Pop punk, as big as it’s become over the years, has never been truly taken…
From the Record Crate
From the Record Crate is about looking back. It’s about reaching into your music collection and pulling out an old favorite, or looking through dollar bins for older CDs you’ve never heard. It’s as much about obscure albums you’ve never heard as it is about albums that are constantly ranked among the all-time greatest.
From the Record Crate: The Psychedelic Furs – “Talk Talk Talk” (1981)
The Psychedelic Furs’ eponymous 1980 debut begins with “India,” a six minute song that opens…
From The Record Crate: The Beach Boys -“Pet Sounds” (1966)
Everything I’ve ever done was because of Pet Sounds. It’s an album that has given…
From the Record Crate: KISS – “Alive!” (1975)
Hey, remember when it was cool to be a Kiss fan? The hard rock legends…
From the Record Crate: Jane’s Addiction – “Ritual de lo Habitual” (1990)
There are many bands that could be credited to kick-starting the alternative rock revolution of…
From the Record Crate: Fleetwood Mac – “Fleetwood Mac” (1975)
Imagine, if you will, you’re a teenage blues rock fan in 1974 recovering from the…
From the Record Crate: Coldplay – “Parachutes” (2000)
Coldplay might think their debut album was “terrible music,” but the world didn’t feel the…
