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Old Favorite

jnif — Fri, 16 May 2008 01:18:44 GMT

This just popped up on my computer while shuffling my entire music collection (I love doing that) and thought you all should hear it. I love this song, I always have. I always felt the radio dj was my friend. They always seemed to be playing my favorite songs just for me and I'd record them on my red portable cassette player. How did I record all the songs? By holding the cassette player up to the speakers. Ah, technology, how far we've come. Here's a rip of the song from the 45 I bought when it was released. Enjoy!

What do you do when your favorite record shop closes?

jnif — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 17:27:59 GMT

Get sad, buy cds at 50% off, wonder where you are going to get all the latest releases by walking a couple of blocks.

Future Legend, in Hell's Kitchen NYC, is closing after 4 years. It's sad. The shop owners are great people and have been very influential in my listening habits over the years. I have bought hundreds of albums there and now I don't know where to go! The closest cd store is Virgin and I just can't bring myself to do it.

So this is just a little homage to a great place that will be truly missed.

Here's a song from one of the bands introduced to me by Greta at Future Legend.

I hope you all find a little record store where you belong.

Albums I listened to most in 2007

jnif — Sat, 05 Jan 2008 19:00:49 GMT

Here are the 20 albums released in 2007 that I listened to most in 2007. These are in no particular order and do not completely represent my favorite albums of the year due to some albums I like being released late in 2007.

Georgie James is my favorite album of the year. I love that pop stuff!

Happy new year my mogger friends!

Georgie James - Places

Andrew Bird - Armchair Apocrypha

Wilco - Sky Blue Sky

Lily Allen - Alright, Still

matt pond pa - Last Light

Amy Winehouse - Back To Black

Spoon - Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga

Shout Out Louds - Our Ill Wills

Ryan Adams - Easy Tiger

The New Pornographers - Challengers

Mark Olson - Salvation Blues

Arctic Monkeys - Favourite Worst Nightmare

Fountains of Wayne - Traffic and Weather

The Shins - Wincing The Night Away

Kings of Leon - Because of the Times

Dinosaur Jr. - Almost Ready

Sloan - Never Hear The End Of It

Saturday Looks Good To Me - Fill Up The Room

The White Stripes - Icky Thump

Deadstring Brothers - Silver Mountain

I Miss Otis

jnif — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 22:01:32 GMT

Otis Redding died 40 years ago today.

I'm not old enough to have ever listened to him when he was alive, but I can thank my Mom for playing Otis Redding in the house when I was 10 to offset my Bee Gees obsession. I didn't know it then, Otis would become one of my favorites as I got older (and wiser. not that I don't still love the Bee Gees!).

Here's a great song by a great artist.

New Old Favorite

jnif — Sat, 03 Nov 2007 17:40:40 GMT

I have recently rediscovered this Who song. "My Wife" is a John Entwistle penned song. The horns, the drums... Enjoy! :j

My first favorite song

jnif — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 03:52:31 GMT

This 45 cost me $.39. Here it is, ripped from the original vinyl for your listening pleasure.