Jason Collins
@jcollins205.bsky.social
I'm not NOT licking toads. Record collector. Brewers, Bucks, Eagles, West Ham, Louisville, Badgers. Closet cricket enthusiast. 👟 head
Time for the 24 beers of Christmas. Beer 1: Einstök Ölgerd white ale. Ale brewed with coriander and orange peel. Einstok Beer Company, Stratford, CT.
December 3, 2025 at 12:44 AM
Time for the 24 beers of Christmas. Beer 1: Einstök Ölgerd white ale. Ale brewed with coriander and orange peel. Einstok Beer Company, Stratford, CT.
Vinyl of the day: Electric Light Orchestra-Out Of The Blue, 1977. One of the group’s most successful albums, reaching #4. Includes the hits It’s Over, Turn To Stone, and Mr. Blue Sky. Really good overall, but I skip side 4. A lot of groups went a little overboard with double LPs in this era.
November 30, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Vinyl of the day: Electric Light Orchestra-Out Of The Blue, 1977. One of the group’s most successful albums, reaching #4. Includes the hits It’s Over, Turn To Stone, and Mr. Blue Sky. Really good overall, but I skip side 4. A lot of groups went a little overboard with double LPs in this era.
Vinyl of the day: Dum Dum Girls-Too True, 2014. Their 3rd and final studio album. A really good album with a unique sound and a lot of fun tracks. Definitely worth a listen if you’re unfamiliar.
November 29, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Vinyl of the day: Dum Dum Girls-Too True, 2014. Their 3rd and final studio album. A really good album with a unique sound and a lot of fun tracks. Definitely worth a listen if you’re unfamiliar.
You’re right….but also…
November 27, 2025 at 11:02 PM
You’re right….but also…
Vinyl of the day: The Tubes-The Completion Backward Principle, 1981. I was expecting this to be fully new wave, but they throw some glam rock in there as well for a pleasant surprise. Except for a couple tracks, I really enjoyed it.
November 24, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Vinyl of the day: The Tubes-The Completion Backward Principle, 1981. I was expecting this to be fully new wave, but they throw some glam rock in there as well for a pleasant surprise. Except for a couple tracks, I really enjoyed it.
Wonder if he’s ever been to Felch Township.
November 23, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Wonder if he’s ever been to Felch Township.
Vinyl of the day: José James-Blackmagic, 2009. Hard dislike on this one. The skill is there but each track is so repetitive (within itself) I couldn’t even get to the 2nd LP. A musical dude to be sure, but not for me.
November 22, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Vinyl of the day: José James-Blackmagic, 2009. Hard dislike on this one. The skill is there but each track is so repetitive (within itself) I couldn’t even get to the 2nd LP. A musical dude to be sure, but not for me.
@sickoscbb.bsky.social Choose your fighter.
November 21, 2025 at 1:04 AM
@sickoscbb.bsky.social Choose your fighter.
Vinyl of the day: Kinsman Dazz-Dazz, 1979. A fun R&B debut from the Cleveland group that would later be known as Dazz Band. Very danceable stuff and of course I’m a sucker for horns. My favorite tracks are I Searched Around, Love Design, and Can’t Get Enough.
November 19, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Vinyl of the day: Kinsman Dazz-Dazz, 1979. A fun R&B debut from the Cleveland group that would later be known as Dazz Band. Very danceable stuff and of course I’m a sucker for horns. My favorite tracks are I Searched Around, Love Design, and Can’t Get Enough.
I snuck in one summer through a door someone forgot to close all the way. It was surreal.
November 17, 2025 at 11:42 PM
I snuck in one summer through a door someone forgot to close all the way. It was surreal.
Vinyl of the day: Weezer-SZNZ “Winter”, 2022. My least favorite of the SZNZ EPs, by a decent margin. The final two tracks (Why Don’t You Get Me, and The Deep And Dreamless Sleep) are decent. I’d rate the 4 EPs:
1) Autumn
2) Spring
3) Summer
4) Winter
1) Autumn
2) Spring
3) Summer
4) Winter
November 17, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Vinyl of the day: Weezer-SZNZ “Winter”, 2022. My least favorite of the SZNZ EPs, by a decent margin. The final two tracks (Why Don’t You Get Me, and The Deep And Dreamless Sleep) are decent. I’d rate the 4 EPs:
1) Autumn
2) Spring
3) Summer
4) Winter
1) Autumn
2) Spring
3) Summer
4) Winter
Vinyl of the day: Weezer-SZNZ “Autumn”, 2022. So far it’s the most diverse of the three SZNZ EPs I’ve listened to and right now I’d say tied with “Spring” for my favorite. What Happens After You?, Should She Stay Ir Should She Go, and The Way I Hate You Now are best.
November 16, 2025 at 2:38 AM
Vinyl of the day: Weezer-SZNZ “Autumn”, 2022. So far it’s the most diverse of the three SZNZ EPs I’ve listened to and right now I’d say tied with “Spring” for my favorite. What Happens After You?, Should She Stay Ir Should She Go, and The Way I Hate You Now are best.
