In Which Aaron Does Even More Catching Up And This Time It Is Fairly Varied In Content And In Formats

A paltry 20 words in the title this time, Deke. Those are rookie numbers! *** There’s a pop-up ‘grocery store’… Read more In Which Aaron Does Even More Catching Up And This Time It Is Fairly Varied In Content And In Formats

In Which Aaron Is Still Playing Catch-Up With All The Stuff That Has Come In Here Lately, So This Post Is An Attempt To Bring Us Closer To Up-To-Date

Deke, I’m sorry man, the word count here depends on if you count catch-up and up-to-date as one word or… Read more In Which Aaron Is Still Playing Catch-Up With All The Stuff That Has Come In Here Lately, So This Post Is An Attempt To Bring Us Closer To Up-To-Date

Misirlou

We all know that Tarantino’s movie soundtracks always have such great tunes, tastefully chosen and perfectly placed. This 1996 compilation,… Read more Misirlou

I Hear You Calling

This 2000 promo compilation for EMI/Virgin, called ROK, was an adventure. It was short, sometimes fun, and sometimes problematic. It… Read more I Hear You Calling

Murder Was The Case

I’m not a big rap fan, and you’ll find my knowledge fairly thin. But I know what I like when… Read more Murder Was The Case

Blacktop Guerillas: 2005 Canadian Campus Compilation (Mohawk)

I’m a sucker for compilations, and this looks like one of those discs colleges used to make to celebrate the… Read more Blacktop Guerillas: 2005 Canadian Campus Compilation (Mohawk)

Campus Sessions 2002>>2003

This was a fun mix, containing Slum Village, Swollen Members (f. Mokaonly), N*E*R*D, Spek, Brad, Ed Harcourt, Supergrass, Haven, 30… Read more Campus Sessions 2002>>2003

In Which Aaron Admits He’d Been In The Thrift Shoppe A While Ago And Totally Forgot To Share His Finds With You Because Things Got Busy Over The Holidays And That’s No Excuse But Still

Deke, that one was 35 words! First up, the CDs: Alabama Shakes – Sound And Color I’ve heard good things,… Read more In Which Aaron Admits He’d Been In The Thrift Shoppe A While Ago And Totally Forgot To Share His Finds With You Because Things Got Busy Over The Holidays And That’s No Excuse But Still

Brown Eyed Girl

This is a fun mix from Rolling Stone magazine and Rhino Records, fully titled Rolling Stone: The Definitive Collection Of… Read more Brown Eyed Girl

Couleur Café

There’s something free, light, insouciant, and generous to french music. Well, sometimes. Other times it’s dark and brooding. But there’s… Read more Couleur Café

Glad To Be Here

I bought this Much@Edgefest ’99 mix for the (previously unreleased, at that point) Sloan track. Of course. It’s below, performed… Read more Glad To Be Here

Mr. Blues

I like the blues, always have, from the beginnings right up to today. It’s in my blood. Some might get… Read more Mr. Blues

Know Your Enemy

James loves these Big Shiny Tunes mixes, so I bought this one in case he needed it. He already had… Read more Know Your Enemy

Teardrop

We loved House when we watched it, years ago. I didn’t know there was a soundtrack, but here it is!… Read more Teardrop

Vancouver Divorce (alternate take)

This is more of a requiem than it is a music post. Although it is both. Even though most of… Read more Vancouver Divorce (alternate take)

600

Today marks 600 daily posts in a row. I don’t know where, in the process, that I decided it would… Read more 600

Alright, Okay, You Win

Tony Bennett – Playin’ With My Friends: Bennett Sings The Blues, isn’t that enough said? Well, pure class and pure… Read more Alright, Okay, You Win

In Which Aaron Admits He Wasn’t Really Supposed To Be Spending Money On Himself As The Holidays Are Coming But He Did Anyway So, Um, Oops And Anyway Hey Deke This Title Has 38 Words Isn’t That Cool

I’m not supposed to buy anything for myself this close to Christmas. But let’s be honest, no one is gonna… Read more In Which Aaron Admits He Wasn’t Really Supposed To Be Spending Money On Himself As The Holidays Are Coming But He Did Anyway So, Um, Oops And Anyway Hey Deke This Title Has 38 Words Isn’t That Cool

