Rich Bird
@inkstainedrich.bsky.social
“Mitte advocatos, arma et pecuniary.” ~ W. Zevon
Cartoon pig in a past life. Lapsed piper, recovering journo, card-carrying non-conformist. Trying to be a better dad. Marilyn name drops me in "Some Like It Hot."
I spin/post vinyl, DH right & vote blue. 💙
Cartoon pig in a past life. Lapsed piper, recovering journo, card-carrying non-conformist. Trying to be a better dad. Marilyn name drops me in "Some Like It Hot."
I spin/post vinyl, DH right & vote blue. 💙
John Prine “Common Sense” 1975 Atlantic
Feels like the right album for that weird Friday after Thanksgiving. Your sleep schedule is jet lagged, and the leftovers are narcoleptic carb bombs.
But Handsome Johnny is your Sherpa back to Monday basecamp. Follow the rope.
#NowSpinning #VinylSky #Vinyl
Feels like the right album for that weird Friday after Thanksgiving. Your sleep schedule is jet lagged, and the leftovers are narcoleptic carb bombs.
But Handsome Johnny is your Sherpa back to Monday basecamp. Follow the rope.
#NowSpinning #VinylSky #Vinyl
November 29, 2025 at 5:02 AM
John Prine “Common Sense” 1975 Atlantic
Feels like the right album for that weird Friday after Thanksgiving. Your sleep schedule is jet lagged, and the leftovers are narcoleptic carb bombs.
But Handsome Johnny is your Sherpa back to Monday basecamp. Follow the rope.
#NowSpinning #VinylSky #Vinyl
Feels like the right album for that weird Friday after Thanksgiving. Your sleep schedule is jet lagged, and the leftovers are narcoleptic carb bombs.
But Handsome Johnny is your Sherpa back to Monday basecamp. Follow the rope.
#NowSpinning #VinylSky #Vinyl
Simon & Garfunkel “Greatest Hits” 1972 CBS Records
For y’all who’re homeward bound for T-Day - please remember Paul and Art’s advice from their episode of “Delicious Dish”: Yeah, we f’d it up. Go w/Sage, Rosemary and Thyme (Parsley is weak sauce. Ditch it).
🍗🦃🍗
#NowSpinning #VinylSky #Vinyl
For y’all who’re homeward bound for T-Day - please remember Paul and Art’s advice from their episode of “Delicious Dish”: Yeah, we f’d it up. Go w/Sage, Rosemary and Thyme (Parsley is weak sauce. Ditch it).
🍗🦃🍗
#NowSpinning #VinylSky #Vinyl
November 26, 2025 at 5:06 AM
Simon & Garfunkel “Greatest Hits” 1972 CBS Records
For y’all who’re homeward bound for T-Day - please remember Paul and Art’s advice from their episode of “Delicious Dish”: Yeah, we f’d it up. Go w/Sage, Rosemary and Thyme (Parsley is weak sauce. Ditch it).
🍗🦃🍗
#NowSpinning #VinylSky #Vinyl
For y’all who’re homeward bound for T-Day - please remember Paul and Art’s advice from their episode of “Delicious Dish”: Yeah, we f’d it up. Go w/Sage, Rosemary and Thyme (Parsley is weak sauce. Ditch it).
🍗🦃🍗
#NowSpinning #VinylSky #Vinyl
Boston (eponymous) 1976 Epic/CBS
I know the hits from classic rock radio and the cover from every Columbia House records and tapes club ad ever.
Never actually heard the LP.
#NowSpinning #VinylSky #Vinyl #LibrariesRock
I know the hits from classic rock radio and the cover from every Columbia House records and tapes club ad ever.
Never actually heard the LP.
#NowSpinning #VinylSky #Vinyl #LibrariesRock
November 25, 2025 at 1:51 AM
Boston (eponymous) 1976 Epic/CBS
I know the hits from classic rock radio and the cover from every Columbia House records and tapes club ad ever.
Never actually heard the LP.
#NowSpinning #VinylSky #Vinyl #LibrariesRock
I know the hits from classic rock radio and the cover from every Columbia House records and tapes club ad ever.
