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Fat Beats (2008) Every Wednesday, in honor of Ed Lover Dance Day from Yo! MTV Raps, I take a break from rock and roll to write a little bit about hip hop. In the late 80s and early 90s hip hop ruled my musical life. During this often called 'Golden Era' I discovered so much incredible music. As I am slowly replacing the CDs I've had for thirty plus years with vinyl copies, I'm going to talk about…
Granary (2026) These days, it seems like just about any band (aside from Operation Ivy) could potentially get back together provided the band members are in good health. Because of that, I don't suppose that I was surprised to hear that Sugar was playing again, but I was definitely excited about it. So much so that I immediately bought tickets to one of their NYC shows when they were announced.…
Rhymesayers (2026, Reissue) Every Wednesday, in honor of Ed Lover Dance Day from Yo! MTV Raps, I take a break from rock and roll to write a little bit about hip hop. In the late 80s and early 90s hip hop ruled my musical life. During this often called 'Golden Era' I discovered so much incredible music. As I am slowly replacing the CDs I've had for thirty plus years with vinyl copies, I'm going to…
Swami (2026) This latest Swami John Reis 7" is something of a precursor to the next Swami John Reis LP, Navajo White, that is due out in August. I say 'something of' as neither of the songs on this 7" are destined to be part of that record, they're exclusive to this 7" that was only available from the Swami web store. It was limited to 500 copies and sold out alarmingly fast when it was put on…
Island / Universal / Urban Legends (2018, Reissue) Every Wednesday, in honor of Ed Lover Dance Day from Yo! MTV Raps, I take a break from rock and roll to write a little bit about hip hop. In the late 80s and early 90s hip hop ruled my musical life. During this often called 'Golden Era' I discovered so much incredible music. As I am slowly replacing the CDs I've had for thirty plus years with…
Self Released (2024) Shufflepuck wasn't a band on my radar at all and I'm not sure they would have ever been picked up my my aging radar system if it wasn't brought to my attention by Servo from Bloated Kat records. However, once I became aware of them I wasn't sure how I could survive without them. Let's get into the lore. It's a tale as old as time. 1990s pop leaning rock band gets picked up by…
Gang Starr Enteprises / TTT / INgrooves (2019) Every Wednesday, in honor of Ed Lover Dance Day from Yo! MTV Raps, I take a break from rock and roll to write a little bit about hip hop. In the late 80s and early 90s hip hop ruled my musical life. During this often called 'Golden Era' I discovered so much incredible music. As I am slowly replacing the CDs I've had for thirty plus years with vinyl…
Recess (2026) The Arrivals popped onto my radar with their 2010 album Volatile Molotov. I remember reading such incredible things about it and the fact that Paddy from Dillinger Four was on bass pushed me over the edge to pick that album up. And I was underwhelmed at first. Don't get me wrong, I liked it, but it didn't really grab me aside from the closing track "Simple Pleasures in America." But…
Get On Down (2014, Reissue) Every Wednesday, in honor of Ed Lover Dance Day from Yo! MTV Raps, I take a break from rock and roll to write a little bit about hip hop. In the late 80s and early 90s hip hop ruled my musical life. During this often called 'Golden Era' I discovered so much incredible music. As I am slowly replacing the CDs I've had for thirty plus years with vinyl copies, I'm going to…
Snappy Little Numbers (2026) It seems inconcievable to me that the first time I wrote about Hooper was 14 years ago. I picked up a 7" of theirs and it not only kicked off my fandom of the band, but opened the door to the world of the entire Snappy Little Numbers label. It was definitely an important record that I acquired up over the years and it's led me to so many great things, not the least of…
