Addicted To Vinyl

Still ‘lovin this holiday weekend! On today’s agenda, I’m meeting up with a friend of mine who will be driving me to an eye exam where I’ll finally get new glasses. Getting new glasses has been on my agenda for about a year now, and I decided to have her come along to […]

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Here we are at the beginning of another holiday weekend!! Happy new year to you all!!
But let’s talk about the previous holiday weekend, which I’ll sum up in one word:
Productive.
I went to the thrift store to drop off a couple of boxes of CDs, and while I was there, I picked up […]

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This “being social in the real world” thing really cramps my blogging style!
After my dinner last night with blogger/Clevo/Nashville buddy Kevin Mason, I was re-inspired and researching a future webcam purchase today. During lunch, I went to Best Buy to see a couple of the options in the flesh. I think I found […]

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Winding down tonight after a busy day of work, and an evening of fellowship and food with Kevin Mason, I found myself back at home “spinning the black circle.”
Tonight’s selections - the Mudcrutch Extended Play Live EP release that I just got in the mail, and after that, Talk Show by The Go-Go’s. Another […]

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As mentioned in a previous update, The Smithereens (a.k.a. world’s greatest band/one of ‘em anyway) will release a DVD companion to their 2008 live release on January 15th.
Smithereens frontman Pat Dinizio recently put up a post with 6 full length videos from Live in Concert. You can click through on each video link to […]

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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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I picked up Esquire Magazine’s 8th annual Meaning of Life issue over the weekend. Fifty interviews, one person from each state. I was sucked in by Clint Eastwood on the cover, and also seeing the names of Little Steven…..and Chloë Sevigny?
Inside the table of contents, Mickey Rourke.
Sold.
Side note: […]

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If you’re still searching around a bit for that Xmas spirit, boy do I have something that’s going to help out a lot!
First, a quick flashback to last year’s holidays: Last year’s holiday cheer was provided in my household with the debut of a Christmas album from The Smithereens. You all […]

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Consider this a followup to my post about the new Jules Shear album More that I posted here yesterday.
But first, I need to tell you how I got into the music of Jules Shear. Some of my best friends are friends that I met who were working at record stores I went to frequently. […]

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Something else to look forward to in 2009…..STOKED!!
Hey Rob, you’d better be going to the show in March at the Key Club, or we’re no longer friends!!!

From the band’s Myspace page:
Due to the nature of vague speculation albeit created by your authors here, Armored Saint are officially announcing that they’ve begun writing new […]

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