While perusing the Winchester’s schedule on Sunday night, my jaw dropped at the show announced for January 27, 2010: Lloyd Cole Trio. I immediately flashed back to 2006. In November of that year, I flew to Cleveland for a few days, with the express purpose of catching Placebo at the Agora and Cole at the […]
Category: The 00s
Tom Petty – The Live Anthology
Greetings internet citizens! I’ve put my review online at Popdose for The Live Anthology, the fantabulous new box set from Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers. Click here to read it. Quick review: Bribe your wife/husband/girlfriend/boyfriend/family member in any fashion necessary to get this as your holiday gift. It’s a must have!
CD Review: Bon Jovi – The Circle
Wait a minute! I was under the impression that The Circle was to be Bon Jovi’s return to form album. Sadly though, “returning to form” leaves a lot to the interpretation as to what “form” is. For those of us that discovered Bon Jovi early on and helped to raise them to superstardom, “form” means […]
Blue Rodeo – The Things We Left Behind
Today is the official Canadian release date for The Things We Left Behind, the brand new studio album from Blue Rodeo. Vinyl fans will appreciate that Blue Rodeo sequenced the new album with vinyl in mind – spreading two albums worth of carefully placed music across four sides of vinyl. The Things We Left Behind […]
Tougher Than The Rest…..
One of the great things about blogging – besides the international fame and noteriety that it brings – is the never-ending exposure to things that are new and cool. It’s a give and take thing – you give somebody something that you perceive to be cool, and they turn around and hit you with a […]
Traveling on the Super Highway with Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
I’ll admit it – I’ve been holding something back from all of you, because for the past month, I’ve been on a secret road trip. I’ve been on the road with Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, traveling with the band on the maiden voyage of their Superhighway Tour. Supporting the release of the highly anticipated […]
Setlist: Metallica at Quicken Loans Arena – 10/15/09
You know, it’s crazy when I think about the fact that I’ve seen Metallica 36 times now, yet this was the first time I’ve seen them in the last decade. I have worshipped this band since I was a kid, but the facts are the facts, and the fact is that they did a solid […]
ZZ Top – Double Down Live: 1980/2008
When I think about the early concerts that played an important part in my development as a music fan, there’s one that comes up in conversation quite a bit. My friend David had tickets to see ZZ Top at Richfield Coliseum in February of 1991, a concert that is also notable for featuring the Black […]
New Music: Dennis Diken with Bell Sound
Let me introduce you to your new favorite “guilty pleasure” listening music – Late Music, the very welcome new release that hit stores and digital outlets today from Smithereens drummer Dennis Diken with Bell Sound. The Bell Sound project pairs Diken with collaborator Pete DiBella, and a list of special guests that will put a […]
Bill Champlin: The ATV Interview
During my early years as a music fan, I came across albums that would be important mile markers in my continuing musical education. Chicago 17 was an important album that introduced me to the production of David Foster, and perhaps more importantly, the vocals of Peter Cetera and Bill Champlin. Champlin was a recent addition […]