Never actually heard the LP.
#NowSpinning #VinylSky #Vinyl #LibrariesRock
Bohemian Rhapsody (The Original Soundtrack) 2018 Hollywood Records
Library loan. I’ve had Queen’s greatest hits on CDs since high school. I drew a cartoon about Freddy/Queen in college, This may be the first time I’ve ever heard clean on vinyl. 🧵
#NowSpinning #VinylSky #Vinyl #Queen
Library loan. I’ve had Queen’s greatest hits on CDs since high school. I drew a cartoon about Freddy/Queen in college, This may be the first time I’ve ever heard clean on vinyl. 🧵
#NowSpinning #VinylSky #Vinyl #Queen
November 24, 2025 at 4:41 AM
Bohemian Rhapsody (The Original Soundtrack) 2018 Hollywood Records
Library loan. I’ve had Queen’s greatest hits on CDs since high school. I drew a cartoon about Freddy/Queen in college, This may be the first time I’ve ever heard clean on vinyl. 🧵
#NowSpinning #VinylSky #Vinyl #Queen
Library loan. I’ve had Queen’s greatest hits on CDs since high school. I drew a cartoon about Freddy/Queen in college, This may be the first time I’ve ever heard clean on vinyl. 🧵
#NowSpinning #VinylSky #Vinyl #Queen
Big Audio Dynamite “This Is Big Audio Dynamite” 1985 CBS
I need to sit with this album longer. The printed lyrics are insanely hard to read. On a couple of tunes they don’t lead to where the verses and chorus are. 🧵
#NowSpinning #VinylSky #Vinyl
I need to sit with this album longer. The printed lyrics are insanely hard to read. On a couple of tunes they don’t lead to where the verses and chorus are. 🧵
#NowSpinning #VinylSky #Vinyl
November 23, 2025 at 4:38 AM
Big Audio Dynamite “This Is Big Audio Dynamite” 1985 CBS
I need to sit with this album longer. The printed lyrics are insanely hard to read. On a couple of tunes they don’t lead to where the verses and chorus are. 🧵
#NowSpinning #VinylSky #Vinyl
I need to sit with this album longer. The printed lyrics are insanely hard to read. On a couple of tunes they don’t lead to where the verses and chorus are. 🧵
#NowSpinning #VinylSky #Vinyl
Steve Goodman “Artistic Hair” 1983 Red Pajamas Records.
Got a haircut today. Don’t get a haircut anywhere where I don’t close my eyes and hear “East St. Louis Tweedle-Dee.” 🧵
#NowSpinning #VinylSky #Vinyl
Got a haircut today. Don’t get a haircut anywhere where I don’t close my eyes and hear “East St. Louis Tweedle-Dee.” 🧵
#NowSpinning #VinylSky #Vinyl
November 21, 2025 at 5:15 AM
Steve Goodman “Artistic Hair” 1983 Red Pajamas Records.
Got a haircut today. Don’t get a haircut anywhere where I don’t close my eyes and hear “East St. Louis Tweedle-Dee.” 🧵
#NowSpinning #VinylSky #Vinyl
Got a haircut today. Don’t get a haircut anywhere where I don’t close my eyes and hear “East St. Louis Tweedle-Dee.” 🧵
#NowSpinning #VinylSky #Vinyl
Tutu and the Pirates “Trail of the Great White Beaver” 2014 (No Label)
The openly anti-lectual suburban rock band was the go-to opening band for the Ramones when they played Chicago (‘77-‘78). They were one of the first punk bands on the Chicago scene.
#NowSpinning #VinylSky #Vinyl #ChicagoPunk 🧵
The openly anti-lectual suburban rock band was the go-to opening band for the Ramones when they played Chicago (‘77-‘78). They were one of the first punk bands on the Chicago scene.
#NowSpinning #VinylSky #Vinyl #ChicagoPunk 🧵
November 20, 2025 at 4:03 AM
Tutu and the Pirates “Trail of the Great White Beaver” 2014 (No Label)
The openly anti-lectual suburban rock band was the go-to opening band for the Ramones when they played Chicago (‘77-‘78). They were one of the first punk bands on the Chicago scene.
