PopTodd

Pre-Spotify, etc.: It made the discovery of new bands all the more exciting. And more personal. Those bands that I discovered by hearing them over the stereo system in the local record store or opening for some random band that I went to see—they BELONGED to me. I think I was more invested in them because the discovery was so tangible. And I think it made the music less disposable. Not that it was so much better (there is good and bad throughout the history of recorded music), but because we were so invested. You old people know what I'm talking about, right? Or, do you whippersnappers feel th

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Melange - Viento Bravo

...and Sammy sang with him. Looks like a nice excuse to take a family vacation.

I know that I saw them open for someone back in the 90s -- on of their E6 cohorts. It was either Neutral Milk Hotel or The Apples in Stereo. Either way, good band. I dig 'em.

the Citradels - God Bless

Thoe albums that MUST run through all the way to the end, once I start them (so, these are both A+B side masterpieces): Neutral Milk Hotel - In the Aeroplane Over the SeaGuided By Voices - Bee ThousandGuided By Voices - Alien Lanes

For his "History of American Music" class. So we watched I Am Trying to Break Your Heart the other day, as part of his research. Nice little bonding time. Oh, he's a (community) college freshman.

Might be my #1 of the year. Certainly top 3.

Kiko Dinucci - Na Boca dos Outros