is to […]
Blue Rodeo – The Things We Left Behind
Today is the official Canadian release date for The Things We Left Behind, the brand new studio album from Blue Rodeo. Vinyl fans will appreciate that Blue Rodeo sequenced the new album with vinyl in mind – spreading two albums worth of carefully placed music across four sides of vinyl. The Things We Left Behind […]
Talking Crackers
With the pending Cracker show at the Beachland Ballroom on Friday, members of the band have been doing some local press to help make sure that the rock kids are aware that Cracker is coming back to melt their faces off on Friday night. Cracker frontman David Lowery spoke with Scene Magazine about the upcoming […]
Remembering John Hughes
I’ll offer apologies in advance for the tardiness of this particular item, with a slight bit of reasoning and explanation for the lateness to follow later in this piece. As a child of the 80s, I’ve spent quite a few moments deep in thought since John Hughes passed away. When Hughes passed, I had plenty […]
Trashcan Sinatras and Brookville on tour – go! go! go!
Welcome to today’s adventure in which our hero reaches the long overdue realization that he really should have been more of a Trashcan Sinatras fan back in the day. The Trashcans are in the midst of a rare U.S. tour with Brookville opening, a run of dates that might just be one of the best […]
Oh Buddyhead, how we missed thee!
Hey kids! Sorry for the eerie sort of silence here for the past few days. I’ve been a tad busy once again going out to enjoy the occasional moment in the outside world. Night life, I think they call it. Although Brian from Broken Headphones would be quick to tell you that I haven’t been […]
More BC – A Look At The Art Process
Former Buzzard artist Brian Chalmers had one of the most brilliantly creative minds I’ve ever known. In any person, that trait combined with a love for music means that we’re going to be friends for life. In 2002, I graduated and moved on from WMMS to a new job and plenty of new projects. This […]
Quick Hits – Pearl Jam, Jay Bennett, Dave Brubeck, Cheap Trick + more
Hey kids, I can’t believe it, but Bonnaroo departure time is less than a week away for yours truly. I’ll be making the trip with Brian, new roommate Adam, and well, that’s it. It will be just us, a car full of stuff, and heads that will soon be filled with memories. Cheesy I know, […]