This morning, my Ipod was shuffling away, and hit on some Hall and Oates. That made me think of the Hall and Oates playlist that I had made for the Ipod, and I quickly navigated towards it. Within that playlist is one of my all-time favorite musical segues that happens in the opening moments of […]
Category: Live Stuff
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 […]
Good Watch: REO Speedwagon on Soundstage
My friend Becky emailed me recently about the recent PBS Soundstage broadcast featuring REO Speedwagon to find out if I had seen it. As it happens, I had just read about the broadcast (and missed it, of course,) and found that PBS already has a DVD of the full show for sale. The DVD includes […]
Celebrating 30 years of The Stranger by Billy Joel
“All summer, I was just taking in a lot of things – friends who would be splitting up, and others who would be getting together. The reason I called the album The Stranger wasn’t just because of the song. Each song on it seemed to have some kind of strangeness, some kind of alienation about […]
Good Listening: Howard Jones – Frankfurt, Germany – 3/14/2008
I will be seeing Howard Jones later this week on Saturday night in Kettering, OH, outside of Dayton at the Fraze Pavilion. I’ve been fortunate enough to see a number of shows at the Fraze over the years, and as previously discussed, I will make my return this weekend to catch the annual Mix Summerfest. […]
Good Listening: The Jayhawks 4/29/95 – Slim’s – San Francisco
Maria McKee and The Jayhawks – Precious Time I had a different Gary Louris-related post in waiting, but it isn’t every day that Louris announces a reunion show with the 94/95 era lineup of The Jayhawks, so let’s focus on that for a second, shall we? Louris shared the following intoxicating information in a recent […]
Bruce Springsteen brings lots of old magic to Antwerp
If you’re a Springsteen fan like me (and I know you are, because you’re reading this,) you’ve likely been salivating, reading the setlists from Backstreets over the past week. My Springsteen buddy Tony emailed me with a message that said simply “the sooner you click this link, the better you will feel.” I knew he […]
Good Listening: Death Cab for Cutie – Morning Becomes Eclectic
I was in the midst of enjoying an evening with Tom Petty at Blossom Music Center on Sunday night with my friends Ryan and Julie. I had seats in the pavilion, but was sitting on the lawn with them, and as Petty pulled out a mix of album tracks and proven hits, we conversed about […]
Quick Hits – Judas Priest, Summertime, Kanye West
Another busy week in the can, thank goodness! First, a rock and roll recap from the week that was…. I saw quite a bit of live music this week, including: The New Frontiers / Below Jupiter / Liza Bundy at the Beachland Tavern on Monday night (recap here.) Wednesday night, I saw what was (believe […]
Hangin’ in Cleveland with The New Frontiers
Life continues to make sure that I have a complete understanding of the word “busy.” While I have a spare moment, I want to take a second to document a great musical experience that I had on Monday night at the Beachland Ballroom with a great band out of Dallas, TX called The New Frontiers. […]