When I came home today, this was waiting for me. It’s a cigar box full of cassettes from my grandpa, with a note that says, “Shane: I could not bring myself to throw these away. …
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Finding Flathead
This just showed up in the mail. I found it for $3 on Discogs, which is a steal. I can’t imagine there are too many of these still floating around, and the ones that still …
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Wait, This is MY Turntable Now?
I’d say it’s pretty awesome when a friend whom you’ve only seen a couple times in the last decade finds a Swiss-made audiophile turntable at Goodwill in very good condition, buys it, and then sells …
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Damien Jurado – “Cloudy Shoes” (Thanks to “Wild Wild Country”)
I finished “Wild Wild Country.” It was excellent. Among other things, the creators’ use of music was really effective. This song in particular was very powerful in being used to close the series.
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No Such Thing as “Too Many Records”
I have successfully acquired a 17th cube for records in the Ikea shelving unit. That’s at a rate of 100 albums per cube.
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Working on Song Demos Again
Happiness. I’m working on my second demo track since acquiring my MIDI keyboard last weekend. After seven years without working on music, and what felt like a somewhat concerning creative dry spell, the ideas are …
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New Song Demo – “Melting the Cassette”
This is my new song demo. It’s been a long time since I last worked on music. In fact, it’s been close to seven years. Well, you might recall that last December I finally got …
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Hey, I Know That Song!
My dorky encyclopedic knowledge of music just helped me find a song for a man dealing with brain cancer. This Reddit thread had a couple dozen replies and no one knew it. It’s “The Friends …
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Slowdive – “Sugar for the Pill”
These guys have been around since 1993. How am I just discovering them now? This song is gorgeous. Do yourself a favor and don’t listen through your phone speaker.
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Telling My Life Story in Six Songs
1. U2 – “Tryin’ to Throw Your Arms Around the World” 2. Mike Doughty – “No Peace/Los Angeles” 3. The Animals – “House of the Rising Sun” 4. Sting – “The Lazarus Heart” 5. Supertramp …
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