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"I’m calling today, 'Kenny’s day.' Four years ago to the day, my dad passed in Vegas. Losing my dad has been a mind-blowing experience..."
TVD’s The Idelic Hour, our freeform FM radio podcast with Jon Sidel
TVD’s The Idelic Hour, our freeform FM radio podcast with Jon Sidel
TVD’s The Idelic Hour with Jon Sidel - The Vinyl District
Greetings from Laurel Canyon!
Daddy / Hold me / It seems so very dark tonight / And day
Daddy / I can't sleep / I need you to come and sing to me / That the stars up in the sky / Will shine down gen...
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November 21, 2025 at 11:00 PM
"I’m calling today, 'Kenny’s day.' Four years ago to the day, my dad passed in Vegas. Losing my dad has been a mind-blowing experience..."
TVD’s The Idelic Hour, our freeform FM radio podcast with Jon Sidel
TVD’s The Idelic Hour, our freeform FM radio podcast with Jon Sidel
"On Friday, February 13th, 2026, Sub Pop will release Velocity Girl’s ¡Simpatico! (Remastered and Expanded), a new reissue of the long out-of-print 1994 sophomore album by the beloved indie-rock band, a few months ahead of its 32nd Anniversary..."
TVD Radar: Velocity Girl, <em>¡Simpatico! (Remastered and Expanded)</em> 2LP in stores 2/13 - The Vinyl District
VIA PRESS RELEASE | On Friday, February 13th, 2026, Sub Pop will release Velocity Girl’s ¡Simpatico! (Remastered and Expanded), a new reissue of the long out-of-print 1994 sophomore album by the belov...
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November 21, 2025 at 8:10 PM
"On Friday, February 13th, 2026, Sub Pop will release Velocity Girl’s ¡Simpatico! (Remastered and Expanded), a new reissue of the long out-of-print 1994 sophomore album by the beloved indie-rock band, a few months ahead of its 32nd Anniversary..."
"Released just in time for the holiday season, this Christmas album contains tracks recorded on radio and follows on the heels of SING’s ambitious Frank Sinatra reissue of rare and previously unreleased seasonal music for fans of the greatest pop singer of all-time..."
TVD Radar: Frank Sinatra, <em>Christmas On The Air</em> in stores now - The Vinyl District
VIA PRESS RELEASE | SING, a music technology company and label, announced today that Christmas On The Air, a new album of more rare and historically significant music from Frank Sinatra is available n...
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November 21, 2025 at 7:06 PM
"Released just in time for the holiday season, this Christmas album contains tracks recorded on radio and follows on the heels of SING’s ambitious Frank Sinatra reissue of rare and previously unreleased seasonal music for fans of the greatest pop singer of all-time..."
"Tonight’s the Night may be one of the most groundbreaking, pivotal, and influential albums of Neil Young’s canon. While fuzzy and organic first-take band-oriented cuts had populated Young’s previous albums, Tonight’s the Night was a stark, revealing album of raw simplicity..."
Graded on a Curve: <br>Neil Young, <br><em>Tonight’s The Night</em> <br>50th Anniversary <br>Deluxe Edition - The Vinyl District
As indicated in the recent review published here on Neil Young’s latest studio album, for some time, Young has issued unreleased music from his bottomless archives, reissues of previous works, often i...
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November 21, 2025 at 5:44 PM
"Tonight’s the Night may be one of the most groundbreaking, pivotal, and influential albums of Neil Young’s canon. While fuzzy and organic first-take band-oriented cuts had populated Young’s previous albums, Tonight’s the Night was a stark, revealing album of raw simplicity..."
ICYMI: TVD Radar - The Podcast with Dylan Hundley, Episode 197: Youth
"I recently spoke with Martin Glover, AKA Youth—founding member and bassist of the legendary post-punk band Killing Joke, a pioneering producer, and one of the most influential sonic architects of the last four decades..."
"I recently spoke with Martin Glover, AKA Youth—founding member and bassist of the legendary post-punk band Killing Joke, a pioneering producer, and one of the most influential sonic architects of the last four decades..."
TVD Radar: The <br>Podcast with Dylan Hundley, Episode 197: Youth - The Vinyl District
I recently spoke with Martin Glover, AKA Youth—founding member and bassist of the legendary post-punk band Killing Joke, a pioneering producer, and one of the most influential sonic architects of the ...
