In the space of the last 24 hours we’ve seen the release of new songs from the Rolling Stones – their second track from the upcoming Hackney Diamonds – U2 and Bruce Springsteen. If this had happened in a 24 hour period when I was in college in the mid to late 80s my head…
*Picture of last night’s GnR show courtesy of the Rock Chick I had the pleasure of attending the Guns N Roses show last night at Kauffman Stadium, where the KC Royals play and all I can say is… wow. First and foremost, this was my first show at a baseball stadium. I have to admit,…
I must admit I’d spent the last week to week and a half in a bit of a musical cocoon listening to Fleetwood Mac’s recent vault release Rumours Live, along with Guns N Roses’ new song “Perhaps” and of course, the Stones first new song in quite a while, “Angry.” While I was locked in…
“Hey, my sense of rejection is no excuse for my behavior” – Guns N’ Roses, “Perhaps” Guns N’ Roses released another single in mid-August – nearly two years after their last “new” single, “Hard Skool” – and I’m embarrassed to admit it, I just now found out about it. I don’t know whose working PR…
Fleetwood Mac has opened the vaults and released a fabulous concert recorded on the 1977 tour for Rumours. The album’s title is Rumours Live, which I feel might be slightly confusing. It’s not a performance of the Rumours album live in it’s entirety, like Pink Floyd released recently of a 1974 performance of Dark Side…
I had to get up early for work today, but truth be told, I’d have gotten up early anyway as the Stones were set to do their album launch broadcast (on YouTube) for the new record Hackney Diamonds. Apparently the original album title was going to be Smash And Grab. The Stones – Mick Jagger…
I took the Labor Day weekend off to enjoy the annual respite from all my toils, troubles and labors. Truth be told, since I’m still recovering from my recent tendon repair surgery, the weekend consisted of the Rock Chick propping me up in front of the TV to watch football and the US Open Tennis…
I wish mere words could express the excitement we’re all feeling down here at B&V over the impending announcement of – at last! – a new Stones album to listen to. I’m happier than a man staring down a lumberjack breakfast of eggs, sausage and pancakes. I can’t believe it’s been 18 years since the…
“Oh it’s such a perfect day, I’m glad I spend it with you…” – Lou Reed, “Perfect Day” This week, while I was still grooving on the Talking Heads’ live album, Stop Making Sense, I discovered legendary R&B/Soul singer Al Green had released a new cover version of Lou Reed’s “Perfect Day.” Al Green, nay,…
“I can’t seem to face up to the facts, I’m tense and nervous and I can’t relax…” – Talking Heads, “Psycho Killer,” and an apt description of me in 1984… Last Friday, while I was unconscious and recuperating from a minor surgery for some torn tendons in my hip, post-punk/New Wave band the Talking Heads…