The back cover of David Bowie’s The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars carries a very simple message: “To be played at maximum volume.” How can one refuse such an invitation like that? Those who took Bowie up on the offer found themselves enveloped by the sounds of an album […]
Tag: Classic Albums
Random Youtube: Gin Blossoms – ‘Pieces Of The Night’
This is one of my favorite tunes by the Gin Blossoms. I love the extended version with the piano ending that’s on the deluxe edition of ‘New Miserable Experience.’ Here’s a live version from Youtube and as I recall, they actually played a full set that was broadcast on television and I kept hoping that […]
Revisiting the ‘Girlfriend’ album with Matthew Sweet
In a time when both the music industry and the artists themselves are struggling to figure out a new financial model that works, the full album performance seems to be the latest carrot being dangled in front of today’s music fan. On a large scale, the idea has been overwhelmingly successful, because who wouldn’t want […]
Random Youtube: The Fab Faux – Abbey Road, Side Two (Mostly)
Yes, the source for this video doesn’t actually come from Youtube, but I think it fits in with the general spirit of the series – cool and random video on the web that you won’t want to miss. I was on the phone today with my pal Chris Horvath and he said “have you seen […]
Contest: Celebrate the 20th Anniversary of Empire by Queensrÿche!
Last weekend I had the great opportunity to finally meet a record label friend of mine who is someone that I’ve known for nearly 20 years but we hadn’t met face to face until a random New Jersey trip gave me the opportunity to connect in person. After grabbing a quick bit of breakfast on […]
Celebrating Darkness in Cleveland: An Evening of Bruce at The Winchester
The Winchester Music Hall and Addicted to Vinyl are pleased to present a tribute evening to a longtime Cleveland favorite, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee Bruce Springsteen, happening on Saturday, November 20th at The Winchester (doors are at 7pm). Tickets are $10.00. With the forthcoming release of The Promise, Bruce Springsteen’s incredibly massive […]
Rebuilding The Wall: Looking inside the new Roger Waters tour
It’s an event that ATV pal Peter Chakerian said was a really good idea….it just took a while for Roger Waters to see the light. Now with that light fully illuminated, Waters is putting The Wall back up with a 30th anniversary tour celebrating the classic album, a tour that opened earlier this week in […]
Rush “Beyond The Lighted Stage” documentary in stores today!
This past weekend, I was out of town. While I was away, I had the DVR set to tape the VH1 Classic broadcast of Classic Albums featuring Moving Pictures and 2112 by Rush. After clearing some weeds out of the flower beds tonight (METAL!) and a bit of dinner, it seemed like a good time […]
Contest: Win the new Black Sabbath “Classic Albums” DVD
We’re officially 900 posts deep here at Addicted to Vinyl as we march towards our third year of existence (February 2011, for those that are keeping track). To celebrate, we’ve got the chance for you to pick up a copy of the new Classic Albums DVD featuring the classic (of course it is!) album Paranoid […]
Classic Albums: Tom Petty “Damn The Torpedoes”
Mark your calendars for this one, which will be out August 3rd via Eagle Rock Entertainment on DVD and Blu-ray. It’s fantastic. But then again, how could it not be awesome, watching Tom Petty, Mike Campbell, Benmont Tench and Jimmy Iovine in the studio, breaking down multi-tracks of the songs that you love into the […]