Mom’s Apple Pie’s self-titled debut might just be the coolest album in my stacks. Not only were they a ten-piece funky band with lots of brass and a bad wah-wah who beat […]
From The Stacks: Mom’s Apple Pie
Deep Cuts: Daisy Petal Pickin’
Tres Hermanas in Sacramento, California’s Midtown District is to Mexican food what the Sistine Chapel is to men in drag and funny hats — it just doesn’t get any better. The place has […]
From The Stacks: The Kid Inside and Chestnut Street Incident
Johnny Cougar/John Cougar/John “Cougar” Mellencamp/John Mellencamp made three — three — albums before the sort-of-self-titled John Cougar, which most people think of as his first album. There’s nothing really unusual about that — […]
From the Stacks: Crown of Creation
Crown of Creation was Jefferson Airplane’s fourth album, released in 1968. It did well, reaching number six in the US. It’s hippy-dippy, dated, doesn’t really hold up, but that’s not what grabs […]
From The Stacks: The Harmonicats Dolls Dolls Dolls
I know what you’ve been wondering: Why can’t my love of creepy dolls and harmonicas be satisfied in one hi-fidelity package? It can. Oh, it can.
From The Stacks: The Big Beat: A Rock Blast
There were two establishments in Upstate South Carolina in the Seventies and Eighties that were the go-to insults. “Your mama is on Bull Street” meant “your mother is in the loony bin.” […]
From The Stacks: Earl Meyers Sings Praises
. Oh, the classic double exposure, a favorite of small town photography studios for years. Sure, the library backdrop makes the subject appear intellectual, the split rail fence or wagon wheel brings out the subject’s […]
From The Stacks: Melodies Of Love
I recently purchased an album on eBay. My item came well packed, which was unfortunate for Bobby Vinton. The poor bastard’s Melodies Of Love was used as packing material for my purchase. […]
From The Stacks: I Wonder What She’ll Think About Me Leaving
Two bad album covers in a single week? That’s just crazy. You know Einstein’s definition of crazy? Combing your hair into the same pompadour every day but expecting a different result. But we’re […]
From The Stacks: The Ames Brothers – Exactly Like You
“Hello, Smith residence. Oh, hi Peggy. Yes, Walt and I had a lovely time, thank you again. Your home is so beautiful. Oh really? We were going to get aluminum siding last […]
