Mazzy Star – So Tonight That I Might See
My 1990s – my fourth decade – were filled with the things that used to occupy one’s 30s: building a career, buying a home, building a family, maybe settling into my place in the...
Category: ’90s
RSD 2024 Black Friday
Just to be clear, I hate the concept of Black Friday so much. Go get manipulated by massive corporations for the benefit of the capitaliz, but think you’ve somehow got one over on them...
Buddy Guy & Junior Wells – Alone & Acoustic
This album has never been far from my heart or my player since it came out in 1991. It was early on in my serious blues dive of the ’90s that I found this...
Bikini Kill – Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah
I’ve got a serious problem – my “new acquisitions” shelf is overflowing. In the old days, it was a selection of maybe 30 records that I had recently acquired and was listening to in...
Jorma Kaukonen – Too Many Years
I’ve already written about how late I was to the Jorma Kaukonen party, despite having been a huge fan of Jefferson Airplane for decades. I only ventured into Hot Tuna territory in the past...
Hypnosonics – Someone Stole My Shoes
Every now and then I take a leap of faith that really pays off. I’ve been a fan of the Sundazed label for quite a long time now – starting with some early surf...
Buddy Guy – Damn Right, I’ve Got The Blues
When “Damn Right, I’ve Got The Blues” came out on CD in 1991, Buddy Guy’s first album in nine years, it kinda took the (blues) world by storm, saying Buddy was back and in...
Bikini Kill – The Singles
Immediately after getting the Bikini Kill EP last fall, this collection of singles popped up on Bandcamp and I grabbed it immediately. No overlap with the EP, this is a series of singles released...
Bikini Kill – Bikini Kill
Every now and then, I “work” in my friend’s record store. And by “work,” I mean that I am barely capable of guiding people to what they’re looking for and taking their money when...
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