The only reason that this isn’t real, is because Steve Perry hasn’t thought of it. Yet. Thanks to Kurt for this one!
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Cage Match: Xmas Edition Vol. 2: Tom Petty vs. John Cougar Mellencamp
Ho! Ho! Ho! The first installment of last week’s holiday Cage Match is here if you missed it. There was a surprising amount of love for Paul McCartney’s “Wonderful Christmastime” – more than I expected, with all of the people that I know that despise it. For this week’s Cage Match, we’re rolling out two […]
This Weekend: Joshua Jesty & The Death Panels at The Winchester
On Saturday night at the Winchester, our pal Joshua Jesty will take the stage with a full band, nicknamed The Death Panels for this performance only. This will be your only chance to see the Death Panels prior to their planned breakup at the end of the night. Josh got in touch with us and […]
Video: Cracker in Iraq
Earlier this week, I spoke with Cracker frontman David Lowery regarding the upcoming winter run of tour dates for Cracker and Camper Van Beethoven. The interview, which will run soon in the Riverfront Times, was a good opportunity to chat with Lowery about a number of subjects. One of the things that I was most […]
Cage Match: Xmas Edition Vol. 1: Paul McCartney vs. Billy Squier
While discussing recent Cage Match activities, my co-worker Rebecca suggested a battle between a couple of Christmas tunes. Suddenly, an additional idea sprung into my head – a holiday themed Cage Match each week leading up to Christmas! It was so simple…..and why hadn’t I thought of this easy cop-out great idea sooner! We’d been […]
The Muppets – Bohemian Rhapsody
One of the Youtube commenters says it best….the Muppets are indeed, timeless. God bless Animal. He rules. Still.
Cage Match: Tom Petty vs. Tom Petty
Since it’s the week of Thanksgiving, filled with special family time and nightmarish visits from relatives, I’ve been reflecting on the things that I’m thankful for. Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, for instance. I know this seems like an odd thing to mention right off the bat, but has any one of your family members […]
Cage Match: J. Geils Band vs. Don Henley
You love her But she loves him And he loves somebody else You just can’t win… And so it happens that you discover the above complicated mathematical equation of love that plagues all of us eventually. Coming from J. Geils Band frontman Peter Wolf, you couldn’t help but think that it was very possible that […]
A couple of rock and roll birthday greetings….
Two ATV favorites are celebrating birthdays this week – our first birthday greeting goes out to Moody Blues frontman Justin Hayward, a longtime staple in my musical collection both with the Moodies and solo. My Hayward/Moodies love began when I saw this video as a kid…. Moody Blues Your Wildest Dreams by avajra ….and continued […]
Cage Match: Bruce Springsteen vs. Bruce Springsteen
By now, you probably know that I got some results out of my recent “open letter” to Bruce Springsteen. Kind of. I was pulling for full album performances of Born To Run in St. Louis, and Darkness On The Edge of Town in Cleveland. Announcements were made on Monday morning that both Cleveland and St. […]