Recorded in New Jersey by Mike Batlin on a Teac Tascam Series 144 4-track cassette recorder
November 6, 2025 at 3:31 AM
Recorded in New Jersey by Mike Batlin on a Teac Tascam Series 144 4-track cassette recorder
Halloween tradition. #FreaksandGeeks
November 1, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Halloween tradition. #FreaksandGeeks
Fellow Flying Nun fanatics: if you can get to Wellington, NZ you can now listen to multitrack tapes from the Flying Nun Records and Chris Knox collections — over 200 have now been digitised and are available at the National Library — including the Dunedin Double!
natlib.govt.nz/blog/posts/f...
natlib.govt.nz/blog/posts/f...
October 31, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Fellow Flying Nun fanatics: if you can get to Wellington, NZ you can now listen to multitrack tapes from the Flying Nun Records and Chris Knox collections — over 200 have now been digitised and are available at the National Library — including the Dunedin Double!
natlib.govt.nz/blog/posts/f...
natlib.govt.nz/blog/posts/f...
Fantastic triple bill of @slumberlandrecords.com bands at Comet Ping Pong last night: @jeanines-band.bsky.social, Lightheaded, and Tony Molina.
October 17, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Fantastic triple bill of @slumberlandrecords.com bands at Comet Ping Pong last night: @jeanines-band.bsky.social, Lightheaded, and Tony Molina.
I still miss Brian Wilson. 🥲
October 16, 2025 at 8:08 PM
I still miss Brian Wilson. 🥲
Blasting off to the moon with the dreamy new record by @massagetheband.bsky.social
October 8, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Blasting off to the moon with the dreamy new record by @massagetheband.bsky.social
October 5, 2025 at 5:09 PM
It's @bandcamp.com Friday! Splashed out on: The Bats, @pickledarling.bsky.social, Massage, The Telephone Numbers, and @heyhumdrum.bsky.social. @slumberlandrecords.com
September 5, 2025 at 7:30 PM
It's @bandcamp.com Friday! Splashed out on: The Bats, @pickledarling.bsky.social, Massage, The Telephone Numbers, and @heyhumdrum.bsky.social. @slumberlandrecords.com
Happy 30th to one of the best albums of ‘90s. I remember exactly where I was when I first heard Luna’s “Penthouse,” and have forgotten the subsequent 1000s.
August 8, 2025 at 1:41 AM
Happy 30th to one of the best albums of ‘90s. I remember exactly where I was when I first heard Luna’s “Penthouse,” and have forgotten the subsequent 1000s.
It was a labor of love to honor the memory of Brian Wilson with Mike Wagner and Patrick Foster during Beach Boys Week on Rockin' the Suburbs. Part 5 covers the post-1967 era. It's mostly tragic, with some small triumphs, and plenty of farce. Listen to all eps here: www.suburbspod.com/tag/beach-bo...
July 11, 2025 at 3:38 PM
It was a labor of love to honor the memory of Brian Wilson with Mike Wagner and Patrick Foster during Beach Boys Week on Rockin' the Suburbs. Part 5 covers the post-1967 era. It's mostly tragic, with some small triumphs, and plenty of farce. Listen to all eps here: www.suburbspod.com/tag/beach-bo...
On Part 4 of Beach Boys Week on Rockin' the Suburbs, Mike Wagner and I discuss Brian Wilson's pocket symphony “Good Vibrations,” then pick through the columnated ruins of the cursed "Smile" project. Host Patrick Foster explores Van Dyke Parks' enigmatic "Song Cycle."
audioboom.com/posts/874663...
audioboom.com/posts/874663...
July 10, 2025 at 7:36 PM
On Part 4 of Beach Boys Week on Rockin' the Suburbs, Mike Wagner and I discuss Brian Wilson's pocket symphony “Good Vibrations,” then pick through the columnated ruins of the cursed "Smile" project. Host Patrick Foster explores Van Dyke Parks' enigmatic "Song Cycle."
audioboom.com/posts/874663...
audioboom.com/posts/874663...
On Part 3 of Beach Boys Week on Rockin' the Suburbs podcast, Mike Wagner and I discuss Brian Wilson's brilliantly emotive sonic masterpiece, "Pet Sounds." And host Patrick Foster highlights some '90s bands who were highly influenced by the "Pet Sounds" sound.
Listen: audioboom.com/posts/874602...
Listen: audioboom.com/posts/874602...
July 9, 2025 at 5:02 PM
On Part 3 of Beach Boys Week on Rockin' the Suburbs podcast, Mike Wagner and I discuss Brian Wilson's brilliantly emotive sonic masterpiece, "Pet Sounds." And host Patrick Foster highlights some '90s bands who were highly influenced by the "Pet Sounds" sound.
