George from Brewed Fresh Daily has more details and a nice picture of Blue Arrow Records, which will officially open on Thursday in the Waterloo District, located at 16001 Waterloo Road. I shared a basic rundown on Blue Arrow in my previous update, and George shares some additional background right here! I’m looking forward to […]
Tag: 70s
Jonah Koslen to recreate classic MSB CD
I was jazzed to see the news about former Michael Stanley Band singer-songwriter Jonah Koslen who recently announced an April 18th date at The Winchester where he will recreate the classic MSB live album Stagepass with his creatively titled band Stage Pass Now. As someone that didn’t grow up here in Cleveland, it took me […]
Another cool website – Classic 45s
Scored another worthy website to know about via Bruce/Not Lame/Twitter. Bruce sez: VINYL LOVERS – now this is a truly awesome site for lovers of those little 7″ers Indeed! I could spend hours looking at pix of labels and sleeves. Check out the site for yourself right here. And while you’re at it, here are […]
Bob Lefsetz vs. Gene Simmons
Please tell me that you didn’t miss this happening last week. Here’s the deal – industry blogger Bob Lefsetz is attending Canada Music Week and witnesses a keynote speech from KISS man Gene Simmons. Lefsetz takes issue with Simmons’ speech and sends out the following email. Simmons responds. A local promoter offers a venue at […]
Contest: Limited edition Thin Lizzy vinyl for YOU!
It’s been a looooong time since we’ve given anything away here at Addicted to Vinyl. In honor of Record Store Day, which is coming up on April 18th, I had this crazy idea that it might be cool to give away some VINYL! It seems to me like a good way to get everyone properly […]
The 100 Greatest Singer-Songwriter Albums of All Time
Thanks to all for your lyrical help in the previous post – the song that I was searching for was “Love Letter” by Bonnie Raitt. Nowhere close to John Parr, but I guess at least I found out from the experience that there is a video for “Naughty, Naughty.” Who knew? I woke up this […]
The All Time Greatest Albums Ever, According to my buddy Brad
This list comes from my radio buddy Brad Savage who programs a fantastic radio station in Charlottesville, VA, 106.1 The Corner. The Corner is one of those radio stations that I would love to steal and put in Cleveland….they’re always doing something cool, and I look forward to seeing their updated playlist each week in […]
The Eagles get censored in Birmingham – My reaction? $%#!
Saw this posted on the radio industry website All Access and had to share it – the article includes a quote from former Eagles guitarist Don Felder… Via Huffington Post (original source) If you’re one of the 16 million people who bought THE EAGLES’ album “Hotel California,” you’ve heard the song, “Life In the Fast […]
Life, Liberty, and The Pursuit of 15 More Albums
After I posted some more Top 15 lists from friends, I heard from more of my blogging pals, ATV readers, and friends who weighed in with their lists. First up is my good pal Mel from Life, Liberty, and Pursuit of Your Boyfriend. Yesterday was a busy day in Mel-Land – Mel announced that her […]
15 Albums That Changed My Life – The Friends Edition
No, no – I’m not talking about the television show. In response to 15 Albums That Changed My Life, a number of my friends weighed in with their own lists. I thought I’d share several of my favorites with you here…..the best part of being a music fan, is the diverse group of fellow music […]