Category: Product Reviews

My life with the Grateful Dead By Phil Lesh Pittsburgh Civic Arena, Pittsburgh, PA (7/6/87) Feel Like a Stranger Franklin’s Tower New Minglewood Blues Row Jimmy Mama Tried Big River Far From Me Stagger Lee Desolation Row Don’t Ease Me In Shakedown Street Samson and […]

Mountain Bike! William Neally I got into mountain biking about the same time William Neally released Mountain Bike! It was the early 90’s and rigid forks, 18 speed bikes, top mount shifters and pedals with toe clips were what we used. Many would say it […]

Easy Tiger Ryan Adams The only territory broken by Ryan Adams with his Easy Tiger release is that he has decided to put out a finished, solid effort. Don’t misunderstand, Adams will end up as one of the most important artists of his generation, but […]

The Jungle Upton Sinclair I’ve always been fascinated with early 20th century history. Part of it may come from the fact that I was born and raised in Pittsburgh and still reside in the far eastern suburbs of the city. Industrial giants like Frick, Mellon […]

There are very few perfect rock and roll albums that have ever been released. Nevermind, London Calling and Let it Bleed come to mind as being solid from beginning to end and that is really all that you could ask for in a record. Rock […]

I’m going to have to disagree with the music critics and hard core Radiohead fans on this one. I suppose the constant airplay of “Creep” back in the early 90’s made Thom Yorke want to run and hide. Instead of offering anything resembling an accessible […]

I wasn’t looking to spend $35 for a book. In fact it is the most I have ever spent on a book in my life. Mind you I do own some pretty nice coffee table and reference books but they were all purchased from the […]

Eleventh Dream Day has always existed in that special place. They were always that band in my circle of friends that only I appreciated. I tried several years to try and get others to see the energy, humor and melody that is evident in much […]