For the past few years, Matthew Sweet has been celebrating his classic ‘90s release Girlfriend with a series of full album performances. The shows which initially came about to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the album’s release proved that Girlfriend remains one of the more well-crafted releases from the decade. It holds up well, which […]
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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 […]
New Matthew Sweet album set for release on September 20th
Modern rock, pop….hell, whatever you want to call it, you’ll probably be happy to know that Matthew Sweet has a new album coming out on September 20th. And perhaps, you’ll be even happier to know that to these ears at least, the album sounds pretty damn good. Sweet’s last album ‘Sunshine Lies’ didn’t quite hit […]
News From The Wild: Smithereens, Damnwells, vinyl and delusional bloggers
I read with amusement yesterday the tale of bloggers that are hanging it up because the visions of fame, book deals and company cars never came around. I thought it was interesting on a couple of levels – 1) the fact that somebody actually took the time to track down enough of these people to […]
Where all the white women at? The women of TRBX.
White or not, there is a deficiency of women artists on the rock boat. I’m not looking for the next Lilith Fair on water, as I’m only half gay and then I would complain about penises, but seriously, how awesome would THAT cruise be? Moving on, I think the boat could use a little more […]
The Monday Morning Mix – House of Dub Winterfest 92 – 8/17/09
Graphic by Rachael Novak Click here for details on how you can be a part of The Monday Morning Mix and win some cool stuff! We’ve got some great mixes in hand and on the way – where is yours? A Note From Matt: Today’s mix comes from ATV’s own Kevin Brennan – As many […]
Good Listening: Matthew Sweet “Altered Beast” Demos, Vol. 2
This post is a combined rock and roll effort brought to you by the fine folks at Addicted to Vinyl and captain’s dead. Our man Gregor recently posted the first volume of a two volume set of Matthew Sweet demos from the Altered Beast album. I got in touch with Gregor and let him know […]
Quick Hits: Alice in Chains, The Grog Shop, Coldplay
Greetings all, I hope this dispatch finds you in the best of places and moods. I’m typing this to you on the other side of day one of the annual Columbus, OH mega-rock weekend Rock On The Range. I went down for the first day with D.X. Ferris from Scene Magazine, and for this guy, […]
The Monday Morning Mix – Halfway To The Distant Sun – 5/11/09
What It Is: A weekly mix tape posted on Mondays, created by the fans of Addicted to Vinyl, posted for all to enjoy! Be A Part Of It: I want you to make me/us a mix CD. I want to hear the tunes that you are into, new or old. And I want to feature […]