Ola friends! As we get going, let’s start of by congratulating Steve in Nashville, who is the winner of the contest for the super-awesome Jane’s Addiction vinyl reissues of Nothing’s Shocking and Ritual de lo Habitual! Congrats Steve! You know what that means – it’s time to give something else away! But you’ll have to […]
Category: The 80s
Good Listening: Indigo Girls – New York City 3/26/09
From talking with fellow music loving friends, we all agree that Poseidon and the Bitter Bug – the new album from the Indigo Girls, is their best album in a really long time. It’s been quite a while since I’ve paid real attention to an Indigo Girls release – Swamp Ophelia was the last one […]
Blow Your Face Out!
What if Peter Wolf and the J. Geils Band were to decide to come to Detroit and play a couple of random rare shows on a weekend? That would be awesome, right? My friends, it certainly was. I finally got to cross another band off of my list of “concert regrets” – bands that I […]
Here’s a rock and roll tour for ya – Bob Dylan + John Mellencamp + Willie Nelson
Bob Dylan is once again revisiting his highly successful summer tour of minor league ballparks, which inspired similar tours featuring Def Leppard and Bryan Adams, and Counting Crows with Live and Collective Soul. Dylan grabs fellow veteran ballpark traveler Willie Nelson and adds John Mellencamp to the bill. Dylan was so-bad-that-I-walked-out awful a few years […]
Quick Hits: Material Issue, Bruce Springsteen, Career Advice for Aging Rockers, Neil Diamond
Oh internet friends of mine, it’s been a looooong time since we’ve done one of these Quick Hits type of posts. I’m getting ready to point my car towards Michigan for night #2 of the J. Geils Band reunion shows in Detroit, happening Saturday night. The band are reuniting for a pair of shows in […]
Hell freezes over and in related news, The Oak Ridge Boys cover The White Stripes
Sometimes a new blog post just drops into your lap, like a gift from rock and roll heaven, hurled downward by Rock and Roll Jesus his self. Such is the case with today’s post. I’m sitting here, and an email pops into my box that says “New Release from Oak Ridge Boys – Seven Nation […]
Cage Match: Cheap Trick vs. Belinda Carlisle
Well, what did we learn during last week’s battle royale? We learned that a whole lotta people LOVE “Hungry Like The Wolf” by Duran Duran, and not nearly as many are affectionate towards Def Leppard and “Rock of Ages.” I was kinda surprised. This week, we’ve got a battle pending that is sure to cause […]
Record Store Day is HERE
Well folks, here we are. RECORD STORE DAY. I’ll be headed out in a little bit to grab a couple of things, and also will be picking up stuff for Brian, who’s going to unfortunately miss Record Store Day due to work obligations. Seriously, working from 11am-9:30pm puts a serious damper on being able to […]
Bruce Springsteen + Mike Ness rockin’ Bad Luck
After the two Los Angeles dates this past week, I think that my anticipation for seeing my own Springsteen shows this year went into complete overdrive. My friend Laurie was in attendance for both shows, which means that she got to see the Tom Morello guest appearance on night 1, AND the frikkin’ Mike Ness […]
Cage Match: Duran Duran vs. Def Leppard
Good morning kids! Have you registered for your chance to win the Jane’s Addiction vinyl yet? Get it done! The rules of this game are simple: My co-worker Michael and I pick two songs, and we put ’em up against each other in a fight to the death, grudge match, last man standing doesn’t necessarily […]