Listen: audioboom.com/posts/874602...
Listen: audioboom.com/posts/874602...
On Part 2 of Beach Boys Week on the Rockin' the Suburbs, Mike Wagner and I discuss 1964-65 as Brian Wilson's genius as a composer/arranger/producer blossoms in the studio. Host Patrick Foster chimes in with a fascinating riff on "Help Me Ronda/Rhonda." Listen here: audioboom.com/posts/874488...
July 8, 2025 at 3:58 PM
On Part 2 of Beach Boys Week on the Rockin' the Suburbs, Mike Wagner and I discuss 1964-65 as Brian Wilson's genius as a composer/arranger/producer blossoms in the studio. Host Patrick Foster chimes in with a fascinating riff on "Help Me Ronda/Rhonda." Listen here: audioboom.com/posts/874488...
I continue to be sad about losing Brian, but worked through it by recording a week of Beach Boys episodes for the Rockin' the Suburbs podcast with my good friend @michaelwagner.bsky.social. Part 1 covers the early years 1961-1963. Listen here: audioboom.com/posts/874466...
July 7, 2025 at 7:59 PM
I continue to be sad about losing Brian, but worked through it by recording a week of Beach Boys episodes for the Rockin' the Suburbs podcast with my good friend @michaelwagner.bsky.social. Part 1 covers the early years 1961-1963. Listen here: audioboom.com/posts/874466...
It’s the time of the season to celebrate the music of The Zombies! Thanks to @michaelwagner.bsky.social for making the “Odessey”out to AFI Silver today.
May 19, 2025 at 12:01 AM
It’s the time of the season to celebrate the music of The Zombies! Thanks to @michaelwagner.bsky.social for making the “Odessey”out to AFI Silver today.
Now playing: Dennis Wilson, “Pacific Ocean Blue,” 1977
May 14, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Now playing: Dennis Wilson, “Pacific Ocean Blue,” 1977
Happy birthday Arthur Lee, born March 7, 1945.
“Write the rules
In the sky
But ask your leaders
Why? Why?”
“Write the rules
In the sky
But ask your leaders
Why? Why?”
March 7, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Happy birthday Arthur Lee, born March 7, 1945.
“Write the rules
In the sky
But ask your leaders
Why? Why?”
“Write the rules
In the sky
But ask your leaders
Why? Why?”
Do I have any Verlaines fans here? If so, go to the link below and vote for "Bird Dog," one of the greatest albums of the '80s, if not all time.
Vote with a "heart: www.facebook.com/share/p/1VMd...
Vote with a "heart: www.facebook.com/share/p/1VMd...
February 27, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Do I have any Verlaines fans here? If so, go to the link below and vote for "Bird Dog," one of the greatest albums of the '80s, if not all time.
Vote with a "heart: www.facebook.com/share/p/1VMd...
Vote with a "heart: www.facebook.com/share/p/1VMd...
Excellent selection of 33 1/3 books here: @peoplesbooktakoma.com
February 22, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Excellent selection of 33 1/3 books here: @peoplesbooktakoma.com
Is there any other debut EP where the band’s sound was so perfectly formed and articulated as R.E.M.’s “Chronic Town”? (The correct answer is “No”.)
January 8, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Is there any other debut EP where the band’s sound was so perfectly formed and articulated as R.E.M.’s “Chronic Town”? (The correct answer is “No”.)
You don’t need another best albums of 2024 list, so here goes:
Quivers: Oyster Cuts
Mt. Misery: Love in Mind
Waxahatchee: Tigers Blood
Ducks Ltd: Harm’s Way
Chime School: The Boy Who Ran The Paisley Hotel
Quivers: Oyster Cuts
Mt. Misery: Love in Mind
Waxahatchee: Tigers Blood
Ducks Ltd: Harm’s Way
Chime School: The Boy Who Ran The Paisley Hotel
December 31, 2024 at 4:57 PM
You don’t need another best albums of 2024 list, so here goes:
Quivers: Oyster Cuts
Mt. Misery: Love in Mind
Waxahatchee: Tigers Blood
Ducks Ltd: Harm’s Way
Chime School: The Boy Who Ran The Paisley Hotel
Quivers: Oyster Cuts
Mt. Misery: Love in Mind
Waxahatchee: Tigers Blood
Ducks Ltd: Harm’s Way
Chime School: The Boy Who Ran The Paisley Hotel
Found an album cover today at the National Gallery of Art, dye imbibition print by William Eggleston, 1973.
December 30, 2024 at 7:52 PM
Found an album cover today at the National Gallery of Art, dye imbibition print by William Eggleston, 1973.