Neil Young & Crazy Horse - "Everybody Knows This is Nowhere"

Young's first album with The Horse. A galloping garage-rock juggernaut released in May 1969. The first of many great collaborations with Neil and his loping, ragged launching pad that he uses to scratch his itch to rock out. We're talking "Down By the River," "Cinnamon Girl" and "Cowgirl in the Sand" - actually every song is essentially. One of the great rock albums from the tail-end of the '60s.

U2 - "Songs of Innocence - Record Store Day edition

I was fortunate enough to pick up a copy of U2's new RSD limited edition of their excellent "Songs of Innocence" LP. The RSD "flipping" is going on in full force. Check out one listing for the U2 album. Insane.

Fifteen Essential Albums for 2015 So Far (Metro Weekly Article)

You can read here at this link my piece on the Fifteen Essential Albums for 2015 thus far.

Tori Amos reissues "Little Earthquakes" and "Under the Pink" (Metro Weekly Article)

Here is my piece regarding the new 2015 reissues of Tori Amos' classic albums Little  Earthquakes and Under the Pink. You can read at the link here at Metro Weekly.

Topster: 100 Top Albums

I did this very quickly and i'm sure I forgot some, but here is a good approximation of my Top 100 favorite albums.

Wooden Shjips - "Back to Land"

This was a recommendation from Dempsey at Mobius Records in Fairfax. I'm really happy with it. Late night, stoner music with a nice, warm, psychedelic vibe.

Rush - "A Farewell to Kings"

September 1977. Rush - "A Farewell to Arms" (new reissue).

I shared "Xanadu," an amazing guitar piece, but this album is more known for the single "Closer To The Heart."

This is the latest in the series of Rush albums being reissued. I already picked up "Fly By Night, "Caress of Steel" and "2112." Picked this up at Mobius Records in Fairfax. I'm very pleased with this reissue series by Rush. I hope it continues into the '90s.