For reasons I can't explain, I woke up today completely amused by the notion that these two songs have the same name. I'm a huge fan of both tunes, though I truly can't think of two more polar opposites than Ministry and Miles Davis. Can you? "So What," done in the key of Ministry: "So […]
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Which albums must be heard on vinyl to fully appreciate?
By imaginary dana on September 20, 2007 in Amy Winehouse, Imaginary Scoop, Miles Davis, New Pornographers, Okkervil River, The Long Winters, The Pogues, The Postal Service, The Smiths, U2
Our imaginary household has recently acquired a kickass turntable and a decent pair of speakers, so we've spent many the evening geeking out with our (very small) pile of records. So many albums sound SO MUCH more extraordinary when spun on vinyl than via any other format. Needless to say, this means my fella and […]
Fleshing Out The Back Catalog
This past week I had a conversation with a friend of mine regarding "the fleshing out of the back catalog." Fleshing out the back catalog (FOTBC) is a process with which I've been obsessed recently. The Beatles, for example, never played together during my lifetime and as such I've only purchased their records within a […]