Austin Kleon’s most recent newsletter contained a link to an article by Gary Panter on the point of making pointless things during this time of quarantine. Here’s my favorite part: In America everyone expects to achieve. But in life, trying, simple trying, has great value. Try it out. Lower your expectations to achieve some pleasure in … Continue reading “Playing Records”
Happy Easter. During this time of quarantine, I set up my DJ rig in the living room, dug through my record collection and made an all vinyl gospel soul mix for Easter Sunday. This mix contains vintage soul and R&B inspired gospel jams that will hopefully get you up and dancing on Easter Sunday (or … Continue reading Gospel Soul Easter Mix 2020
I haven’t kept a public journal of our quarantined days. I decided to keep most of those thoughts private. I’ve not been posting here very often and I think that has to do with the shock of working from home and not leaving the house for days on end. You think at first it will … Continue reading Go Away
Yesterday I made the above collage as to way to help process everything that’s going on. We’re all about to spend a lot of time at home and I don’t have an easy answer for how to pass the time but, consider picking up some paper to draw on, or some scissors and glue and … Continue reading Creating While Distancing
I found this LP by Los Indios Tabajaras last weekend at my local thrift store and thought it would be worth giving a spin. Just look at that album cover. I had to hear it. The second song, Maran Cariua, is my favorite track with the haunting vocals on what is mostly an instrumental album. … Continue reading Maran Curiua
Rancid announced they were playing in Nashville this May which is exciting news since it’s been close to twenty years since I saw them last. Rancid is one of those bands that keeps popping back up in my life. They never go away. One song that I play loudly in the car whenever I’m feeling … Continue reading Last One To Die
I found several great albums this weekend while thrifting and this one is probably my favorite. This is Bo Biddley’s 1958 mono pressing of his first album on Chess Records. The LP itself looked pretty rough, but I cleaned it up and it actually played…okay. It’s not perfect sure, but it plays through without skipping. … Continue reading Bo Diddley
I picked up this wonderful LP over the weekend and thought, someone should start a podcast about album artwork and how it was conceived/approved by artists and this should be Exhibit A for the first episode. I kind of get the point…they are saying “hold on, I’m comin’” but it’s taking a long time cause … Continue reading Hold On, I’m Comin’…
I’ve been a Herbie Hancock rabbit hole lately and found his 1976 album, Secrets, this weekend. The first song, Doin’ It, is a 8 minute long funky jam that I’ve listened to multiple times and want to try and figure out how to slide into a DJ set somehow. Enjoy. Continue reading Doin’ It
https://youtu.be/zASj0vOml4E Consider celebrating today by listening to one of the great love songs ever written. Continue reading Happy Valentine’s Day
Aaron Hartley 