I did like the Art Of Noise shout out, but something about this just didn't land right with me. #listeningclub

Speed, Glue & Shinki *Eve* US Run Out Groove/Atlantic 1971, 2022 reissue Filipino musicians have a long history of having a career in Japan, ever since the 1960s. Joey Smith was the lead singer for the short lived but influential Speed, Glue & Shinki, recruited […] [Original post on kind.social]

Radial Entertainment (formed from Shout! Factory and FIlmRise merger) have bought out Joel Hodgeson's Alternatversal LLC for the rights to MST3k. Joel remains involved as a consultant. This might improve chances of production of the aborted Season 14. https://www.byteseu.com/1717645/

Discovered a nice new feature to Mastodon: Have a bot or otherwise sketchy account following you? You can now remove the follower in addition to mute and blocking them.

For #tunetuesday who else to go to but Tom Waits for memorable lines? "Never trust a man in blue trench coat/ Never drive a car when you're dead" No idea what it means, but it made me to look for more. Telephone Call From Istanbul - Tom Waits https://youtu.be/s1SsMDcUUZo

https://www.mixcloud.com/wbwolf/lets-be-adult-leaving-for-maui/ This set is a bit more uptempo, more album oriented rock than adult oriented rock, but you need to move to keep warm in the winter, right? Based around the accidental Canadian hit "Leaving For Maui" by the Edmonton, AB band […]

Beck *Sea Change* US DGC 2002 Variant C I picked this up a could years ago, having skipped from 1996's *Odelay* to 2005's *Guerro*. This is a very different album than either of those, very muted and lacking the humor. But I do appreciate all the plaudits it has […] [Original post on kind.social]

Disco Studio Argentina Xenon #ダサいオヤジ

Discord wants to know how you feel about having AI shoved down your throat. Go tell 'em. https://discord.sjc1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_5BGtstVUidXadts

Listening, but I think I'm out of sync. So far my feelings have ranged from need to look up to actively dislike. My own pick is very much a reflection of where I've been at musically, so that reaction range is to be expected. #listeningclub

Chic *Risqué* US Atlantic 1979 While this album has the break that spawned a thousand songs in "Good Times", this is just a good album overall. Chic really were at their creative peak, and show that disco was more than a fad. Also set the stage for Bernie […] [Original post on kind.social]

We are all DEVO.

Sometimes you just luck out. Randomly go to a Half-Priced Books to look through the vinyl. Along with a pristine copy of "Sail On Sailor" by The Beach Boys, find a second hand copy of Beverly Glenn-Copeland 2020 compilation *Transmissions*. Even better, find that the download code still works […]

Interesting quote about young people's music tastes: One style of music largely absent from B.C. Spotify charts is rock, Metzer says, noting that the once-dominant genre “doesn't have the grip that it once did.” Metzer says he recently taught a class on popular music and has heard from […]

Album Of The Day: Stevie Wonder *Innervisions* US Tamla 1973 https://www.discogs.com/release/9168672-Stevie-Wonder-Innervisions Stevie Wonder is one artist that weaved through many of things I picked up this year, from Melissa Manchester to Young Gun Silver Fox […] [Original post on kind.social]

Album Of The Day: Transport *Transport* US Albinia Music Trust 2022 https://www.discogs.com/release/23915762-Transport-Transport https://transportpdx.bandcamp.com/album/transport In 1979, Portland, OR band Transport transitioned from a disco band to jazz […] [Original post on kind.social]

Album Of The Day: Sugar Babe *Songs* JP Niagara 1975, 2025 reissue https://www.discogs.com/release/33779298-Sugar-Babe-Songs-50th-Anniversary-Edition #1 collected release in East/Southeast Asia per Discogs. #aotd #vinyl #citypop @vinylrecords

And no one ever knew what the Candy Lion did. #ダサいオヤジ

Album Of The Day: Pizzicato Five *This Year's Girl* JP Seven Gods 1991 https://www.discogs.com/release/149751-Pizzicato-Five-This-Years-Girl Been wanting to get this album for a long time. AOTY contender. #aotd #cd

Album Of The Day: The Persuaders *The Best Thing That Ever Happened To Me* US ATCO 1974 https://www.discogs.com/release/9863698-The-Persuaders-Best-Thing-That-Ever-Happened-To-Me I managed to get four sealed new old stock records this year, this being the oldest. #aotd #vinyl #soul @vinylrecords

Anberlin "We Owe This To Ourselves b/w I'd Like To Die" US Universal Republic 2010 VinylDisc Can't decide between releasing something on vinyl or CD? Why not both? In 2009, Optimal Media came with the VinylDisc, one side is a playable record, the other is a CD […] [Original post on kind.social]

Album Of The Day: Odyssey *Odyssey* US Real Gone Music/MoWest 1972, 2025 reissue https://www.discogs.com/release/34742730-Odyssey-Odyssey One of the many fine reissues that came out in 2025, a cult classic finally gets a US reissue after years of Japan only […] [Original post on kind.social]

Is it just me, or does a gift card for Bitcoin seem custom made for scammers? #ダイサいオヤジ

Album Of The Day: Marc Jordan *Mannequin* CA Warner Bros. 1978 https://www.discogs.com/release/2525737-Marc-Jordan-Mannequin Contender for personal Album Of The Year. #aotd #vinyl #yacht_rock @vinylrecords

Album Of The Day: *Blue Note Gems Of Jazz* US Blue Note 1964, 1967 reissue, mono https://www.discogs.com/release/5112755-Various-Blue-Note-Gems-Of-Jazz Originally released for the label's 25th anniversary. An affordable pre-1970 Blue Note release, with a […] [Original post on kind.social]

