Ladies and gentleman, does this week bring us a doozy of a rock show or what?!? I will say this: this week’s show of the week might also be my most anticipated show of the year. It might not be a hipster-driven audience (it won’t be), the local indie record store may no longer the […]
Tag: 90s
The Monday Morning Mix – It’s The End of the World as We Knew It – 8/24/09
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! We’ve got some great mixes in hand and on the way – where is yours? About Today’s Mix: In the winter of 2006, I made my way down to the […]
DXism – An R.E.M. tribute you won’t want to miss
A continuing series of helpful advice, humorous observations, questions about life, and obscure movie quotes and musical references, as posted by Scene Magazine staff writer D.X. Ferris on Twitter. Follow @dxferris for daily doses of the magic. Today’s DXism: Tonight @ Beer Wild Heaven, the ultimate R.E.M. bro-down throwdown! A Limp Bizkit tribute to REM: […]
Michael McDermott – Hey La Hey
“Who is Michael McDermott? You’ve got a lot of albums by him on your Ipod.” I get this question a lot for several groups/artists, and McDermott is near the top of that list. Who is Michael McDermott? If you know him at all, it’s probably because of this song: McDermott released 620 W. Surf, his […]
Since you went away, I’ve been hanging around…
Thanks to AZ for pointing me towards musical proof that The Pet Shop Boys are still awesome in 2009. As if we had any doubt. But for the doubters and the haters, here is a 10 minute mix with lots of reminders to jog your memory! Word is that their latest album Yes, is damn […]
Track listing announced for new Foreigner album available 9/29 exclusively at Wal-Mart
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 […]
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 […]
Cage Match: Marcy Playground vs. Jars of Clay
Cage Match board member D.X. Ferris emailed in with this week’s matchup a few weeks back. Short, sweet, and to the point, here’s how the exchange went: subject line: matchup idea: marcy playground vs. jars of clay I write back, “What tunes?” “Do they have more than one each?” Poor Marcy Playground. Always a punchline […]
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 […]