Addicted To Vinyl

The opening line is a lil bit of a joke, and I’ve actually been working on thinning out my musical collection lately, which is something I need to focus more on, actually. But I love music, and I love acquiring new music…what’s a boy to do?
As you might notice, I’ve been slacking on the […]

[Read more →]

Thought I’d shine the light on a few things that are hitting stores on Tuesday that you’ll probably want to be aware of.
The first item on my list is the new Golden Smog anthology Stay Golden Smog: The Best of Golden Smog - The Rykodisc Years.
I’ve been living with an advance copy […]

[Read more →]

In honor of Blue Rodeo’s U.S. jaunt happening next week, I’ve decided to celebrate with Blue Rodeo Week. Here’s where we’ve been so far:
Day One: T is for The Days in Between
Day Two: What am I doing here?
Day Three: Five from Greg Keelor
Yesterday we took an abbreviated snapshot of the Greg Keelor […]

[Read more →]

A couple of weeks ago, I posted audio from Kathleen Edwards‘ appearance on World Cafe. In that posting, I lamented the absence of “Scared At Night,” from her latest album Asking For Flowers.
My good friend Jack (a fellow Edwards fan,) emailed me and asked me if I had a copy of Kathleen’s performance at […]

[Read more →]

Greetings from Cleveland, where we’ve had way too much sunshine and good weather lately. I’m getting a bit concerned.
Here are the things that I dug this week:
Get Converse All-Star kicks featuring The Grateful Dead, Beatles, Doors…..and Kurt Cobain, bullet holes sold separately. I’d love to get my hands on a pair of […]

[Read more →]

I wrote previously about Kathleen Edwards following her mid-April appearance on David Letterman. And now, I’ve got a treat for you all.
Quality well-recorded live stuff from Canada’s foul mouthed sweetheart isn’t an easy thing to find. In fact, with the exception of some Austin City Limits audio that was pretty far removed from […]

[Read more →]

I knew there was someone that was going to be on late night television that I wanted to see. I couldn’t come up with it. And now, thanks to Kathleen Edwards, now I remember. It was Kathleen Edwards, who actually performed one of my favorite songs, The Cheapest Key, which comes off […]

[Read more →]