Diction Fairy
My friends at Love Garden Records turned me on to Lizzo last summer, then I was lucky enough to score a hard-to-get ticket to see her play in Raleigh. Over the weekend she won three Grammys. I really dig this human. (This post is part of my 300 records in …
Blast Off isn’t even my favorite Stray Cats record, but it’s the one I happened to grab and throw on the turntable Saturday. This was the first band I saw without parents in tow, back in the mid-’80s. My cousin Chris and I saw them play at Worlds of Fun, …
This Sugarcubes album came out when I was working at Pennylane Records in Lawrence, Kansas, in 1988. I will always love this …
This record was my pick for January 24, the day after it was released and landed on my doorstep. I’ve become a …
Today’s play is the ShitKid Fish record. I first heard about this band because they were scheduled to open for Redd Kross …
A few years ago a Gen Xer had an ugly divorce or died in Austin and I scored 50 of their records …
I bought this in my favorite record store, Love Garden Records in Lawrence, Kansas. One of the awesome friendly staff turned me …
I saw Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings play in Kansas City years ago and it was one of the best concerts …
I ran into a friend at a Kinko’s in Lawrence, Kansas, ~18 years ago. She handed me her headphones and turned me …
If you love Willie Nelson, you need this record. He and Asleep at the Wheel make sweet, sweet music together. (This is …