The classic rock themed Rock N Resort festival, located at Clay’s Park in nearby North Lawrence, OH, has been on my list for a few years now to check out with at least one band of interest on the bill each year. Now in its sixth year, this year’s festival had quite a few names […]
Oh Buddyhead, how we missed thee!
Hey kids! Sorry for the eerie sort of silence here for the past few days. I’ve been a tad busy once again going out to enjoy the occasional moment in the outside world. Night life, I think they call it. Although Brian from Broken Headphones would be quick to tell you that I haven’t been […]
From Me To You: A package from Smithereens frontman Pat DiNizio
They say that you always remember your first…. For me, one of the first bands that I met as a young impressionable youth, was The Smithereens. As a regular reader of ATV, you’ll know that I’ve certainly put a few posts up on the site in regards to my favorite bunch of New Jersey gents, […]
The Monday Morning Mix – Crazy Water – 7/13/09
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! I was planning to go ahead with another one of my mixes today, but weekend plans got in the way and I didn’t have time to type up song notes. […]
Death by shuffle mode
This past week I read an interesting article about “the death of the album.” It gave me pause and I suddenly realized that lately, to me, yeah the album has been pretty dead. I used to have quite a voracious appetite for new music. Even when I was younger I can remember trips into New […]
Little pink houses for you and me….and children 14 and under
Thanks to Cool Cleveland for reminding me of this….. Bob Dylan and Willie Nelson are back on the road this year for another summer of shows at minor league ballparks across the United States. They’re bringing John Mellencamp along for the ride this summer and reports from the early tour dates say that all three […]
Cleveland: Alice in Chains and Our Lady Peace pre-sales happening today
Got the following news bytes courtesy of our rock and roll partners Radio 92.3: Alice in Chains and Our Lady Peace both have newly scheduled concert dates at the House of Blues in Cleveland. Special advance pre-sales for both shows will allow you to get tickets starting today before they go on sale to everyone […]
Twisted Sister is Addicted to Vinyl!
Congrats to ATV reader Cait, who is our lucky winner of the brand new 25th anniversary re-release of Twisted Sister’s classic album Stay Hungry on limited edition pink vinyl! Thanks very much to 1888 Media for the hookup on the prize package, and these very cool video shoutouts from Dee Snider and J.J. French!! Don’t […]
Setlist: Bad Company/Doobie Brothers – Detroit, MI – 7/1/09
– Photo Credit – @badcompany.com Cool friends are the ones that have their wedding reception at a concert featuring Bad Company and the Doobie Brothers. Since I hadn’t ever seen either band, this concert would have been a must-attend, even if I wasn’t on the guest list. I grabbed my pal Chris Akin, and we […]
Cage Match: Bell Biv Devoe vs. Alice Cooper
Before we get to this week’s Cage Match, I want to share my newest musical crush with you: Meet Garfunkel and Oates. Riki Lindhome and Kate Micucci (aka Garfunkel and Oates,) are reason number 8,020 why Youtube is awesome. The video below might be a trailer of coming attractions for future weeks here on the […]