Album Of The Day: Diane Dufresne *Turbulences* CA Kébec-Disc 1982 https://www.discogs.com/release/1119673-Diane-Dufresne-Turbulences Francophone soft rock with a West Coast sheen. #aotd #vinyl #musicwomenwednesday @vinylrecords

Album Of The Day: The Coyote Sisters *The Coyote Sisters* US Lorimar/Morocco 1984 https://www.discogs.com/release/1199051-The-Coyote-Sisters-The-Coyote-Sisters I fully admit that I picked this up 75% because of the cover and 25% because it was on a Discogs […] [Original post on kind.social]

Album Of The Day: Anita Baker *Rapture* US Elektra 1986 https://www.discogs.com/release/5225944-Anita-Baker-Rapture #aotd #vinyl #soul @vinylrecords

https://www.mixcloud.com/wbwolf/lets-be-adult-run-with-the-fox/ A holiday themed set of music. Sure some Christmas songs, but a lot of them are kinda melancholy, with other songs that nicely fill out the set. Not sorry about the Wham! Song List: https://www.pillowfort.social/posts/6991070 […]

That was 1993's *Bossa Nova 2001* by Pizzicato Five. Produced by the band and Oyamada Keigo (aka Cornelius). Later, Pizzicato Five would indeed collaborate with St. Etienne and Sean O'Hagen of The High Llamas. Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bossa_Nova_2001 Discogs […]

If you missed the sample the first time... #listeningclub

Plastics "Diamond Head" UK Island 1981 Flexi-disc The flexi-disc was invented in 1962, though cardboard and other media had used for giveaway records earlier. They were often included in books and magazines, or this case, as a standalone promotion. They were […] [Original post on kind.social]

If I have one tradition for end of year, it's playing all of my music acquired over the year. Here's everything getting ready next couple weeks or so. #vinyl #cd #45rpm #physicalmedia

We now return to our irregularly scheduled programing.

I don't believe in these "records everyone should own" lists. Yes, listen widely, but don't follow the crowd. Find what you like; jazz, rock, hiphop, country, noise, pop, whatever. The fun is in the discovery. #vinyl

Spent the last four months reading @joabaldwin 's Noss series, reading the first four books. And now I'm out of books. I'm really looking forward to Book 5. Definitely one of my favorite books series in a long time. #bookstodon

Monday Random 10, from the mighty iTunes. What's up for today? 1. Keep On Running - Byrne & Barnes 2. Spanish Castle Magic - Jimi Hendrix Experience 3. 5 Minutes (B-B-B-Bombing Mix) - Bonzo Goes To Washington 4. The Stripper - Hank Crawford 5. Typical American - The Goats 6. It Stopped - Art Of […]

Chet Atkins *The Best Of Chet Atkins Vol. 2* US RCA Victor 1966 Jukebox For December this year, featuring some unusual formats in my collection. Ever since Columbia introduced LPs, they tried to push the 7" size. In some territories, it found a home in EPs. But […] [Original post on kind.social]

The JMusic Friday theme is cold or winter. In the 1992 Hiroshi Takano and Takao Tajima (Original Love) teamed up for a bouncy winter tale for a Sapporo beer CM, "Winter's Tale 〜冬物語〜" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QrFwI5bG2Cg #jmusicfriday #jpop

*Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie* 1996 US Rouge 2008 DVD US Shout! Factory 2013 Blu-Ray So what gives? Decided that if a digital release comes up when I do Discogs Roulette, I'll show off my non-music DVD collection. First up, the movie I've bought the […] [Original post on kind.social]

https://youtu.be/4z1EC_ykDrE "Music Studio: Harry Partch" (1958) Composer Harry Partch shows off his Chicago music studio, sending out records, and demonstrating his various custom built instruments in experiments in sound, timbre and scale. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Partch #movies

Tune Tuesday is about Pedal Power. Here's Roger Nichols and His Small Circle Of Friends with "Let's Ride" (1968) https://youtu.be/z-4O966xZN8 #tunetuesday #pedalpowersongs

https://youtu.be/-zhsNdk1_Vc I, for one, welcome our new robot overlords. Strong Bad... not so much.

This week's selection is from foreign lands, that's for sure. I like the groove. #listeningclub

Eurythmics "It's Alright (Baby's Coming Back)" US RCA 1986 Fourth and final single from the *Be Yourself Tonight* album, released end of December in some territories, and early January in North America. Song did well in most of the world, but only got to the […] [Original post on kind.social]

#musicwomenwednesday Let's talk about June Millington, because she's not discussed enough. Started the first all-female rock band signed by a major label, Fanny, in 1970. Cited as an influence by Go-Gos, Bangles and The Runaways. Left Fanny to record with her sister Jean, then release some […]

Monday Random 10. What on the slate today? 1. Dream All Day - The Posies 2. Faust Arp - Radiohead 3. Blue Smiles (Tribute To Blue Mitchell) -Hino Terumasa 4. In The Night (Extended Mix) - Pet Shop Boys 5. 1969 (Case Of Monsieur Kamayatsu) - Cornelius 6. I've Been Kicked Around - E 7. 春のラバハラッド - […]

This really seems to be from the Kate Bush school of pop music. #listeningclub

https://youtu.be/FG7eWBGfIzA "The Georgia Sea Island Singers" (1964) Edmund Carpenter/Alan Lomax Spirituals and dances performed by the Gullah (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gullah ) community from the Sea Islands; barrier islands from South Carolina to Florida. Isolated on the islands, they […]

The Police *Every Breath You Take: The Classics* US A&M 1995 I have a lot of greatest hits collections, both on CD and vinyl. For some artists, I just want the highlights. The Police qualify here. This comp was originally released in 1986 with "The Singles" […] [Original post on kind.social]