Vinyl of the day: Weezer-SZNZ “Summer”, 2022. A little more aggressive sounding than the Spring EP, I enjoyed this one maybe a little more. The tracks were a little more diverse. Blue Like Jazz, The Opposite Of Me, and Records are my favorites.
November 13, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Vinyl of the day: Weezer-SZNZ “Summer”, 2022. A little more aggressive sounding than the Spring EP, I enjoyed this one maybe a little more. The tracks were a little more diverse. Blue Like Jazz, The Opposite Of Me, and Records are my favorites.
These better be way colder than cool ranch.
November 11, 2025 at 12:16 AM
These better be way colder than cool ranch.
Vinyl of the day: Weezer-SZNZ “Spring”, 2022. A fun EP of music meant to represent the “happy, chill” feeling of spring. It certainly delivers that, and although most tracks sound similar, this is short enough that if really doesn’t wear on you.
November 11, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Vinyl of the day: Weezer-SZNZ “Spring”, 2022. A fun EP of music meant to represent the “happy, chill” feeling of spring. It certainly delivers that, and although most tracks sound similar, this is short enough that if really doesn’t wear on you.
Vinyl of the day: Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers-Pack Up The Plantation Live!, 1985. A great set recorded over several concerts. Breakdown on side 1 is the highlight for me. Petty sings the first line, then lets the crowd sing two full verses. A cool moment. Many of their other hits are here too.
November 9, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Vinyl of the day: Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers-Pack Up The Plantation Live!, 1985. A great set recorded over several concerts. Breakdown on side 1 is the highlight for me. Petty sings the first line, then lets the crowd sing two full verses. A cool moment. Many of their other hits are here too.
Vinyl of the day: The Animals, 1964. The British group’s first American release. Reached #7. A fine introduction to the the group’s dirty blues sound, it actually features several blues standards such as Around And Around, I’m Mad Again, and Chuck Berry’s Memphis, Tennessee.
November 6, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Vinyl of the day: The Animals, 1964. The British group’s first American release. Reached #7. A fine introduction to the the group’s dirty blues sound, it actually features several blues standards such as Around And Around, I’m Mad Again, and Chuck Berry’s Memphis, Tennessee.
Vinyl of the day: Roxy Music-Country Life, 1974. The group’s fourth album and the first to crack the top 40 in the US. I much prefer side one, particularly The Thrill Of It All, Three And Nine, and If It Takes All Night.
November 3, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Vinyl of the day: Roxy Music-Country Life, 1974. The group’s fourth album and the first to crack the top 40 in the US. I much prefer side one, particularly The Thrill Of It All, Three And Nine, and If It Takes All Night.
Have barely broken a sweat in Circa survivor through 9 weeks. That ends next week, as I’ve already used the 5 biggest probable favorites.
November 3, 2025 at 2:29 AM
Have barely broken a sweat in Circa survivor through 9 weeks. That ends next week, as I’ve already used the 5 biggest probable favorites.
Vinyl of the day: Kool & The Gang, Wild And Peaceful, 1973. The group’s 6th album and likely their most popular. Contains 3 massive hits that are still heard today: Funky Stuff (#29), Jungle Boogie (#4), and Hollywood Swinging, which you hear in a New Balance commercial every ad break nowadays (#6).
November 1, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Vinyl of the day: Kool & The Gang, Wild And Peaceful, 1973. The group’s 6th album and likely their most popular. Contains 3 massive hits that are still heard today: Funky Stuff (#29), Jungle Boogie (#4), and Hollywood Swinging, which you hear in a New Balance commercial every ad break nowadays (#6).
Vinyl of the day: Various Artists-The Daisy Age, 2019. A compilation of hip hop songs from my favorite era and style, featuring mostly songs from the Native Tongues collective, A Tribe Called Quest, De La Soul, Del Tha Funkee Homosapien, and the Jungle Brothers, among many more.
October 29, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Vinyl of the day: Various Artists-The Daisy Age, 2019. A compilation of hip hop songs from my favorite era and style, featuring mostly songs from the Native Tongues collective, A Tribe Called Quest, De La Soul, Del Tha Funkee Homosapien, and the Jungle Brothers, among many more.
Vinyl of the day: Miles Davis-Star People, 1983. The second album he released after a six year hiatus. The title track is a great blues effort but the rest, like most later Miles, is a little too fusion-y for me. I respect it, but it’s not for me.
October 25, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Vinyl of the day: Miles Davis-Star People, 1983. The second album he released after a six year hiatus. The title track is a great blues effort but the rest, like most later Miles, is a little too fusion-y for me. I respect it, but it’s not for me.
I was in Boston 10 years ago and bought this shirt. Still among my favorites.
October 23, 2025 at 5:49 PM
I was in Boston 10 years ago and bought this shirt. Still among my favorites.