Monthly Crate Diggin’ #4 – Conscious & Feeling Good in 2012

December got away from me, and with the annual roundup, I ran out of time for vinyl musings… I’d been meaning to mention “Beats Rhymes & Life: The Travels of a Tribe Called Quest” and to send a shout out to Michael Rapaport. What could have been a low key passion project turned into . . . → Read More: Monthly Crate Diggin’ #4 – Conscious & Feeling Good in 2012

Monthly Crate Diggin’ #3 – Thanksgiving Special

The November selects bring a more eclectic batch of vinyl nostalgia. Thanksgiving unearthed some long forgotten gems, along with far too much sugar and lots of games… oh, and the older folks representing as the biggest card hustlers.

A group of us were talking about TV shows, past and present, when one of the . . . → Read More: Monthly Crate Diggin’ #3 – Thanksgiving Special

Monthly Crate Diggin’ #2

Vinyl. It’s tangible. It’s distinct smell brings back as many memories as the tunes… While you’re listening to an album for instance, you can scan the cover art front and back, and you can read every inch of info printed on the jacket and on the inside sleeve; writers. producers, publishers, featured vocalists, thank . . . → Read More: Monthly Crate Diggin’ #2

Monthly Crate Diggin’ #1

I still love my vinyl… Shelf after shelf of the beautiful stuff – a permanent fixture. But when was the last time I pulled anything out to listen to it? Hmm… Like everyone else, I’m creating and listening to audio files, stored on one gadget or another and the files become invisible. So, I’ve . . . → Read More: Monthly Crate Diggin’ #1

Beats & Pieces: February – March Round Up

Beats & Pieces

So what’s been going on since January? Yes, I’ve been a little quiet since then, but it’s only because I’m steeped in projects that need to be kept under wraps, for now. Suffice it to say that I’ve been doing quite a bit of writing that is unconnected to my . . . → Read More: Beats & Pieces: February – March Round Up