My wife rules

The Grodeck Whipperjenny [USA, prog funk psych] (1970) Imagine if James Brown's arranger had a funky prog band. Because that's what this album literally is. "A James Brown Production". https://redd.it/qcihke https://youtu.be/M33wF_FCgrY

Happy Friday

This was great. Nice work Schmitty. Why is McKenney hiding his face? youtu.be/2qLOZlyq9VY?...

Still a sucker for library records smh

Just noticed the matrix on If There’s Hell Below reads “chains” b/w “black exhaust”

A.i. Sound? 🤔

Feeling that Potions email in regards to artists/labels feeling obligated to be on social media in order to make ends meet. Shit sucks.

Redwood City’s own

Wayne Jarrett ‎- Bubble Up [Jamaica, Dub, Roots, Reggae] (1984) https://redd.it/gkbgek https://youtu.be/PeTUiEIhvzo

25 years ago today, my Daniel Clowes Bibliography went online, and I’ve updated it 100s of times since. core.ecu.edu/parillek/dcc...

1st record of my birth month, take 50

IYKYK

Coming soon on 625

Tomorrow marks 85 years since the dub master King Tubby was born. The first time that Tubby was credited on a 7" was in 1974. This deep cavernous dub of Carlton & Leroy's Not Responsible is one of those early 7s... youtu.be/n9_IdGjHPH0?... #reggae #reggaesky #vinylsky #vinyl #musicsky #kingtubby

Terminally online local band who profit off their anti cop identity/imagery seem awfully quiet on current irl actions of the police state

Currently obsessed with this beat. Danny Dan the Beat Man absolutely murdering this 1 bar loop

Started today with an email from my coworker with the subject “It’s not my fault”

RT if you ever had a PO Box for your address on your driver’s license

Been cleaning up the lab. Moving around lots of gear, unboxing some recent purchases and generally dialing it all in. We are gearing up for getting down in the 26

New me in 2026. Updating firmware like a mf

S/o to the homies Ms. Tiza and Raymundo!

Happy Roc Marci release day

Discogs front page article is on Mississippi Records? Seriously? Most of their releases are flagged as boots on there and you can’t even buy them. Easily the most notorious bootleg label of the modern era

This was my initial gateway into DIY in the late 80’s. Before music, I published mini comix

Been a minute since I made it out to the SJ Needle to the Groove. Caught a few treats and chopped it up with Albert Jenkins about these beats we make. Beautiful day in SJ.

Currently have a project being mastered that will not be streaming. There will be physicals, but I will not be selling them online. Taking it back a few steps in 2026

Very cool to get stuck behind a car with no driver and no passenger on the freeway on my commute this morning

Independence Middle School 1982 - MOON RIDE moog synthesizer youtu.be/sTNiEPPQoF0?...

Couldn’t pass this up for $10

This wasn’t $1 but I couldn’t pass it up. First Sabbath record of 2026.

Jeff at On The Corner bought a collection from a DJ who obviously hated having blank 12” sleeves in his collection so he made custom sleeve art for them. Picked this one up yesterday at rhe $1 sale. Deluxe gatefold PE double shot.

The majority of what I read in 2025. Doesn’t include graphic novels and a couple Dumar Brown/Nov books

MP3 blogs rule. This one is updated fairly regulalry melonvillehc.blogspot.com

First thing I ate in 2026 was a blueberry fritter from Chuck’s Donuts

Sorted and alphabetized all these 45s today

Saving every plastic ricotta container like an Italian grandmother

Listening to my coverless copy of From The Valley Within. Hope to someday find a cover. Pre-techpocalypse tunes from when there was a lot of open space to ride BMX bikes and most parking lots didn’t have private security yet.

$1 bin therapy

From Starlog 9, 1977. I like that Carrie was into undergrounds.

ICYMI

My wife bought a me a fancy wooden LP cover holder for the stereo. Gonna start an obnoxious vinyl archive Ig asap