Cage Match board member D.X. Ferris emailed in with this week’s matchup a few weeks back. Short, sweet, and to the point, here’s how the exchange went: subject line: matchup idea: marcy playground vs. jars of clay I write back, “What tunes?” “Do they have more than one each?” Poor Marcy Playground. Always a punchline […]
Category: The 90s
From Me To You: A package from Smithereens frontman Pat DiNizio
They say that you always remember your first…. For me, one of the first bands that I met as a young impressionable youth, was The Smithereens. As a regular reader of ATV, you’ll know that I’ve certainly put a few posts up on the site in regards to my favorite bunch of New Jersey gents, […]
Cage Match: Bell Biv Devoe vs. Alice Cooper
Before we get to this week’s Cage Match, I want to share my newest musical crush with you: Meet Garfunkel and Oates. Riki Lindhome and Kate Micucci (aka Garfunkel and Oates,) are reason number 8,020 why Youtube is awesome. The video below might be a trailer of coming attractions for future weeks here on the […]
Tin Roof. Rusted.
“You’re pretty sentimental aren’t you,” she asked me via text message. Well, yeah….you read the blog, right? That’s what I was thinking, with so many sentimental memories connected to songs, albums, places, and people, I guess like pretty much everyone else in the world. Although I can tell you that I’ve met plenty that aren’t […]
The Very Best of Don Henley – In Stores June 16th
How big of a Don Henley fan am I? Well, there was that time a few years ago in 2005 that I drove 3+ hours to Detroit to see Henley, on tour that summer for a limited run of dates with Stevie Nicks. I bought a ticket for 100 bucks in the parking lot, watched […]
Opening A Cabinet of Curiosities with Jane’s Addiction
Editor’s note: We’re going to turn things over to my tattoo covered brother from another mother, Brian from Broken Headphones for today’s post. In the following installment, Brian takes a look at the new Jane’s Addiction box set A Cabinet Full of Curiosities. Before I even start this review I have one thing to say […]
Cage Match: Stewart vs. Stewart
This week, I was thinking how much fun it would be to put two of Rod Stewart’s most hated songs (an arguable point in some circles, including mine) up against each other. It was either that, or Sweet Sensation against something equally appalling. At present moment, I still love you all too much to do […]
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, […]
The Monday Morning Mix – The Deep End Double Disc Summer ’09 – 6/1/09
What It Is: A weekly mix tape posted on Mondays, created by the fans of Addicted to Vinyl, posted for all to enjoy! The mix is available for one week, until the new one goes up. The Goal: Introduce yourself to great new music from bands of the past and present, from albums that are […]
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 […]