Hey there music lovers! ATV is pleased to bring you a Monday Morning Mix featuring a fine blend of 70s hard rock. 14 killer tunes flowing into what is known on the street as the Stereo Dictator’s 75 Minutes of 70s Volume One. Feast your musical mind on this free prize and give your week […]
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Good Listening: Cockburn Christmas Volume Two
Only a few more shopping days left until the big day. Are you ready? Ready or not, be sure to take some time to savor a bit of great Christmas music courtesy of the Stereo Dictator and ATV. Today’s offering is a present from December 20, 1992 featuring Bruce Cockburn and that irrepressible icon of […]
‘Cause a Cheap Fix is What I Need
Hey gang, this post is for all of you who, like me, had your concert life torn asunder by your personal life and missed the Cowboy Junkies over the weekend. As unforgivable as that statement was for me to type, I immediately appeal to the greater good by providing the ATV community with a cure […]
Good Listening: It’s a Bleedin’ Board for Bon
Greetings music lovers! It’s time for another trip to the Stereo Dictator’s massive musical archives in search of a show of sonic and social significance to the rock and roll community. Today’s installment is in memory of a true rock and roll legend, Ronald Belford Scott, better known as the Problem Child himself, Bon Scott. […]
It’s a Bleedin’ Board – The Tragically Hip in L.A.
Hello again music lovers and welcome to this edition of “It’s A Bleedin’ Board!” Please join me, the Stereo Dictator, as we unlock the vaults to find yet another pearl in music history deemed essential to a finely crafted rock and roll collection. In the words of my Deadhead buddy Barry, “It’s a Bleedin’ Board!” […]
THROUGH THE EYES AND EARS OF THE STEREO DICTATOR
The upcoming Foreigner thing scares me. One original member, remixing old tunes, the Wal-Mart exclusive and the fact that the last good album they put out was over 25 years ago. Know when to say when. The occasion of Jerry Garcia’s 67th birthday coincides with me reading a great book called Garcia written by Blair Jackson […]
It’s a Bleedin’ Board! Earth Day with the Excitable Boy
Welcome to the first of a series of reviews about my favorite bootlegs. Today’s feature is a short but very sweet set from Warren Zevon. And, to steal a phrase from my longtime Deadhead buddy Barry, “It’s a bleedin’ board!” (Translation= a mint soundboard recording) The date is April 22, 2000. We find Warren playing […]
The Worst Single of All Time?
Before I give it away, I have to ask you a question. Have you ever heard a song by one of your favorite bands and upon listening to it for the first time, you instantly knew that you and the band had grown apart and were headed for a divorce? Welcome to my world 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 […]