Hello loyal Vinyl readers…what’s going on? I’ve been keeping busy here in Cleveland, playing the part of “homeowner,” and recent highlights in that part of my world include buying a hedge trimmer to trim parts of the small forest that is threatening to take over my back yard. Speaking of that, I’ve also got a […]
Category: Guitar Gods
Pearl Jam + Ace Frehley + Madison Square Garden. For Real.
One thing that you can always expect from a Pearl Jam tour, is cool surprises in the setlist, and special guests. This current tour has been no exception! On one particular night at Madison Square Garden, Pearl Jam drummer Matt Cameron takes the bulk of the vocals, with guitar assistance from….Ace Frehley! Pearl Jam and […]
Taking the current temperature of the Stone Temple Pilots tour
Scott Weiland on stage at Rock on the Range 2008 Photo by Chris A. I’ve been reading the past week or two about some moments on the Stone Temple Pilots tour that have been ummm, interesting? The shows have been either REALLY great like the show that I saw at Rock on the Range (and […]
CD Review: Journey – Revelation
The past couple of years have been turbulent ones for Journey. They released a new CD Generations that came out shortly before Sanctuary, the record company that released it, went belly up. Vocalist Steve Augeri ran into problems on the road that saw the band resort to taped vocals initially, and several days before starting […]
Concert Review: Eric Clapton – Blossom Music Center 5/31/08
I saw Eric Clapton this past weekend, hoping to recapture a bit of the “pinch yourself because it’s so unbelievably good” feeling that I got from last year’s Chicago based edition of Crossroads Guitar Festival. Crossroads 2007 will go down unquestionably as one of my favorite concerts that I’ve been lucky enough to attend. Crossroads […]
Song of the Moment – Mark Knopfler – Back to Tupelo
Mark Knopfler – Back to Tupelo around the time of ‘clambake’ that old dream’s still rolling on sometimes there’ll be the feeling things are going wrong the morning star is fading lord, the mississippi’s cold you can still be marlon brando and the king of rock and roll but it’s a ways to go back […]
Sammy Hagar, Michael Anthony, Joe Satriani, and Chickenfoot
Good stuff from Melodicrock.com – there are new developments in the Sammy Hagar project titled “Chickenfoot” that now apparently include Joe Satriani. Let’s stop for a second: Chickenfoot is a horrendous name. Now that we’ve got that out of the way, I am definitely excited to see one of my favorite singers pair with one […]
Concert Review: The original members of Asia at House of Blues Cleveland
Saturday night I got the chance to catch the reunited original members of Asia at the House of Blues here in Cleveland. My review for Cleveland Scene can be found right here. The review was edited slightly after I submitted it, and I’d like to make note that I actually would have been okay with […]