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

From the Record Crate: The Strokes – “Is This It” (2001)

From the Record Crate

From the Record Crate: John Mayer – “Continuum” (2006)

From the Record Crate

From the Record Crate: Daft Punk – “Homework” (1997)

From the Record Crate: Green Day – “Dookie” (1994)

Hi there, let me tell you briefly about my relationship with Green Day. As I’m…

From the Record Crate: Cage – “Hell’s Winter” (2005)

Instead of simply resorting to ridiculous exaggerations, Cage, real name Chris Palko, draws inspiration from…

From the Record Crate: Blur – “Parklife” (1994)

A cultural touchstone of the mid ’90s Britpop movement, Blur’s third album Parklife defined their…

Music Review: Run D.M.C. – Three Decades On

Today, perhaps you are reading this short piece on a laptop, a tablet, maybe even on your…

From Ye’Old 106 & Park’s Countdowns: Kanye West’s “College Dropout”

To me, Kanye has always been an easy topic to discuss; whether it’s his consistency…

From the Record Crate: The Beatles – “Beatles for Sale” (1964)

On Facebook today, I saw a fellow music writer—one of my favorite music writers, in…

From the Record Crate: Paul Simon – “Graceland” (1986)

On August 25, 1986, Paul Simon released Graceland, his sixth studio album. After winning Album…