After taking a couple of baby steps into the recording studio with new lead singer Kelly Hansen last year, Foreigner released “Too Late,” the first studio recording with Hansen on vocals, as part of the 2008 Foreigner anthology release No End In Sight: The Very Best of Foreigner. I had the pleasure of seeing the […]
Tag: 80s
Pixies announce U.S. “Doolittle” tour dates
Thanks to Annie Zaleski for passing along this super-rad tour news! Unfortunately, no Pixies date for Cleveland means that if you want to see this, you’re going to be road-tripping! But hey, road trips are always awesome! PIXIES ANNOUNCE U.S. “DOOLITTLE” TOUR DATES LOS ANGELES, CA – July 28, 2009 — Europe may get them […]
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, […]
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 […]
Cage Match: The Boss vs. The Purple One
I had a Cage Match picked out for today, and while you’re waiting for me to tell you what it is, I will quickly reply to let you know that I will hold on to that info, and you’ll find out more on another Tuesday. Instead, Cage Match VP of operations Michael suggested a battle […]
Michael Jackson 1958-2009
One of the largest icons of my generation is gone. Michael Jackson is in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame twice both as a solo artist and a member of the Jackson 5. When I was growing up, there’s no doubt that I had Michael Jackson fever just like every other kid, teenager and […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]