Addicted To Vinyl

How to annoy a co-worker that you share an office with:
(post inspired by a recent gift of Journey music)
There are several proven methods on how to do this, but here are today’s potential entries:
Two hours-plus of Yes, recorded live at Montreux in 2003.
Add two hours worth of Sarah McLachlan, recorded live in Denver in 1995, […]

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Last year’s reunion that I never thought I would see was The Police (and yeah, Van Halen too!)
This year’s reunion shocker brings us Cheech & Chong reunited and together again, at last!
Although I’ve usually got my finger somewhat on the pulse of the reunion tracker, this one caught me completely off-guard….and I’m thrilled […]

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Today is a very proud date that has been notched into the young Addicted to Vinyl timeline. The great Mel from Life, Liberty, & Pursuit of Your Boyfriend has given me an award as one of her seven favorite bloggers.
There are a couple of connecting factors tied in with the award, one […]

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More good stuff from Juliana Hatfield, who I’ve blogged about before in this space.
I’ve been reading her blogs via her Myspace page, but she actually does have a proper blog right here, which is where this entry comes from.
You’ll find lots of good rock and roll war stories like this one:
LITTLE PIECES
Or “little […]

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I’ve had a Matthew Sweet post on tap for a while, that’s been holding, because I was hoping to dig up a “sweet” show that I’ve got from the tour for In Reverse. That’s going to have to wait, because that particular disc remains lost somewhere in “will I ever find all of my […]

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Long story short, I’ve started to do some major house cleaning with my music collection (to put it mildly.) I’ve been listing items on Ebay for the past couple of weeks, and wanted to give a heads up to ya’ll, because there are some items that are online right now, that are pretty hard […]

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I was talking to my co-worker/vinyl loving comrade Michael today, and he was giving me continued ribbing on my usage of “quote/unquote” in my recent Billy Joel post.
After reading it originally, he had emailed me asking why I didn’t simply use the actual quote symbols.
Answer: Because I didn’t want to.
But it got me thinking.
“Quote/Unquote” […]

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1980s-era Chrissie Hynde would kick 2008 Chrissie Hynde’s ass if she heard this song.
From the new Pretenders album Break Up The Concrete, in stores on September 23rd. Check out a free MP3 from the album via the official website.

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As I’ve mentioned in the past, my parents (and others) helped to paint a rich musical tapestry for me in my youth, giving me exposure to a wide range of musical genres. Musical taste that was already quite diverse, has grown even broader throughout the years that I spent growing up working in various […]

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I added another great blog to my reading list this week when I came across The Lost Turntable.
The Lost Turntable is a digitally remixed slice of vinyl heaven for all of you 12 inch lovers out there. The Lost Turntable is described in the headline as “The Imported Out-of-Print 12″ Extended Remix B-Side of […]

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