On Saturday morning, we’re packing up the ATV concert mobile for what might end up being the final road trip of the summer. Destination: The Illinois State Fair in Springfield, IL Possible Food & Grub While We’re There: D & J Cafe, which captured the hearts of many in Springfield as the “best place to […]
Tag: It Came From The 80s
Favor: Need a scan of The Breakfast Club LP cover
Alright kids, The subject line pretty much covers it, but here’s the deal – I’ve got a buddy that needs a hi-res scan of The Breakfast Club soundtrack artwork, from the original LP version. Anyone out there with a vinyl copy of this one? Looking for a scan at 300 DPI or better. Email me […]
New Music: Attractive Eighties Women
C’mon, with a name like that, you know I had to put up a quick post about these guys, er, I mean, girls. Was there anything hotter than 80s chicks? Looking at this picture, I’m starting to think that the answer might be yes. AEW are a group of well known celebrity hotties from the […]
Stuff People Buy: Olivia Newton-John
It’s dirty secret reveal time here at ATV: Actually, we might have talked about this before, but my brain is currently frozen from the lemon ice I just ate towards the end of the work day. We’re about to say goodbye to our summer interns (hooray!) as we approach the end of summer, and our […]
Setlist: Dennis DeYoung/Survivor – Clay’s Park – 7/17/09
The classic rock themed Rock N Resort festival, located at Clay’s Park in nearby North Lawrence, OH, has been on my list for a few years now to check out with at least one band of interest on the bill each year. Now in its sixth year, this year’s festival had quite a few names […]
Cage Match: Benatar vs. Blondie
Man, look at that subject line – TOTAL 80’s awesomeness right there. You’d think that I’ve probably been waiting weeks for the chance to drop it on unsuspecting ATV readers everywhere. And you’d be completely wrong. Mel got in touch with me mid-last week and suggested that this would make for a perfect Cage Match […]
Musical Hangups: The Hooters – All You Zombies
Peter Chakerian and I were trading text messages yesterday about a new double live album from Philly rockers The Hooters. The talk made me pull out my copy of the Hooterization retrospective to provide the soundtrack for my drive to the Beachland Ballroom last night. On the drive over, I became reacquainted with “All You […]
Def Leppard to release deluxe editions of Pyromania and Adrenalize in June
Now here’s a couple of releases that have been on my radar for a little while that I am VERY excited about! Def Leppard isn’t doing much that excites me these days, but Pyromania, Hysteria, and Adrenalize are the holy trinity amongst the stacks and stacks of albums that I loved in the 80s and […]
IRS Records Catalog Finally Goes Digital
Thanks to a Facebook note from music pal Will Harris, I saw the following note that will make many music nerds happy! Dunno how many others are aware of the fact that a lot of classic albums from the great IRS Records have finally escaped from oblivion and gone digital. I guess there’s been a […]
Going back in time with Duran Duran’s “Classic Album” Rio on DVD
I got my hands on the recently released Duran Duran – Rio DVD, which gets the documentary treatment from Eagle Vision’s excellent Classic Albums video series. You’ve probably seen Classic Albums on VH-1 Classic featuring Meat Loaf’s Bat Out Of Hell, Def Leppard’s Hysteria, Queen’s A Night At The Opera, etc. I first discovered the […]