This Week in Vinyl: Iron Butterfly – Inna-Gadda-Da-Vida

Its story time, kids. So back somewhere around 2001ish I was living in Southern California and the proud owner of … More

This Week in Vinyl: Queen – Greatest Hits

So here’s what happened. I was beyond fortunate to see Brian May and Roger Taylor play at the Taylor Hawkins … More

I am not an audiophile. Really, I’m not. Nor have I stayed in a Holiday Inn recently. Surprising, I know. … More

I’ve gotta admit, I set the bar pretty high for the first Vinyl Safari of 2023. It’s not often I … More

This record is full of contradiction. There are some things I generally don’t do. Generally speaking, I don’t buy greatest … More

If someone were to ask me where I come from, I’d tell you it’s the blues. My roots in music … More

I love when I get one of these in the house. One of my all time favorite records. Remember that … More

K-L-O-N Los Angeles, KLON RadioWe play the songs that sound more like everyone else than anyone else. Hey, alright, it’s … More

Note: It’s been a minute since I have sat down to write. No, I’m not retired, let’s just call it … More

I was supposed to take the trash to the transfer station today. Transfer station. That’s silly. I would call it … More

This was not a inexpensive morning. Fortunately, I am fairly skilled at justifying modestly expensive investments in… well whatever I’m … More

I’ve spoken briefly about my roundabout introduction to Queens of the Stone Age. It’s taken me some time to assemble … More

I started writing this as a comment to a post by one of my favorite music bloggers. The question posed … More

So much of music is nostalgic, is it not? A certain song or record can awaken memories long forgotten. I’m … More

Someone asked me recently what I look for when I buy records. This is a great question. Being a relatively … More

On a cool rainy morning, while enjoying a cup of coffee, my son came over to ask if he could … More