The next few posts will be different from my normal format of consumption-oriented clickbait. Here I am every other week telling you to buy buy buy, to sub sub sub. It’s so fun to consume, you know. It’s more fun to mask your giddy consumerism as half-hearted ironic consumerism. That having been said, buying outside […]

I don’t have a lot this week. I’ve got a few really interesting projects in the chamber, but nothing worth reporting yet. As I’m due to for something, I whipped up this list the top ten community voted best releases in my collection. It’s an amazing mix of funk, disco, psych and electronic-ish music. I was […]

Since the dawn of time, mankind has dreamed of a brighter tomorrow and a modern successful way of living. A time, when music could be nearly free. These brave records, cds, tapes or other fine alternatives to entertainment dared to make that dream a reality. It brings me great pleasure to announce to you today, […]

Well, here I am back again with another true story from the world of dust. I used to hear stories that thrift stores used to be consistent amazing fountains of records. This was the thought going through my head last Friday. I walked out of a certain chain thrift store in Rhode Island empty handed. […]

In light of the upcoming Crate Diggers Miami record fair, I thought it’d be a good time to share some of the choicer cuts of a style of music known as Miami Bass. This sub-style of Bass Music gained prominence in the 1980s and 1990s. Chances are, you’ve heard this music too. 2 Live Crew, Tag […]

Misheard lyrics, or mondegreens (yes, there’s an actual word for them), are the source of much hilarity and embarrassment – depending on whether you’re the one who overhears or delivers the jumbled verse. We recently asked our Facebook followers for the best mistaken lyrics they’ve overheard. The response did not disappoint. There were the old favourites: […]