#NowSpinning #VinylSky #Vinyl #ChicagoPunk 🧵
The openly anti-lectual suburban rock band was the go-to opening band for the Ramones when they played Chicago (‘77-‘78). They were one of the first punk bands on the Chicago scene.
#NowSpinning #VinylSky #Vinyl #ChicagoPunk 🧵
Right down to the tie.
November 18, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Right down to the tie.
Dead Kennedys “Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables” 1980 Cherry Red/IRS
This is a fairly new pressing on the Manifesto label. 45 years later, the track list reads the same as some new teen punk band’s set list. Except “California UA” would be a Newsome campaign theme.
#NowSpinning #VinylSky #Vinyl
This is a fairly new pressing on the Manifesto label. 45 years later, the track list reads the same as some new teen punk band’s set list. Except “California UA” would be a Newsome campaign theme.
#NowSpinning #VinylSky #Vinyl
November 18, 2025 at 3:45 AM
Dead Kennedys “Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables” 1980 Cherry Red/IRS
This is a fairly new pressing on the Manifesto label. 45 years later, the track list reads the same as some new teen punk band’s set list. Except “California UA” would be a Newsome campaign theme.
#NowSpinning #VinylSky #Vinyl
This is a fairly new pressing on the Manifesto label. 45 years later, the track list reads the same as some new teen punk band’s set list. Except “California UA” would be a Newsome campaign theme.
#NowSpinning #VinylSky #Vinyl
The Dead Poets are curious about their first Christmas. Gwendolyn, Seamus and Shel are going to put the “Holy $@&%!” in the holidays.
November 16, 2025 at 2:42 AM
The Dead Poets are curious about their first Christmas. Gwendolyn, Seamus and Shel are going to put the “Holy $@&%!” in the holidays.
Plastics “Welcome Back” 1981 Island Records
Influential Japanese new wave band. They were signed and released in the states, championed by David Byrne of Talking Heads, as well as the B-52s.
#NowSpinning #VinylSky #Vinyl
Influential Japanese new wave band. They were signed and released in the states, championed by David Byrne of Talking Heads, as well as the B-52s.
#NowSpinning #VinylSky #Vinyl
November 14, 2025 at 2:59 AM
Plastics “Welcome Back” 1981 Island Records
Influential Japanese new wave band. They were signed and released in the states, championed by David Byrne of Talking Heads, as well as the B-52s.
#NowSpinning #VinylSky #Vinyl
Influential Japanese new wave band. They were signed and released in the states, championed by David Byrne of Talking Heads, as well as the B-52s.
#NowSpinning #VinylSky #Vinyl
Zero Boys “History Of” 2009 Secretly Canadian
🧵 I had never heard of these guys, but they were one of the openers for Naked Raygun during a two-night stand to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Metro in Chicago. The other opener was The Crombies …
#NowSpinning #vinylsky #Vinyl #punk #ZeroBoys
🧵 I had never heard of these guys, but they were one of the openers for Naked Raygun during a two-night stand to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Metro in Chicago. The other opener was The Crombies …
#NowSpinning #vinylsky #Vinyl #punk #ZeroBoys
November 13, 2025 at 4:19 AM
Zero Boys “History Of” 2009 Secretly Canadian
🧵 I had never heard of these guys, but they were one of the openers for Naked Raygun during a two-night stand to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Metro in Chicago. The other opener was The Crombies …
#NowSpinning #vinylsky #Vinyl #punk #ZeroBoys
🧵 I had never heard of these guys, but they were one of the openers for Naked Raygun during a two-night stand to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Metro in Chicago. The other opener was The Crombies …
#NowSpinning #vinylsky #Vinyl #punk #ZeroBoys
Hindu Love Gods (eponymous) 1990 Giant/Reprise.
Back on my $hit: Zevon edition. This is one of the first albums I identify with college because a friend introduced it to me, and it was “new” music from artists I’d heard, but not together, and these were covers.
