The first Record Store Day I ever went to was a nice experience. It was a beautiful morning in April, and a buddy of mine and I went down to Amoeba Records in Hollywood, thinking that they would probably have the widest and most abundant selection of releases. By the time we got to the …
The band Little Feat seems to be the order of the day lately. I started getting into them about 10 years ago when I got a chance to work on some of their multi-track tapes. In doing some research on them back then, it was cool to learn that some of the guys used to …
After the movie Pulp Fiction came out, I recall being at my mom’s cousin’s house and him telling me a little bit about the movie. I hadn’t seen it yet. In fact, I had seen anything by Quentin Tarantino to that point. When I mentioned this to my mom’s cousin, he pivoted to telling me …
The brain is such a fascinating thing. For reasons unbeknownst to me, once I confirmed that Doris Troy did “Just One Look” a couple of days ago, my mind drew a direct line to this song by The Toys. I was pretty thrilled about the connection too, because I really hadn’t thought about this Toys’ …
I had another one of those aha moments at work yesterday. I got an email asking if I could look at some stuff by Doris Troy, more specifically an album called Just One Look. As soon as I saw the title, my mental jukebox started playing the only song I knew with any association with …
My mom grew up in Hamtramck, MI, a city that had a large Polish contingent for most of my childhood. Every Labor Day weekend, Hamtramck would have a Polish festival that spanned many blocks along one of the main drags, Joseph Campau Ave., and my family would always gather for the weekend at my maternal …
One year as a gift I received a book called The White Book by a gentleman named Ken Mansfield, who worked for Capitol Records, and later the U.S. division of Apple Records, as The Beatles came to prominence. Obviously, based on the book’s title, many of the stories he shares are Beatles related, but there …
Everyday before heading to work or coming home from work, I’ll check traffic to see if my normal route is clear of issues. When I checked traffic yesterday, despite driving back and forth between these locations for about four years now, it dawned on me that I both live on an avenue and work on …
I always loved the song “Cult Of Personality” by Living Colour. It got a ton of airplay when I was a kid, whether that was on the radio or on MTV, but I never got tired of it. Despite enjoying the tune, I never got around to buying the album it appeared on, in part …
My first reaction upon hearing that the band Incubus had released a song called “Wish You Were Here” was a long eye roll. All of my friends and I were well aware of the Pink Floyd album and song of the same name, both of which we held in high regard, so for us there …