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Camp Lo needs more love. youtu.be/0e3KfnXsdtk?...

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Do your thing Tami. youtu.be/S6NcgB822_0?...

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Rest of the world: Is Trump going to blow up the planet? Me: Who did the better version of "I Say A Little Prayer"? Aretha or Dionne?

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Sorry Donnie.

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Yes, I have 2 copies of the same book; "Please Kill Me: The Uncensored Oral History of Punk." I think it's an essential, if not definitive, book of that era. 2 copies? One I bought almost 20 years ago. Another sent to me recently by one of the authors, Gillian McCain. Yup. Punk rock flex.

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Local (local to me) heroes Horsebath get a very nice review in Pitchfork. pitchfork.com/reviews/albu...

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Picked up Care by the criminally underrated Shriekback today. This is the Canadian pressing of the band's first full length from 1983. Track listing is a bit different from the UK release, so now I'll have to track that down. This is missing the original inner, so I'll be on the hunt for that.

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You should know about what’s happening with the iconic Strata-East catalog. Also, you should know about an insightful panel next Tuesday — come join us!

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I bought this album on May 23rd, 1987. How am I so certain of the date? Because I wrote the concert in my 1987 Much Music desk calendar, of course! I bought the album at the merch table. I think it was the Club Flamingo. I'm almost certain. The Gruesomes - Tyrants of Teen Trash OG Records. 1986.

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Finally picked up the 2024 vinyl reissue. Of course I'll keep my CD version. What kind of question is that!?! Television s/t. 1992/2024. Capital Records

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Unapologetic 5 stars across the board for the book, film and TV adaptation. Yes, there are flaws. I choose to recognize (and sometimes identify with) them and move on...yup. My ★★★★★ review of High Fidelity on Letterboxd boxd.it/8j03Rx

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An under the radar album deserving more attention. Updated Southern roots. Gut punch music, beautifully recorded and produced. No surprise, as T-Bone Burnett was the Executive Producer. Adia Victoria - A Southern Gothic Atlantic Records, 2021

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If Lenny Kaye had made a Nuggets breakfast cereal, this band would have eaten it every day. Nice crunchy garage rock. The Cynics - Blue Train Station Get Hip Recordings 1986/2020 reissue on blue vinyl.

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The Sound - propaganda Demon Music Group, 1999/2020 reissue. Early recordings, pre "Jeopardy," from an extremely influential group. Recorded in the spring/summer of 1979. #vinylcommunity

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I went because my girlfriend at the time really liked the first Madonna album. My ★★★★★ review of Desperately Seeking Susan on Letterboxd boxd.it/7k3Afj

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Duran Duran were always transparent with their influences, but I think this Roxy Music song really pinpointd their early sound. From 'Flesh and Blood' 1980. youtu.be/vXOgQN1a7bE?...

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Rewatching New York Dolls: All Dolled Up. Because Danger is my middle name. Actually it's Ernest, but Danger has a certain je ne sais quoi. I'm not sure what any of this means. #newyorkdolls #protopunk #pleasekillme

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Sharon Van Etten & the Attachment Theory Jagjaguwar 2025 Love this iteration of SVE. Post punk, dare I say Goth-adjacent? Dare I? Dare I not? Dare me to dare daren't dare de dare? Sorry. Excellent on the first spin. Early call, but I'm guessing a top 10 spot at year end for me. #vinylcommunity

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Madness. Geffen 1983. North American only comp. #vinylcommunity

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Freddie Hubbard - Super Blue. 1978. Columbia Records, but spiritually sounding like CTI. Mastered by the mighty Bernie Grundman and Bob Carboni.

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First post! Art Tatum - Masterpieces 1973 comp on MCA.

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