First things first, an introduction: I’m the new kid on the block here at Addicted to Vinyl, but not new to Cleveland. Although I’m now based in St. Louis and run the A to Z music blog at the Riverfront Times, I wrote for the Plain Dealer, Free Times and Scene for years. (You probably […]
New Music: Vinyl Candy
For those of you that enjoy power pop, you’ll know that we are in a good position to constantly discover great bands in the genre, thanks to resources like Not Lame Records, and similar websites, fanzines, etc. Some of them make a good amount of noise, Sugarbomb for example. You might remember hearing this song […]
The Monday Morning Mix – Jets Overhead – 8/10/09
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: So dig this one: I got an email last week from Baron […]
Michael McDermott – Hey La Hey
“Who is Michael McDermott? You’ve got a lot of albums by him on your Ipod.” I get this question a lot for several groups/artists, and McDermott is near the top of that list. Who is Michael McDermott? If you know him at all, it’s probably because of this song: McDermott released 620 W. Surf, his […]
Cleveland Bachelor’s Show of the Week: Trouble Books
Who here went to last week’s The Low Anthem show? Raise your hands. OK, put your hands down – I can’t see you anyway, seeing as how you are reading this on your computer and all. If you did go to the show, you already know I’m two for two in my concert suggestions so […]
New Music: Attractive Eighties Women
C’mon, with a name like that, you know I had to put up a quick post about these guys, er, I mean, girls. Was there anything hotter than 80s chicks? Looking at this picture, I’m starting to think that the answer might be yes. AEW are a group of well known celebrity hotties from the […]
THROUGH THE EYES AND EARS OF THE STEREO DICTATOR
The upcoming Foreigner thing scares me. One original member, remixing old tunes, the Wal-Mart exclusive and the fact that the last good album they put out was over 25 years ago. Know when to say when. The occasion of Jerry Garcia’s 67th birthday coincides with me reading a great book called Garcia written by Blair Jackson […]
All you zombies….
Our good buddy Narm, inspired by Shark Week, has the idea that perhaps it is just about time for Zombie Week. We were feeling pretty good about his idea, until we came across the new music video from Behemoth. If the idea of zombies scares you too, have no worries, because after seeing the below […]
The Airborne Toxic Event – House of Blues, Cleveland – 08.04
I enjoy heading out to listen to bands that which I’m not incredibly familiar; there is always bound to be something unexpected. Thanks to Radio 92.3‘s Cheap Date night concert Tuesday night at House of Blues, I was in a dream on a cheap date featuring Ohio Sky and The Airborne Toxic Event. Ohio Sky […]
All that heaven will allow in 200 songs or less
Thanks to Pete at Blogness and the fine folks at the Riverfront Times for the heads up on this interesting Springsteen tidbit. Bruce fans are known for interesting ideas and ways to continually examine The Boss’s legacy over and over, particularly when The Man Himself is on tour. Bruce fan JBev (who I think I […]