Bruce fans, Are you having as much fun as I am watching the setlists on Backstreets? I actually think that the band got off kinda light the other night with that “96 Tears” request. “I Wanna Be Sedated” on the other hand, was a big brass set of balls totin’ fan request. I’d like to […]
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Rusted Root – Dance In The Middle
I’ll offer apologies again for that epic Grammy Award acceptance-length speech that came from me earlier today. Like I said, in future years I think it is safe to assume that there will be no similar posts, or if there is a post, it will be a heck of a lot shorter. But yeah, in […]
The Stereo Dictator Makes the Scene
Greetings ATV fans! It is an honor to join you all as an official member of one of the coolest websites on the net hosted by one of the coolest guys I know. Now that the sucking up is over, let’s get down to it. I’m Kevin Brennan aka the Stereo Dictator, a lifelong Cleveland-area […]
Cage Match: Jefferson Starship vs. Joe Walsh
Ola friends! As we get going, let’s start of by congratulating Steve in Nashville, who is the winner of the contest for the super-awesome Jane’s Addiction vinyl reissues of Nothing’s Shocking and Ritual de lo Habitual! Congrats Steve! You know what that means – it’s time to give something else away! But you’ll have to […]
Good Listening: Indigo Girls – New York City 3/26/09
From talking with fellow music loving friends, we all agree that Poseidon and the Bitter Bug – the new album from the Indigo Girls, is their best album in a really long time. It’s been quite a while since I’ve paid real attention to an Indigo Girls release – Swamp Ophelia was the last one […]
Blow Your Face Out!
What if Peter Wolf and the J. Geils Band were to decide to come to Detroit and play a couple of random rare shows on a weekend? That would be awesome, right? My friends, it certainly was. I finally got to cross another band off of my list of “concert regrets” – bands that I […]
Quick Hits: Material Issue, Bruce Springsteen, Career Advice for Aging Rockers, Neil Diamond
Oh internet friends of mine, it’s been a looooong time since we’ve done one of these Quick Hits type of posts. I’m getting ready to point my car towards Michigan for night #2 of the J. Geils Band reunion shows in Detroit, happening Saturday night. The band are reuniting for a pair of shows in […]
Hell freezes over and in related news, The Oak Ridge Boys cover The White Stripes
Sometimes a new blog post just drops into your lap, like a gift from rock and roll heaven, hurled downward by Rock and Roll Jesus his self. Such is the case with today’s post. I’m sitting here, and an email pops into my box that says “New Release from Oak Ridge Boys – Seven Nation […]
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 […]
Cage Match: Cheap Trick vs. Belinda Carlisle
Well, what did we learn during last week’s battle royale? We learned that a whole lotta people LOVE “Hungry Like The Wolf” by Duran Duran, and not nearly as many are affectionate towards Def Leppard and “Rock of Ages.” I was kinda surprised. This week, we’ve got a battle pending that is sure to cause […]