…performing a classic Don Henley song, and while that’s technically correct, I’m sure Bruce Hornsby had a few inner thoughts about the introduction by Jay Leno. I’ve always regretted not making the road trip to catch this tour.
Tag: Music
Talkin’ Mojo
This week has been an important one for music fans, with the release of Mojo, the first new album of studio material from Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers in 8 years. A week like this is one that’s full of debate – is it good? does it suck? What do you think? These are not […]
Bettie Serveert in Cleveland (and beyond)
How long has it been since I cared about a Bettie Serveert album? That’s a good question. The last time that I saw the band live was in 1993 at the old Peabody’s Down Under, touring in support of Lamprey. I bought a couple more albums after that one, and then, I tuned out. Their […]
Contest: Win a copy of Pat Benatar’s new book!
Leather lunged ’80s rocker Pat Benatar dropped one of the surprise hits of the summer this week with the release of Between a Heart and a Rock Place, her new autobiography (written with Patsy Bale Cox) that chronicles 30+ years of crazy life in the music business. This book is one of the best rock […]
Exploring “The Things We Left Behind” with Blue Rodeo
Every now and then, you have these spontaneous reminders that tap you on the shoulder to let you know that indeed, “maybe we ain’t that young anymore.” Like the other day, when I realized that this year marks the 20th anniversary of the release of Casino, the 1990 album that introduced me to Canadian alt-country […]
Stranger in a Strange Band: A Conversation with Kelly Hansen of Foreigner
I have to give Mick Jones a lot of credit. With over 25 years of success with Foreigner on his resume (not to mention a nice little side career producing albums like Van Halen’s 5150 and Billy Joel’s Storm Front), it’s not like he had anything else left to prove. The proof is in the […]
Setlist Spoilers: Tom Petty & Sting
As the title implies, there are setlist “spoilers” below for two upcoming/current summer tours, so if you want things to remain a surprise, you should turn back now. Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers opened their tour on Tuesday night at the legendary Red Rocks in Denver, a two night stand for Petty and crew, who […]
Dire Straits – Alchemy – out next week on DVD and Blu-ray!
The advance word regarding the DVD and Blu-ray release of Dire Strait’s classic concert film Alchemy isn’t completely glowing with praise, but as a previous commenter noted, this release might be worth having for the bonus documentary alone. As a Knopfler nut, it’s a must have for me, although I think I’ll probably opt for […]
Man Date: Cracker at Musica
Ain’t it funny how I was reminiscing about my last man date with the Cleveland Bachelor earlier this morning (the last one that really mattered, anyway), and in the middle of the day, the man date schedulers (whoever those dudes are) sent me an email to let me know that our next scheduled man date […]
Howard Jones – Ordinary Heroes
The latest Howard Jones album Ordinary Heroes is finally available in the U.S., and if digital downloads are your drug of choice, you can grab the album super-cheap via Amazon MP3, who have the new album on sale for $6.99. It’s hard to believe that HoJo has been rockin’ it for over 25 years now. […]