We conclude this week of albums I own even though I only like one song with what might be the most controversial entry of the bunch. Heatmiser was a Portland-based rock band…

There are exactly two songs in the Chris Isaak songbook that I care about. The first is “Two Hearts,” which if memory serves plays during the closing credits of one of my…

This is not going to make me a lot of friends. Especially since I know a lot of collectors (albeit older ones) who love the Monkees. But, the truth is, I only…

Welcome back to my An Album A Day Project, Week 9. So far (for those of you who might be here for the first time) we’ve explored my record collection via some…

It’s hard to believe that in searching my record collection database I came across so many LA-related albums that have already been posted in the annals of this website. Timeless, by Zolar…

We don’t typically host special events at my place of work. We’ve had a couple in-store performances during my tenure there, but the owner doesn’t like to dedicate too much labor to…

I know the first thing that comes to mind when you hear the name David Yow is not Los Angeles. I know this. And yet for the first few years I lived…

“LA Past And Present” week continues today with another local treasure. You could say that other than sharing a home with yesterday’s An Album A Day entry they have nothing in common.…