I love this latest dispatch from Patti Rothberg, which offers a good look at not only the meaning behind the title of her latest album Double Standards, but also a look at the inner fire and inspiration that drive Patti as an artist. I particularly enjoyed the jump back to her album Between The 1 […]
Category: New Releases
Quick Hits – Vinyl, Coldplay, Billy Joel, and Lou Reed
Happy Saturday from the Cleve! First of all, I was thrilled that my review of the new Smithereens live album wound up front and center on lead singer Pat Dinizio’s website. Thanks Pat! You can talk to Lou Reed about a lot of different things – just don’t ask him any stock questions. Billy Joel’s […]
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 […]
CD Review: The Smithereens – Live in Concert
When I pass on from this world, it is my hope that my next of kin will see within my musical collection, a large group of recordings from a particular group from New Jersey, called The Smithereens. If I have my way, curiosity will strike them, they’ll put one of the albums on, and a […]
Good Listening – Kathleen Edwards – World Cafe 5/16/08
I wrote previously about Kathleen Edwards following her mid-April appearance on David Letterman. And now, I’ve got a treat for you all. Quality well-recorded live stuff from Canada’s foul mouthed sweetheart isn’t an easy thing to find. In fact, with the exception of some Austin City Limits audio that was pretty far removed from the […]
Quick Hits – Bruce Springsteen, Will Ferrell, Richard Marx, and more
Greetings from Rock on the Range in Columbus, OH where I watched Stone Temple Pilots return to the stage triumphantly last night. More on that in the next couple of days. For now, here are a few links that have caught my eye this week. Cleveland based Liza Bundy who I wrote about previously here, […]
Song of the Moment – Patti Rothberg – Alternate Universe
I gave you the heads up on Tuesday that Patti Rothberg’s latest studio effort Double Standards, was hitting the shelves. And since then, I actually got my mitts on a copy of the disc that same day, and have had a couple of days to get my head around the album. My quick review that […]
Patti Rothberg – new CD Double Standards in stores today!
One of my absolute favorite artists, Patti Rothberg, releases Double Standards (review and sample track), her long awaited third album today, available at all major retailers, Itunes, etc. I’ve written about Patti previously right here, and I’ve been not so patiently waiting for the new CD ever since I heard the title track, which is […]
Song of the Moment – Thomas Jefferson’s Aeroplane – Know That I Would
Pittsburgh band The Gathering Field have achieved “desert island disc” status in my world with all four of their album releases, and are sorely missed on a daily basis in my world. I listen to at least one of their albums during the course of an average week, and I finally got to see a […]
Nine Inch Nails gives the music biz (and fans) The Slip
So you’re a Nine Inch Nails fan, and as you’re waking up your week officially begins with the Monday morning announcement that there is a new Nine Inch Nails album available for download. For free. Reznor writes: Click HERE to get the new full-length nine inch nails record: the slip (thank you for your continued […]