Hasn’t it been way too long since Fountains of Wayne played a Cleveland show? The folks at the Beachland Ballroom apparently must agree with that thought, because they’ve booked FOW for a Ballroom show on Tuesday, April 24th. [Details of which were shared mere minutes ago in their fine email newsletter which you should be […]
Jenny Owen Youngs Prepares ‘An Unwavering Band Of Light’ For Release
Singer/songwriter (and ATV favorite) Jenny Owen Youngs is finally about to release her new album An Unwavering Band of Light on February 7th, which will also be the kickoff moment for her next round of tour dates. An Unwavering Band of Light follows a couple of individual song releases that came out last year and […]
Random Youtube: Gin Blossoms – ‘Pieces Of The Night’
This is one of my favorite tunes by the Gin Blossoms. I love the extended version with the piano ending that’s on the deluxe edition of ‘New Miserable Experience.’ Here’s a live version from Youtube and as I recall, they actually played a full set that was broadcast on television and I kept hoping that […]
Former Alice Cooper Guitarist Dick Wagner Collects A Lifetime Of Stories In New Book
I recently finished reading ‘Not Only Women Bleed,’ the new autobiography by former Alice Cooper guitarist Dick Wagner. One of the bits that I was most surprised to learn from the book was that he co-wrote ‘Just As I Am,’ a song that he submitted to Clive Davis (who had been supportive of Wagner’s songwriting […]
New Music: Sons of Bill – ‘Sirens’
With the first bits of new music beginning to trickle out as we hit the start of another year, ‘Sirens’ by Sons of Bill is one of the early albums that has been spending a good amount of time in my CD player. Normally, I’d say iTunes or Amazon Cloud Player, but in this case, […]
Chickenfoot finds practical use for the Google Hangout
Here’s one reason to use Google+. You could spend some time hanging out with your favorite rock band…or in this case, guitar player. This brings a new layer to the more familiar “internet chat” and it’s a very real conversation with Joe Satriani that fans will really enjoy. It’s also cool to see how visibly […]
Random Youtube: Van Halen at the US Festival
Last night, I was hunting around for a Night Ranger DVD that refused to reveal itself. Instead, I found myself watching a long dormant copy of Van Halen’s classic performance at the US Festival in 1983. Although I saw the reunion tour three times, watching this really made me question whether or not I need […]
Random Imagery: Burger King Diamond
You can have it your way, but just be aware: The King doesn’t like a lot of requests for substitutions! Thanks to Chris for sharing this classic image!
Friends
As we begin a new year, it’s always good to read a really nice “feel good” story about friends. Today, former Metallica bassist Jason Newsted helps to provide the storyline for that story. If you’ve ever had the pleasure of meeting him or interviewing him, he comes off as a good dude. But what is […]
Little St. Nick….Revisited
We might be past Christmas, but if you loved the Beach Boys Christmas Album as much as I did, you’ll want to check this out. From Brian Wilson’s website: This version of “Little St. Nick” was recorded in October 1963, several months before the 1964 Christmas album sessions, and wasn’t used at the time. Brian […]