Yeah, yeah – I know that for legal purposes, it’s called Heaven & Hell. But let’s be realistic here, have any of us been calling Heaven & Hell by their proper name? Sure we have – Black Sabbath! There I go again… The cover art, recording, and track listing details have been released for The […]
Category: The 90s
Cool Chris Cornell interview
My musical comrade Will Harris (Bullz-Eye, Popdose, etc) is always talking to someone cool. Everytime I turn around, there’s a Facebook status update from Will to make me jealous, or something new from Will to read in my Google Reader. Today, Chris Cornell was the subject for a great interview posted at Bullz-Eye by Will. […]
Bob Lefsetz vs. Gene Simmons
Please tell me that you didn’t miss this happening last week. Here’s the deal – industry blogger Bob Lefsetz is attending Canada Music Week and witnesses a keynote speech from KISS man Gene Simmons. Lefsetz takes issue with Simmons’ speech and sends out the following email. Simmons responds. A local promoter offers a venue at […]
Eels to release new album in June
The Eels will return with their first album in four years on June 2nd with the release of Hombre Lobo: 12 Songs of Desire. The new album was recorded at Mark Oliver Everett’s Los Angeles studio (that’s E, for ya’ll that need help with that.) Loved the previous Eels album blinking lights and other revelations […]
The Smithereens – Now and Then
Gotta give thanks here at the top to Brian and The Frontloader for helping to spread the word about my current vinyl contest in support of Record Store Day. Yes kids, a contest in which YOU can win some free vinyl from your good ol’ buddy Matt here at Addicted to Vinyl. All I need […]
Happy 3-11 Day!
3-11 Day always makes me smile…. It’s been a few years since I’ve seen the mighty 311 in concert. Hopefully I’ll get a chance to change that soon! From the band’s official website, here is the rundown of planned activities for 2009: 3-11 DAY (3/11) is a day of celebration & mutual-appreciation for the band […]
The 100 Greatest Singer-Songwriter Albums of All Time
Thanks to all for your lyrical help in the previous post – the song that I was searching for was “Love Letter” by Bonnie Raitt. Nowhere close to John Parr, but I guess at least I found out from the experience that there is a video for “Naughty, Naughty.” Who knew? I woke up this […]
U2 on Letterman + Rock Hall and Queensrÿche news
In case you’ve been under a rock, U2 have been hanging out on the Late Show with David Letterman all week. And if that’s news to you, perhaps you are also unaware that there’s a new U2 album, No Line On The Horizon, that hit stores and digital outlets on Tuesday. You better believe that […]
Rod Stewart – Unplugged and Presumably Still Seated
So there’s this deluxe edition of Rod Stewart’s Unplugged….And Seated coming out next Tuesday, newly expanded with a couple of bonus tracks that weren’t on the original release, and for the first time, a DVD of the original MTV broadcast. Originally, I was going to simply post the press release for ATV readers that might […]
Concerts, Concerts, CONCERTS!
Before we get going, I’d like to give a quick blog shoutout that is actually more of a public service announcement: John Gorman’s Buzzard Blog has a great piece online now detailing the infamous early history between WMMS and Rush that played a big part in launching the now-legendary Canadian trio. People always want to […]