Fresh from a summer tour with Ringo Starr, former Mr. Mister lead singer Richard Page has a new solo album called Peculiar Life and Matt Wardlaw has the scoop.
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Matt Wardlaw is a music lifer with nearly 20 years of experience in the industry. Of course you all have shoes older than that, but that's okay, Matt realizes that he's still a rookie. His byline has appeared in the Riverfront Times (St. Louis), Cleveland Scene, Blogcritics, Music's Bottom Line and Ultimate Classic Rock, among others. In addition to writing for Popdose, Matt also has his own music blog called Addicted to Vinyl where he writes about a variety of subjects including but not limited to vinyl. In his spare time, Matt enjoys long walks in the park, Cherone-era Van Halen and driving long distances to Night Ranger concerts.
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I need to remember this So baby, give me just one kiss And let me take a long last look Before we say goodbye Greetings, oh beloved citizens of Bootleg…
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What’s it like being a career criminal? For the answer we go, as always, to our good friend Mayor Cass, keeper of the keys for this here place we call…
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30 years. Jesus. Really? I was in Chicago earlier this summer and had a brief visit with my longtime frenemy and Popdose colleague Robert Cass. During conversation, I was expressing…
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I am still living with your ghost … *interrupted thought* Oh, hi there. You’ll have to excuse me, because when I hear any mention of Santa Monica, I immediately think…
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Think back to that one time that your friends had tickets to a show that you didn’t know about, that was already sold out. Sure, there have been several shows…
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Closing out the first leg of their latest U.S. tour, criminally underappreciated Canadian favorites Blue Rodeo spent Saturday night in Chicago with a surprisingly deep (and, at times, obscure) set…
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They say that all work and no play makes Jack Matt a very dull boy indeed. I can confirm that recently, this has definitely been the case, and it seems…
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Chickenfoot. When word of the band name of Sammy Hagar’s new “supergroup” leaked out, half the internet responded by saying “that’s the dumbest band name I’ve ever heard…..and just when…
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Back in the ’80s, I don’t think I could have given you the name of five songs by Triumph, and perhaps, not even one song by the Canadian rock trio…
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For this week’s Ticket Stub, Matt Wardlaw looks back on a face-melting Dio gig from the summer of 1984.
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Former Del Amitri frontman Justin Currie is back with a new album that will make Dels fans jump for joy. Matt Wardlaw had a few questions…
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Featuring a bunch of facial hair, a stack of hits, and at least one unnecessary drummer, .38 Special rocked Long Island in January of 1985. This week, Matt Wardlaw takes us back.
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That sound you heard last week was the sound of an orgasm, shared in unison worldwide by the dedicated legion of Rush fans. Make no mistake, I’m not talking about…
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For those of you that read my Ticket Stub piece last week regarding Michael Bolton, I should tell you that good portions of that were nothing more than an April…
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There are some oddities in the Concert Vault. Oddities like a 1983 Michael Bolton gig from Dallas, TX, when Bolton was hanging on the frayed edges of a failed attempt…
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A week ago this past Monday, prog kids around the world got their wish when Genesis was finally inducted into The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. The list of…
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I’ll freely admit that the first time that I saw Dave Brubeck, I really had no idea what a treat I was in for. Out of all of the music…
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Walking through the mobile home that functioned as the broadcast headquarters for the West Texas radio station KWES-FM, we made a stop in the middle room, which was the “promotions…
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What’s in a name? When Norton Buffalo is the name in question, the answer is, quite a lot. While the name might not be immediately familiar to you, chances are…
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Alright, let me get something off my chest right away: I’m lying when I tell you that this show took place in Bermuda. The truth is, that no one is…
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Some times you have to give in to nostalgia, which is why I found myself at a St. Louis area casino a few weeks ago to see Foreigner. A note…
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This week’s Ticket Stub finds Michael McDonald and James Ingram on the run from Kenny Loggins and Jeff “Skunk” Baxter. Plus, we wish McD a happy birthday!
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The Beach Boys were old(er) and struggling to remain relevant in the late ’70s. Luckily (or not) for them, the tape was rolling to capture it all.
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As music fans, I think we all remember the first time that we came across certain albums. On one particular day at the local Goodwill thrift store, I was thumbing…
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In the beginning of a new Popdose series, Matt Wardlaw pays a visit to Wolfgang’s Vault and gets more than he bargained for.
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In his solo hit “Heart of the Matter,” Don Henley famously sang that “if you keep carryin’ that anger, it’ll eat you up inside.” While I’m all for forgiveness where…
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Another new year quietly began this morning, and as I cleared the snow off of my porch here in Bootleg City, I was feeling quite reflective. I came back into…
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Back in the mid- to late ’80s, before Bob Marley, David Byrne, and I had even met the eventual mayor of Bootleg City, otherwise known as Robert “The Eventual Mayor of Bootleg…
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Six years ago I was fed up with the state of affairs in Bootleg City, but determined to do something about it. A small group of Bootleg City school board…