Marc Wood
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It’s Record Store Day somewhere
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Obligatory #VinylSanta "This sort of thing is my bag, baby" post (1/2)
Libraries rule, indeed. I just got a new library card (Prince, natch) at the recently-reopened Northeast library and spent some time scrolling through the available services on their website - it's mind-boggling.
I'm moving and I went to a UHaul shop to buy some boxes. I struck up a convo with the cashier who revealed that she has a PhD in applied econ, is a former prof, and is working there to help her parents. She lamented that she no longer has access to journals in her field. Here's what I told her: 1/4
November 25, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Libraries rule, indeed. I just got a new library card (Prince, natch) at the recently-reopened Northeast library and spent some time scrolling through the available services on their website - it's mind-boggling.
The medical term for this is AndyRooneyfication of the eyebrows
one thing about aging is that you get more and more inexplicably long hairs - like, you all of a sudden just have one eyebrow hair that's two inches long
November 25, 2025 at 3:28 PM
The medical term for this is AndyRooneyfication of the eyebrows
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Goodbye Jimmy Cliff. His vocal in this 1976 SNL performance, good lord---one of the best singers of his generation, of any generation. vimeo.com/155135842
many rivers to cross
jimmy cliff on saturday night live, 1976.
vimeo.com
November 24, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Goodbye Jimmy Cliff. His vocal in this 1976 SNL performance, good lord---one of the best singers of his generation, of any generation. vimeo.com/155135842
So true! I first heard the Velvet Underground from my 40s-ish HS English teacher who taped me a copy from his original LP. He called them "The Underground Velvet" lol... I've always wondered if anyone else actually called them that.
In 1987 my 30 something Social Studies teachers were the ones trying to relate with " Have I told you guys about the 60s" bullshit
November 23, 2025 at 8:14 PM
So true! I first heard the Velvet Underground from my 40s-ish HS English teacher who taped me a copy from his original LP. He called them "The Underground Velvet" lol... I've always wondered if anyone else actually called them that.
The way that "alternative" music was marketed, at least in the US, actively encouraged this sort of snobbery - it's right there in the (made-up) name. Meanwhile, the artists themselves made no secret of admiring and being influenced by the Beatles, Doors, VU and countless other Boomer bands.
As someone who is this guy's age I can tell you 100% that if you were into Pixies, Nirvana, 120 Minutes stuff, etc. but didn't like the Beatles you had to have worked hard to contort yourself into that special little box. Your enemy, if you absolutely needed one, was hair metal. GTFO here with this.
November 23, 2025 at 6:07 PM
The way that "alternative" music was marketed, at least in the US, actively encouraged this sort of snobbery - it's right there in the (made-up) name. Meanwhile, the artists themselves made no secret of admiring and being influenced by the Beatles, Doors, VU and countless other Boomer bands.
More trivia: These were part of a string of three consecutive number ones - starting with the preceding "Bad" by Michael Jackson - that received a "Weird Al" Yankovic parody on his 1988 album "Even Worse."
still one of my all-time favorite rock trivia facts
November 23, 2025 at 5:51 PM
More trivia: These were part of a string of three consecutive number ones - starting with the preceding "Bad" by Michael Jackson - that received a "Weird Al" Yankovic parody on his 1988 album "Even Worse."
Switchin' it over to AM
Searchin' for a truer sound
Can't recall the call letters
Steel guitar 'n' settle down
Searchin' for a truer sound
Can't recall the call letters
Steel guitar 'n' settle down
November 23, 2025 at 3:24 AM
Switchin' it over to AM
Searchin' for a truer sound
Can't recall the call letters
Steel guitar 'n' settle down
Searchin' for a truer sound
Can't recall the call letters
Steel guitar 'n' settle down
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Very sorry to hear that Brian Garrity has died. In 2023, Brian published this great book of his (mostly Minneapolis) music photography, “Pushed Beyond All Reasonable Limits.”
November 15, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Very sorry to hear that Brian Garrity has died. In 2023, Brian published this great book of his (mostly Minneapolis) music photography, “Pushed Beyond All Reasonable Limits.”
Chess includes the Cadet label, which means it includes a track from the legendary Ramsey Lewis Trio Xmas album. Might have to add this to my holiday LP collection.
Oh hey, I had a lot of distractions the other day, but something you can buy now is the new Chess Records Christmas Album, which I wrote liner notes to! Available on LP or CD, making these my first notes for the latter format. Some killer rare/unreleased-on-CD tracks in there.
Various Artists: The Chess Records Christmas Album CD - Chess Records Official Store
Santa, take the freeway down! The Chess Records Christmas Album gathers holiday classics and hidden gems from the legendary Chicago label. Highlights include Chuck Berry’s yuletide staples “Run Rudolp...
shop.chessrecords.com
November 17, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Chess includes the Cadet label, which means it includes a track from the legendary Ramsey Lewis Trio Xmas album. Might have to add this to my holiday LP collection.
"You want me to rob a bank? Well I won't do it" www.youtube.com/watch?v=GKkA...
November 15, 2025 at 12:59 AM
"You want me to rob a bank? Well I won't do it" www.youtube.com/watch?v=GKkA...
