The Smithereens – Now and Then

Gotta give thanks here at the top to Brian and The Frontloader for helping to spread the word about my current vinyl contest in support of Record Store Day. Yes kids, a contest in which YOU can win some free vinyl from your good ol’ buddy Matt here at Addicted to Vinyl. All I need […]

On Valentine’s Day

This is my first V-Day post, so it’s not quite a tradition yet…but just wait until next year! I’ve got a suspiciously timed dinner with my parents tonight, arranged with an early morning phone call. Coincidence? Perhaps. Perhaps my parents have me on suicide watch on this hallowed chocolate covered day of luv. Or perhaps […]

When We Get to Surf City

My friend Pat sent me a Twitter message, “Dude, I can’t believe you didn’t respond to my Fountains of Wayne reference on Twitter.” “I was READING A BOOK,” I replied. “In no way believes that @addictedtovinyl was reading anything that was not online” was the Twitter reply from Pat. Strange but true. You’ll recall a […]

We are the youth gone wild…in Cleveland!

Brian from Broken Headphones emailed me the other day and noted that it’s been a while since I’ve written anything about Tesla. I took this email as a cry for help, and decided to completely ignore his obvious request for a Tesla update. Instead, I’m posting this live video of Sebastian Bach performing the Skid […]

Spinning vinyl: 38 Special – Tour De Force

This “being social in the real world” thing really cramps my blogging style! After my dinner last night with blogger/Clevo/Nashville buddy Kevin Mason, I was re-inspired and researching a future webcam purchase today. During lunch, I went to Best Buy to see a couple of the options in the flesh. I think I found (thanks […]