I added another great blog to my reading list this week when I came across The Lost Turntable. The Lost Turntable is a digitally remixed slice of vinyl heaven for all of you 12 inch lovers out there. The Lost Turntable is described in the headline as “The Imported Out-of-Print 12″ Extended Remix B-Side of […]
Category: The 80s
10 Artists Who Should Stop Making Records
I hate lists like this one from MSN Music. In the way they are formatted making you go page by page to view each individual list item, it feels like a cheap attempt to drive up web traffic with posts that are virtually worthless. Yes, we know that The Who need to stop making albums. […]
Rush vs. Rock Band – It’s harder than it looks
Saw this in one of Bob Lefsetz’s recent dispatches – Rush were on a recent episode of The Colbert Report and took a crack at playing their own song……on Rock Band. Check out the video below. Priceless!
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. […]
Good Listening: Del Amitri Live Rarities
A drunk, an atheist and a poet walk into a bar. They’re all the same guy, and there is no punchline. Welcome to Del Amitri! And so begins the long overdue Popdose Guide to Del Amitri, written by David Eastman. I’ve had a Del Amitri post brewing since a stray mention caught the attention of […]
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 […]
A couple of interviews that you might dig
Hopefully my Friday night will consist of rocking out with Dave Grohl and the Foo Fighters! Music comrade John Soeder caught up with Foos guitar player Chris Shiflett for a conversation that led me to discover that somehow, their brilliant cover of “Band on the Run” has taken a walk away from my Ipod. Foo […]
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 […]