When Bruce Springsteen started doing the full album performance thang recently with a performance of Born to Run in Chicago, a few of us conversed about the albums that we’d really like to see him perform. You know the ones I’m talking about – The Wild, The Innocent and The E Street Shuffle, and Greetings […]
Cool Sale @ Blue Arrow Records + Vinyl Saturday!
The Record Store Day folks are having another one of their semi-annual Vinyl Saturday events on, um, Saturday, across the United States and perhaps even in parts of Canada – we didn’t get a chance to check in with our Canadian neighbors on that point. Perhaps coincidentally, our pal Pete at Blue Arrow Records is […]
Concert Review: The Bridge School Benefit – 10/24 & 10/25/09
Today, we’re welcoming our good pal Rob Evanoff to the pages of ATV with a review of the recent Bridge School Benefit concerts in San Francisco! DAY 1 – At this time nearly two weeks ago, I was hurtling my German-engineered sports coupe at triple digit speeds over a 343-mile stretch up I-5 in an […]
Show of the Week: Pat DiNizio and Freedy Johnston
I’m going to save you some money with this week’s pick for show of the week – let me just put that out there front and center for you to ponder for a moment. Part of the proceeds from this week’s show also go to benefit a very good cause – more on all of […]
New Releases This Week: Nirvana, Slayer, REO Speedwagon
The holidays are approaching, which means that it’s time to start planning your holiday gift giving….or perhaps you’re just an obsessed music fan like me looking for your next musical fix? Read on…. Without question, Nirvana’s Live at Reading is at the top of the must-have list from this week’s new releases. Available on both […]
The Monday Morning Mix – Thieves in the Temple of the Dogs – 11/2/09
Graphic by Rachael Novak Click here for details on how you can be a part of The Monday Morning Mix and win some cool stuff! We’ve got some great mixes in hand and on the way – where is yours? About Today’s Mix: You’ll note the Prince reference in the title of this week’s mix, […]
The Monday Morning Mix – 23 Songs Not As Good As Thriller – 10/26/09
Graphic by Rachael Novak Click here for details on how you can be a part of The Monday Morning Mix and win some cool stuff! We’ve got some great mixes in hand and on the way – where is yours? About Today’s Mix: We’re in the midst of a spontaneous vacation-induced break here at Addicted […]
New R.E.M., Neil Young vinyl available this weekend at the WFMU Record Fair
We just got some exciting news from the folks at Warner Brothers announcing that they will have a booth at the annual WFMU Record Fair, happening this weekend in New York City. Music fans will have first crack at getting their hands on the new vinyl edition of R.E.M’s Live At the Olympia in Dublin/39 […]
The King of the Blues and the Pied Piper of Prog-Rock
Hey there music lovers, it’s time for some video to go with our audio. Today, we’ll look at two recent DVD releases: B.B. King Live at Montreux 1993 and Jethro Tull: Living With The Past. For those of you whose only reference to B.B. King is his appearance in the U2 film Rattle and Hum, […]
Traveling on the Super Highway with Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
I’ll admit it – I’ve been holding something back from all of you, because for the past month, I’ve been on a secret road trip. I’ve been on the road with Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, traveling with the band on the maiden voyage of their Superhighway Tour. Supporting the release of the highly anticipated […]