#NowSpinning #VinylSky #Vinyl
Back on my $hit: Zevon edition. This is one of the first albums I identify with college because a friend introduced it to me, and it was “new” music from artists I’d heard, but not together, and these were covers.
#NowSpinning #VinylSky #Vinyl
November 12, 2025 at 5:16 AM
Hindu Love Gods (eponymous) 1990 Giant/Reprise.
Back on my $hit: Zevon edition. This is one of the first albums I identify with college because a friend introduced it to me, and it was “new” music from artists I’d heard, but not together, and these were covers.
#NowSpinning #VinylSky #Vinyl
Back on my $hit: Zevon edition. This is one of the first albums I identify with college because a friend introduced it to me, and it was “new” music from artists I’d heard, but not together, and these were covers.
#NowSpinning #VinylSky #Vinyl
I was stymied by short clips, but now, seeing the whole speech, I’m bereft … I think a big percentage of folks there were trying to laugh at a comic and the funny werewolf song. Yeah, it was weird. I also think none of the other acts truly understood the power of that moment. Man, what a voice.
Love the fact the family asked Dave to induct. Perhaps bittersweet, but I could argue that final appearance on the Late Show might have introduced Warren to more new fans in the last days of his life than any album in 30 years.
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Warren Zevon Rock n' Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony (Full David Letterman Speech)
YouTube video by Cool Music For Cool Guys
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November 11, 2025 at 5:25 AM
I was stymied by short clips, but now, seeing the whole speech, I’m bereft … I think a big percentage of folks there were trying to laugh at a comic and the funny werewolf song. Yeah, it was weird. I also think none of the other acts truly understood the power of that moment. Man, what a voice.
Warren Zevon “Excitable Boy” 1978 Elektra/Asylum
Missed the Rock and Roll HOF last night, but I caught a short clip of Letterman’s induction speech for WZ. Do find it if you’re of a mind. Touching, funny words.
#NowSpinning #VinylSky #Vinyl
Missed the Rock and Roll HOF last night, but I caught a short clip of Letterman’s induction speech for WZ. Do find it if you’re of a mind. Touching, funny words.
#NowSpinning #VinylSky #Vinyl
November 10, 2025 at 2:33 AM
Warren Zevon “Excitable Boy” 1978 Elektra/Asylum
Missed the Rock and Roll HOF last night, but I caught a short clip of Letterman’s induction speech for WZ. Do find it if you’re of a mind. Touching, funny words.
#NowSpinning #VinylSky #Vinyl
Missed the Rock and Roll HOF last night, but I caught a short clip of Letterman’s induction speech for WZ. Do find it if you’re of a mind. Touching, funny words.
#NowSpinning #VinylSky #Vinyl
November 7, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Various “Paranoia You Can Dance To” 1986 Weird System
This is a West German compilation of the best of the American vinyl fanzine Flipside.
#NowSpinning #VinylSky #Vinyl
This is a West German compilation of the best of the American vinyl fanzine Flipside.
#NowSpinning #VinylSky #Vinyl
November 7, 2025 at 1:56 AM
Various “Paranoia You Can Dance To” 1986 Weird System
This is a West German compilation of the best of the American vinyl fanzine Flipside.
#NowSpinning #VinylSky #Vinyl
This is a West German compilation of the best of the American vinyl fanzine Flipside.
#NowSpinning #VinylSky #Vinyl
Bonemen of Barumba - eponymous - 1981 Barumba Stereo (Bone 001)
This is a weird 10” 33-RPM EP of protopunk, goth punk & goth reggae?!?
“Government Money” is a protest song: “Give us money, give us food, give us things we need.”
Sound familiar?
#NowSpinning #VinylSky #Vinyl
This is a weird 10” 33-RPM EP of protopunk, goth punk & goth reggae?!?
“Government Money” is a protest song: “Give us money, give us food, give us things we need.”
Sound familiar?
#NowSpinning #VinylSky #Vinyl
November 6, 2025 at 4:22 AM
Bonemen of Barumba - eponymous - 1981 Barumba Stereo (Bone 001)
This is a weird 10” 33-RPM EP of protopunk, goth punk & goth reggae?!?
