A somewhat random trip to Half Price Books today found me walking away with a few things, including the following albums at a buck a piece: Roll With It was one of my first CD purchases as a kid (an album that I still listen to and in my opinion, it still holds up) and […]
Tag: J. Geils Band
Here’s an update on that Full House reissue
It looks like it’s canceled, at least for the moment. Take that reissue of the J. Geils Band’s “Live — Full House” off your shopping list. Peter Wolf tells The Insider that the group has scotched Rhino Records’ plans to put out the two-CD set, which was slated to feature both of the April 21-22, […]
Back To Get Ya
Welcome to summer in the city, where the days are long and the nights are sultry. If your soul is warmed by the familiarity of hot breezes through open windows carrying the sounds of music and chatter on the street, and your mind is enticed by a steamy barroom tapestry of smoke, drink, romance and […]
I don’t like Mondays…except for this one!
You know what? You’re right. Mondays do suck, except when you get some really good news from J. Geils Band and Rhino Handmade. An expanded reissue of “Live” Full House? Featuring 23 previously unreleased performances? Double disc? Hell yeah! Click here to pre-order your copy now. UPDATE: Arrrrrgh. It looks like this title has been […]
Cage Match: J. Geils Band vs. Don Henley
You love her But she loves him And he loves somebody else You just can’t win… And so it happens that you discover the above complicated mathematical equation of love that plagues all of us eventually. Coming from J. Geils Band frontman Peter Wolf, you couldn’t help but think that it was very possible that […]
Blow Your Face Out!
What if Peter Wolf and the J. Geils Band were to decide to come to Detroit and play a couple of random rare shows on a weekend? That would be awesome, right? My friends, it certainly was. I finally got to cross another band off of my list of “concert regrets” – bands that I […]
Quick Hits: Material Issue, Bruce Springsteen, Career Advice for Aging Rockers, Neil Diamond
Oh internet friends of mine, it’s been a looooong time since we’ve done one of these Quick Hits type of posts. I’m getting ready to point my car towards Michigan for night #2 of the J. Geils Band reunion shows in Detroit, happening Saturday night. The band are reuniting for a pair of shows in […]