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VMD distribution map update. The eastern half of the US is bogarting the club...

Looks like two more of this month's four records are snugly in their new homes. @Mack37 @MadLucas and @OnTheRoad have received the VMD Bonus Bonus LP... @DevonJD @hayema7 and @oldjollymon have received the VMD Bonus Bonus Bonus LP... One record left to land at @Selaws place in the UK.

I live in a town that only has about 7 stoplights, but we got us a badass Willie Nelson mural on the vape shop...

Day 25: Steve Burns / Starlight Mints July 2004, The Casbah – Lots of musicians have been on kids shows from Sesame Street to Yo Gabba Gabba, play something by someone that has appeared on a kids tv show. Declan Patrick MacManus lamenting the loss of his red 2... Another Thomas Wolfe...

Looks like all the VMD April Winners (the regular monthly drawing, not the bonus, bonus bonus or bonus bonus bonus winners) had their LPs land today so let's pull back the first curtain. @HAIMtime @MikeH @mingerton - please have at it and share your thoughts. VMD Mach III Vol. 7. This artist...

The Doors - Waiting For The Sun

Looks like 5 of the 12 are landing today...

Every time I hear Tito Puente, my mind goes Ferecito and Showbiz Grande Explosion! About as perfect a sketch as there is. Colin Farrell's pretentious Bono is spot on.

Happy birthday Ric Ocasek. The first two Cars records are wall to wall A-side singles. Every damn song. Still remember seeing this entire Musikladen concert on the MTV - when the M stood for music, not mindless - during my college daze... The Cars - S/T

Day 24: The Beat Farmers November 1990, The Barn at UC Riverside - The Beat Farmers were led by the late, great Country Dick Montana who died onstage in 1995. One of the best bar bands I’ve seen. Play something by someone who leaves it all on stage. I've never seen a Nick Cave show where he...

Day 23: Björk / Interpol / Jesus & Mary Chain / Arctic Monkeys / Gillian Welch & David Rawlings / Noisettes April 2007, Coachella – Play someone you saw at a festival, or someone who you would have headline your dream festival. For a few years, I was part of a crew that taped every show at the...

One of my Top 5 bands ever. But I think most everyone here already knows that. The thing about The Jesus And Mary Chain most folks don't get - they never made the same record twice. This is a band that tends to be defined by many based on one particular release. While their catalog is very...

Happy birthday Keith Relf. Keith was tragically electrocuted at age 33 playing an improperly grounded electric guitar. The Yardbirds - The Single Hits

Day 22: Grateful Dead December 1989, Great Western Forum – Hearing the Dead bust out Help On The Way --> Slipknot! --> Franklin’s Tower to start the second set was a surprise in the best possible way. Play a rarity, or something that would blow you away if you heard it live. Got the double...

Day 21: Yngwie Malmsteen May 2019, House of Blues– Went with a friend who wanted to see some shredding. Fully enjoyed the experience. Play something with a shredding guitar solo. When I need shredding, I often turn to Lord Mascis for fulfillment. He never let's me down. This was billed as a...

Day 20: L.A.M.F. / Jessie Malin December 2017, Belly Up Tavern – Play a ‘supergroup’ or an artist that’s also been part of a larger group. I saw this tour in 1995 and, depending on your musical circle, I'd consider this a supergroup of the time... MIke Watt - B/V Eddie Vedder - G/V Pat Smear -...

Day 19: Flying Lotus / Brandon Coleman / Salami Rose Joe Lewis September 2019, House of Blues – Play something with an electronic or futuristic edge. Here's another one I recorded at the trusty 13.13 Club. Went to see my guys The Jesus And Mary Chain here in 1990. There was a little opening...

And the other sad truth - most of those pedestrian pressings were flatter, quieter and had better sound quality than a lot of the limited, numbered, 180 gram garbage the industry is pawning off at $35 a pop today. The music matters.