“Wally” is a rather nondescript name when you see it on an album cover. It could be a one man band project or the musical vanity plate for a band driven by the principal songwriter. In this case, Wally is a British progressive band that for nearly 40 years has been most active via the […]
Tag: 70s
Albums I’d Pay To See: The Steve Winwood Edition
Driving home tonight, I was listening to the new ‘Icon’ hits compilation from Steve Winwood and it put my thoughts off into an interesting direction. One of the things that continually bugs me somewhat silently (except for when I’m writing posts like this) is the shift that Steve Winwood made that took him away from […]
CD Review: Hot Tuna – Steady As She Goes
There’s lots of good content happening over at MusicTAP this week including a great post about the addition of vintage concert videos to Wolfgang’s Vault. We welcome Matt Rowe of MusicTAP back with a review of the new Hot Tuna album. Lucky is what Hot Tuna fans are. Many classic bands that recorded back in […]
Calendar Alert: Wrecking Crew Documentary Screening at The Rock Hall
[Note: There are now two Cleveland area screenings scheduled for The Wrecking Crew. The first one will be on Friday, 3/4 at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The original post has been updated with information regarding an additional screening on Saturday, March 5th at Tri-C. Information on both screenings follows below.] If you […]
Video Rarities: Chicago in Amsterdam, 1977
How about some Chicago video that’s even better quality than the stuff that I just posted? Well alright…. This time, our journey will take us to Amsterdam for a short broadcast recorded in February of 1977. Dig.
Video Rarities: Chicago at Budokan, 1972
Growing up, Chicago was one of my favorite bands and I came into their discography at an interesting point, since Chicago 17 was the first album that fell onto my radar. I hadn’t quite learned that longtime fans were rabidly cursing Chicago and David Foster for every minute of both 16 and 17….and what do […]
Vinyl News: Vintage Live Album From The Plimsouls Due 2/23
Peter Case fans and vinyl enthusiasts will be stoked to hear that indie label Alive Records has a vintage live set titled Live! Beg Borrow & Steal from Case and The Plimsouls set for release on February 23rd. Alive previously released archival material from two of Case’s pre-Plimsouls projects – The Nerves and The Breakaways, […]
Finding The Light in Darkness: A conversation with Springsteen author Lawrence Kirsch
As we break the seal on 2010, I’m looking forward (as so many Springsteen fans are) to the much-discussed commemorative box set for Bruce Springsteen’s classic release, Darkness on the Edge of Town. We don’t know at this point specifically what shows/materials will be incorporated into the bonus elements of the release, but it is […]
The 12 Boots of Christmas: Don’t Give Us None of Your Aggravation
Hey there music lovers, we’ve reached the end of the line. Santa has to get ready for the big show and we have to be sure to get the last boot in the 12 Boots of Christmas series prepared for placement under the tree. Today’s North Pole nugget is a vintage seasonal performance from one […]
Video: Paul McCartney – Wonderful Christmas Time LIVE!
For the first time in 30 years, “Wonderful Christmas Time” found its way back into Paul McCartney’s setlist, because it’s that time of the year, right? As we mentioned in the Cage Match a couple of weeks ago, McCartney hinted in interviews prior to this winter tour that he might drag it out for the […]