In 1966, The Sonics dropped their second album, BOOM, on Etiquette Records. After that, they largely faded away. But what what’s gone isn’t always forgotten. This is the story of how The Sonics’ Boom and their debut Here Are The Sonics festered in the background and went on to influence […]
Last year, Geese released their (technically) fourth studio LP, Getting Killed. And suddenly they were everywhere and everyone was talking about them. This breakthrough album arrived after years of deliberate steps: high school experiments, lineup shifts, solo detours, and relentless sonic reinvention. Today we’re doing something a little bit different. […]
There is ONE thing I do before anything else when visiting a record store, and today I’m explaining why YOU should do this too. I love shopping for vinyl records; even if I don’t end up grabbing any, I love visiting these shops on a regular basis. It’s part of […]
Holiday weekends tend to be synonymous with sales at record stores these days, and the Memorial Day sale here in Texas definitely didn’t disappoint! Today I’ll be sharing what I picked up at the Josey Records shops in Dallas and Garland over the long weekend. And I got it all […]
The Seeds emerged as a cornerstone of 1960s Los Angeles garage rock, delivering raw, fuzz-driven protopunk that captured youthful rebellion against polished pop with their self-titled 1966 debut and follow-ups like A Web of Sound and Future. Their innovative no-bass lineup influenced punk pioneers like The Stooges and The Ramones, […]
In mid-1960s Germany, five American GIs created a sound that sparked riots, tear gas, and onstage assaults. This is the wild story of The Monks and “Black Monk Time.” We’ll chronicle their beginnings as The Torquays, look at how they got their sound, and dig into the history of their […]
You THINK you know how Radiohead got their name. They named themselves On A Friday, the label hated the name, they pulled True Stories from Talking Heads and landed on “Radio Head,” and the rest was history. Yes, but that’s incomplete. Today we’re exploring the true story behind Talking Heads […]
“Disarm” by The Smashing Pumpkins begins with its haunting bells and Billy Corgan’s vulnerable delivery. Today we trace the song’s roots to Billy’s fractured Chicago childhood—marked by early divorce, instability, and years shuttled between relatives—which left deep resentment toward his parents. In 1992, during an eight-month depression that included suicidal […]
The Smiths are undoubtedly funny, despite playing such dreary music. So claiming a song is their funniest can be tricky. “Vicar In A Tutu” is absolutely in the running, with a full cast of characters and a bit of added trolling from Morrissey himself, directed straight toward the Church. This […]
In 2001, Scottish indie pop band Camera Obscura released their debut album, Biggest Bluest Hi-Fi. The run was limited; just 1,000 on vinyl. Since then, prices for the record have stretched into the mid triple digits. Reissues have been whispered about for years, and now it’s finally happening! Today we’re […]
