I’ve been ill over the past 24 hours after reading D.X. Ferris’s rundown of the downward spiral of Phil Lara and the Jigsaw Entertainment Group. In the past couple of years, Lara has purchased or taken a controlling interest in 4 prominent Cleveland-area landmarks – The Jigsaw Saloon and Stage, Peabody’s Down Under, The Hi-Fi […]
Tag: Good Reads
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 […]
Cool Chris Cornell interview
My musical comrade Will Harris (Bullz-Eye, Popdose, etc) is always talking to someone cool. Everytime I turn around, there’s a Facebook status update from Will to make me jealous, or something new from Will to read in my Google Reader. Today, Chris Cornell was the subject for a great interview posted at Bullz-Eye by Will. […]
The All Time Greatest Albums Ever, According to my buddy Brad
This list comes from my radio buddy Brad Savage who programs a fantastic radio station in Charlottesville, VA, 106.1 The Corner. The Corner is one of those radio stations that I would love to steal and put in Cleveland….they’re always doing something cool, and I look forward to seeing their updated playlist each week in […]
The Last Record Store – One More Chance To Dream
Music enthusiasts will want to pay special attention to the March issue of GQ Magazine (featuring Justin Timberlake on the cover,) available at your favorite local newstand now. Inside this month’s issue is a very cool story by Dan Kennedy called “The Last Record Store.” Kennedy took a trip to the Chicago suburb of Geneva […]