Back From Hell: A Tribute to Sam Kinison

Frankly, with Why Did We Laugh? already on the market, I wasn’t quite sure that the world really needed another “documentary” style film about Sam Kinison. But as a longtime Kinison nut, I had to see it and I’m glad that I did. While the various talking heads (from Denis Leary to Lewis Black) don’t […]

Is there anybody listening?

Huge congrats go out to Sherry, the lucky recipient of the 20th anniversary deluxe edition box set for Empire by Queensryche.  Congrats! Now, while the title of this post was a slightly clever nod to a certain Queensryche song from the Empire album, today’s post actually has to do with listening parties. Those of you […]

The ATV Interview: David Wilcox

There are quite a few good shows in town this week, but I’m particularly excited about the pending Cleveland return for singer/songwriter (and Mentor, OH native) David Wilcox. His engaging blend of songs and stories first drew me in when I discovered his 1991 release Home Again (his third album and second major label release), […]

Speaking of Jay Nash…

He has a newish live album, Live at Sun Studios, captured during a stint of touring with Mississippi-bred songstress Garrison Starr (and the live release features tracks/performances from both Nash and Starr).  According to his blog, we can also look forward to a new studio album in 2011, plus a full length album from TFDI, […]