When the clock strikes midnight tonight, I will officially have entered the 29th year of my life. Another spirit journey formation anniversary, another reminder that I’m not getting any younger. So what…

Originally released by Drag City in 1999 (can you believe it’s been thirteen years!? Happy Bar Mitzvah! Oh wait, they’re Japanese…). Free Tibet…was issued as a companion album along with Snuffbox Immanence,…

Sorry guys, I’m just too hungover today to post anything other than a download. Don’t worry, I’ll post pictures tomorrow. Mclusky was amazing. Their live shows were fierce. I think Too Pure…

9 years ago tonight I saw Godspeed You! Black Emperor (again!) at the Warsaw in Brooklyn. Jackie-o Motherfucker opened. Although the setlist wasn’t as good as the first night of the band’s…

Has it really been almost five years since I saw Raccoo-oo-oon at the Smell? I always laughed at old people who would warn me that time flies once college ends, but god…

The original Acid Archives book describes this as an “acoustic loner folk LP,” whose creator was “supposedly a draft dodger and released this LP in Canada.” The updated, second edition of the…

Initially released in 1968 as a privately pressed LP. “Like Peachy, this privately released LP is a clear improvement on the debut (Number One), both in terms of narration and overall artistic…

There are so many crazy Indian/Bollywood records out there I could never fathom adding all the information about them into my already-encyclopedic knowledge of vinyl records. Much like obscure international 78s and…

The first time I heard of 310 was via the Aquarius Records New Arrivals list. This was a few years ago, and I really loved the description of Nothing To See Here.…

I’ve spent a lot of mental energy this week writing about SXSW, Epic Bar tabs and Game Of Thrones. Please don’t expect me to pen a Friday Top Ten list that is…