Dr. Don Shirley
Yes, I came to learn of Dr.Don Shirley through the lens of Green Book. If you haven’t seen it, do so now! Great movie. I’m also posting this in honor …
Best Albums on Vinyl
Christmas is almost here, but many are still searching for gifts for the vinyl lover on their list. Check out the Five best albums to own on vinyl for a …
Best of 2018
It happens at this time of the year. We start seeing the “Best of” lists, so lets start with NPR’s 50 Best Albums of 2018. NPR’s list is probably the …
The Turntable Kitchen
Another very cool record of the month concept – music and food pairings from The Turntable Kitchen. The food and coffee pairings are definitely a very cool idea, but I …
Worst Albums of 2018
The end of the year always brings “best of ” list, so I thought I’d look at the worst albums of the year instead. You may also be interested in …
Glen Campbell – Galveston – A Protest Song?
I spend hours digging through stacks of polka albums in my local thrift stores and sometimes I get lucky and find a memory. Not necessarily a musically great album, but …
Paul Simon – Kodachrome
I put on Paul Simon’s There Goes Rhymin’ Simon and Kodachrome popped out of the speakers. It hit me that it is a song about a long gone photographic artifact …
Billboard’s Hot 100 Chart
I heard a very interesting piece on CBC’s Q with Tom Power about the history of Billboard’s Hot 100 Chart. From jukeboxes to streaming: A brief history of the Billboard …
Worst Albums – do you have any?
I came across this MSN piece on the 41 Worst Albums and wanted to see if any of them were in my vinyl collection or in my Apple Music stream. …
Broken Social Scene to Record Live Album
Broken Social Scene releasing a live album isn’t huge news, but doing it at Jack White’s (Third Man Records) Blue Room in Nashville does make it news worthy in my …