Having a week off from work is a great thing. With the x-mas rush behind me and a lot of spare time on my hands, I am able to spend some time digging into the art of collecting vinyl. What I have found was a scene full of disparate information, a lot of dusty crates, […]

As promised, I offer you Planet Records’ brief guide to Record and CD Stores in Boston and Cambridge. Click here to get the actual scanned document which has additional information from the folks at Planet Records.
—Harvard Square, Cambridge MA—
Planet Records
54 B JFK St. Cambridge, MA 617-492-0693 map
Twisted Village
12 Eliot St. Cambridge, MA […]

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Pile of Vinyl, originally uploaded by akaraff.

With new toys comes new accessories.

As a kid of the 80’s and 90’s, I really only purchased 1 or 2 vinyl albums in my life time. My parents bought me one of those all-in-one audio systems which weighed about 3 oz., had a turntable, duel tape-decks, and AM/FM radio all in one plastic, faux mahogany veneered box. It was kick-ass […]

Last night, after a long week of fighting a cold and slogging through an even tougher work week, my tired cortex needed something more soothing than just tea and honey. After staring blankly at the stack of new cd’s sitting on desk, I closed my eyes and picked one from the middle of the stack. […]

About a year ago Brett Tieman of The Mugs got in touch with me via MySpace. I get a bunch of requests each week about posting new tracks for bands but unfortunately most are just not ready for general listening and should just stick to their Jack Johnson covers. The Mugs were not one of […]

The prolific son of punk rocker Bibbe, Beck is back with his 8th full length album to reclaim his tenuous perch on top of the electro pop funk scene. After the mind fuck at the hands of a broken heart brought us “Sea Change”, Beck is back to his roots with lyrics and beats ranging […]