Do you track every vinyl record you spin? I do. This is my annual countdown where I look at the past year and share the top played records in my collection. 👉 Subscribe for More Vinyl Videos: https://youtube.com/c/AndyFenstermaker/?sub_confirmation=1 WATCH NEXT: ✓ Best of 2024: https://youtu.be/qDhlPBkHtK0 ✓ Top Reissues of 2024: […]
Conflict and creativity. Connection and chaos. Love and hate. These all defined Blonde Redhead in their early days, and the themes continue to drive them after more than three decades. This is the story of how the band came together — three foreigners on the streets of New York City […]
It’s a miracle Iggy Pop finished ‘Soldier’ with the amount of chaos an infighting that took place during the recording sessions late in 1979. Within the album is a fever dream cast of stars from David Bowie and ex Sex Pistols’ bassist Glen Matlock to XTC’s Barry Andrews and The […]
I have added thousands of items to my Discogs Collection over the past 15 years, from vinyl records to CDs to cassettes. This is how I go about finding the exact variant and pressing of items with hundreds of versions. 👉 Subscribe for More Vinyl Videos: https://youtube.com/c/AndyFenstermaker/?sub_confirmation=1 WATCH NEXT: ✓ […]
In early 1995, Slowdive released an album so misunderstood that it effectively ended their career. But today, Pygmalion is hailed by some as a masterpiece. How did something so ahead of its time fail so spectacularly? This is the story of that ill fated album and why it ultimately led […]
In March of 2000, Broadcast (helmed by Trish Keenan and James Cargill) released their debut album “The Noise Made By People.” Blending a dreamy psychedelia with both futuristic and vintage inspired pop sensibilities, their sound was one that has built quite the cult following over the years. This is the […]
Ever wonder why David Bowie’s eyes looked like they belonged to an alien? If you’ve ever wondered why Bowie’s gaze felt like it could pierce through dimensions, you’re about to find out why. This is the strange true story of how David Bowie got his weird eyes… 👉 Subscribe for […]
By the time The Decemberists released “Picaresque” in 2005, frontman Colin Meloy had been honing his narrative, storytelling style of songwriting for more than half a decade. Despite having dabbled in the theatrical side of indie rock with both Castaways & Cutouts and Her Majesty, Picaresque brought it to a […]
With just two months to craft an album to support an upcoming tour, Hawkwind created “Warrior on the Edge of Time,” and it very nearly broke them. Members left, including the infamous departure of Lemmy Kilmister, who would then form Motörhead. This is the story of the chaos behind that […]
This is the story of how Blonde Redhead created Evil Morty’s theme song, and how “Melody of Certain Damaged Lemons” and “For The Damaged Coda” went from a cult classic to a cultural phenomenon thanks to Rick & Morty. OMISSION: In addition to the core trio of Blonde Redhead, Tobias […]