Also one of the first music videos I ever saw - HBO played it all the time between movies on a segment called Video Jukebox, years before MTV was available in the Midwest.
“Calling All Girls” is one of the most brilliantly over-caffeinated singles of all time. If you’ve never experienced it before, you really should:
November 15, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Also one of the first music videos I ever saw - HBO played it all the time between movies on a segment called Video Jukebox, years before MTV was available in the Midwest.
Absolutely thought this was a Spotify link for a post-rock album. In fact, I was surprised TBFMBHC wasn't the artist's name.
This Black Fungus Might Be Healing Chernobyl By Drinking Radiation. The fungi contain melanin, which “absorbs radiation, which is then converted into usable energy, allowing it to grow in areas with intense radioactive exposure.” [forbes.com]
This Black Fungus Might Be Healing Chernobyl By Drinking Radiation—A Biologist Explains
Cladosporium sphaerospermum is a remarkable species of radiotrophic fungus that is thriving in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone and which scientists are studying to unlock applications in a wide range of fields.
www.forbes.com
November 14, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Absolutely thought this was a Spotify link for a post-rock album. In fact, I was surprised TBFMBHC wasn't the artist's name.
I said the same thing, but then my son said "blueprint blue," and he didn't even know that was a Steely Dan lyric!
November 14, 2025 at 1:36 AM
I said the same thing, but then my son said "blueprint blue," and he didn't even know that was a Steely Dan lyric!
Marsh, from this book, on "God Save The Queen" - "maybe Cyndi" is an all-time great parenthetical
November 12, 2025 at 3:47 AM
Marsh, from this book, on "God Save The Queen" - "maybe Cyndi" is an all-time great parenthetical
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"And she's GOT such a long way to GOOOOOOO"
Chased by police, driver covers 173 miles on SoCal freeways before escaping into Mexico
Chased by police, driver covers 173 miles on SoCal freeways before escaping into Mexico
The driver of a stolen van sped through Ventura, Los Angeles, Orange and San Diego counties, eventually driving into Mexico to evade the California Highway Patrol, officials said.
www.latimes.com
November 11, 2025 at 12:42 AM
"And she's GOT such a long way to GOOOOOOO"
I buy used/reissue vinyl and CDs from record stores and new music digitally on Bandcamp - artist gets paid, takes up even less space, and you still own it in full CD quality (sometimes better). Streaming devices from Wiim and others make it easy to play alongside physical media.
Interesting convo with a friend who owns a hip NYC record shop about a sudden renewed interest in CDs, which were a negligible part of his business till recently.
November 11, 2025 at 12:30 AM
I buy used/reissue vinyl and CDs from record stores and new music digitally on Bandcamp - artist gets paid, takes up even less space, and you still own it in full CD quality (sometimes better). Streaming devices from Wiim and others make it easy to play alongside physical media.
Frank Sinatra is just the tip of a whole iceberg of pre/non-rock pop music that I used to have zero respect for. I appreciate craft now, not just whether they mean it, maaan
What do you like now that 16 year old you would hate you for?
November 9, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Frank Sinatra is just the tip of a whole iceberg of pre/non-rock pop music that I used to have zero respect for. I appreciate craft now, not just whether they mean it, maaan
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"This Tornado Loves You" is a perfect song and so particular to Neko Case's sensibility, POV, quirks, strengths - I love when songs are these little monuments to the writer's existence, something that simply couldn't exist without the precise conditions of their being www.youtube.com/watch?v=bTL0...
Neko Case - This Tornado Loves You - 2009-04-15
YouTube video by steelygray
www.youtube.com
November 8, 2025 at 5:07 PM
"This Tornado Loves You" is a perfect song and so particular to Neko Case's sensibility, POV, quirks, strengths - I love when songs are these little monuments to the writer's existence, something that simply couldn't exist without the precise conditions of their being www.youtube.com/watch?v=bTL0...
If you see this, post an album cover with a motor vehicle on it.
November 8, 2025 at 4:02 PM
If you see this, post an album cover with a motor vehicle on it.
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Joni Mitchell, 1974 Topps style, in honor of her birthday today
November 7, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Joni Mitchell, 1974 Topps style, in honor of her birthday today
Obligatory #VinylSanta "This sort of thing is my bag, baby" post (1/2)
November 6, 2025 at 3:15 AM
Obligatory #VinylSanta "This sort of thing is my bag, baby" post (1/2)
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had to revisit Clube da Esquina in honor of Lô Borges. perhaps the most *all timer* of all timers on my record shelves, an album I could listen to any time, any day, and feel my spirits lifting. RIP 🕯️
November 3, 2025 at 5:35 PM
had to revisit Clube da Esquina in honor of Lô Borges. perhaps the most *all timer* of all timers on my record shelves, an album I could listen to any time, any day, and feel my spirits lifting. RIP 🕯️
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48 years to the daaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay
November 4, 2025 at 11:20 AM
48 years to the daaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay
TFW Mr. Martini busts open the jukebox, too
somebody in the office is playing "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing"
November 5, 2025 at 5:57 PM
TFW Mr. Martini busts open the jukebox, too