“Government Money” is a protest song: “Give us money, give us food, give us things we need.”
Sound familiar?
#NowSpinning #VinylSky #Vinyl
This is a weird 10” 33-RPM EP of protopunk, goth punk & goth reggae?!?
“Government Money” is a protest song: “Give us money, give us food, give us things we need.”
Sound familiar?
#NowSpinning #VinylSky #Vinyl
“Something’s Gone Wrong Again: The Buzzcocks Covers Compilation” 1992 C/Z Records
Fun tribute to the Manchester punks by early’90s punks bands like the Didjits, Coffin Break, the Accüsed and Naked Raygun.
#NowSpinning #VinylSky #Vinyl
Fun tribute to the Manchester punks by early’90s punks bands like the Didjits, Coffin Break, the Accüsed and Naked Raygun.
#NowSpinning #VinylSky #Vinyl
November 5, 2025 at 1:37 AM
“Something’s Gone Wrong Again: The Buzzcocks Covers Compilation” 1992 C/Z Records
Fun tribute to the Manchester punks by early’90s punks bands like the Didjits, Coffin Break, the Accüsed and Naked Raygun.
#NowSpinning #VinylSky #Vinyl
Fun tribute to the Manchester punks by early’90s punks bands like the Didjits, Coffin Break, the Accüsed and Naked Raygun.
#NowSpinning #VinylSky #Vinyl
“Beautiful Happiness” 1988 Sounds/Shigaku Ltd.
Cool comp by UK rock weekly zine SOUNDS and Shigaku Ltd., a world-wide indie label. I bought it for the Raygun, but stayed for the D.J. Lebowitz’s lounge cover of DK’s “Holliday in Cambodia.”
#NowSpinning #VinylSky #Vinyl
Cool comp by UK rock weekly zine SOUNDS and Shigaku Ltd., a world-wide indie label. I bought it for the Raygun, but stayed for the D.J. Lebowitz’s lounge cover of DK’s “Holliday in Cambodia.”
#NowSpinning #VinylSky #Vinyl
November 4, 2025 at 1:56 AM
“Beautiful Happiness” 1988 Sounds/Shigaku Ltd.
Cool comp by UK rock weekly zine SOUNDS and Shigaku Ltd., a world-wide indie label. I bought it for the Raygun, but stayed for the D.J. Lebowitz’s lounge cover of DK’s “Holliday in Cambodia.”
#NowSpinning #VinylSky #Vinyl
Cool comp by UK rock weekly zine SOUNDS and Shigaku Ltd., a world-wide indie label. I bought it for the Raygun, but stayed for the D.J. Lebowitz’s lounge cover of DK’s “Holliday in Cambodia.”
#NowSpinning #VinylSky #Vinyl
Neil Diamond “Stones” 1971 MCA
Mix of Neil Diamond originals and some great covers: “Chelsea Morning” Joni Mitchell, “Suzanne” Leonard Cohen, “I Think It’s Gonna Rain Today” Randy Newman, “Husbands and Wives” Roger Miller.
#NowSpinning #VinylSky #Vinyl
Mix of Neil Diamond originals and some great covers: “Chelsea Morning” Joni Mitchell, “Suzanne” Leonard Cohen, “I Think It’s Gonna Rain Today” Randy Newman, “Husbands and Wives” Roger Miller.
#NowSpinning #VinylSky #Vinyl
November 2, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Neil Diamond “Stones” 1971 MCA
Mix of Neil Diamond originals and some great covers: “Chelsea Morning” Joni Mitchell, “Suzanne” Leonard Cohen, “I Think It’s Gonna Rain Today” Randy Newman, “Husbands and Wives” Roger Miller.
#NowSpinning #VinylSky #Vinyl
Mix of Neil Diamond originals and some great covers: “Chelsea Morning” Joni Mitchell, “Suzanne” Leonard Cohen, “I Think It’s Gonna Rain Today” Randy Newman, “Husbands and Wives” Roger Miller.
