Thursday night after the Nick Cave Documentary at the Capitol Theater we motored down Detroit to catch the 2nd set of The New Soft Shoe; Cleveland’s Gram Parsons tribute. We rarely get to see them perform because they mostly do one night at month at the Happy Dog. Every once in a great while you…
Author: J Burchaski
Lifter Puller at Red Rocks 9/2/16 and The Hold Steady at Riot Fest Denver 9/3/16
“I Got Bored When I Didn’t Have A Band. So I Started A Band”
Today’s Spin: Igniters Steel Band – Igniters Explode
File under so bad it’s good or possibly genius. You won’t find much on the Igniters Steel Band on the web. I imagine when travel to the Bahamas was fresh and new back in the 70’s these guys were the playing at some resort selling their records to the tourists. My copy was signed by…
#U240 #RockHall Celebration 9/24 – 9/25
I will never have shame for my absolute fandom of the rock and roll juggernaut U2. In September the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is having a party to celebrate the formation of one of the greatest bands in the world. I was so excited to see the Rock Hall getting involved. $20 a…
Today’s Spin: Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds, The Good Son
In celebration of the screening of One More Time With Feeling, the Nick Cave documentary showing tonight at the Capitol Theater I had to dust this one off. This was not my first dance with Nick Cave. The album was put out in 1990, 2 years after the harder edged critically acclaimed Tender Prey record….
Today’s Spin: Frank Sinatra Come Fly With Me
Growing up I never really understood or respected the Sinatra of my time. This was the whiskey swilling, bloated out of his prime loud mouth Sinatra that had the audacity to scold Sinead O’Connor for ripping up a picture of the pope on Saturday Night Live. My parents weren’t music people so I never grew…
Today’s Spin: Sergei Prokofiev Alexander Nevsky
Sergei Prokofiev’s Alexander Nevsky will always hold a sentimental place with me. Back in the 80’s my mom worked at the Cleveland Foundation and was always able to score tickets to the Cleveland Orchestra. My friend Dave, who is currently playing in the Orchestra down in New Orleans, would always accompany me to these concerts….
New Vinyl Releases 9|9|16
Lot of stuff coming out this week. Nick Cave, Cure reissues, Alanis, Jack White, Teenage Fanclub, and even that shitty Shaggs Record. Alanis Morissette — Jagged Little Pill Label Warner Brothers Pressing Information (1xLP) Blue Marble — 1,000 Purchase Newbury Comics Allah-Las — Calico Review Label Mexican Summer Pressing Information (1xLP) 140-Gram Black White (Amoeba) Purchase…
Dee Perry: This is not a goodbye, my darling, this is a thank you
I had the extreme pleasure of being interviewed by Dee Perry a few months back supporting the Happy Dog Vinyl Swap. I reached out a couple weeks back to see if I could get back on the show and heard the sad news that Dee was retiring. Dee was a staple on my car radio…
Better Homes and Gardens Cube Organizer is junk
Rarely will I ever post a negative review of something, but I am making an exception here. I heard from quite a few people they use this giant Better Homes and Gardens shit box to store their precious records. They said it was cheaper than the Ikea Kallax, which is the gold standard of makeshift…
4 The Record September 11th at Happy Dog West
Well, we took the rest of the summer off just like the kids on Summer Vacation. September 11th we bring the show back to the Happy Dog in Ohio City. Bring a crate of records to swap or sell and listen to some vinyl. We don’t call it a record show. We don’t call it…
June Spin, Swap Social
We took the transactional nature of the outdated record show and stuck it in a bar. These are just normal collectors bringing doubles or thinning out the collections.
Northeast Ohio Vinyl Club 