Hey Bruce fans, dig this! Thomas Mulready from CoolCleveland.Com caught up with Jim Henke, Vice President of Exhibitions and Curatorial Affairs for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, to discuss the new Bruce Springsteen exhibit From Asbury Park to the Promised Land: The Life and Music of Bruce Springsteen Check out Mulready’s video interview […]
Category: The 90s
Contest: Win Jane’s Addiction Vinyl!
I’d like to start by congratulating Craig & Stacy – They are the lucky winners of vinyl copies of the new Thin Lizzy live album Still Dangerous! Congratulations to you both! If that winner isn’t you, don’t be sad, read onward! Thanks to my man Rob and the fine folks at Warner Brothers Records, I’ve […]
Free Music: Band of Skulls
Did you just make devil horns? I sure did. I’ve done it every single time that I’ve read the email that I got today, letting me know that UK trio Band of Skulls are this week’s free track of the week in the Itunes Music Store, where you can download their new single “I Know […]
Matthew Sweet & Susanna Hoffs go “Under The Covers” again on July 21st
I nearly jumped through the computer screen this afternoon when I saw a Twitter update from PauseandPlay.Com mentioning a July release date for a new album from Matthew Sweet and Bangles member Susanna Hoffs. Sweet and Hoffs will drop Under The Covers Vol. 2 on July 21st via the fine folks at Shout! Factory. Under […]
The 2009 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremonies – Reflections from Cleveland
Wow, what a weekend. Guitar extravaganza closes out the Rock Hall inductions with, from left, Jimmy Page, Jeff Beck, Ron Wood, Joe Perry, Kirk Hammett and James Hetfield. photo by Joshua Gunter / The Plain Dealer I seriously had every intention of merely “swiping” and linking to Brian’s overview of the event. And then, Friday […]
A magnificently Metallic night at the House of Blues
“Why is everyone leaving me?” “Flemming, why are you doing this to me?” The short middle-aged guy is leaning up against the bar, joking with Flemming at the end of what might be just another night at the House of Blues here in Cleveland. Except that tonight, we’re talking about legendary Metallica producer Flemming Rasmussen, […]
Eddie Trunk with Night Ranger
This weekend, I got to spend some time talking with syndicated radio personality Eddie Trunk (Sirius/XM, That Metal Show, Q104.3/ NYC, etc.) and it was good to hear the latest down low regarding his radio activities and otherwise. Today, while recovering from the induction ceremonies last night, I came across an interview that Eddie did […]
Everywhere I look, all I see is Metallica
I have to say that the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction weekend here in Cleveland is off to a good start for me personally. Last night was an EPIC night of fun for this music fan, and I’ll fill you in on all or most of the details after the weekend is over. […]
Founder of Crawdaddy! Magazine needs your help
After seeing quite a few blog items/news entries on the web about this, I wanted to chip in with a personal note of support for Paul Williams, founder of legendary music mag Crawdaddy!. A biking accident in 1995 left Williams with a brain injury and subsequent disabilities that have escalated to the point that his […]
The Great Metallica Debate
As a publicity whore, I was happy when Scene Magazine got in touch and asked if I’d be interested in debating various Metallica topics, leading up to their pending induction on Saturday night into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Brian and I will be in attendance for the induction ceremonies, and I think […]