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November 21, 2025 at 4:09 PM
ICYMI: TVD Radar - The Podcast with Dylan Hundley, Episode 197: Youth
"I recently spoke with Martin Glover, AKA Youth—founding member and bassist of the legendary post-punk band Killing Joke, a pioneering producer, and one of the most influential sonic architects of the last four decades..."
"I recently spoke with Martin Glover, AKA Youth—founding member and bassist of the legendary post-punk band Killing Joke, a pioneering producer, and one of the most influential sonic architects of the last four decades..."
Remembering Mani.
"...The album’s rave-friendly dance rhythms and hypnotic grooves would seem to put The Stone Roses in the same category as fellow Mancunians the Happy Mondays, but they took it the extra yard by fusing said dance rhythms with the Happy Daze psychedelic guitar sounds..."
"...The album’s rave-friendly dance rhythms and hypnotic grooves would seem to put The Stone Roses in the same category as fellow Mancunians the Happy Mondays, but they took it the extra yard by fusing said dance rhythms with the Happy Daze psychedelic guitar sounds..."
Graded on a Curve: <br>The Stone Roses, <br><em>The Stone Roses</em> - The Vinyl District
Remembering Mani. —Ed.
As a famous man (I think it was Geoffrey Chaucer) once said, time waits for no man. And in the case of Manchester’s The Stone Roses, the five long years that passed between thi...
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November 21, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Remembering Mani.
"...The album’s rave-friendly dance rhythms and hypnotic grooves would seem to put The Stone Roses in the same category as fellow Mancunians the Happy Mondays, but they took it the extra yard by fusing said dance rhythms with the Happy Daze psychedelic guitar sounds..."
"...The album’s rave-friendly dance rhythms and hypnotic grooves would seem to put The Stone Roses in the same category as fellow Mancunians the Happy Mondays, but they took it the extra yard by fusing said dance rhythms with the Happy Daze psychedelic guitar sounds..."
UK: Avalanche Records moving to Waverley Market / UK: Revolution Records’ opening ‘incredibly successful’ / DE: Dogfish Head’s Analog A-Birthday / UK: Stockport Vinyl Record Fair / NY: Vinyl variants raise questions—more.
In rotation: 11/21/25 - The Vinyl District
CA | The successes and setbacks of the Canadian retail magnate who built his career on broken businesses: ...Putman first attracted national attention in 2017 when he converted dozens of shuttered HMV...
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November 21, 2025 at 11:32 AM
UK: Avalanche Records moving to Waverley Market / UK: Revolution Records’ opening ‘incredibly successful’ / DE: Dogfish Head’s Analog A-Birthday / UK: Stockport Vinyl Record Fair / NY: Vinyl variants raise questions—more.
"Columbia Records and Legacy Recordings, the catalog division of Sony Music Entertainment, announce the reissue of these legendary recordings: The Complete Live at the Plugged Nickel 1965. This comprehensive collection will be available as a 10LP or 8CD box set..."
TVD Radar: Miles Davis, <em>The Complete Live at the Plugged Nickel 1965</em> 10LP box set in stores 1/30 - The Vinyl District
VIA PRESS RELEASE | Six decades later, the music still wows, baffles, and inspires.
What happened over two nights in a tiny, unassuming Chicago club under a bakery was a fascinating and unplanned doc...
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November 20, 2025 at 9:42 PM
"Columbia Records and Legacy Recordings, the catalog division of Sony Music Entertainment, announce the reissue of these legendary recordings: The Complete Live at the Plugged Nickel 1965. This comprehensive collection will be available as a 10LP or 8CD box set..."
"...Profound, career-defining work that opened the door for latter-day ambient composers like Brian Eno to walk through."
TVD Radar: Morton Feldman, <em>Rothko Chapel and For Frank O’Hara</em> 50th anniversary reissue in stores 1/9 - The Vinyl District
VIA PRESS RELEASE | If you could actually hear an abstract expressionist painting, it would probably sound a lot like the work of Morton Feldman.
And that’s no accident: Feldman hung out in ‘50s and ...
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November 20, 2025 at 7:12 PM
"...Profound, career-defining work that opened the door for latter-day ambient composers like Brian Eno to walk through."
Remembering Dr. John, born on this date in 1941.
"The Big Easy is renowned for two things: music and voodoo. And no human being has ever combined the two with such funky finesse as Mac Rebennack, aka Dr. John Creaux the Night Tripper..."
"The Big Easy is renowned for two things: music and voodoo. And no human being has ever combined the two with such funky finesse as Mac Rebennack, aka Dr. John Creaux the Night Tripper..."
