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.…

Ah, Los Angeles. 99% of the time this place kicks ass. The other 1% of the time I’m left wondering whether or not I miss the changing seasons, or my old friends,…

It’s time to wrap up this week of navel gazing and finish reminiscing on the time I moved from New Jersey to Los Angeles. It was seven years ago, after all, and…

All this week I’ve been reminiscing on my first days in Los Angeles. Seven years ago this week I arrived here. At the time I’d only expected to stay six months. There…

As I sift through what are admittedly hazy memories of my earliest days in Los Angeles (I didn’t have a job! Everyone I met drank a lot!) I’m searching through old blog…