Greetings from Cleveland! Foreigner at House of Blues is next up on the concert agenda, tomorrow night. Setlist and a brief report will come early next week! We’ll start with a not-so-quick hit: Jayhawks fans, get happy – there are two Jayhawks-related releases coming out in September! And if you live in Spain, September 4th […]
Category: New Releases
Interview: Nils Lofgren talks about Nils sings Neil
A week before Bruce Springsteen and the E. Street Band took the stage for a string of homecoming shows at Giants Stadium, my comrade Chris Akin got a chance to talk with E. Street Band guitarist Nils Lofgren. Lofgren spoke with Chris about his new CD The Loner: Nils sings Neil, a wonderful new solo […]
Extreme release new album called Saudades De Rock next week + the scoop on Maiden Heaven
A week from today (8/12,) reactivated Boston rockers Extreme, will release their first release of new material in 13 years titled Saudades De Rock. (If you’re scratching your head on the above, it is pronounced “sow-dodge de rock”, which roughly translates from Portuguese as “Nostalgic Yearning for Rock”) While rejoicing at the prospects of new […]
Concord Music Group Unveils ‘Collector’s Corner’ Vinyl & Box Set Site
As I’ve mentioned in the past, my parents (and others) helped to paint a rich musical tapestry for me in my youth, giving me exposure to a wide range of musical genres. Musical taste that was already quite diverse, has grown even broader throughout the years that I spent growing up working in various record […]
Quick Hits – Sarah Mclachlan, Tori Amos, Joe Cocker, The Who
Greetings from Cleveland, where you’re only as old as you feel…..and with some of the news from this week, I’m feeling pretty old. For example, August 5th will see the release of the 15th Anniversary Edition of one my favorite albums from the 90s, a special 2 CD/1DVD package of Sarah Mclachlan’s Fumbling Towards Ecstasy. […]
Hear new Pretenders music now – new CD available September 23rd
In these digital times, things move quickly and before you know it, your favorite band has a new CD due for release. Such is the case with Chrissie Hynde and The Pretenders (same difference, right?) who have a new CD, Break Up The Concrete that will be in stores and at digital outlets on September […]
Steve Lukather announces tour dates in support of his new solo CD Ever Changing Times
Toto guitarist Steve Lukather put out a great solo CD earlier this year called Ever Changing Times. And now the unthinkable has occurred: Steve is touring to support the disc, and inside the run of scheduled tour dates, are 13 U.S. shows! The U.S. shows begin with a date at Red Rocks opening for Jethro […]
49 minutes of new Paul Westerberg for 49 cents – here’s the download link
The new music from Paul Westerberg that I wrote about over the weekend (which was initially supposed to be available on Saturday) is now available. And for those that are keeping score, it’s actually 43:55 of new music. Still, you can’t beat 43:55 minutes worth of new Westerberg for 49 cents….or can you? Check it […]
DVD Review: New Order – Live in Glasgow
I finally got my hands on a copy of Live in Glasgow, the new live DVD from New Wave electronic godfathers New Order. As I continue to hammer away at my musical bucket list of bands from the 80s that I haven’t seen live yet, New Order sadly remain on the “haven’t seen” list, and […]
Quick Hits – Billy Joel, Barenaked Ladies, Van Halen, Dream Theater
First, an update to the Westerberg entry I posted yesterday – it seems like you might have to wait a bit longer to plunk down 49 cents for 49 minutes of new Paul Westerberg. The new music is supposed to be available today, and might be still – but it’s more likely that the download […]