Friends

I found this cool CanCon comp for cheap and it took me right back to that era. I still really… Read more Friends

Happy Birthday To Me Again, Eh!

I got so many great prezzies for my birthday! Not only did I buy the RSD Big Sugar – Five… Read more Happy Birthday To Me Again, Eh!

We Danced Anyway, and Strawberry Wine

Here’s a two-fer. I knew I liked these songs by Deanna Carter. The album turned out to be pretty good… Read more We Danced Anyway, and Strawberry Wine

Something I Can Never Have

Natural Born Killers is a very affecting movie, and the soundtrack is made up of very well-chosen songs. For me,… Read more Something I Can Never Have

Hammer In My Hand

Oh yeah. What a great album. The guitars on this track (as an example) are just crushing, holy hell. Love… Read more Hammer In My Hand

Happy Birthday To Me, Eh!

After my physio appointment this morning, I checked out the Sunrise records. As it is my birthday today, I treated… Read more Happy Birthday To Me, Eh!

Blind Willie McTell

I’ve had a cassette copy of Jericho for (Rock Of*) ages, but finding a CD for cheap was a no-brainer… Read more Blind Willie McTell

My True Story

Sweet, sweet 50s soul sound in this title track (and many others) on here, from one of music’s most unique… Read more My True Story

Paper In Fire

I could have chosen any track from this disc to share, they’re all classics. This period of his career (1978-1988)… Read more Paper In Fire

Mojo 2021-06

Everything is coming up Aaron! Whilst I was out and about on my one day to shop, recently, I also… Read more Mojo 2021-06

The One In Which Aaron Catches You Up On His Last Two Trips To The Thrift Shoppe, During Which He Continued To Make Up For Covid Time Lost By Happily Buying Up Piles Of Albums

*** Here we go again! Like last time, all were $1. You’ll notice I’m continuing my branching out to try… Read more The One In Which Aaron Catches You Up On His Last Two Trips To The Thrift Shoppe, During Which He Continued To Make Up For Covid Time Lost By Happily Buying Up Piles Of Albums

Last Will & Testament

Legend meets legend. Loved this album!

April In Paris

This is a fun mixed CD of jazz tunes everyone knows (or ought to). I had owned it before but… Read more April In Paris

Not When I Need It

We all know Sick Of Myself, the big single from Matthew Sweet’s 100% Fun album (which I picked up recently… Read more Not When I Need It

Give Me Strength

I’ve heard that Snow Patrol song called Chasing Cars a bunch whilst watching Grey’s Anatomy with my lovely wife. I… Read more Give Me Strength

Unchain My Heart

This Best Of was a great score on my thrift store run recently. What a voice.

The Writing On The Wall

There was some teasing from the mighty Iron Maiden in the past little while, that something new (presumably about the… Read more The Writing On The Wall

Stella By Starlight

From the epic Ellis & Branford Marsalis album Loved Ones which I picked up, blasphemously cheaply, in my recent haul.… Read more Stella By Starlight

Steady As She Goes

Wanna know how I’m awesome? I got all excited because I grabbed this album (broken Boy Soldiers) for $1 recently.… Read more Steady As She Goes

Mojo 2021-04

I found a copy of the April 2021 issue of Mojo Magazine, recently, and it came with a great CD.… Read more Mojo 2021-04

Christopher

From her strong Asianblue album, which I picked up recently, I remember her playing this song when we saw her… Read more Christopher

Almighty Love

I really like her stuff, and have seen her twice in concert, you’d think I’d own more of her records.… Read more Almighty Love

Crime In The City (Sixty To Zero Part 1)

Neil Young’s Freedom is… well, it’s a Neil album. That says it all, to me. Superlatives and adjectives, expectations and… Read more Crime In The City (Sixty To Zero Part 1)

She Does What She Wants

From the FM Tonight album, which is somewhere between my house and buriedonmars at the time of this writing. I… Read more She Does What She Wants

The Mighty Sword

From the Branford Marsalis Quartet album (Four MFs Playin’ Tunes) that I grabbed recently. What’s to say? You know I… Read more The Mighty Sword

Perfectly Good Guitar

Here’s a track you likely already know, from the John Hiatt Greatest Hits album I picked up recently. Honestly, I… Read more Perfectly Good Guitar

War Ensemble (sort of)

Taken from the Richard Cheese album, called I’d Like A Virgin, that I picked up recently. If you don’t know… Read more War Ensemble (sort of)