Graded on a Curve: <br>Dr. John, <br><em>Gris Gris</em> - The Vinyl District
Remembering Dr. John, born on this date in 1941. —Ed.
I am happy to report there is one town in this God-obsessed land that remains under the sway of the Devil. I am talking, of course, about N’Orlea...
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November 20, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Remembering Dr. John, born on this date in 1941.
"The Big Easy is renowned for two things: music and voodoo. And no human being has ever combined the two with such funky finesse as Mac Rebennack, aka Dr. John Creaux the Night Tripper..."
"The Big Easy is renowned for two things: music and voodoo. And no human being has ever combined the two with such funky finesse as Mac Rebennack, aka Dr. John Creaux the Night Tripper..."
"Carlin’s book depicts an abbreviated timeframe in Bruce’s history, but it simultaneously captures the essence of the complex Born to Run period and its entire impact and quality..."
Liner Notes: <em>Tonight in Jungleland: The Making of Born to Run</em> by Peter Ames Carlin - The Vinyl District
“I’m sorry if it sounds corny, or like typical middle-aged-white-guy bullshit, but that’s what happened to me,” writer Peter Ames Carlin reflects in his recently released Tonight in Jungleland: The Ma...
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November 20, 2025 at 4:07 PM
"Carlin’s book depicts an abbreviated timeframe in Bruce’s history, but it simultaneously captures the essence of the complex Born to Run period and its entire impact and quality..."
Celebrating Mike D on his 60th birthday.
"With the Love American Style EP, the Beastie Boys gave the public a small taste of their new and improved direction. Some ears were ready and many were not, but this twelve-inch contained a tidy morsel of a true hip-hop classic..."
"With the Love American Style EP, the Beastie Boys gave the public a small taste of their new and improved direction. Some ears were ready and many were not, but this twelve-inch contained a tidy morsel of a true hip-hop classic..."
Graded on a Curve: <br>The Beastie Boys, <br>“Love American Style” - The Vinyl District
Celebrating Mike D on his 60th birthday. —Ed.
With the Love American Style EP, The Beastie Boys gave the public a small taste of their new and improved direction. Some ears were ready and many were n...
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November 20, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Celebrating Mike D on his 60th birthday.
"With the Love American Style EP, the Beastie Boys gave the public a small taste of their new and improved direction. Some ears were ready and many were not, but this twelve-inch contained a tidy morsel of a true hip-hop classic..."
"With the Love American Style EP, the Beastie Boys gave the public a small taste of their new and improved direction. Some ears were ready and many were not, but this twelve-inch contained a tidy morsel of a true hip-hop classic..."
MI: Vinyl records' strong comeback in Grand Rapids / UK: Bella Union opens new venue in Brighton / MI: Third Man Records celebrating 10 years in Detroit / MA: Spotlight on Indie Readery & Records / IL: Shop Local 2025: Bric A Brac Records—more.
In rotation: 11/20/25 - The Vinyl District
Grand Rapids, MI | Not dead yet! Vinyl records strong comeback in Grand Rapids! For years we all loved our LPs, the vinyl records that we practically wore out as we played our favorite albums. The sou...
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November 20, 2025 at 11:34 AM
MI: Vinyl records' strong comeback in Grand Rapids / UK: Bella Union opens new venue in Brighton / MI: Third Man Records celebrating 10 years in Detroit / MA: Spotlight on Indie Readery & Records / IL: Shop Local 2025: Bric A Brac Records—more.
"Jane Weaver’s illustrious career has produced an expansive library of music that has seen her journey through solo folkloric and pop leaning beginnings through to the psychedelic synth-pop explorations of today..."
TVD Radar: Jane Weaver, <em>The Fallen By Watch Bird</em> 15th anniversary 2LP reissue in stores 1/23 - The Vinyl District
VIA PRESS RELEASE | Jane Weaver’s illustrious career has produced an expansive library of music that has seen her journey through solo folkloric and pop leaning beginnings through to the psychedelic s...
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November 19, 2025 at 8:39 PM
"Jane Weaver’s illustrious career has produced an expansive library of music that has seen her journey through solo folkloric and pop leaning beginnings through to the psychedelic synth-pop explorations of today..."
"When Rock Met Hip-Hop (Bloomsbury U.S.) explores the many ways the fusion of rap and rock gave hope to a sense of interracial harmony, confronting sociocultural fault lines, and sparking collaborations that forever altered the course of popular music..."
