Poor Spain. Already bounced from the World Cup following their loss to Chile today, one of the presumptive favorites (and reigning Cup champions) is gonna go home empty handed. Which means today…

We continue our exploration of World Cup competing nations with one from Fela Kuti, one of the most important Nigerian artists of the 20th century. Beyond his contributions to music, he was…

Hey guys, it’s World Cup time! As of…Thursday? Was that first match on Thursday? I remember I watched it, but the past few days have been a bit of a blur. Probably…

I’m not going to bore you with the details about how I came to know Jace Lasek of The Besnard Lakes AGAIN, because I’ve beaten that horse to death during my tenure…

Lemme tell you about the time I met Simeon. It was in March of 2009, and Simeon (maybe as Silver Apples, I don’t quite remember) was playing some shows around the globe.…

A few years ago I came across a copy of Gallivantin’ by William C. Beeley. An incredibly sought-after, privately-pressed singer-songwriter record from San Antonio, Texas. At the time I described it by writing, “Self-produced…

This is a pretty cool one, I got it from a Cure collector a few months ago who was unloading a bunch of bootlegs and had this with the rest of his…

As I’ve now completed a few months worth of An Album A Day posts, maybe it’s time we take our first look back and review the different themes I’ve explored since beginning…

This year’s WFMU Record Fair might not have resulted in the bounty I had hoped/budgeted for, but there were still some deals to be had, and long-lusted-after titles to be found. As…

Admittedly this isn’t the “sexiest” album I found at this year’s WFMU Record Fair. Alas, some of the records I found were ones I’ve featured here in the past (by artists such…