If your band spent the 90s and 00s kicking out the rock jams, now might be a good time to put out one of those career spanning retrospective thingamabob kinda things. As we sit on the tailgate looking at the end of the 00s, Incubus have done just that with the release of their new […]
San Francisco benefit concert announced for Crawdaddy! founder Paul Williams featuring John Easdale, Jello Biafra, and others
Crawdaddy! founder Paul Williams has been in failing health since an unfortunate accident in 1995, and his family needs financial support to help with the cost of his full-time medical care. Several of Paul’s musical pals are stepping forward to lend their voices and songs to the cause with a special benefit show on Sunday, […]
Cage Match: Jon vs. John
I look at this week’s battle as a battle between two songs with two of the most awesome song openings of all time. The subject matter of Jon Bon Jovi (and his rock band conveniently named Bon Jovi) and John Cougar, John Cougar Mellencamp, and John Mellencamp (take your pick depending on the year) was […]
The Monday Morning Mix – After The ‘Roo – The Collapsible Chair Edition – 6/15/09
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! About Today’s Mix: Editor’s note: We’re back from Bonnaroo. At least Brian and Adam are. I’m spending one more day, this time in Columbus, OH, for Eric Clapton and Steve […]
Bonnaroo Day Four: A View From The Hotel Room
Coheed and Cambria were on stage at Bonnaroo on Sunday evening running through a mesmerizing setlist that included covers of “Red Rain” by Peter Gabriel,” and “Under The Milky Way” by The Church. Despite what you might think, the Gabriel cover wasn’t a direct response to any rain on the day – there had been […]
Bonnaroo Day Three: Santa Bruce Comes To Bonnaroo
Today’s post had the original title of The Chair That Saved The Trip. I had my initial moment of chair lacking regret on Thursday night at the B-52’s show, and the feeling intensified when I got to Bonnaroo on Friday afternoon and saw tons of people relaxing in folding chairs while I was baking in […]
Bonnaroo Day Two: Everything That Happens Will Happen Today
Welcome to my first official day at Bonnaroo, where before we’ve even made it to the venue, I’m already sick of hippies and nice people. Hippies, courtesy of the fine group of youngsters that were hanging out in the hotel parking lot when we rolled up on Wednesday night. We got out of our car, […]
Journey Old Vs. Journey Popular Vs. Journey New
Editor’s note: Inspired by this week’s Cage Match, Chris Akin and I had a long conversation about Journey. I invited him to share his thoughts here on the site, and a couple of hours later, I had this in my inbox: I was talking on the phone with Addicted To Vinyl’s fearless leader about a […]
Is it too late, baby? Oh, it’s too late.
There are several negative personality traits to which I possess that I hold my mother accountable (or reasons to which I have nobody else to blame): my selfishness, my hopeless budgeting, my apathy to almost everything, a barely-there want or desire for children, perpetual procrastination and impending boredom and more specifically, my propensity to see […]
Tin Roof. Rusted.
“You’re pretty sentimental aren’t you,” she asked me via text message. Well, yeah….you read the blog, right? That’s what I was thinking, with so many sentimental memories connected to songs, albums, places, and people, I guess like pretty much everyone else in the world. Although I can tell you that I’ve met plenty that aren’t […]