TVD Radar: <em>When Rock Met Hip-Hop</em> by Steven Blush in stores 2/5 - The Vinyl District
VIA PRESS RELEASE | One of the most important events in modern music history remains the late '80s cross-pollination when rock met hip hop.
From Aerosmith and Run-DMC's groundbreaking collaboration, ...
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November 19, 2025 at 8:15 PM
"When Rock Met Hip-Hop (Bloomsbury U.S.) explores the many ways the fusion of rap and rock gave hope to a sense of interracial harmony, confronting sociocultural fault lines, and sparking collaborations that forever altered the course of popular music..."
"Halloween is over, and the last remnants of leftover Mars bars may still remain, but for Frank Zappa fans, every day is Halloween..."
Graded on a Curve: <br>Frank Zappa, <br><em>Halloween 78</em> - The Vinyl District
Halloween is over, and the last remnants of leftover Mars bars may still remain, but for Frank Zappa fans, every day is Halloween. Frank Zappa’s Halloween shows (which sometimes lasted more than just ...
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November 19, 2025 at 5:35 PM
"Halloween is over, and the last remnants of leftover Mars bars may still remain, but for Frank Zappa fans, every day is Halloween..."
TVD Radar: The Podcast with Dylan Hundley, Episode 197: Youth
"I recently spoke with Martin Glover, AKA Youth—founding member and bassist of the legendary post-punk band Killing Joke, a pioneering producer, and one of the most influential sonic architects of the last four decades..."
"I recently spoke with Martin Glover, AKA Youth—founding member and bassist of the legendary post-punk band Killing Joke, a pioneering producer, and one of the most influential sonic architects of the last four decades..."
TVD Radar: The <br>Podcast with Dylan Hundley, Episode 197: Youth - The Vinyl District
I recently spoke with Martin Glover, AKA Youth—founding member and bassist of the legendary post-punk band Killing Joke, a pioneering producer, and one of the most influential sonic architects of the ...
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November 19, 2025 at 4:18 PM
TVD Radar: The Podcast with Dylan Hundley, Episode 197: Youth
"I recently spoke with Martin Glover, AKA Youth—founding member and bassist of the legendary post-punk band Killing Joke, a pioneering producer, and one of the most influential sonic architects of the last four decades..."
"I recently spoke with Martin Glover, AKA Youth—founding member and bassist of the legendary post-punk band Killing Joke, a pioneering producer, and one of the most influential sonic architects of the last four decades..."
"Long based in San Francisco, vocalist-guitarist-songwriter Tony Molina’s stylistic reach spans from hardcore to stripped-back home-recorded acoustic pop. His new record, On This Day, offers 21 songs in 23 minutes and is a gem leaning to the melodic side of the spectrum..."
Graded on a Curve: <br>Tony Molina, <br><em>On This Day</em> - The Vinyl District
Long based in San Francisco, vocalist-guitarist-songwriter Tony Molina’s stylistic reach spans from hardcore to stripped-back home-recorded acoustic pop.
His new record, On This Day, offers 21 songs...
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November 19, 2025 at 2:39 PM
"Long based in San Francisco, vocalist-guitarist-songwriter Tony Molina’s stylistic reach spans from hardcore to stripped-back home-recorded acoustic pop. His new record, On This Day, offers 21 songs in 23 minutes and is a gem leaning to the melodic side of the spectrum..."
CA: Sick City Records raising funds to stay open / ON: Revolution Records opens second location / WA: Musicology Co. is full of musical treasures / UK: Record Plant York has opened its doors / Blu-ray is the new vinyl—more.
In rotation: 11/19/25 - The Vinyl District
Echo Park, CA | Latino record store in Echo Park raising funds to stay open: Sick City Records, a Latino-owned and operated record store in operation since 2006, is raising funds to prevent shutting d...
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November 19, 2025 at 11:38 AM
CA: Sick City Records raising funds to stay open / ON: Revolution Records opens second location / WA: Musicology Co. is full of musical treasures / UK: Record Plant York has opened its doors / Blu-ray is the new vinyl—more.
"A live recording of The Pogues’ timeless Christmas classic, “Fairytale Of New York” from Glasgow Barrowland’s in December 1987 has been rejuvenated by the band and the track’s original producer Steve Lillywhite. This newly released live version is available to stream now..."