#NowSpinning #VinylSky #Vinyl
Jim Croce “Photographs and Memories: His Greatest Hits” 1974 ABC
My fall-back, extra hour replay: “Time in a Bottle”
#NowSpinning #VinylSky #Vinyl
My fall-back, extra hour replay: “Time in a Bottle”
#NowSpinning #VinylSky #Vinyl
November 2, 2025 at 5:15 AM
Jim Croce “Photographs and Memories: His Greatest Hits” 1974 ABC
My fall-back, extra hour replay: “Time in a Bottle”
#NowSpinning #VinylSky #Vinyl
My fall-back, extra hour replay: “Time in a Bottle”
#NowSpinning #VinylSky #Vinyl
Misfits “Die, Die My Darling” 1984 Plan 9
Happy Halloween. This is a 2000’s 12” reprint of the original 45. B-Sides are “Mommy, Can I Go Out and Kill Tonight?” and “We Bite.”
#NowSpinning #VinylSky #Vinyl
Happy Halloween. This is a 2000’s 12” reprint of the original 45. B-Sides are “Mommy, Can I Go Out and Kill Tonight?” and “We Bite.”
#NowSpinning #VinylSky #Vinyl
November 1, 2025 at 1:43 AM
Misfits “Die, Die My Darling” 1984 Plan 9
Happy Halloween. This is a 2000’s 12” reprint of the original 45. B-Sides are “Mommy, Can I Go Out and Kill Tonight?” and “We Bite.”
#NowSpinning #VinylSky #Vinyl
Happy Halloween. This is a 2000’s 12” reprint of the original 45. B-Sides are “Mommy, Can I Go Out and Kill Tonight?” and “We Bite.”
#NowSpinning #VinylSky #Vinyl
Nina Hagen “NunSexMonkRock” 1982 CBS/Columbia
First solo album by the German singer (first in English), which Rolling Stone dubbed the “most unlistenable” album of all time. Harsh. I’ve heard waaaaay worse. The baby, Cosma Shiva Hagen, is now 43.
#NowSpinning #VinylSky #Vinyl
First solo album by the German singer (first in English), which Rolling Stone dubbed the “most unlistenable” album of all time. Harsh. I’ve heard waaaaay worse. The baby, Cosma Shiva Hagen, is now 43.
#NowSpinning #VinylSky #Vinyl
October 31, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Nina Hagen “NunSexMonkRock” 1982 CBS/Columbia
First solo album by the German singer (first in English), which Rolling Stone dubbed the “most unlistenable” album of all time. Harsh. I’ve heard waaaaay worse. The baby, Cosma Shiva Hagen, is now 43.
#NowSpinning #VinylSky #Vinyl
First solo album by the German singer (first in English), which Rolling Stone dubbed the “most unlistenable” album of all time. Harsh. I’ve heard waaaaay worse. The baby, Cosma Shiva Hagen, is now 43.
#NowSpinning #VinylSky #Vinyl
Articles of Faith “Give Thanks” 1984 Reflex Records/Dutch East India Trading
Singer Vic Bondi turned a Springsteen/Clash cover band into an influential hardcore punk outfit (‘81-‘85) after seeing Bad Brains in D.C. Bob Mould produced it.
#NowSpinning #VinylSky #Vinyl #ChicagoPunk
Singer Vic Bondi turned a Springsteen/Clash cover band into an influential hardcore punk outfit (‘81-‘85) after seeing Bad Brains in D.C. Bob Mould produced it.
#NowSpinning #VinylSky #Vinyl #ChicagoPunk
October 30, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Articles of Faith “Give Thanks” 1984 Reflex Records/Dutch East India Trading
Singer Vic Bondi turned a Springsteen/Clash cover band into an influential hardcore punk outfit (‘81-‘85) after seeing Bad Brains in D.C. Bob Mould produced it.
#NowSpinning #VinylSky #Vinyl #ChicagoPunk
Singer Vic Bondi turned a Springsteen/Clash cover band into an influential hardcore punk outfit (‘81-‘85) after seeing Bad Brains in D.C. Bob Mould produced it.
#NowSpinning #VinylSky #Vinyl #ChicagoPunk