I have to admit, I get the chance to listen to about 1/1000 of the indie music submissions that come in digitally for Addicted to Vinyl, and about 2% of everything else besides that. My pals at Cleveland Bachelor, Sensory Overload, Burgo’s Blog, and The Frontloader particularly, seem to do a better job with getting […]
Category: Music
Remembering Jerry Garcia
@wsjrock reminded me on Twitter that today would have been Grateful Dead leader Jerry Garcia’s 67th birthday. It took me a longtime to find an appreciation for the Dead, and by the time I did, they had stopped touring, and Jerry was gone. I’ll always wish that I would have caught a show, but over […]
Happy Birthday to MTV!
MTV turns 28 today. Remember when MTV actually used to play music videos? Here is nearly three hours of classic video to help jog your memory! When did MTV start to go downhill for you? For me, that moment came with the launch of The Real World. I loved Randee of the Redwoods, and I […]
August Live Music Radness
Cleveland Bachelor offers up his picks for a bunch of upcoming Cleveland rock shows that you won’t want to miss! P.S. – How did I miss the news that They Might Be Giants are performing the Flood album at their upcoming Beachland gig? That is most certainly, completely rad! Here we are, at the ass […]
Since you went away, I’ve been hanging around…
Thanks to AZ for pointing me towards musical proof that The Pet Shop Boys are still awesome in 2009. As if we had any doubt. But for the doubters and the haters, here is a 10 minute mix with lots of reminders to jog your memory! Word is that their latest album Yes, is damn […]
Cage Match: Marcy Playground vs. Jars of Clay
Cage Match board member D.X. Ferris emailed in with this week’s matchup a few weeks back. Short, sweet, and to the point, here’s how the exchange went: subject line: matchup idea: marcy playground vs. jars of clay I write back, “What tunes?” “Do they have more than one each?” Poor Marcy Playground. Always a punchline […]
Happy 5th Anniversary to Music Saves!
Look at us, sucking up to record stores again…. But this is Music Saves that we’re talking about here, people! Here’s a little video courtesy of Marissa and Kevin that will give you a bit of visual insight into how rad Kevin, Melanie, EmployLeigh, and Vinyl the Cat are. The 5th Store-a-versary celebration is coming […]
Never Gonna Give Your Teen Spirit Up
If you haven’t seen this yet, you’re going to love it – it’s a whole new way of getting Rick Rolled. And you love that, right? Think about how much you love Nirvana as well, and you’ll realize that this is clearly a win/win situation for you. You’re welcome! But Rick wasn’t done, oh no […]
New sophomore release available now from Jets Overhead – Grab your seat!
If you’re like us, you might have been rocking so hard this summer, that you could have missed the news that Victoria, BC quintet Jets Overhead released their second full-length, No Nations, on June 23 via Vapor Records (Neil Young’s label, home of Everest, etc.) Sure, it was an innocent mistake, but it is one […]
John Bush/Armored Saint/Anthrax fans, pay attention!
A nice surprise came across my desk this morning to share with all of you – a FREE demo track from the upcoming Armored Saint studio album! It makes me so happy just to be able to say the words “Armored Saint studio album,” but then I actually heard the track. And played it again. […]