Part of the fun, adventure and sport of being a Neil Young fan is that you never really know what you’re going to get from Neil….or if you’re going to get it at all! But lately, there have been a flurry of releases from Young and fans of both Neil’s music and vinyl in general […]
Suburban Metal Dad no. 48, “Young Girl, Old Dood”
Suburban Metal Dad, an original webcomic by D.X. Ferris, served fresh every Monday and Friday. Check out today’s strip after the jump…
CD Review: Nazareth – Big Dogz
I’m pleased to welcome longtime MusicTAP site editor Matt Rowe to ATV for a guest review of the new Nazareth album Big Dogz (which will also be available on vinyl). MusicTAP is a longtime favorite destination of mine for music reviews and release news, so it’s a pleasure to have Matt’s words here on the […]
Suburban Metal Dad no. 47, “On Vintage T-Shirts”
Suburban Metal Dad, an original webcomic by D.X. Ferris, served fresh every Monday and Friday. Check out today’s strip after the jump…
“Good Vibrations” at 78 RPM
Anyone who bought the Beach Boys Record Store Day single for “Good Vibrations” without realizing that it was a 78 RPM pressing will be interested in this video (unless you simply went to the more recent and now old-fashioned CD backup). Furthermore, you’ll be intrigued by the method used to achieve playback on this turntable, […]
Dave Grohl nerds out about vinyl
If you’ve been following our Twitter feed, you’ll know that we were submerged in Record Store Day fun over the weekend, something that will be familiar to many music fans who mapped out their weekend plans in a similar fashion. While we came away with some good scores (Beach Boys 10″, the Beady Eye singles […]
Suburban Metal Dad no. 46, “Office Dead Pool”
Suburban Metal Dad, an original webcomic by D.X. Ferris, served fresh every Monday and Friday. Check out today’s strip after the jump…
The Smithereens – Sorry
By now, hopefully you’ve managed to obtain your very own copy of the excellent new Don Dixon-produced Smithereens release 2011. I’ve been keeping uncharacteristically mum regarding my thoughts on the album, because I’m working on an interview to dig deep into the 2011 album via conversations with the band. But that won’t stop me from […]
Suburban Metal Dad no. 45, “Soccer Season”
Suburban Metal Dad, an original webcomic by D.X. Ferris, served fresh every Monday and Friday. Check out today’s strip after the jump…
Bruce Hornsby – Bride of the Noisemakers
I had the extreme pleasure of speaking to Bruce Hornsby on Monday to talk about his new live album Bride of the Noisemakers (which debuts as an Amazon exclusive on May 2nd and will be available on June 7th in regular stores). This was my second interview with Bruce – we first got the chance […]