I’ll Follow The Sun

Come Together: America Salutes The Beatles is a compilation of other artists doing Beatles songs. It’s OK. Perhaps I’ve just… Read more I’ll Follow The Sun

In Which Aaron Tells You About How His Lovely Wife Came Home One Day With Two Awesome Magazines For Him To Read And Oh Yeah He Found Three Other CDs Recently Too

I don’t know if I’ve ever said this in these pages before, but my lovely wife is truly wonderful (and… Read more In Which Aaron Tells You About How His Lovely Wife Came Home One Day With Two Awesome Magazines For Him To Read And Oh Yeah He Found Three Other CDs Recently Too

In Which Aaron Admits He May Have Gone A Bit Crazy With Finds Recently But Isn’t Too Worried About It Because Thrift Store Stuff Never Cost Much, And Piles Like This Make Up For Times There’s Nothing I’d Want

Yup I went a little crazy, the past while, but for the same price of (roughly) two new releases I… Read more In Which Aaron Admits He May Have Gone A Bit Crazy With Finds Recently But Isn’t Too Worried About It Because Thrift Store Stuff Never Cost Much, And Piles Like This Make Up For Times There’s Nothing I’d Want

In Which It Has Been A While Since Aaron Shared Goodies He’s Found In His Travels And Made A Post About It With A Big Long Title On It Like This To Make Deke Chuckle

Yup, it’s been a minute since I posted about stuff I’ve found in the shoppes (and online). Lots of Hits… Read more In Which It Has Been A While Since Aaron Shared Goodies He’s Found In His Travels And Made A Post About It With A Big Long Title On It Like This To Make Deke Chuckle

Sussudio (Urban Renewal)

This was a total on-spec purchase ‘cos I love Phil Collins’ solo career, especially in the 80s and early 90s.… Read more Sussudio (Urban Renewal)

Footloose

I’ve told the story before, but here it is again: as a kid in the 80s, I lived in a… Read more Footloose

One Hundred Years From Now

Gram Parsons ruled. Another young light extinguished far, far, far too soon. This tribute is filled to the brim with… Read more One Hundred Years From Now

The Harder They Come (cover)

This country/Americana compilation (Making Singles, Drinking Doubles) has a great title, and is chock full of artists that make Aaron… Read more The Harder They Come (cover)

Wreck Of The Old ’97

I love Johnny Cash. A tribute like this (Dressed In Black: A Tribute To Johnny Cash) is fun, and shows… Read more Wreck Of The Old ’97

What Good Can Drinkin’ Do?

From the House Of Blues, this is a pretty damn great disc of blues covers. Talk about being right in… Read more What Good Can Drinkin’ Do?

In Which Aaron Found A Few More Goodies At The Thrift Shoppes And No One Is Surprised By This

Jann Arden – Greatest Hurts: The Best Of Jann Arden At this point in my listening to Jann, this Hits… Read more In Which Aaron Found A Few More Goodies At The Thrift Shoppes And No One Is Surprised By This

Godzilla

I grabbed this rock compilation for cheap because, well, why not! It’s a fun enough listen. These discs are often… Read more Godzilla

Learning The Game

Y’all know I love Buddy Holly, grew up on his stuff, still play it often now. A tribute album containing… Read more Learning The Game

In Which Aaron Went To The Thrift Shoppe (Again) And Managed To Find A Wee Few Goodies

Yep I found some more new-to-me tunes in ye olde thrift shoppes. Check it out: Tracy Chapman – Let It… Read more In Which Aaron Went To The Thrift Shoppe (Again) And Managed To Find A Wee Few Goodies

Go Home, Rolling Stone, You’re Drunk

500 Best Songs Of All Time Discuss.

In Which Aaron Admits He Has A Problem But Doesn’t Really See It As A Problem Except That He Needs 48 Hours In Every Day To Be Able To Hear All Of This Music, Or Maybe A Clone Of Himself To Get It All Done. Oh, And A Warehouse To Store It All With Staff To Keep It Organized Would Be Great.

