vinyl Archive
25 Oct 2010
EP Review: Wheels on Fire – Cherry Bomb
First of all, the fact that Wheels on Fire‘s Cherry Bomb EP is issued on 45rpm vinyl pushes its cool-quotient up several notches before I even get the opportunity to […]
27 Jul 2010
Reconsider, Baby: Split Enz – See Ya ‘Round (1984)
Note: “Reconsider, Baby” is my title for a series of occasional essays in which I’ll take a look at albums that were unjustly panned or ignored on their original release. […]
19 Jul 2010
Cratedigging in Charleston
I just returned from a brief (and mightily needed) weekend getaway to Charleston SC. To say it was hot and humid would be a gross understatement — July is not […]
31 May 2010
Crate-digging at the Dog Groomers
It’s so long ago now that I can’t nail down a specific date – and even the year is something of a guess – when it took place. And my […]
20 Apr 2010
The Future of Vinyl
With the recent Record Store Day, I’ve been thinking more about this subject, and it reminded me of a brief piece from a couple years ago. I was interviewed by […]
24 May 2009
Album Review: The United States of America – s/t
It’s easy to forget that in 1968, getting weird and unearthly sounds on your album (assuming you wanted them; plenty did) was no easy task. There were no presets, no […]
20 May 2009
Album Review: The Pretty Things — S.F. Sorrow
The 1968 album S.F. Sorrow by The Pretty Things is an exemplar of a band, pushed to the wall, rising to the occasion and producing a classic. Prior to this, […]
03 Dec 2007
Profile: Lance Wille, Record Collector
Born: October 19, 1963 Education: Art studies at Northern Illinois University, Dekalb IL Avocation: Fairview resident Lance Wille is a busy man with diverse interests. He maintains a hand-cranked letterpress […]