Tag: KISS

Garage Sale Vinyl: Jimmy Buffett

Garage Sale Vinyl: Jimmy Buffett

Garage Sale Vinyl

Following the shocking and heartbreaking passing of music icon Jimmy Buffett last weekend, Christopher Long found himself (once again) perusing near-endless used record bins at a beachside Florida thrift joint, where he stumbled upon a pristine copy of Son of a Son of a Sailor, Buffett’s classic 1978 LP — for just $10.

Garage Sale Vinyl: Cheap Trick

Garage Sale Vinyl: Cheap Trick

Garage Sale Vinyl

This week, Christopher Long rummages through his own garage. In the process, he discovers a true treasure: a naked, ravaged copy of Heaven Tonight, the classic 1978 LP from Cheap Trick.

Garage Sale Vinyl: ZZ Top

Garage Sale Vinyl: ZZ Top

Garage Sale Vinyl

This week, Christopher Long discovers MORE vinyl treasure stashed in his OWN garage — a scratched and scuffed-up copy of Fandango! the 1975 barn-burner from ZZ Top.

Garage Sale Vinyl: Ohio Players

Garage Sale Vinyl: Ohio Players

Garage Sale Vinyl

If you like your nekked ladies super sticky and super funky, this week’s installment will be super sweet, as Christopher Long scores a playable used vinyl copy of Honey, the chart-busting 1975 LP from the Ohio Players, for just three bucks.

Summer Fun

Summer Fun

Archikulture Digest

Ned Wilkinson’s Spotlight Cabaret brought New Wave summer fun nostalgia from the 1970s and ’80s.

Plush

Plush

Music Reviews

Plush (Pavement Entertainment). Review by Christopher Long.

Brown Acid 13

Brown Acid 13

Music Reviews

Brown Acid: The Thirteenth Trip (Riding Easy). Review by Scott Adams.

Ken Sharp

Ken Sharp

Music Reviews

Miniatures (Jet Fighter Records). Review by Christopher Long.

Robert Evan Trop

Interviews

Guitarist Robert Evan Trop of Beach Viper discusses his influences and growing up on Elvis.

Ace Frehley

Ace Frehley

Music Reviews

Origins, Vol. 2 (Entertainment One (eOne)). Review by Christopher Long.

Timeless Concert Images

Print Reviews

Legendary Rock Photographer Bill O’Leary snapped darn near every band of note in the past forty years. Float down memory lane from Zappa to Alice Cooper.

Band Vs. Brand

Band Vs. Brand

Screen Reviews

When does a band become a brand? This new documentary examines the current state of the music business and reveals how the “brand” of a rock group now has more power than the members themselves.

Raspberries

Raspberries

Music Reviews

Pop Art Live (Omnivore Recordings). Review by Christopher Long.

Nothin’ to Lose

Print Reviews

Once upon a time, long ago, KISS was a rock band. This story recounts how four unlikely guys from New York first came together during the early 1970s and literally changed the face of rock and roll.

Kiss

Kiss

Music Reviews

Monster (Universal Music Company). Review by Christopher Long.

Baroness

Music Reviews

Yellow & Green (Relapse / Release. Review by Carl F Gauze.

Kiss

Event Reviews

After forty years, Kiss proved they are still the Hottest Band in the Land, as they blew the ever-living crap out of Christopher Long at a Tampa show.

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Slamming Bricks 2023

Slamming Bricks 2023

Event Reviews

Small-town Grand Junction, Colorado, comes out in droves to Slamming Bricks 2023, as our beloved queer community event eclipses its beginnings to command its largest audience yet. Liz Weiss reviews the performance, a bittersweet farewell both to and from the Grand Valley’s most mouthy rebel organizer, Caleb Ferganchick.

Grand Valley – Issue 002

Grand Valley – Issue 002

Issues
The October 2023 issue of our printed edition, focused on the music and culture of Western Colorado's Grand Valley. Available free at Triple Play Records in downtown Grand Junction.
Garage Sale Vinyl: Linda Ronstadt

Garage Sale Vinyl: Linda Ronstadt

Garage Sale Vinyl

This week, Christopher Long nearly fights a famed rock star in defense of his 1970s pin-up princess. To prove his point, Chris goes into his own garage and digs out his musty vinyl copy of the self-titled 1972 alt. country classic from Linda Ronstadt.

Sweeney Todd

Sweeney Todd

Archikulture Digest

A former convict returns to London to avenge his former enemies and save his daughter. Carl F. Gauze reviews the Theater West End production of Sweeney Todd.

Garage Sale Vinyl: KISS, The Solo Albums

Garage Sale Vinyl: KISS, The Solo Albums

Garage Sale Vinyl

This week, cuddly curmudgeon Christopher Long finds himself feeling even older as he hobbles through a Florida flea market in pursuit of vinyl copies of the four infamous KISS solo albums — just in time to commemorate the set’s milestone 45th anniversary.