Every now and then, you have these spontaneous reminders that tap you on the shoulder to let you know that indeed, “maybe we ain’t that young anymore.” Like the other day, when I realized that this year marks the 20th anniversary of the release of Casino, the 1990 album that introduced me to Canadian alt-country […]
Tag: Blue Rodeo
Show of the Week: Cowboy Junkies at the Ohio Theatre
Is it possible to have two shows in the category of “show of the week” within the same week? My good pal Stereo Dictator once said something about “my site, my rules” or something along those lines, so I’m going to go with it. (Actually, he said “my stereo, my albums, my choice,” but you […]
Blue Rodeo – The Things We Left Behind
Today is the official Canadian release date for The Things We Left Behind, the brand new studio album from Blue Rodeo. Vinyl fans will appreciate that Blue Rodeo sequenced the new album with vinyl in mind – spreading two albums worth of carefully placed music across four sides of vinyl. The Things We Left Behind […]
The Monday Morning Mix – Scenes From A Flood – 10/5/09
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: I apologize for the lateness on today’s Monday Mix – those darn […]
Blue Rodeo to release new album on November 3rd
Blue Rodeo fans will close out the year with a bang, thanks to the release of a new album called The Things We Left Behind. In stores on November 3rd (Canada only), the album will reportedly be a double CD release. BR frontman Jim Cuddy discussed the album recently with The Canadian Press: “It was […]
Quick Hits: Alice in Chains, The Grog Shop, Coldplay
Greetings all, I hope this dispatch finds you in the best of places and moods. I’m typing this to you on the other side of day one of the annual Columbus, OH mega-rock weekend Rock On The Range. I went down for the first day with D.X. Ferris from Scene Magazine, and for this guy, […]
The Monday Morning Mix – Halfway To The Distant Sun – 5/11/09
What It Is: A weekly mix tape posted on Mondays, created by the fans of Addicted to Vinyl, posted for all to enjoy! Be A Part Of It: I want you to make me/us a mix CD. I want to hear the tunes that you are into, new or old. And I want to feature […]
4 Days in California with Blue Rodeo
Yeah, you caught me…trying to put a clever twist on the Five Days in July album title from Canadian treasure Blue Rodeo. ATV reader “oldmanflint” was lucky enough to attend two out of the four recent California area dates from Blue Rodeo. The review of one of those shows was shared previously in the comments […]
15 Albums That Changed My Life – Super-Sized Edition
The following post is ripped straight from my Facebook page…..kind of. I’ve been amused recently by the people that are irritated by the rising amount of Top 5/10/15/25 “chain letter” posts on Facebook. “Don’t turn Facebook into Myspace,” is one of the pleas that I read from one person. I actually enjoy reading this kind […]
Blue Rodeo: California or Bust!
You guys all know what a big Blue Rodeo fan I am, right? One of the things that I’ve been looking forward to in the new year is the nearly-certain possibility that I will see Blue Rodeo at least once this year, and hopefully more. One could definitely say that this legendary Canadian group march […]