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• Jul 12, 2024

Not sure the best spot for this, but Walter Martin (former Walkman, all around music geek and good guy) has been running a music hour for a radio station in upstate NY. The gist is he digs through his extensive record collection, picks records (sometimes a theme, sometimes not so much) and talks a bit about the songs he's playing. I (personally) find the whole thing really endearing, wholesome, and enjoyable. Link:

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• Jan 14, 2024

If you ever think you’ve gotten a bit carried away with this hobby, well, there’s always someone worse:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/style/interactive/2024/ken-fritz-greatest-stereo-auction-cost/

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• May 24, 2023

I just heard a pre-podcast ad for a record club called Vinyl Me Please. “It’s more than a club, It’s a community,” seems like a pretty niche troll job.

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• Apr 19, 2023

This makes me so happy.

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• Apr 7, 2022

It's been two years since we lost handsome Johnny. RIP old friend.

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• Jun 29, 2021

This is a great article about Val Shively and his store R&B records: A Peek Inside the World's Greatest Record Store.

A Peek Inside the World's Greatest Record Store

A lovable grouch, obsessed with the magic of American sidewalk harmony, runs the Philadelphia shop

www.smithsonianmag.com

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• Jun 9, 2021

Is a SVE / Angel Olsen full length too much to ask for (probably)?

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• May 6, 2021

I just saw a crossword puzzle clue "AAA Offering" and my first 7 thoughts were record related. I may need a time out.

(The answer was "tow").

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• Jan 16, 2021

I wish I could divorce music from musician. I love Ghosts of the Great Highway, and it has strong sentimental significance to me. It’s pouring a dreary here and the ideal day for it, BUT Mark K turned out to be such a creep.

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• Jan 6, 2021

Looks like I picked the wrong week to quit sniffing glue.

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• Nov 11, 2020

Fellow Mass-people: do any of you have a truck?

Over 5,000 vinyl records!! - free stuff

My fathers vinyl record collection is up for grabs - I will accept small donations or prayers....

boston.craigslist.org

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• Sep 14, 2020

I just caught Hamilton Leithauser's record release party from this past Saturday.

I love Hamilton Leithauser. And man do I miss live music.

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• Aug 7, 2020

One year ago David Berman left us. RIP, old friend. You are missed immensely.

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• Jul 3, 2020

I had Morby playing, and my 6-year-old wanders in and goes, "Dad, is this Waxahatchee's boyfriend?" So that's where things stand in this household.

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• Jun 21, 2020

Happy Father’s Day to all of the fathers out there. As the dad to two girls that could’ve been these background singers, this did it for me.

Hamilton Leithauser & Family: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

The Walkmen frontman gathers his children and a few haystacks for a special Father's Day edition of Tiny Desk.

www.npr.org

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• Apr 21, 2020

Well, my kid's school year was just officially cancelled. I knew it was coming, yet it is still completely soul crushing.

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• Apr 16, 2020

I didn't know it, but the Quarantine Boogie is what I needed in my life.

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• Feb 12, 2020

NPR had a handful of artists put together “Love Songs I Wish I’d Written” for Valentine’s Day. Matt Berninger went with Julia Jacklin, Don’t Know How To Keep Loving You, which seems a bit dark even for his brooding persona.

The Love Song I Wish I'd Written : All Songs Considered

As we barrel toward Valentine's Day, M. Ward, Phoebe Bridgers, Perfume Genius, Raveena and more musicians share the love songs they wish they'd written.1. Torres' Pick: "Hounds of Love" by Kate Bush2. Matt Berninger's Pick: "Don't Know How to Keep Loving You" by Julia Jacklin3. Perfume Genius'...

www.npr.org

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• Jan 22, 2020

If you accidentally pre-order the same album twice and don't realize until you get two shipping notices, does that mean you have a vinyl problem?

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• Jan 3, 2020

This Daniel Norgren Tiny Desk Concert is getting me through Friday morning.

Daniel Norgren: Tiny Desk Concert

The Swedish singer sways and writhes as he and his band create a dream state calming enough to slow the day's hectic pace to a crawl. Take a seat on a comfy couch and have a listen.

www.npr.org