In a perfect world, I’d have all day everyday to sit around and watch the album “making of” documentaries and videos featuring the “stories behind the songs,” but too often, I see something of interest, bookmark it to watch it later and then never get around to it. But when I saw that Richard Marx […]
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Friends
As we begin a new year, it’s always good to read a really nice “feel good” story about friends. Today, former Metallica bassist Jason Newsted helps to provide the storyline for that story. If you’ve ever had the pleasure of meeting him or interviewing him, he comes off as a good dude. But what is […]
Daryl Hall, John Oates and a Fiero
This one’s near and dear to my heart for a couple of reasons. 1) I love Hall & Oates and 2) there was that one time that (in my mind) I almost had a Fiero. It was the ’80s (of course it was) and KWES (my local radio station) was giving away a Fiero. I […]
New from Ben Folds Five, ‘House’
It feels so good to type the words “new Ben Folds Five.” For those of you living under that proverbial rock, Folds has an awesome rarities collection coming out that for some reason, we have to wait patiently until October to hear. We’re not so good with the whole waiting thing. Three newly completed Ben […]
R.I.P. Jane Scott
Legendary former Plain Dealer rock music critic Jane Scott passed away early this morning at 92. She leaves behind an incredible legacy of writing that covered a variety of subjects and spanned four decades. John Soeder has a lengthy tribute online now including some audio excerpts from a 2002 interview with Scott at the time […]
Going “Under The Blade” With Twisted Sister
With the release of Big Hits and Nasty Cuts in the early ’90s, it seemed like it might be the end of the line for Twisted Sister fans, better known within the circle as “SMFs” and the prospects of any further TS releases. But as the reissues market continued to crank up, an archival live […]
CD Review: Hot Tuna – Steady As She Goes
There’s lots of good content happening over at MusicTAP this week including a great post about the addition of vintage concert videos to Wolfgang’s Vault. We welcome Matt Rowe of MusicTAP back with a review of the new Hot Tuna album. Lucky is what Hot Tuna fans are. Many classic bands that recorded back in […]
Neil Young Unearths “A Treasure” On June 14th
Part of the fun, adventure and sport of being a Neil Young fan is that you never really know what you’re going to get from Neil….or if you’re going to get it at all! But lately, there have been a flurry of releases from Young and fans of both Neil’s music and vinyl in general […]
The Smithereens – Sorry
By now, hopefully you’ve managed to obtain your very own copy of the excellent new Don Dixon-produced Smithereens release 2011. I’ve been keeping uncharacteristically mum regarding my thoughts on the album, because I’m working on an interview to dig deep into the 2011 album via conversations with the band. But that won’t stop me from […]
Some good news for Crowded House fans…
As Record Store Day approaches, there are two items on my “must have” list amidst the many other items on the list of releases that fall into the “would like to have” category (I’m looking at you, Tom Petty vinyl reissues). One of those items is the Foo Fighters vinyl compilation that collects many of […]