Recently MTV “opened” its video vaults online but I have to give it a big MEH. I mean, it’s all good and fine if you’re at a computer and want to watch Dio’s “Rock N Roll Children” in all its cheesy goodness. But I’m more of a passive person. I want to turn on a […]
Category: It Came From The 80s
Cage Match: Benatar vs. Blondie
Man, look at that subject line – TOTAL 80’s awesomeness right there. You’d think that I’ve probably been waiting weeks for the chance to drop it on unsuspecting ATV readers everywhere. And you’d be completely wrong. Mel got in touch with me mid-last week and suggested that this would make for a perfect Cage Match […]
Pac-Mania
I dug this lengthy blast of lower-cased brain food from Joshua Jesty, and felt compelled to share it here with all of you very fine vinyl citizens. Here’s hoping that you enjoy it, as much as I did. Don’t forget to read my previous Jesty-related dispatch regarding Girl, the new forthcoming Jesty musical mixdown that […]
Eddie Money – The Covers EP – Volume 1
Ever wanted to hear Eddie Money cover Train, the Beatles, AC/DC, and the Four Tops? No? Well, he doesn’t care. That’s the snarky message that I read from my friend Jeff this morning on Twitter. There is no faster way to get me to buy music than to drop the name of one of my […]
Def Leppard to release deluxe editions of Pyromania and Adrenalize in June
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 […]
IRS Records Catalog Finally Goes Digital
Thanks to a Facebook note from music pal Will Harris, I saw the following note that will make many music nerds happy! Dunno how many others are aware of the fact that a lot of classic albums from the great IRS Records have finally escaped from oblivion and gone digital. I guess there’s been a […]
Youtube Fun – Surrender To Me
I’m enjoying the closing moments of the weekend after being in the suburbs of Pittsburgh today. I came home to find a link to my friend Michele’s “most awesome 80s playlist ever.” For some reason, that made me think of Zander and Wilson, and “Surrender To Me.” We don’t need first names here. But in […]
More laserdiscs – Bon Jovi – Keep The Faith: An Evening with Bon Jovi
Still ‘lovin this holiday weekend! On today’s agenda, I’m meeting up with a friend of mine who will be driving me to an eye exam where I’ll finally get new glasses. Getting new glasses has been on my agenda for about a year now, and I decided to have her come along to be my […]
Good Listening: Georgia Satellites – Peabody’s Down Under – 12/11/88
This past week, Georgia Satellites singer Dan Baird turned 55 years young. Baird hasn’t been a part of the Sats for nearly 20 years now, and in that time, he’s been making a steady stream of records. Good ones. Dan Baird – I Love You Period (live on Letterman) First up came a couple of […]
Going back in time with Duran Duran’s “Classic Album” Rio on DVD
I got my hands on the recently released Duran Duran – Rio DVD, which gets the documentary treatment from Eagle Vision’s excellent Classic Albums video series. You’ve probably seen Classic Albums on VH-1 Classic featuring Meat Loaf’s Bat Out Of Hell, Def Leppard’s Hysteria, Queen’s A Night At The Opera, etc. I first discovered the […]