Addicted To Vinyl

Cassette from My Ex has been on my love list for a while now, a site where you can listen to old mix tapes from someone’s ex, and hear the story behind the mix courtesy of the original recipient of the tape.
I love the story behind this mix shared by writer Jancee Dunn.
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Dan’s Classic Rock FM blog, a regular stop in my browsing travels, led me to the following Springsteen item today, which comes from my radio friend Jay Philpott.
Jay shared the following Springsteen story and audio in a recent blog entry:
Here’s a very revealing story about what a great guy Bruce is, and to what length […]

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Kelly @ Popdose is back with another winner in the Soundtrack Saturday series. Last week: Better Off Dead. This week: Empire Records.

I love this movie about a Gen X-run independent record store for a few reasons. One is the nostalgia factor. It definitely makes me think of high school — Class […]

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I’ve been grooving to “U Want Me 2,” one of two new tracks on Closer: The Best of Sarah McLachlan (pre-order regular or deluxe edition,) McLachlan’s first greatest hits collection, set for release on October 7th.
It’s been a long time since McLachlan’s last proper studio album Afterglow in 2003, and long enough that hearing […]

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You’ve got part three already, and now, here is part two:
Thanks by the way, to Pete @ Blogness on the Edge of Town for making my day times twelve by mentioning Addicted to Vinyl in this post pointing fellow Bruce-lovin’ folks here. Blogness has become a daily must surf for me, and though I don’t […]

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In the midst of an otherwise crazy busy day, I caught a Twitter update from TMZ referencing “Hungry Bloodshot Eyes” and had this sinking feeling that it was Eric Carmen related.
Remember that ’80s song “Hungry Eyes”? The guy who recorded it was busted in an epic DUI.
Oh man, I’m thinking they must have JUST picked […]

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Semisonic - Closing Time
Welcome to September!
My unofficial ’90s weekend drew to a close yesterday with an awesome set from Big Head Todd & The Monsters at Taste of Cleveland.
My friend Captain, forever living his life in lower case over @ captains dead was surprised to find out that Big Head Todd are still kickin’ out […]

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I think I’ve met my match - a guy that has been to just as many (or maybe more) concerts as I have.
And he’s got the ticket stubs to prove it.
Click here to check out Jeff Verseman’s very cool collection of ticket stubs from the 70s to present day!

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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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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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