Progression Through Aggression

Album opener from the RA album Collateral Damge, which I grabbed recently. This is heavy as hell, short and sweet,… Read more Progression Through Aggression

Reflection

From the After The Fall album, called Dedication, which I picked up recently. Very NOFX-sounding, and that’s fine by me.… Read more Reflection

The One In Which Aaron Tells You About His New Toy That He Got For Christmas… Yesterday

True statements: I have been playing guitar (poorly) for 28 years. I love looking at/talking and thinking about guitars and… Read more The One In Which Aaron Tells You About His New Toy That He Got For Christmas… Yesterday

Masochismo

Here’s a track from the Hierophant record called Peste, which I picked up recently. All I can say is wow.… Read more Masochismo

You Can Make Me Dance, Sing Or Anything… (Even Take The Dog For A Walk, Mend A Fuse, Fold Away The Ironing Board, Or Any Other Domestic Shortcomings)

This Faces boxed set I got is absolutely incredible. Not only do the albums-proper kick ass (you knew this), there… Read more You Can Make Me Dance, Sing Or Anything… (Even Take The Dog For A Walk, Mend A Fuse, Fold Away The Ironing Board, Or Any Other Domestic Shortcomings)

Their Rules

It’s Thursday, as good a time as any to rage against that machine. From the (excellent!) Backtrack album I picked… Read more Their Rules

Pretty Low

Title track from this Expire album I picked up recently. This record makes me want to break stuff! “The shit… Read more Pretty Low

Four Crows

Album opener from the Silver Snakes album, called Year Of The Snake, which I picked up recently. AWESOME!

All The Heavy Lifting

Still on the Mastodon, here’s a track I ABSOLUTELY LOVE from their album The Hunter. Love everything about it, especially… Read more All The Heavy Lifting

Blood And Thunder

From the mighty Leviathan, and in honour of Steve For The Deaf‘s recent whale series, here’s Mastodon. You know I… Read more Blood And Thunder

The One In Which Aaron Makes Up For Being Late Because He Was Busy And Finally Gets Around To Posting About What He Got In The Thrift Shoppes Recently (And Online A Little While Ago)

Alright so here’s the list of what I got on my major expedition (and a few of others that came… Read more The One In Which Aaron Makes Up For Being Late Because He Was Busy And Finally Gets Around To Posting About What He Got In The Thrift Shoppes Recently (And Online A Little While Ago)

Heart Of Gold

Things got busy around here. I still haven’t posted my thrift shoppe scores. I have a lot of Reading to… Read more Heart Of Gold

Butter

So I got to thinking that I ought to see what the new music is. It’s all 1537‘s fault, saying pop… Read more Butter

Good 4 U

So I got to thinking that I ought to see what the new music is. It’s all 1537‘s fault, saying pop… Read more Good 4 U

Levitating

So I got to thinking that I ought to see what the new music is. It’s all 1537‘s fault, saying pop… Read more Levitating

Kiss Me More

So I got to thinking that I ought to see what the new music is. It’s all 1537‘s fault, saying pop… Read more Kiss Me More

The One In Which Aaron Finally Got To Go To Three Different Thrift Shoppes In One Day And Overdid It A Little But Couldn’t Care Less Because Awesomeness

Yes. I got to go browse cheap-o CDs in the shoppes one day this week. It hadn’t happened in so… Read more The One In Which Aaron Finally Got To Go To Three Different Thrift Shoppes In One Day And Overdid It A Little But Couldn’t Care Less Because Awesomeness

Peaches

So I got to thinking that I ought to see what the new music is. It’s all 1537‘s fault, saying pop… Read more Peaches

Leave The Door Open

So I got to thinking that I ought to see what the new music is. It’s all 1537‘s fault, saying pop… Read more Leave The Door Open

Happy Canada Day, Dear Readers!

“One thing I know about The Rest Of My Life, I know that I’ll be living it in Canada…”

Save Your Tears (Remix)

So I got to thinking that I ought to see what the new music is. It’s all 1537‘s fault, saying pop… Read more Save Your Tears (Remix)

Astronaut In The Ocean

So I got to thinking that I ought to see what the new music is. It’s all 1537‘s fault, saying pop… Read more Astronaut In The Ocean

Montero (Call Me By Your Name)

So I got to thinking that I ought to see what the new music is. It’s all 1537‘s fault, saying pop… Read more Montero (Call Me By Your Name)