Deke (go follow his amazing site!), that title was 62 words. A record (pun intended)? Yup, I bought more music.… Read more In Which Aaron Admits He Has A Problem But Doesn’t Really See It As A Problem Except That He Needs 48 Hours In Every Day To Be Able To Hear All Of This Music, Or Maybe A Clone Of Himself To Get It All Done. Oh, And A Warehouse To Store It All With Staff To Keep It Organized Would Be Great.

Where You Belong

You know who Carmine Appice is, right enough. You’ll know (at least some of) the names on the guest list,… Read more Where You Belong

In Which Aaron Admits He Went To Two Different Thrift Shoppes (Again) And Found More Goodies (Of Course) And Also Found A Couple Of Cool Magazines Too

I did it again. I found loads more $1 goodness at the thrift shoppes. Will I ever stop? Ha probably… Read more In Which Aaron Admits He Went To Two Different Thrift Shoppes (Again) And Found More Goodies (Of Course) And Also Found A Couple Of Cool Magazines Too

In Which Aaron Shares Some Thrift Shoppe Finds From The Past Couple Of Weeks, As Well As Some Targeted Used And New Purchases

From the thrift shoppes: The Avett Brothers – I And Love And You This is pure on spec. I have… Read more In Which Aaron Shares Some Thrift Shoppe Finds From The Past Couple Of Weeks, As Well As Some Targeted Used And New Purchases

If Wishes Were Horses

I’ve been waiting to get to this disc, and my anticipation was rewarded with tight, wonderful playing and singing. Maybe… Read more If Wishes Were Horses

Loco Gringos Like A Party

Psychobilly. Rockabilly. Call it whatever you want. This compilation on Hep Cat Records is a ton of fun. Let’s go,… Read more Loco Gringos Like A Party

In Which Aaron Knows He Doesn’t Need More Musics But, In These Hot Days Of Summer, Places With Air Conditioning (That Aren’t His Own Home) Are Enticing, So He Ended Up In The Thrift Shoppe Yet Again (Go Figure)

I know, I know. Here’s what I found: Bootsauce – Bootsauce I don’t think I’ve ever heard the album all… Read more In Which Aaron Knows He Doesn’t Need More Musics But, In These Hot Days Of Summer, Places With Air Conditioning (That Aren’t His Own Home) Are Enticing, So He Ended Up In The Thrift Shoppe Yet Again (Go Figure)

In Which Aaron Went To The Thrift Shoppe AGAIN But It Was With Good Reason And, Of Course, He Found Some Things

I know, I know. I don’t need more musics. But herein lies a quick tale. It’s been a helluva week.… Read more In Which Aaron Went To The Thrift Shoppe AGAIN But It Was With Good Reason And, Of Course, He Found Some Things

In Which Aaron Went To The Shoppe To Get Some New Workout Shorts And Ended Up Finding More New Musics Because That’s Just What He Does And Yes I Am Padding The Word Count Here Because I Know Deke Is Counting Lol

Yes, that title is 42 words long. The answer to Life, the Universe, and Everything. So yeah, I got a… Read more In Which Aaron Went To The Shoppe To Get Some New Workout Shorts And Ended Up Finding More New Musics Because That’s Just What He Does And Yes I Am Padding The Word Count Here Because I Know Deke Is Counting Lol

In Which Aaron Shares The Rest Of The Cool Stuff That He Found At The Thrift Shoppes On The Day He Found That Awesome Grail List Item

Here are the rest of the cool finds from my most recent trip to the thrift shoppes, same day I… Read more In Which Aaron Shares The Rest Of The Cool Stuff That He Found At The Thrift Shoppes On The Day He Found That Awesome Grail List Item

In Which Aaron Confesses He Went To The Thrift Shoppe Again And Bought More Music And Now He Has So Much He Should Probably Stop But Probably Won’t Because It’s Been So Long

I know, I know. What can I say? Happy days! Bryan Adams – Bryan Adams I used to have this,… Read more In Which Aaron Confesses He Went To The Thrift Shoppe Again And Bought More Music And Now He Has So Much He Should Probably Stop But Probably Won’t Because It’s Been So Long

Friends

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

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

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 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

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 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)

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 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

Why Can’t I Be You?

So this is me branching out. I wanted another music mag to flip through, and I still really like the… Read more Why Can’t I Be You?