In the almost five years that I’ve had this Addicted to Vinyl thing, I don’t think I’ve ever gotten around to posting a “best of” list. Part of that comes down to how the musical listening habits (for a lot of folks) have shifted to files and streaming services. Certainly, there’s the convenience of carrying […]
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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 […]
Jenny Owen Youngs – If I Didn’t Know
Transmitter Failure, the new album from Jenny Owen Youngs will unquestionably wind up as one of my favorite albums of 2009. While I’m still waiting for a Cleveland date from Jenny, I can in the meantime share her latest video with you…. And yeah, buy Transmitter Failure if you don’t have it yet!
Good Listening: Justin Currie – Seattle, WA – 5/13/08
Today’s post is dedicated to my good Chicago-based pal David Lifton, host of the fantabulous Wings for Wheels podcast and blog of the same name. I became a Wings for Wheels fan long before I started this blog, and I’m thrilled that he’s back with a new episode of WFW featuring Chart Attack/Mellow Gold fiend […]
Catalog reissues, anthology due from The Jayhawks
Paste Magazine have announced details of a giant fundraising campaign to help ease the current financial hardship that the magazine is experiencing. You can read more about the fundraising efforts via this excellent post from Heather at I Am Fuel, I Am Friends. A donation to the magazine’s campaign will get you a free download […]
Contest: Win tickets to see Roger Clyne & The Peacemakers at the Beachland on Sunday!
Several years ago, my friend Rebecca and I were in Minneapolis for work. The annual Aquatennial celebration was going on during the time that we were there, and for those of you that are unfamiliar, the Aquatennial is basically a really huge block party that takes over the entire downtown area of Minneapolis for 10 […]
Hell freezes over and in related news, The Oak Ridge Boys cover The White Stripes
Sometimes a new blog post just drops into your lap, like a gift from rock and roll heaven, hurled downward by Rock and Roll Jesus his self. Such is the case with today’s post. I’m sitting here, and an email pops into my box that says “New Release from Oak Ridge Boys – Seven Nation […]
Wilco – Ashes of American Flags DVD
I can’t imagine that there are any Wilco fans that haven’t nabbed the new concert film Ashes of American Flags that is out on DVD right now as part of an exclusive one week release at indie retailers to celebrate Record Store Day, prior to a regular scheduled release on April 28th at all major […]
Bruce Springsteen + Mike Ness rockin’ Bad Luck
After the two Los Angeles dates this past week, I think that my anticipation for seeing my own Springsteen shows this year went into complete overdrive. My friend Laurie was in attendance for both shows, which means that she got to see the Tom Morello guest appearance on night 1, AND the frikkin’ Mike Ness […]
Eddie Trunk with Night Ranger
This weekend, I got to spend some time talking with syndicated radio personality Eddie Trunk (Sirius/XM, That Metal Show, Q104.3/ NYC, etc.) and it was good to hear the latest down low regarding his radio activities and otherwise. Today, while recovering from the induction ceremonies last night, I came across an interview that Eddie did […]