Just a couple weeks ago, on April 5th, Marissa Nadler celebrated a birthday. Apparently. According to Wikipedia. I didn’t know that until this afternoon, while I was researching people whose birthdays fall…

Another week begins, and with it comes a new theme for my An Album A Day project. Now in its fifth week (or is it fourth week? I can’t even perform simple…

I worked 10:30 – 9:00 today, and I’m working 9:00 – 9:00 tomorrow. I don’t have another off day until Wednesday. Tomorrow after closing I have to drive all over town to…

The next couple days (well, today and tomorrow) will be somewhat brief because the preparation leading up to National Record Store Day (yes, that’s a thing) has been more intense and frantic…

I’ve owned this in three different formats throughout the years but eventually settled on the 1989 original LP as the keeper of the bunch. If I cared more about 7″s I probably…

Covers! Covers! Covers! week continues with a recent release (at least, in terms of historical perspective) by Dave Pajo entitled Scream With Me. What makes this release so special (other than the…

This week’s An Album A Day theme is, “Covers! Covers! Covers!” That is, albums that feature unique arrangements or interpretations of recognize able songs. And what better way to kick off the…

Thanks for making it through week three of this An Album A Day project. I’m back in Los Angeles now, and I’ll be devoting tomorrow’s post to recapping my trip to Las…

Man, I really don’t own a lot of 10″ records. There was a time when I thought them novel enough to purchase some in a whim, but those days are long over.…

“10 Inches Of Pleasure” week continues today with a split record by Mogwai and Bardo Pond. For the longest time, this sucker eluded me. It was the kind of unobtainable rarity (this…