Saturday Spins: Chris Bell’s I Am the Cosmos
As some critics say, one can tell that Big Star was definitely all Chris Bell, and you can definitely hear that on I Am the Cosmos
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Saturday Spins: Ghost
This week we take a trip to the deeper south by way of Sweden with Ghost, a band that has a satanic cult concept, but an arena rock sound
Saturday Spins: Slobberbone
Slobberbone is an excellent band, and your knowledge of them will instantly make you cooler than anyone else you know
Saturday Spins: Tasjan! Tasjan! Tasjan!
Expanding into a more pop-rock sound, Aaron Lee Tasjan has endlessly catchy songs in the vein of Tom Petty, ELO, and The Traveling Wilburys.
Saturday Spins: Soundtracks Vol 2 O Brother, Where Art Thou
If we are talkin’ Coen Brothers soundtracks, O Brother, Where Art Thou is second only to The Big Lebowski.
Sunday Spins Part 2: Sturgill Simpson’s Cuttin’ Grass Vol 2
Sturgill Simpson’s Cuttin’ Grass Vol 2 is not a double-LP like Vol 1, and it has been pared down in scope, but it still slaps.
Saturday Spins Part 1: Sturgill Simpson’s Cuttin’ Grass Vol. 1
20 tracks of reinvented Sturgill Simpson and Sunday Valley songs, because Sturgill Simpson is a bit of a cosmic gift to country music.
Saturday Spins: The Notting Hillbillies
What is so different about the Notting Hillbillies is that Mark Knopfler eschewed front man status, and opted for a more background role.
Saturday Spins-travaganza: Descendents
I consider Descendents to be an integral part of my teenage years. I hope these guys keep making music well into their golden years.
Saturday Spins: The Many Shades of Blonde on Blonde
To make the double feature work, I will do my typical track by track, but do a little comparison between the two Blonde on Blonde albums.
Saturday Spins: ZZ Top’s Tres Hombres
ZZ Top’s Tres Hombres is not only famous for the excellent jams…it also has an all-time hunger inducing gatefold spread
Saturday Spins: Kiss’ Destroyer
Last week we all took a psychedelic journey back to the Summer of Love. Folks, this week’s LP is ready to rock your socks right off, though. I went to the Discogs randomizer to...
Sunday Spins: Jefferson Airplane Surrealistic Pillow
Filled with psychedelic journeys and straight rockers, Jefferson Airplane Surrealistic Pillow really is a generational masterpiece.
Saturday Spins: Arlo McKinley Die Midwestern
Arlo McKinley’s Die Midwestern is a solid and sublime LP. I am deeply appreciative of all the internet folks that yelled at me to listen to
Saturday Spins: Jeff Tweedy’s Love is the King
Jeff Tweedy’s Love is the King spins, and we discuss hype stickers and why it is a never-ending war to remove and preserve them.
Sunday Spins: Kurt Vile & Courtney Barnett
Kurt Vile is one of America’s great underrated songwriters and Courtney Barnett has released a few really great records over the past half decade or so
Saturday Spins: John Prine’s Common Sense
It’s unfortunate that we lost John Prine this year. He is up there on my singer-songwriter Mt. Rushmore with Dylan, Petty, et. al.
Saturday Spins: Leon Bridges Good Thing
Leon Bridges occupies a space or two because I dig his particular brand of soul. It’s not too poppy, and it isn’t too experimental to seem like it’s a parody.
Saturday Spins: Dwight Yoakam’s Guitars, Cadillacs, Etc., Etc.
This was my Dwight Yoakam gateway drug…I like guitars, Cadillacs, and depending on what one considers “hillbilly music,” I like that too.
Saturday Spins: Rage Against The Machine’s The Battle of Los Angeles
This week the randomizer was in a bit of a mood and spat out an excellent record from my youth: RATM’s The Battle of Los Angeles
