Step back in time to 1980! Join me as I dust off some of my favorite vinyl records from this incredible year in music history. In this video, I’ll be sharing a deep dive into my personal record collection, highlighting the albums that defined the sound of 1980. From post-punk […]
Morrissey once said that “The Boy With The Thorn In His Side” was his favorite song by The Smiths. Today we look into the story behind the song, and why it resonated so deeply with the band’s former frontman. Released as a single in 1985, the track would find a […]
I don’t believe in Beatles. I just believe in me. 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 John Lennon’s post-Beatles solo debut, Plastic Ono Band (released 1970.) Subscribe […]
In October of 1995, The Smashing Pumpkins gave us Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness, a wildly ambitious double album (or even triple album) that remains revolutionary 30 years later. To celebrate its release, they unleashed an equally ambitious launch including a record release show at the Riviera Theatre in […]
When Radiohead created “Everything In Its Right Place,” it became the key that unlocked Kid A, both musically and emotionally. In the aftermath of OK Computer, Thom Yorke was crushed by fame and burnout, unable to write, frustrated by false starts and creative paralysis. Yorke’s block became an existential crisis […]
I’ll let it thunder, let it whistle, let it blow… 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 Alan Hull’s remarkable solo debut, Pipedream (released 1973) Subscribe for more […]
In 1975, Patti Smith’s “Horses” was one of the first albums to drop from the newly burgeoning CBGB scene. This debut fused poetry, punk, and rock into something entirely new. Recorded at Jimi Hendrix’s Electric Lady Studios and produced by John Cale of The Velvet Underground, the album channeled the […]
In November 2025, Radiohead surprised everyone with a return tour, their first in nearly a decade after quietly slipping away in August of 2018. What was behind this departure was a blend of grief, controversy, and the feeling that they had pushed themselves too far. Thom Yorke’s previous partner and […]
The story of “Love Will Tear Us Apart” begins in the late 1970s. Joy Division was transforming Manchester into the epicenter of a new post-punk sound. Frontman Ian Curtis was beginning to unravel. His marriage to Deborah Woodruff was unraveling and he had fallen into a complicated relationship with Belgian […]
One man gathers what another man spills. 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 is a little different: here’s an examination of the Grateful Dead in 1969, with my […]
