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Thirty Years Without Kurt Cobain

I miss Kurt Cobain.  Has it really been thirty years?

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My 2020 In Music

The Main Thing, by Real Estate (My 2020 In Music)

As part of wrapping up the year, I have again made my list of the music that has had the greatest impact on me that was released this year. This isn’t a “Best of” list, per se, because I didn’t listen to everything released in 2020.

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2018 In Music

CREDIT: Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images for Stagecoach - My 2018 in Music
CREDIT: Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images for Stagecoach

Note:  My 2018 Track Selections Are At The Bottom Of The Post – but please read the entire thing!

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My 2023 in Music

As 2023 comes to a close, I would like to continue another tradition in showing some of the music that I listened to in the past year.To cover a few things I have shared in past annual music post, I wanted to share a few particular items here. First, I still aim to purchase rather … Read more

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My 2021 In Music

After covering my 2021 in Photography, I wanted to take a moment to look at some of my favorite music from the year.I didn’t purchase a lot of music earlier in the year, before I picked up the pace in the second half. Previous Years In MusicBandcamp Rules – Spotify Still SucksWhat follows is an … Read more

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My 2019 In Music

My 2019 In Music Starts with Foals - Moonlight

One of the last blog posts I do each year is cover the music I listened to the most, and sharing it with others. 

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My 2022 In Music

Once again, I am happy to share my annual post on the music that I found in 2022, and share some of my favorites. I found I purchased about as much music as I did last year, and my friend readership should know by now that my tastes gravitate to indie rock and related genres. … Read more

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2017 In Music

2017: A Sense of Loss

Like any year, we lose amazing artists whose contributions were immense.  2017 seemed to be an especially sad year.  Some I couldn’t even image what rock music would be like (Fats Domino and Chuck Berry).

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Thank You, Mad Platter

The Mad Platter, my favorite record store back home in the Inland Empire, is now closing permanently due to consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic.  I am very sad about this, and I wanted to take a few moments to thank the store and its employees for nurturing my interest in music.

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Ten Albums That Made An Impact

A couple friends recently made posts about the 10 albums that affected them. See Alex’s list at this link.  See my friend Jeff’s post here.  This was great for a couple reasons. I am also nostalgic about the music I have listened to over the years, especially with an overflowing rack of CDs. The second was also to remind people that Facebook sucks and they will vacuum up the data from your personal posts and build more data on you. In addition, as Alex said, #SayNoToWalledGardens.

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