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 […]
Category: The 90s
Good Listening: Wilco – Live at The Troubadour – 11/12/96
image courtesy of Daytrotter Sunday night as I was getting ready to head down to the radio station, I saw a Facebook message with the news that former Wilco multi-instrumentalist Jay Bennett had passed away. A quick search of Google, industry message board The Velvet Rope, and a few of my other usual online haunts […]
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 […]
Good Listening: Justin Currie – Seattle, WA – 5/13/08
Today’s post is dedicated to my good Chicago-based pal David Lifton, host of the fantabulous Wings for Wheels podcast and blog of the same name. I became a Wings for Wheels fan long before I started this blog, and I’m thrilled that he’s back with a new episode of WFW featuring Chart Attack/Mellow Gold fiend […]
It’s a Bleedin’ Board! Earth Day with the Excitable Boy
Welcome to the first of a series of reviews about my favorite bootlegs. Today’s feature is a short but very sweet set from Warren Zevon. And, to steal a phrase from my longtime Deadhead buddy Barry, “It’s a bleedin’ board!” (Translation= a mint soundboard recording) The date is April 22, 2000. We find Warren playing […]
Good Listening: Matthew Sweet “Altered Beast” Demos, Vol. 2
This post is a combined rock and roll effort brought to you by the fine folks at Addicted to Vinyl and captain’s dead. Our man Gregor recently posted the first volume of a two volume set of Matthew Sweet demos from the Altered Beast album. I got in touch with Gregor and let him know […]
Catalog reissues, anthology due from The Jayhawks
Paste Magazine have announced details of a giant fundraising campaign to help ease the current financial hardship that the magazine is experiencing. You can read more about the fundraising efforts via this excellent post from Heather at I Am Fuel, I Am Friends. A donation to the magazine’s campaign will get you a free download […]
I heart The Friday Five
Today’s post is dedicated to my good friends Michael and Pete at Ickmusic. Michael has a nice weekly series called The Friday Five, in which sharing from the class is heavily encouraged. As you know, we heavily encourage the audience participation here as well, so I very quickly became a fan of The Friday Five. […]
Metal Horns Up: Talkin’ Testament
Bay Area metal gods Testament return to Cleveland on Sunday night with the fan favorite lineup of singer Chuck Billy, guitarists Eric Peterson and Alex Skolnick, bassist Greg Christian, and drummer Paul Bostaph (Slayer, etc.) Armed with additional artillery in the form of openers Lazarus A.D. and Unearth, the ingredients combine for another must-attend Cleveland […]
Contest: Win tickets to see Roger Clyne & The Peacemakers at the Beachland on Sunday!
Several years ago, my friend Rebecca and I were in Minneapolis for work. The annual Aquatennial celebration was going on during the time that we were there, and for those of you that are unfamiliar, the Aquatennial is basically a really huge block party that takes over the entire downtown area of Minneapolis for 10 […]