Randy Newman | Rare 1980s Concert Poster
You can't win them all. Here's one that I lost out on: I had front-row tickets to these solo shows by Randy Newman in Edmonton in the early 1980s....
The Cars | First Album Promo Poster
I never had a chance to see The Cars back in the day — or on their brief 2011 reunion. But that's OK.
I am content to listen to my...
The Bopcats | Rare Debut Album Promo Poster
If you remember The Bopcats, congratulations! You're old like me. If you don't, here's the skinny: These Torontonians were Canada's chief contribution to the early ’80s rockabilly resurgence spearheaded...
Ian Hunter | Short Back N’ Sides Promo Poster
I couldn't tell you exactly when I became an Ian Hunter fan, but I suspect it was the first time I heard Mott The Hoople’s All The Young Dudes...
Usher | All About U: Ultra-Rare Advance Promo Box
Over the decades, I've amassed an absurdly huge archive of physical music. I would conservatively estimate I've got somewhere between 40,000 and 50,000 pieces of CDs and vinyl. Naturally,...
Blondie | Best of Blondie Promo Poster
After nearly half a century of concerts, there are few bands I haven't seen at one time or another. Blondie are probably one of the most notable acts I've...
The Bangles | Everything Promo Poster & Banner
The Go-Go's have been getting a lot of love lately, and deservedly so. They were obviously groundbreakers. But I'd also like to see their underrated peers The Bangles get...
Sensational Alex Harvey Band | 1977 German Tour Poster
The Sensational Alex Harvey Band remains one of the very, very few acts I never got the chance to see but sincerely wish I had. Pound for pound and...
Plasmatics | Ultra-Rare Wendy O. Williams Fan Club Poster
In 1980, I bought The Plasmatics’ first album New Hope For the Wretched. It was an import on the Stiff America label. I know this for a fact because...
Flo & Eddie | Vintage Tour Poster
Since I just posted my interview with Mark Volman, it seemed like a good time to toss up this ancient Flo & Eddie live poster I found in my...
The 53rd Grammy Awards | Official Recording Academy Promo Poster
Since we've been talking about award shows a bunch this week, it seemed like a good time to peck out a few words to go with this poster from...
Nash the Slash | Rare 1980s Tour Posters
I am old enough not only to remember Nash the Slash, but to remember seeing the Canadian indie-rock outlier multiple times. Almost always in some tiny, grotty club or...
U2 | Rare October Promo Poster
I am so old that I remember hearing U2’s I Will Follow on the radio for the first time. So old that I remember buying their first album Boy...
Tom Tom Club | 1981 Debut Album Promo Poster
Has anybody out there read Chris Frantz’s memoir Remain in Love? I haven't yet. I might pick up the paperback somewhere down the line. It definitely seems like an...
Plasmatics | NSFW Wendy O. Williams Chainsaw Poster
How many people remember Wendy O. Williams and The Plasmatics these days? Whatever that number is, it's not enough. Love them or loathe them, The Plasmatics were definitely one...
