Whiskeytown - Pneumonia (2001) My favorite Whiskeytown album. The bands final album got lost in the shuffle during some label turmoil which caused it to be shelved. In the meantime, Adams released Heartbreaker. Thankfully the label would release Pneumonia as a lead up to Gold. #Vinyl
Whiskeytown - Strangers Almanac (1997) This is the album where Adams finds his voice both as a songwriter and his literal voice. Whiskeytown’s debut showed promise but Strangers Almanac is where they put it all together and deliver an absolute stunner. #Vinyl
Whiskeytown - Faithless Street (1996) I know Ryan Adams is shithead but also I love his Whiskeytown and early solo records and was pleased that Whiskeytown’s discography was recently reissued on wax. This is actually the first ever pressing on Faithless Street on vinyl. #Vinyl
Rage Against The Machine - Evil Empire (1996) Fuck the System!! (while working for my giant corporate overlords). #Vinyl
Ween - 12 Golden Country Greats (1996) Kicking off my Saturday up shit’s creek with a turd for a paddle. 2026 being the year of Gener and Deaner contues with another fantastic reissue. #Vinyl
Kim Gordon/Ikue Mori/DJ Olive - SYR5: ミュージカル パ一スペクティブ (2000) Kinda the same scenario. Another relatively new addition desperately needing to get out of my “New Additions” stack and filed away. #Vinyl
Spacemen 3 - For All The Fucked-Up Children Of This World We Give You Spacemen 3 (First Ever Recording Session, 1984) (1995) I’ve had this one for awhile now. About time I got around to giving it a spin. #Vinyl
Saw the Odyssey in IMAX today. It was a fantastic film. The cast was great and (outside the CGI creatures) it looked and sounded wonderful. The only thing that really took me out of the film was Telemachus referring to Penelope and Odysseus and “Mom” and “Dad”.
Here’s the setlist for those curious… www.setlist.fm/setlist/pave...
Pavement was SO MUCH FUN! The venue was lovely, it was a magnificent night of music all around.
In Portland for the weekend. We are seeing Pavement at Revolution Hall this evening. Decided to walk from our hotel to Powell’s Books via The Burnside Bridge. A beautiful day in a beautiful city.
Rocket From The Crypt - Scream, Dracula, Scream! (1995) This one had been on my want list for quite a while stoked that Interscope finally got around to repressing it. #Vinyl
Gin Blossoms - Congratulations I’m Sorry (1996) Love that this repress includes bonus tracks including the single from the Empire Records soundtrack (very mediocre movie, quality soundtrack) “Til I Hear It From You”. #Vinyl
A.C. Newman - The Slow Wonder (2004) As much as I love Neko and Dan, Carl’s pop sensibility is what really makes The New Pornographers special. #Vinyl
Destroyer - Kaputt (2011) Dan Bejar is so consistently brilliant. I take him for granted. #Vinyl
Neko Case & Her Boyfriends - Furnace Room Lullaby (2000) I’ll always have a soft spot for this one due to the Tacoma-heavy lyrical content. #Vinyl
The New Pornographers - Electric Version (2003) This was my introduction to The New Pornographers, Neko Case, Carl Newman, and Dan Bejar. This record is pop perfection with each party adding a unique element to build on a whole that is greater than its parts. #Vinyl
Beck -Odelay (1996) Happy 30th anniversary to this quintessential 90s masterpiece. Still got my two turntables and a microphone. #Vinyl
Phish - New Year's Eve 1995 - Live At Madison Square Garden (2005) Finally decided today was the day to break out this 6xLP behemoth. Phish at their best #Vinyl
Kevin Morby - Little Wide Open (2026) Latter day Morby (post-Singing Saws) has been a bit hit and miss with me but the new one hits hard. I am born and raised Midwesterner so I am a bit of an easy target but damn if this album doesn’t give me the feels. #Vinyl
Kurt Vile - Philadelphia’s Been Good To Me (2026) I love me some KV!! This album makes me wish I was from Philly and “Zoom 97” is the song of my summer 2026. Vinyl sounds wonderful to boot! #Vinyl
Parliament - Mothership Connection (1975) Turning up the Funk!!! MoFi makin’ the whole room bounce. #Vinyl
My New Band Believe - My New Band Believe (2026) Some more good new shit. #Vinyl
Sunday Mourners - A-Rhythm Absolute (2026) Lots of really fantastic new bands dropping AOTY contenders this year. This LA band is near the top of my list for 2026 at the midway point. #Vinyl
Mudhoney - Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge (1991) More Mudhoney. #Vinyl
L7 - Hungry For Stink (1994) Feelin’ kinda grungy today. #Vinyl
Well, if we’re going that route, I prefer Phish to goose.
Geese - 3D Country (2023) Oh No! I’ve been psyopped! #Vinyl