Andy from the FensePost Indie Music & Vinyl Blog looks at Waterslide, Diving Board, Ladder to the Sky by Porridge Radio on Secretly Canadian. He opens with an unboxing of his copy of the album, which is the label exclusive pressing on Yellow Highlighter Translucent vinyl. This was one of […]
“Interstate Love Song” by Stone Temple Pilots is a story of deception, of heartache, and of addiction. This is the history of the song off the band’s 1994 album Purple, and how it reflected the inner struggles of frontman Scott Weiland. 👉 Subscribe for More Vinyl Videos: https://youtube.com/c/AndyFenstermaker/?sub_confirmation=1 WATCH NEXT: […]
In 2018, Spiritualized released “And Nothing Hurt,” an album that strayed a bit from a lot of the albums released up to that point — a career spanning over 25 years at that point. At the time, it was intended to be J Spaceman’s last release. Spiritualized, as far as […]
I’m climbing this ladder, my head’s in the clouds. I hope that it matters. Welcome (or welcome back) to Vinyl Monday! This is my series where I give the who/what/when/where/why and how I feel about classic albums in my collection. This week, we celebrate the 50th anniversary of the conclusion […]
One of the first songs Morrissey wrote for The Smiths was “Suffer Little Children” and it was also one of his darkest. This is the story behind the song, its relation to the Moors Murders, the controversy it caused locally in Manchester, and its legacy. You DON’T want to miss […]
In Part 2 of the series, Andy analyzes Everything Was Beautiful, Spiritualized’s 2022 LP. This 3-part series takes a look a pair of albums that were originally intended to be a double album by Spiritualized. In 2018, Spiritualized released “And Nothing Hurt,” an album that strayed a bit from a […]
“‘God is empty, just like me’—this single line fueled the iconic track “ZERO” off The Smashing Pumpkins’ monumental 1995 album ‘Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness.’ How did Billy Corgan channel his self-loathing into a track that redefined The Smashing Pumpkins, and what made it resonate with a ‘messed-up generation’? […]
In Part 3 of the series, Andy analyzes And Nothing Hurt, Spiritualized’s 2018 LP. This 3-part series takes a look a pair of albums that were originally intended to be a double album by Spiritualized. In 2018, Spiritualized released “And Nothing Hurt,” an album that strayed a bit from a […]
In the end, you’ll still be you. Welcome (or welcome back) to Vinyl Monday! This is my series where I give the who/what/when/where/why and how I feel about classic albums in my collection. My thoughts on Sly and the Family Stone’s hot fun in the summer of ’69, Stand! (released […]
It’s now 2023, and in addition to recapping my top albums released in 2022 and recounting my Spotify Wrapped list (link to those countdowns below), I like to dig into my own analog stats and recap my year in vinyl. I’m the level of record nerd who likes to track […]
