It’s 70s week here at my house. I’m watching new DVD releases from three of my favorite artists of that decade: Deep Purple, Ted Nugent and Jeff Beck. All brought something unique then and it’s time to see what’s going on nowadays. In the case of Deep Purple and History, Hits & Highlights 68-76, we […]
Category: The 70s
Setlist: Dennis DeYoung/Survivor – Clay’s Park – 7/17/09
The classic rock themed Rock N Resort festival, located at Clay’s Park in nearby North Lawrence, OH, has been on my list for a few years now to check out with at least one band of interest on the bill each year. Now in its sixth year, this year’s festival had quite a few names […]
Cage Match: Jon vs. John
I look at this week’s battle as a battle between two songs with two of the most awesome song openings of all time. The subject matter of Jon Bon Jovi (and his rock band conveniently named Bon Jovi) and John Cougar, John Cougar Mellencamp, and John Mellencamp (take your pick depending on the year) was […]
Cage Match: Rupert Holmes vs. Journey
Do you like pina coladas? Me either. But I couldn’t resist the chance to put this Rupert Holmes classic *ahem* up against the second contender that you’ll hear about in a second. Rupert apparently also wrote plays, novels, and stories. I bet you didn’t know that, and if you’re like me, you didn’t care either! […]
Quick Hits – Pearl Jam, Jay Bennett, Dave Brubeck, Cheap Trick + more
Hey kids, I can’t believe it, but Bonnaroo departure time is less than a week away for yours truly. I’ll be making the trip with Brian, new roommate Adam, and well, that’s it. It will be just us, a car full of stuff, and heads that will soon be filled with memories. Cheesy I know, […]
Ian Gillan – One Eye to Morocco
Ian Gillan has released a new solo album and it’s pretty good. Gillan is one of the most distinctive singers of the past 40 years, spawning a graveyard full of imitators and wanna-bes, most of whom never came close to matching his energy and power as frontman for Deep Purple. Before you start with the […]
Radio Ga Ga Saved My Life Tonight
When I was a kid, up until about the age of eleven, we moved around a lot. My father’s engineering job took us to such exotic locales as Port Huron, Michigan and Norcross, Georgia. It also dumped us in Wiesbaden, Germany for about 8 months in 1976/1977. Seeing as how I didn’t really speak the […]
Super-cool concert alert: Venice with Billy Idol and Dave Mason
I am WAY jealous of the residents of Santa Monica, CA, and their opportunity at the end of this week to catch one hell of a triple bill. Locally based California studs Venice, the coolest band of brothers and cousins that I’ve ever came across in my time as a music fan, are part of […]
Cage Match: Sweet vs. The Eagles
This week’s Cage Match is another one courtesy of Michael’s warped mind. This one slips quietly in front of another great suggestion by The Cleveland Caper that we’ll have to save for a future week. And ya know, if you have a suggestion for a future Cage Match, drop us a line and we’ll add […]
Setlist: Billy Joel and Elton John – Quicken Loans Arena – 5/23/09
photo above by John Soeder Put the shotgun away – that’s no intruder, it’s just your good pal Elton John captured during last night’s concert at the Q. Sigh. No, I wasn’t in attendance for this one. I took a pass on last night’s show with Billy and Elton, because I knew that things would […]