Released June 16, 1986, The Queen is Dead is the third studio album by the jangle and indie rockers The Smiths. In this week’s Fun Facts About Albums video, I discuss the album cover and name then cycle through the track list discussing some fascinating and interesting things I dug […]
2023 has been quite a year for vinyl, with a slew of reissues and first pressings of album never before released on wax. I count down my favorites. These are my top 10 reissues of 2023, including an honorable mention. What was your favorite? I’d love to know! 👍 Subscribe […]
Today I’m scouring my vinyl record collection for the weirdest band names I can find and sharing them with you. In this video, I pull my top 10 weird band names and dig into a little about each. I’ll share why it’s weird, funny, or silly, and highlight a few […]
I track EVERY vinyl spin. Yes, I’m that level of nerd. In this video, I take a look back at 2023 and share the top 10 albums on vinyl that graced my turntable last year, and a little information about each. The rules: bands only get ranked once, and the […]
Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness is the 1995 double (or even triple) album by The Smashing Pumpkins. I’ll dig into a brief history of the album in this mini documentary and share elements of some of the top songs within. From top singles “Bullet With Butterfly Wings,” “Thirty Three,” […]
Apparently the difference matters… Let’s take a look at some of the comments on my popular “Don’t Collect Vinyl” video. Today, I’m digging into the comments specifically around collecting vinyl. It’s a distinction that apparently matters A LOT. By exploring these comments, I’ve found that many people do not consider […]
In their sophomore release “Wall of Eyes”, The Smile (feat. Radiohead members Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood and Sons of Kemet drummer Tom Skinner), the band delivers a stunning LP packed with eerie greatness. Dig into my first album review of 2024! ★ Subscribe to the Channel: https://youtube.com/c/AndyFenstermaker/?sub_confirmation=1 ★ Become […]
Did you miss it? I did. Drop Nineteens, the elusive shoegaze band from the early to mid 1990s from Boston, released a new album in fall 2023. It’s called Hard Light and today I’m giving it an album review, digging into the vinyl record, and sharing my thoughts. From parallels […]
👉 Subscribe for weekly music history videos: https://youtube.com/c/AndyFenstermaker/?sub_confirmation=1 It’s time to go deep into the history and story of Misery is a Butterfly, the 2004 album by Blonde Redhead. We’ll go deep, exploring the band’s noise pop origins and their move from Smells Like to Touch & Go. For Misery, […]
Sight Unseen: Today I am unboxing a new copy of GLASGOW EYES by famed 1980s and 1990s noise pop band THE JESUS AND MARY CHAIN. This is the Reid brothers’ 2024 album, and their first since 2017’s Damage And Joy. It celebrates 40 years of JAMC! This copy is on […]
