The Spirit of Completist Collections
Earlier today, I visited a consummate vinyl collector. It wasn’t the large collection of vinyl in the traditional manner, i.e. accumulating albums from everyone. No. Instead, it was a dedicated…
In Memoriam: George Duke
George Duke was a powerhouse of a keyboardist. Traditionally, he was accustomed to the Jazz style he loved so well. But like Sonny Rollins, George Duke, at times, stepped outside…
Legacy Recordings’ New Legacy Vault
Here’s something new for your collecting spirit. Legacy Recordings have launched a new project that can potentially open up long out-of-print albums of music from even the most obscure of…
In Music, NYC Rules The Roost…Or Is It LA? Or…
Point to the east, and there are a ton of great bands making music. New York City, where much of east coast music seems to come from, is a hotbed…
Alabama Shakes IS The Real Thing
I don’t fall in love with bands very easily. In fact, it sometimes takes quite a bit of interest to get one to sink in. Now, let me tell you…
TAPSheet: Release Notes – 02/18/2012 (US Report)
Warner Brothers will issue The Flaming Lips‘ The Terror in both CD and 2LP formats on April 2. The album is the band’s thirteenth studio effort. Megaforce Records have Anthems…
Lack of Posts
Sorry for the extreme lack of posts. I’m fighting a cold, which (colds) are rare for me. I get home from work and hit the sack quick-like. However, I’m hoping…
Apologies
I’m sorry for the lack of posts last week. It was simply, ‘one of those.’ By the time I would get home, I just really wanted to go to sleep.…
The Disconnect Of Music
I’m amazed at the differences that music, books, and movies have from each other, at least from my perspective. Aside from the very evident aging aspects that can be seen…
TAPSheet: Release News – 01/24/2013 (US Report)
Rhino has a Blu-ray featuring Eagles on the calendar for issue on February 19. The set is called Farewell Tour: Live From Melbourne. This was brought to my attention from…
How Obsessed Are You With Your Music Listening?
Here comes a confession. I become obsessed with music that I find that I like. In that I listen to it over and over…and over, sometimes for days, maybe even…
Bowie’s Latest Masterpiece
By now, I’m sure that everyone has come across the news about the new David Bowie album. Interestingly, there was no lead-up to it. Just Happy Birthday, David (he just…