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 […]
Category: Good Reads
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. […]
Oh my God, is this really Courtney Love?
I don’t even want to post the picture here, because it is horrifying. I’m trying to erase it from my head as we speak. But if you’d like to see it, check it out right here courtesy of Captains Dead. The good Captain shares Love’s open letter to Ryan Adams within the same post, with […]
Interview: Inside the studio with Heart
My good comrade Chris Akin and I have been involved in the entertainment scene for over 10 years. As all music fans do, we’ve had many musical arguments, but we are musical brothers in arms on many things like Journey, Night Ranger, and Bruce Springsteen. Chris first nabbed my respect by knowing that Survivor had […]
Blog Love: Life, Liberty, & Pursuit of Your Boyfriend
As a stats geek, I’m constantly looking at the site stats to gauge the overall popularity of the topics that I’m writing about here at Addicted to Vinyl. Additionally, I look at the stats that detail who is visiting Addicted to Vinyl, and how they are finding my site. It’s always a thrill to find […]
Appreciating Juliana Hatfield + a track from her new album
I don’t know if you’re following the updates on Juliana Hatfield’s Myspace page, but if you are a fan and you’re not, you’re missing out on a lot of great reading! Hatfield has been blogging regular updates that unmask songs from her catalog in great detail. Become What You Are is an important album from […]
The Perfect CD Review: Offspring – Rise and Fall, Rage and Grace
TJ @ Viva La Mainstream scores an unofficial “blog post of the week” award with his review of the new Offspring CD Rise and Fall, Rage and Grace. TJ takes what definitely qualifies as a good hard look at the band’s Bob Rock-produced album, long in the works, and finally available in stores. And according […]
Judas Priest – Nostradamus – “best album since Painkiller”
….so says my tech/computer wizard pal TDavid in a detailed review of the new Judas Priest CD, which can be found right here. TDavid’s review is the first all-out thumbs up I’ve heard from a friend, for the new disc so far. My metal pal Jeremy says the jury is still out for him on […]
Quick Hits: Tim Russert, Bruce Springsteen, Night Ranger
Another Saturday morning in Cleveland – last night we were supposed to get a mother of a storm, but honestly, I zonked out after being out late at the Iron Maiden concert the night before. I got a little bit soaked Friday night going from the rapid station to my car, but everything else after […]
A little Patience with Lonn Friend
I enjoy Lonn Friend’s reflections on the past, present, and future yet to come. In his latest dispatch, he visits a number of topics, including the filming of the Guns ‘n Roses video for “Patience.” Read on…. link to original Myspace post How do you know when the shadows have really given way to light? […]