Hanging out at The Winchester + picking up cheap vinyl = two of my favorite things to do! Luckily, you can do both at the same place! Last night, I walked away with the following titles for a buck each… After watching the excellent Do It Again documentary (I know that Geoff Edgers is still […]
Cheap Vinyl: R.E.M. “Document” for $3.99 at Amazon
Kudos to the kids at Slicing Up Eyeballs for alerting me to a cool deal for R.E.M.’s classic Document album, which you can score for the very cool price of $3.99 right now (plus you receive a dollar credit for a free MP3 download at Amazon MP3). We can assume that the price (cut from […]
Celebrating 20 Years of Cowboys From Hell: A conversation with Philip Anselmo
I’m pleased to welcome ATV friend Chris Akin back for another post, this time featuring a conversation recorded this past week with Pantera vocalist Philip Anselmo. With the pending release of the 20th anniversary deluxe edition of Cowboys From Hell, the opportunity to speak with Anselmo came around and I knew that Chris would enjoy […]
12/1/74 at Richfield Coliseum….
…..who was on stage? That’s the stumper of a question posed by the ticket stub below. ATV reader “Cynthia” shot me an email with a question about the stub – would I be able to help? I reached out to all-knowing Bear of Cleveland Rock and Roll and we put our heads together with no […]
For Springsteen fans, Christmas comes in November
Leave it to Bruce to make sure that the holidays are just a little bit more special this year with today’s announcement that you can celebrate the legacy of Darkness on The Edge of Town with six (!!!!) discs overflowing with more Darkness related material (three CDs and three DVDs) than we possibly could have […]
I actually kinda liked those ’90s VH tracks with Roth
Lately, it seems like I might have been one of the few that enjoyed “Me Wise Magic” and “Can’t Get This Stuff No More.” Tonight, while searching for a few Van Halen III tracks (by somebody else’s request, no less!), I came across the following “open letter” which addresses the 1996 material and a series […]
Michael Been Dies at 60
We at ATV are very sad to report that Michael Been, bassist/vocalist/writer for The Call, has died of a heart attack at the age of 60. Known for writing anthemic and thoughtful songs often sourced in the age-old conflicts of right versus wrong and man’s ongoing fight against himself, The Call was well-respected if under appreciated […]
The Beachland needs a helping hand (and gets a nice mention)
Summertime is proving to be a lean period for The Beachland Ballroom and they (as many venues are nationally) are experiencing monetary issues that led them to recently reach out via their email newsletter with a couple of messages asking for help. Here’s the latest word from Beachland co-owner Cindy Barber: Dear Beachlanders…Thanks to everyone […]
153 different nicknames (or so) for your favorite Def Leppard recording engineer
This weekend a friend of mine asked me if I had the liner notes handy for the Hysteria album by Def Leppard. Why? In the liner notes, the band give album engineer Nigel Green (assistant to album producer Robert John “Mutt” Lange) an extended tribute (and paragraph of his own) featuring 153 different nicknames that […]
Setlist: Yoso at The Kent Stage, 8/19/10
I caught the Cleveland area debut of Yoso on Thursday night at The Kent Stage. Judging by the small number of folks in attendance, I’d say that most of you reading this right now probably missed the show, so I’ll be happy to fill in the gaps and let you know what you missed. Yoso is the new project featuring former Toto vocalist Bobby Kimball with former ’90s Yes guitarist Billy Sherwood (the creative mastermind of Yoso, who shifts to bass playing duties with this group) and original Yes keyboardist Tony Kaye (with a couple of auxiliary players filling out the lineup on guitar and drums). I’d classify the show as “good but not great,” which is not meant to be a slam – it’s just constructive criticism of the show that I saw.