TVD Radar: The Pogues, “Fairytale Of New <br>York (Live at Glasgow Barrowland, 1987)” zoetrope 12” vinyl EP in stores 12/12 - The Vinyl District
VIA PRESS RELEASE | A live recording of The Pogues’ timeless Christmas classic,
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November 18, 2025 at 8:05 PM
"A live recording of The Pogues’ timeless Christmas classic, “Fairytale Of New York” from Glasgow Barrowland’s in December 1987 has been rejuvenated by the band and the track’s original producer Steve Lillywhite. This newly released live version is available to stream now..."
"As part of its ongoing series of definitive reissues, Iodine Recordings proudly presents the 30th Anniversary Deluxe Edition of Quicksand's Manic Compression—a landmark of post-hardcore innovation and one of the defining albums of the 1990s..."
TVD Radar: Quicksand, <em>Manic Compression</em> <br>30th Anniversary Deluxe Edition in stores 1/30 - The Vinyl District
VIA PRESS RELEASE | As part of its ongoing series of definitive reissues, Iodine Recordings proudly presents the 30th Anniversary Deluxe Edition of Quicksand's Manic Compression—a landmark of post-har...
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November 18, 2025 at 7:11 PM
"As part of its ongoing series of definitive reissues, Iodine Recordings proudly presents the 30th Anniversary Deluxe Edition of Quicksand's Manic Compression—a landmark of post-hardcore innovation and one of the defining albums of the 1990s..."
Celebrating Graham Parker on his 75th birthday.
"Squeezing Out Sparks is the work of an extraordinarily gifted singer and songwriter whose work has more pub rock in it than the slick New Wave of its time. He’s spent his career making great art..."
"Squeezing Out Sparks is the work of an extraordinarily gifted singer and songwriter whose work has more pub rock in it than the slick New Wave of its time. He’s spent his career making great art..."
Graded on a Curve: Graham Parker, <em>Squeezing Out Sparks</em> - The Vinyl District
Celebrating Graham Parker on his 75th birthday. —Ed.
Some guys just can’t catch a break. Especially if their name is Graham Parker, who released four stellar albums from 1975 to 1979 and never came c...
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November 18, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Celebrating Graham Parker on his 75th birthday.
"Squeezing Out Sparks is the work of an extraordinarily gifted singer and songwriter whose work has more pub rock in it than the slick New Wave of its time. He’s spent his career making great art..."
"Squeezing Out Sparks is the work of an extraordinarily gifted singer and songwriter whose work has more pub rock in it than the slick New Wave of its time. He’s spent his career making great art..."
"The UK-based artist has been steadily building her sonic identity over the past few years, but her new single “Evil Genius” signals a decisive leap forward, a track that amplifies her sharp lyricism, playful confidence, and vivid creative persona..."
UK Artist of the Week: Fliss - The Vinyl District
In a crowded alt-pop landscape where personality is as crucial as production, Fliss is emerging as one of the freshest voices to watch. The UK-based artist has been steadily building her sonic identit...
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November 18, 2025 at 3:50 PM
"The UK-based artist has been steadily building her sonic identity over the past few years, but her new single “Evil Genius” signals a decisive leap forward, a track that amplifies her sharp lyricism, playful confidence, and vivid creative persona..."
"In terms of popularity, America never produced an equivalent to David Bowie. But there was Jobriath, an unfortunate victim of record label hype and consumer indifference who produced what’s easily the USA’s purest expression of glam sensibilities..."
Graded on a Curve: <br>Jobriath, <em>Jobriath</em> - The Vinyl District
In terms of popularity, America never produced an equivalent to David Bowie. But there was Jobriath, an unfortunate victim of record label hype and consumer indifference who produced what’s easily the...
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November 18, 2025 at 2:43 PM
"In terms of popularity, America never produced an equivalent to David Bowie. But there was Jobriath, an unfortunate victim of record label hype and consumer indifference who produced what’s easily the USA’s purest expression of glam sensibilities..."
UK: Key Production Group predicts ‘steady growth’ for vinyl in 2026 / AZ: Tracks in Wax Records new owner wants to build a ‘vinyl village’ / UK: Record Vault ‘vinyl revival’ night for B sharp—more.
In rotation: 11/18/25 - The Vinyl District
UK | Karen Emanuel predicts 'steady growth' for vinyl in 2026: Key Production Group founder Karen Emanuel has projected
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November 18, 2025 at 11:41 AM
UK: Key Production Group predicts ‘steady growth’ for vinyl in 2026 / AZ: Tracks in Wax Records new owner wants to build a ‘vinyl village’ / UK: Record Vault ‘vinyl revival’ night for B sharp—more.