Music - Our Geek This Week

Now Playing: The Doors L.A. WOMAN December 12, 2024 Now Playing & The Doors & Vinyl & Music

I have a complicated relationship with The Doors. Let’s rewind a bit, first. Like any child, I grew up in a world of my parents’ musical tastes.

“In the future, everyone will be world-famous for 15 minutes…” December 3, 2024 Music & HEALTH Someone recorded the entire HEALTH show that I went to with my friends Pat and Dan this past March. In fact, if you go to 13:16 into the video and

The Weekend! (02-DEC-24) December 2, 2024 The Daily & Music & Today’s Reading & The Weekend Hey, I’m a broken record, once again falling behind on my own blog. It’s been about a month since I have done one of these, so let’s fix that. Life

The Weekend! (04-NOV-24) November 4, 2024 The Daily & Detroit Lions & Music It’s been a minute, but work, life, and anxiety have ruled the past week. I don’t suspect this week, with the election tomorrow, is going to be any

The Weekend! (28-Oct-24) October 28, 2024 The Daily & Election 2024 & Detroit Lions & USWNT & Underworld & Music

Here’s to quality time with our daughters and unplanned adventures with family and friends! Life Friday: Anilee was home and she requested biscuits

Now Playing: A Tribe Called Quest October 22, 2024 Now Playing & A Tribe Called Quest & Music & The Daily

I needed something to chill out, so in honor of their induction into The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame the other day I’m spinning A Tribe Called Quest

The Weekend! (21-Oct-24) October 21, 2024 The Daily & Music & Led Zeppelin & Podcast & MSU Life Friday: I ended up working a touch late on Friday, so went for a walk after to get my Heart Points in, but halfway into my walk I stepped in a

Now Playing: Led Zeppelin In Through The Out Door October 18, 2024 Music & Led Zeppelin & Vinyl & Now Playing

Thoughts as this plays: I’ve read online that this album is the most Plant/Jones album of all of the Zep albums; honestly, that’s not a bad thing,

Now Playing: 42 years of INXS SHABOOH SHOOBAH October 16, 2024 Now Playing & INXS & Music & The Daily INXS Shabooh Shoobah was released on this date in 1982. 42 years later it still sounds fantastic, so of course I am playing the full album as I work

Now Playing: INXS, Donna Summer, and The Interrupters October 15, 2024 Now Playing & Music & The Daily & INXS This morning’s soundtrack was INXS The Swing. For some reason I felt the need to dig through my vinyl and follow that up with Donna Summer On the

Now Playing: Depeche Mode Violator October 14, 2024 Depeche Mode & Music & The Daily

Now Playing: Jamie xx “All You Children” October 11, 2024 Now Playing & Jamie xx & Music & The Daily

In a follow up to yesterday’s post, I am obsessed with Jamie xx “All You Children” from In Waves: YouTube link The Daily: loosely grouped thoughts,

Now Playing: Jamie xx In Waves October 10, 2024 Now Playing & Music & Vinyl & The Daily

This is today’s vinyl, which also makes it today’s (and yesterday’s) soundtrack. It also came with an mp3 copy because I’m old. I dig it. The Daily:

The Daily! (09-Oct-24) October 9, 2024 The Daily & Film & Music & Garbage & Now Playing Current Events This should be getting WAY more press, but also, it’s not COVID tests that Trump sent to Russia, these are machines for reading

The Daily! (08-Oct-24) October 8, 2024 The Daily & Sports & Detroit Tigers & Depeche Mode & Pet Shop Boys & Music & Now Playing & Vinyl Life (aka Shit Like This Fucks With Me) I did some searching online to confirm my Uncle John’s year of birth and stumbled upon my Uncle Dan’s

The Daily! (07-Oct-24) October 7, 2024 The Daily & Bandcamp Friday & Depeche Mode & Family & Music & Now Playing & Pulaski Days & Sports & Today's Reading & Vinyl & Today's Viewing Life Friday: Bandcamp Friday (more below) AND poker with the Grohs! For those that are unaware, the first Friday of the month I go play a friendly

The Daily! (04-Oct-24) October 4, 2024 The Daily & Pulaski Days & Music & Bandcamp Friday & Podcast & Sports Current Events 245k jobs were added last month and unemployment is down to 4.1%. The economy does better under Democrats, so remember that come

The Daily! (03-Oct-24) October 3, 2024 The Daily & Currently Inked & Music & Today’s Reading & Sports & Site Update Formatting update: I’m not going to pat myself on the back quite yet but The Daily is now a week old, which is good because I am posting more, and

The Daily! (02-Oct-24) October 2, 2024 The Daily & Music & Podcast & Sports & Wrexham & Ela Minus & Lauren Mayberry & Detroit Tigers Music Ela Minus just announced her sophomore album, DIA on Bandcamp. I loved her debut, Acts of Rebellion, so I’m certain I’ll be grabbing this one

The Daily! (01-Oct-24) October 1, 2024 The Daily & Music Life Welcome to the first day of spooky szn! Music Fell down an 80s music hole and I’m OK with that. Sports I was happy to see the Lions defeat

The Daily! (27-Sep-24) September 27, 2024 The Daily & Bandcamp Friday & Today’s Reading & Music Life I’m heading to a 50th birthday party for one of my high school friends this Saturday, where I will see a few of my other friends. Most people

Gear: Soundcore by Anker Life A1 True Wireless Earbuds September 27, 2024 Music & Gear & EDC

What, another blog post about earbuds? Didn’t you already bore us with blabbering on about your Sony WF-1000XM3 earbuds already? Why yes, yes I did.

