We lost Neal Langford in late July 2023. He passed away at the age of 50. Langford was the original bassist of The Shins, but the story of his impact on the band and indie music extends far beyond their early recordings. Fronted by James Mercer, The Shins formed in […]
Today I’m looking back to 1999 and the first album I ever purchased new on vinyl: Keep It Like A Secret by Built to Spill, released that year. I share how it was THE album that got me excited about collecting vinyl and continuing to discover new music. Top 3 […]
Prices of vinyl records have skyrocketed over the past few years, but you can still get some essential vinyl albums under $20 USD. I take a look at five of them you can snap up today from Amazon for less than $20. No, I didn’t get these copies there — […]
Alright friends, this is for entertainment purposes. Obviously I love collecting records, and I’ve been doing it for a long time. However, if you have yet to start a vinyl record collection, here are five reasons to give you pause and why you should maybe reconsider that decision. From limited […]
I am seeing people in the vinyl community posting videos where they share the 10 vinyl records they listen to most from their collection, and as total spins is something I actually track through a custom field I added into my Discogs Collection, I figured I’d throw my list together […]
It’s finally here! Despite a “Live at Worship” vinyl release in February 2023, the US pressing didn’t arrive until August. Today I’m digging into my copy on vinyl, sharing the history of the “Hello, Hi” launch performance featuring the legendary indie rocker Ty Segall and Emmett Kelly, and giving you […]
I recently shared the top 10 albums I play on vinyl, and it got me thinking — how does that compare to the top 10 BANDS that I spin from my record collection? Today, I set out to answer that question in a good ol’ countdown video. While there is […]
A few months back I did a countdown of the top albums turning 20 this year. I really enjoyed that retrospective “best of” so I figured I’d zero in on 2013. So here are my picks for the Top 10 Albums Turning 10 in 2023. In other words, these are […]
Altın Gün ( Altin Gun ), the Turkish psychedelic revival band out of Amsterdam, released their fifth album Aşk ( Ask ) back in March of 2023. I snapped up the Indie Exclusive pressing on vinyl the other week, and today I’m doing a vinyl unboxing of the record. It’s […]
Based out of Amsterdam but creating Turkish psychedelic rock — known as Anatolian rock — Altin Gun released their fifth studio album earlier this year. It’s called Ask and today I dig into it in this album review and share my thoughts and opinions. A few days ago, I unboxed […]
