Mark your calendars for this one, which will be out August 3rd via Eagle Rock Entertainment on DVD and Blu-ray. It’s fantastic. But then again, how could it not be awesome, watching Tom Petty, Mike Campbell, Benmont Tench and Jimmy Iovine in the studio, breaking down multi-tracks of the songs that you love into the […]
Stranger in a Strange Band: A Conversation with Kelly Hansen of Foreigner
I have to give Mick Jones a lot of credit. With over 25 years of success with Foreigner on his resume (not to mention a nice little side career producing albums like Van Halen’s 5150 and Billy Joel’s Storm Front), it’s not like he had anything else left to prove. The proof is in the […]
Setlist Spoilers: Tom Petty & Sting
As the title implies, there are setlist “spoilers” below for two upcoming/current summer tours, so if you want things to remain a surprise, you should turn back now. Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers opened their tour on Tuesday night at the legendary Red Rocks in Denver, a two night stand for Petty and crew, who […]
Dire Straits – Alchemy – out next week on DVD and Blu-ray!
The advance word regarding the DVD and Blu-ray release of Dire Strait’s classic concert film Alchemy isn’t completely glowing with praise, but as a previous commenter noted, this release might be worth having for the bonus documentary alone. As a Knopfler nut, it’s a must have for me, although I think I’ll probably opt for […]
Save some dough on your summertime concert fun courtesy of Live Nation
With the rising cost of concert tickets, it’s always refreshing to get word of a good deal that will actually put some dollars back into your wallet as a music fan. And believe it or not, this has nothing to do with stealing music off of the internet! I’m talking about Live Nation’s recent announcement […]
Man Date: Cracker at Musica
Ain’t it funny how I was reminiscing about my last man date with the Cleveland Bachelor earlier this morning (the last one that really mattered, anyway), and in the middle of the day, the man date schedulers (whoever those dudes are) sent me an email to let me know that our next scheduled man date […]
Howard Jones – Ordinary Heroes
The latest Howard Jones album Ordinary Heroes is finally available in the U.S., and if digital downloads are your drug of choice, you can grab the album super-cheap via Amazon MP3, who have the new album on sale for $6.99. It’s hard to believe that HoJo has been rockin’ it for over 25 years now. […]
R.I.P. – Jared Koston
I’m very sad to report that Cleveland metal drummer Jared Koston of Venomin James, who has been battling stage 4 melanoma cancer, passed away this afternoon, surrounded by his family at home. Jared leaves behind a wife and four kids, and as you might recall, because of his illness, Jared and his wife were unable […]
DVD Review: Chickenfoot, “Get Your Buzz On Live”
Chickenfoot. When word of the band name of Sammy Hagar’s new “supergroup” leaked out, half the internet responded by saying “that’s the dumbest band name I’ve ever heard…..and just when I thought Sammy couldn’t get any cornier!” The other half of the internet said “you know what? That band name is pretty funny.” The official […]
CD Review: Triumph, “Greatest Hits Remixed”
Back in the ’80s, I don’t think I could have given you the name of five songs by Triumph, and perhaps, not even one song by the Canadian rock trio that didn’t have the name “Rush” on their albums. In spite of my ignorance, Triumph apparently did just fine, and had themselves quite a career, […]