Wait a minute! I was under the impression that The Circle was to be Bon Jovi’s return to form album. Sadly though, “returning to form” leaves a lot to the interpretation as to what “form” is. For those of us that discovered Bon Jovi early on and helped to raise them to superstardom, “form” means […]
Cool Gig Alert! Special acoustic show w/ The Jellybricks
We realize that for some – your wonderful editor included – there simply just isn’t enough rock to fill your average weekend. As a result, we find ourselves on a continual quest to load each weekend to the brim with as much rock as humanly possible. This weekend, we have good reason to believe that […]
Got Starz in their eyes…
Saturday night is full of opportunity for Cleveland music fans to see a lot of great live music – but isn’t it always? The Beachland Ballroom offers one-stop shopping for music geeks to take in a boatload of kick ass rock bands – all in the same building! We’ve already discussed International Pop Overthrow – […]
Vinyl Alert: Grab The New Nirvana Vinyl Early!
The fine folks at Insound got in touch to let me (and likely, a million other bloggers as well) know that you, the faithful ATV reader, can pre-order the pending reissues of In Utero and MTV Unplugged in New York, and your pre-order will ship on November 22nd – a full three weeks before the […]
Bill Stone of Paranoid Lovesick: The ATV Interview
This weekend will bring a multitude of glorious events, all happening right here in Cleveland. Now, I can already hear you out-of-town types starting to snicker a bit – knock it off! Cleveland IS cool – say it with me, and you’ll start to understand! The world renowned International Pop Overthrow festival will make what […]
Blue Rodeo – The Things We Left Behind
Today is the official Canadian release date for The Things We Left Behind, the brand new studio album from Blue Rodeo. Vinyl fans will appreciate that Blue Rodeo sequenced the new album with vinyl in mind – spreading two albums worth of carefully placed music across four sides of vinyl. The Things We Left Behind […]
A Date With A Smithereen…
As a master writer of songs about shattered, broken and irreparable relationships whose favorite key is E minor, Pat DiNizio could be seen as a melancholy kind of guy. That may be, but the version of his “Living Room Concert” series which he presented Saturday night at the Beachland Ballroom brought happiness to all in […]
New Releases This Week: Tori Amos, Bon Jovi, Spandau Ballet
Those of you that are still putting your pocketbooks back together after picking up last week’s new releases, will probably be a tad dismayed to learn that there is a whole new batch of new releases again this week. This week’s releases include a new holiday album from Tori Amos, yet another new album from […]
Cleveland Bachelor’s Show of the Week: A Tale of Slacking, Art Brut, Edward Sharpe, Etc.
Dear ATVians, I’m sorry. I’m so sorry. I’m sorry for failing you … two weeks in a row! Will it happen again? Yes, probably. But will I feel good about it? No, I won’t. I might not feel too bad about it, but it’ll bring me no joy to abandon you. Again. Now that you’ve […]
Tougher Than The Rest…..
One of the great things about blogging – besides the international fame and noteriety that it brings – is the never-ending exposure to things that are new and cool. It’s a give and take thing – you give somebody something that you perceive to be cool, and they turn around and hit you with a […]