Addicted To Vinyl

Assuming that you’re not drunkenly passed out from too much of that “special” eggnog, here’s some more special holiday musical cheer for your ears.
A few years back, I received a suspiciously labeled package in the mail with my address scratched semi-illegibly on the face of the package. While I would normally mark […]

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As a geek, there are two things I love these days.
Two things of many things I love, I guess.
One is Itunes gift cards.
Another one is Amazon gift certificates.
I had a $25 gift certificate for Amazon that I’ve been sitting on for a couple of months (which is unprecedented for me,) that I finally got around […]

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I found myself thinking of “Independence Day” by Bruce Springsteen yesterday afternoon, on the eve of this year’s 4th of July holiday.
The Popdose folks have posted a great 4th of July-themed mix that includes “Independence Day.”
Check it out, and give a few moments of your thoughts to all of our troops serving overseas.

Bruce Springsteen - […]

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I wrote briefly about the pending new release from Randy Newman, and now thanks to Tampa Bay pop music writer Sean Daly, I’ve got a few more details to share with you about the album. The album, called Harps and Angels, is in stores on August 5th.
Sean writes:
NPR’s All Songs Considered is raving about […]

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Barenaked Ladies - Gordon (original cover artwork)
For the past few weeks, I’ve been jonesing to hear “Brian Wilson” by Barenaked Ladies, specifically the live version that appears on Rock Spectacle. In one of my rare excursions driving a car, I took the CD with me, popped it in the player, and it wouldn’t play. […]

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I’m just going to take a moment to talk about today’s latest musical web addiction in my world. I have a new friend, and I can tell already that we’re going to be really good friends. I say “friend,” but actually it’s merely the website Imeem.
I’ve been aware of Imeem for […]

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This particular entry covers a topic that is near and dear to my “child of the ’80s” heart:
The lost art of making a mix tape.
I’ve been meaning to write about mix tapes for a while, and had a particular angle - a whole new way in 2008 to make a mix […]

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Last week, I made a Ben Folds mix disc for my friend Tracy - we had been talking, and she mentioned that she was a Ben Folds fan, but didn’t own anything. With that in mind, I set out to make the all important mix disc, a one CD primer in my mind, of […]

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