Why It Matters

From The Stacks: Wilson Pickett, “Land of 1,000 Dances” (Hip Pocket Version)

Records come in three sizes, right? Nope.
Deep Cuts: Songs Of Thanks

We pick one day per year to say “thank you.” How screwed up is that?
Suspicious Minds

A Thanksgiving Short Story Fit For A King
From The Stacks: Talking Heads – ‘Speaking In Tongues’ (Rauschenberg Edition)

Speaking in Tongues was the album that transformed Talking Heads from new wave/art rock royalty to MTV superstars.
Throw Beck Thursday: That Time I Bared My Junk To A Church Group

Lee G.’s family attended a Methodist church just down the street from the egomanical Dr. Fred’s church.
Deep Cuts: Number Songs

Numbers are sneaky little bastards.
Your Vote Matters (31 to 78 Percent of the Time)

“Your vote matters” — three words that form the cornerstone of our democracy, or at least of “get out the vote” campaigns. But has your vote always mattered?
From the Stacks: The Police – ‘Every Breath You Take’ (Live Bootleg)

Few artists lay claim to a perfect studio discography.
Deep Cuts: Songs For the End of the World

Well, that happened.
Happy Birthday, Wimbot

Man, 2016. What a cruddy year.