Sometimes in politics it’s not about right and wrong – it’s just a matter of who seems to be yelling the loudest. In the lead-up to next week’s mid-term election, that award goes not only goes, strangely, to a man already in office – but to a man who isn’t actually even up for reelection. […]
Vinally Friday – 2/16
This week on Vinally Friday: Last week organizers of the Sasquatch! Music Festival announced their 2018 line-up, so this week we’ll open the countdown to Memorial Day weekend by featuring two of its artists on our weekly Vinally Friday segment. • Robert will feature the debut album from festival headliner Bon Iver. Released in 2007, […]
Vinally Friday – 8/4
We remember it very clearly: Twice as tall as a regular jewel case, three times as thick, and full of Pearl Jam tracks which until that point of which we were absolutely unaware. Thus was our first encounter with a so-called box set. We found it stashed in a rack labeled “imports” – back when […]
Vinally Friday – 4/14
It’s true: We lived under a rock for the first decade of the new century. Call it an excuse, call it a rationalization, a justification – but if you don’t believe us, we’ve got more proof. Until today we had never heard of Sufjan Stevens. OK, so perhaps he’s not the most mainstream of popular […]
Vinally Friday – 4/7
When it was first released, critics named Bob Dylan’s 1979 double-album, Live at Budokan, the worst of his career. That wasn’t the first time Dylan didn’t meet his fans’ standards, and it certainly wasn’t the last. But one of the more remarkable things about the legendary singer and songwriter is his seemingly complete lack of […]
Vinally Friday – 1/20
There’s several words so overused – so misused – in popular culture that they’ve been watered down to near meaninglessness. Chief among them – “revolution”. Political revolution. Social revolution. Cultural revolution. Written in a vacuum, it’s impossible to differentiate between a violent government overthrow and sudden re-emergence of skinny jeans. Tomorrow, a new president will be sworn […]
Vinally Friday – 10/21
Earlier this week, musical legend and cultural icon Bob Dylan became the first musician ever to win the Nobel Prize for Literature. On Thursday, five days later, he finally acknowledged the honor. Well … kind of. So it only makes sense we do our part by including Dylan in this week’s rendition of Vinally Friday. Alanya […]
Vinally Friday – 7/22/16
With one exception, this week’s Vinally Friday rotation is a celebration of some of the most important ’60s and ’70s era country and Americana classics. And by “important,” we mean not only are they just plain good listening, but they also made a mark in music history. Craig will kick us off with Basement Tapes, […]
