Very few great places remain to buy records. I’m sure it’s true in your town, but I know that it’s true in Sacramento. Physical media are something of a fetish item in […]
Death Of A Record Store
Why It Matters To The Bar-Kays (and How To Score Some Cool Stuff)
True. Funk. Legends. We’re talking Stax session players, Otis Redding’s backing band, players on Isaac Hayes’s classic Hot Buttered Soul. And then of course The Bar-Kays were seventies and eighties superstars in their […]
From the Stacks: Rusty Warren – Knockers Up!
Well said, Mr. Warren, well said. And congratulations on your induction into the Bad Album Cover Hall Of Fame.
Rise Of the Planet of the Lemeloes 2: Electric Boogaloo
Last week we covered the Leave Me Alone (Lemelo) Party’s position on regulation. If legislation results in us being hassled less, we’re all for it. That seems simple enough, right? We pride […]
On My Turntable: This Is PiL
After a twenty year hiatus music’s own Richard III is back with This Is PiL, Public Image Ltd.’s first album since 1992’s That What Is Not. If you’re looking for artistic growth […]
Deep Cuts: From the Class of 1984
Bruce wasn’t the only chart topper of 1984 whose worst songs also happen to be his most popular. The Billboard 100 singles chart for that year represents a tremendous amount of talent […]
Stompin’ Prints Are Here and Ready For Presale!
I just picked up the twenty-five “Keep On Stomping” prints. They came out great. With border the final prints are 18×24 inches and are printed on paper with more specifications than my […]
89. Radio’s On and I’m Moving ‘Round the Place
Summer 1984 saw the release of Bruce Springsteen’s Born In the U.S.A. My buddy and Camelot Music coworker Alex was so excited that he bought his copy down the mall at Record […]
The Who Brings Quadrophenia Tour To North America
Regular readers, friends, and neighbors with thin windows know all too well my fondness for The Who. I’m just a couple of years too young to have seen them when Moon the […]
From The Stacks: Ariel – Starbody EP
I picked this up for a buck at a local record store figuring that it would be a fine edition to the Controversial Album Cover Gallery. Surely an album cover featuring manga […]
