Andy from the FensePost Indie Music & Vinyl Blog looks at Skinty Fia by Fontaines D.C. on Partisan Records. In part 1, he unboxes the Indie Exclusive red vinyl version and discusses the various iterations of the release available in the album’s first year. He also answers the question: What […]
USPS offers Media Mail Shipping, but are vinyl records considered media, and can they ship this way? Today I’m answering that question and providing a few other tips for shipping vinyl. Having sold nearly 1,000 albums online, I also briefly discuss some of the best places to sell your records […]
Andy from the FensePost Indie Music & Vinyl Blog looks at Skinty Fia by Fontaines D.C. on Partisan Records. In part 2, he explains the background behind the album’s name and ties it to the artwork and thematic elements within the album. He also reviews the album and gives you […]
Before punk rock, there was proto punk. And today we’re looking at one of the earliest proto punk bands, The Sonics out of the Pacific Northwest. We’ll explore the origins of garage rock, The Sonics’ 1965 debut album Here Are The Sonics!!!, and now the band went on to influence […]
Released in August of 1996 as Suicide Squeeze Records first ever release, “Now You’re Swimming” is a 7-inch single by Seattle indie rock band 764-HERO. Today, let’s take a look and see if it’s any good. The title track is on the A side with “Obviously Awful” and “The Future […]
From Grief to Greatness: this is a history of Arcade Fire’s album ‘Funeral’ and how it changed indie rock. Funeral was released in September 2004, birthed from the collective grief of the band after losing many family members. Finding joy in the sorrow, the album resonated with many across the […]
Andy from the FensePost Indie Music & Vinyl Blog looks at Hello, Hi by Ty Segall on Drag City Records. In addition to doing a vinyl unboxing of Hello, Hi, he shares how refreshing it is the album doesn’t have 5,000 different versions. Andy also gives his thoughts in an […]
👉 Subscribe for More Rock History Videos: https://youtube.com/c/AndyFenstermaker/?sub_confirmation=1 🏆 Become a Member: https://fensepost.substack.com/subscribe The Velvet Underground is one of the most influential bands in rock history, and their collaboration with pop art icon Andy Warhol has a lot to do with that. This is the BIZARRE story of how The […]
Andy from the FensePost Indie Music & Vinyl Blog looks at the Joyride b/w Sick And Wrong 7-inch single by Built to Spill on K Records frofm 1994. In addition to doing a quick unboxing video on the single, he gives his thoughts in a quick album review. This single […]
Today we explore The Kinks’ 1967 hit “David Watts” and the inspiration (and inside joke) that inspired Ray Davies’ lyrics from their album ‘Something Else.’ We’ll explore the song’s themes of envy and social hierarchy, it’s suspected homoerotic undertones, and unpack The Kinks’ influence on rock music. Poetic Wax is […]
