Record Store Day 2020, Sort of
Even though Record Store Day has been delayed this year, I am hoping that will be even the slightest distraction from the anxiety of these weird times.
Tagged: Vinyl
Saturday Spins: Desaparecidos
What happened when the saddest man in Omaha decided to “make a rock record with the disappeared?” Magic.
Saturday Spins: Wholewheat
Last week, the randomizer demanded that we cover Tweedy, a band created by Wilco front man, Jeff Tweedy with his son, Spencer. Not our first Wilco-themed rodeo either. This week, we cover a lo-fi...
Saturday Spins: Tweedy
After raging against the currently non-functioning machine last week, we forge ever onward with more music this week on Saturday Spins. Apparently the Discogs randomizer is a cruel mistress, and really wants me to...
Saturday Spins: Evil Empire
I left it to my three year old…using her Unicorn pointer, she selected an album that features an early photo of former Presidential candidate, Pete Buttigieg.
Saturday Spins: Steve Miller Band
There is still a tinge of psychedelia in many of these songs, but the full on white boy blues sound is definitely dominant.
Saturday Spins: Wilco Schmilco
Folks, not sure how I can carry on after covering the perfect album last week, but I am a slave to the Discogs randomizer. This week, I’ll be covering another release from dad-rock titans,...
Saturday Spins Returns: Yeehaw
This week’s spin features a mysterious man in a frayed lone ranger mask. However, for the sake of his art, I will only refer to him as Orville Peck.
Saturday Spins: Dire Straits
I don’t think I have ever encountered a person that does not like Dire Straits, and Mark Knopfler and Co. pretty much saved rock n roll during the 80s from glam, hair bands, and synthy pop music.
Thanksgiving Spin: Arlo Guthrie
Have you ever flipped on the radio during Thanksgiving, only to find that your local station is playing an 18-minute song about a restaurant, twenty-seven 8 x 10 colored glossy photographs, and a “Massacree?”
Saturday Spins: Bob Dylan Travelin’ Thru
What makes this set so special is that includes Dylan’s work with the Man in Black, Johnny Cash
Vinyl On Pace to Outsell CDs: Here’s What That Means
So it was moderately good news when the report that sales of vinyl records was on pace to outsell compact discs (CDs) for the first time since 1986.
Saturday Spins: Jack White
Jack White said that the inspiration for the songs on this record come from short stories and plays he wrote and later unearthed in his attic.
Saturday Spins: Ryan Adams
This album release is credited as a solo Ryan Adams record, however, musically it is a Ryan Adams & The Cardinals record through and through.
Saturday Spins: Big Star
I discovered Big Star later on after they were championed by some of my favorite artists like Ryan Adams and Mike Viola
Saturday Spins: The Grateful Dead
In 1970 the Grateful Dead released two albums in the space of four months drenched in folk-rock and Americana. One of these albums is American Beauty.
Sunday Spins: Wilco
I did receive a consolation prize with my Wilco order though: a plain black number 2 pencil with “ODE TO JOY” carved into the wood.
Saturday Spins: Sturgill Simpson
Sound & Fury is decidedly not a country album in any way. That is what makes it and Sturgill so great.This is also where the divisiveness sets in…
Saturday Spins: Rancid Ska
This week I will be covering punk rock outfit Rancid. The twist is the randomizer spit out an official/unofficial compilation of their best ska tracks.