The Daily! (26-Sep-24) September 26, 2024 The Daily & Music & Election 2024 & TV & Podcast I posted earlier today about how my friend David had a blog where he posted multiple times a day. I don’t post as often here, but I want to. I was,

How I Work: Vinyl & Chill Hop September 17, 2024 How I Work & WFH & Music Do you listen to music while you work? Most often I will throw something on my turntable. Personally I tend toward electronic dance music, classical

Now Playing: Led Zeppelin Led Zeppelin II August 2, 2024 Roy Diaz & Now Playing & Music & Vinyl

There are material things that exist to remind us of the people that we loved. Much like anyone else who has lost someone, there are those totems

Gear: Sony WF-1000XM3 Noise Cancelling Earbuds June 21, 2024 Music & Gear & EDC

Previously I wrote about my Sony WH-1000XM3 headphones, but technically I got my very similarly named WF-1000XM3 earbuds first as a gift from Shalee

Now Playing: Depeche Mode Ultra June 17, 2024 Now Playing & Music & Vinyl & Depeche Mode

This is just one of the lovely Father’s Day gifts that I received from Shalee and the girls yesterday. I noted previously that I have every Depeche

Now Playing: Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark The Pacific Age June 6, 2024 Now Playing & Music & Vinyl

This is today’s vinyl. Again, another find from my deceased Uncle John’s collection. This album hasn’t been played since at least 1988. To be

On Listening to Vinyl: Fatboy Slim - You’ve Come A Long Way, Baby (20th Anniversary Edition) June 3, 2024 Now Playing & Music & Vinyl

There’s really something to be said for appreciating an entire album. Case in point, Fatboy Slim You’ve Come A Long Way, Baby, which I owned on CD

Now Playing: Mannequin Pussy I Got Heaven May 23, 2024 Now Playing & Music & Vinyl

I realize this album has been getting a fair amount of hype, but sometimes, like now, the hype is real. Despite it being fairly early in the year,

New To Vinyl Tip: Listen To New Records ASAP May 21, 2024 Music & Vinyl For my birthday in October my family purchased a record player for me. I had thought about getting one for years but had never pulled the trigger,

Now Playing: Pet Shop Boys Very (2018 Remaster) May 19, 2024 Now Playing & Music & Vinyl & Pet Shop Boys

In reference to this post, sometimes music makes you feel like dancing. You’ve got a clever way of haunting me I’m never scared, but you’re

Now Playing: Tamás Vásáry, Debussy “Clair de Lune.” May 19, 2024 Now Playing & Music & Vinyl

I don’t know much about classical music, I only know what I like. I know that it should make you feel something. “Clair de Lune” emotionally affects

Too Many Bad Pressings May 2, 2024 Vinyl & Music Has anyone else noticed a fair amount of bad pressings for new vinyl? I received a turntable for my 50th birthday in October and have purchased a

Depeche Mode Violator at 34 March 19, 2024 Depeche Mode & Violator & Music

Today is the 34th anniversary of the release of the Depeche Mode album Violator. What follows is a Frankenstein-esque patching together of various

Now Playing: Violent Femmes Violent Femmes March 16, 2024 Now Playing & Music & Violent Femmes & Vinyl

On Wednesday I rectified the fact that I did not actually own this record. My best friend in high school, Matthew, had this album on either

Gear: Sony WH-1000XM3 Noise Cancelling Headphones March 4, 2024 Music & WFH & Gear & EDC

Far too often I forget that I bought these for listening to music and instead over the last few years these have become my work headphones. Not for

Now Playing: Bandcamp Friday Purchases March 2, 2024 Now Playing & Bandcamp Friday & Music March 1, 2024 was Bandcamp Friday. What’s that, you may ask? Check out my original post for more on what Bandcamp Friday is. Here are my purchases

Now Playing: Depeche Mode A Broken Frame February 17, 2024 Now Playing & Music & Depeche Mode

Cleaning up my office today because if I don’t then things will begin to run amok. Thought I would listen to this album today while I did said

OCD.106 “Mixtape” Closed and Completed February 14, 2024 Music & Mixtape & OCD.### I am Gen X and as such very much grew up making mixtapes for friends/family. As technology progressed this evolved to making mix CDs, and then,

Now Playing: Bandcamp Friday Purchases February 3, 2024 Now Playing & Bandcamp Friday & Music What is Bandcamp Friday? Well, Bandcamp is a website where independent (and yes, some established artists) can sell their music directly to their

2023 Year In Review: Music, part 02 of 02 January 21, 2024 Music & Year In Review Another caveat: most of these songs came out in 2023 (some just barely, like “Flowers”) but some I only just discovered in 2023, so I counted them.

2023 Year In Review: Music, part 01 of 02 January 21, 2024 Music & Year In Review For the most part these are mainly albums that came out in 2023, but there are a few that came out previously that I only just discovered in 2023,