New Vinyl Update + 15 UPCOMING Releases for March, April, May '24 (VIDEO)

Hello, friends and welcome back. Today's video is a lot to take in. But I'm confident you can handle it. The first part of the video features a bunch of new vinyl I have gotten recently - most are new releases, btw. I also take you on an excursion to suburbia -- West Omaha - to find a copy of Jason Isbell's newest at Target. Was I successful in my quest? You'll have to watch to find out.

Next up, I am previewing 15 important new releases coming out in March, April, and May. Stylistically, they run the gamut: indie, rock, alt-country, metal, and more!

Kim Gordon, Rosali, Waxahatchee, The Dandy Warhols, Gossip, The Jesus and Mary Chain, Ride, Kate Clover, Old 97s, METZ, Melvins, St. Vincent, The Lemon Twigs, Kerry King, Buffalo Tom

Vinyl Tag 2024 (VIDEO)

My first video of 2024 is my contribution to the YouTube thread, The Vinyl Tag. Each year, members of the online "Vinyl community" answer 20 questions about their records and about music, in general. It's always a good time.

The Last Vinyl Pick-Ups of 2023! (VIDEO)

Had to get this in before the end of the year as my stack has been getting huge (that's what she said). Thanks, folks, I'll be here all week. But seriously, these #vinyl pickups are from either Record Store Day Black Friday '23, a recent trip to local record store 402 Vinyl, a pop-up record show in the back of a bar OR directly from the artist at the merch table. 

It's my usual hodgepodge of styles. I love to be difficult. 

Artists featured: En Attendant Ana, Delbert McClinton, Eric Carr (KISS), Uriah Heep, Cheap Trick, Screaming Trees, Bob Seger, The Flaming Lips, Amy Winehouse, Doom Flower, Spacemoth, Neil Young, The Rolling Stones, and more. Yes...more.

Vinyl Pickups November 2023: DIE SPITZ, a KISS grail, Bangles, Ratboys, and more

Newest vinyl video features pickups from Die Spitz, Dope Folks Records, Bangles, Ratboys, Blue Öyster Cult, a "grail" from KISS, and more. 

I Have Never Owned Anything By These Five Artists (VIDEO)

 

My 10 Most Played Albums (VIDEO)

 

In this week's video, I go through my ten most played albums. It seemed impossible to accurately determine what my most played records would be for my entire lifetime (I'm old). So, I limited it to the 2020's. Still made for a great video. 

NEW VIDEO: Vinyl Pickups July 2023

This week's Dark Stuff video has just been posted! This week, it's a vinyl pickups video from recent trips to 402 Vinyl, Homer's, Grapefruit Records, and the Omaha Record Show.

Artists mentioned: Tommy Stinson's Cowboys In The Campfire, Rick Nelson, Elvis Costello, Honeymoon Suite, Wanda Jackson, Fats Domino, Tommy Bolin, Blue Oyster Cult, and Bob Dylan.

New Vinyl Video: Recent Spins

My newest vinyl video. For this one, I have only a little bit of new music to discuss. Most of this video is devoted to stuff I have been spinning lately. As usual, it runs the gamut stylistically. 

 

New Video - "Hey, Wanna See My Seven Inches? Vol 4"

In my newest video, I bring the latest edition of my vinyl series, "Hey, Wanna See My Seven Inches?" This is volume four. For this episode, I discuss and needle drop records from the following artists: Mary Lou Lord, Silkworm, The Mono Men, Overwhelming Colorfast, and Pachinko. Cheers.

 

My Newest Video - New Additions to the Collection

The Mafia Money Story Part 1

I've just begun work on a new project that will document the old record label I used to run called Mafia Money Records. I had the label from 1994-2000. I'm going to be making videos that talk about the label and the bands I worked with. I completed my first video over the long weekend, and it covers the first three releases on the label. All three were 7" singles. Here it goes:

Record Collecting Makes a Comeback!!

The newest addition to my music room (aka the basement)

Over the last few months, my bug for record collecting has returned. Technically, it never really left. But, about a decade or so ago, I was really broke and sold a large portion of my collection to raise money. Since that time, I pretty much stopping buying vinyl.

Once I started doing my radio show, I started getting loads of promotional CDs. I barely needed to buy anything. In fact, I'd say that about 95% of the growth in my collection has been from free music sent to me for the radio. A few months ago, I finally gave up on getting my old turntable fixed. It was a classic, but when the motor died, I knew it would be more expensive to fix it than to replace it. A buddy of mine who fixes up old turntables and re-sells them, sold me a Sony table he had. I added a Shure cartridge, and have been using it ever since. In fact, it seems to have re-ignited my love for vinyl.

Over the last few months, I have added enough to my record collection that I needed to invest another storage option. I bought the above piece from Ikea. It's not sold as "record storage" - they sell it as shelving - but that's what it is perfect for. Now I have to fill it!!

Most of the stuff I have been getting is used. I hit up Half Price Books once or twice a week. I also try and stop by some other used record shops when I can. As far as brand new stuff goes, I usually only get it direct from artists at their concerts. There are exceptions. I recently grabbed the new 3 LP re-issue of Led Zeppelin's debut album. It is amazing. Well worth the cost. I also snagged 180g vinyl re-issues of The Kinks' 'Give the People What They Want' and KISS' 'Psycho Circus.' I grabbed the 'Psycho Circus' specifically for the lenticular cover. It was so cool I made a video of it:

Jack White's Big Opening Week

According to Billboard, the new Jack White album, Lazaretto, sold over 137,000 copies in its opening week. This will place the album at #1 on the album chart. What I find more impressive, however, is that the vinyl version of the album sold over 40,000. This makes Lazaretto the biggest opening week vinyl seller since 1991. Damn.

Skunk - "Last American Virgin"

25 years later this one still feels fresh! #skunk #vinyl pic.twitter.com/6bzpTVgsTS

— Dave Leibowitz (@davesplash) May 23, 2014