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That “10 teenage albums” thing
Because why not? So here’s my “10 albums that made a lasting impression on you as a teenager” thing. I think I did this fairly recently, but what the hell. Rules are:…
January 14, 2017 -
Festival Of My Dreams
I’ve been lamenting the lack of compelling festival lineups this year, and instead of whining about what I’m not seeing, I thought I’d compose a list of what I would like to…
April 19, 2015 -
Album Listening Club – #1 Record discussion post
Big Star In June 1972, Big Star (Chris Bell, Jody Stephens, Andy Hummel, Alex Chilton) released their first record, titled #1 Record. Both the name of the band and album reflected a kind…
August 10, 2014 -
Juicy Tapes Vol. 2 – MARATHON
The Story Behind The Mix: I worked at a Macintosh computer retail store in the mid-90’s and the other employees and I played a first-person shooting game called Marathon. I had played…
May 29, 2014 -
Top Ten
My friend Jen tagged me with this on Facebook – “List the top ten albums that have stayed with you in some way. Don’t overthink or worry about them being “right” –…
February 13, 2014 -
Riot Fest Denver – Day 1
I attended both days of Riot Fest here in Denver – or “Riot Fest Almost Kansas” as I like to joke, because it took place at May Farms in Byers, which is an hour…
September 30, 2013 -
State of the state of music (MOG repost)
I just got word that the old MOG.com site is being mothballed. I have some music posts there that I’d like to save, so, lucky reader – here’s new old content for…
November 21, 2012

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