11.01.13

"What are you going to wear to tomorrow's party, Lou?" asked Nico. "I'm wearin' it, stupid."

I slept late the morning we got the news that Lou Reed had passed. I didn't find out until I was dumping fried pickles and Brooklyn doucheweizen down my garbage shoot while watching football that afternoon. I instantly looked up the breaking news story online and then, like so many of us do, felt the arrogant need to get my two cents out into the world. Anything poignant or cleaver I could just say out loud would have been wasted on my then company. Now that I think about it, I didn't even say anything to my friend across the table… not a word. My precious thoughts were only meant to be read, and in the context of other brilliance like, “The person below this gives bad blow jobs.” I quietly picked up my phone and broadcast my short missive to 678 people or so, via Twitter.

I like the honesty of it. And I really loved the seven retweets and four favorites! That’s the most reaction any of my Tweets have ever got!

I liked Lou Reed. I like some of Lou’s music, certainly not all of it, but I really loved where Lou had been. He slipped into the asshole of a dirty vintage New York City and opened up all of his senses, at a time when any normal person would have shut them all down. Granted, those experiences ultimately killed him, but not until he was 71. So, thanks to Lou, we don’t have to go downtown, shoot smack, fuck some trannies, and guzzle gallons of Scotch… unless we really wanted to, because Lou has written a few songs on those activities.

I honestly do respect the kind of dick Lou was, or the kind of dick I thought he was from reading shit about him, listening to some of his more difficult records, or hearing firsthand accounts of his difficult ways.

To a youngster like me, Lou Reed was a persona first and an artist/musician second. I heard more about him than I actually heard from him.  I grew up listening to Classic Rock and the one station worth listening to always slipped “Walk On The Wild Side” in between Led Zeppelin and The Who tracks, but that was it. When I started developing my own tastes, I wasn't gonna run out and by The Velvet Underground And Nico or Lou’s Transformer when I was 14, cause I was too busy buying Dead Milkmen and Run D.M.C. albums on cassette. My first Lou Reed purchase didn't come until 1989, when I bought New York because I fell in love with “Dirty Blvd.” In my young little pea brian… Lou Reed was a weird asshole who was a million times cooler than his music. Or, so I thought.

Then I got older. I listened to and decided what I was gonna like and what I wasn't gonna like from Lou’s catalog. I got jobs in radio, met and interviewed Rock Stars and became numb to the whole “persona” thing. I had seen behind the curtain and musicians were either good or bad, cool or cocks. I was no longer interested in whatever bullshit “artists” were pushing to move their “image” in whatever direction they were looking to blow it. Perfectly demonstrated by Alice Cooper, Meatloaf and the little piece of ass that played Wendy in the Porky's movies in this wonderful clip from the movie Roadie:

Alice Cooper doesn't want to feed anybody’s Frankenstein or act like anything other than himself offstage… unless you make him. Lou Reed was some weird version of Lou Reed all the time. That’s something that always bothered me about Joe Strummer too. Was there a Lou Reed, who would wake up on Saturday morning, throw on jeans and a t-shirt, run to the hardware store, pick up that thing to fix the toilet, be pleasant to the cashier, shoot the shit with a fan on the corner, go home, fix the toilet, and then watch Caddyshack on HBO? I dunno, maybe. Do I want that? No. Was there ten different Lou Reed personalities and nine were kinda douchey? Mos def. Do I want that? Yeah, I guess so.

I didn't think it was very odd that the L.A. Times began a memorial for Lou, with this quote from Lester Bangs:

“Lou Reed is the guy that gave dignity and poetry and rock 'n' roll to smack, speed, homosexuality, sadomasochism, murder, misogyny, stumblebum passivity, and suicide, and then proceeded to belie all his achievements and return to the mire by turning the whole thing into a monumental joke ...,"

Initially, I thought that sentence was kind of harsh, but as I read and re-read some of Bangs’ accounts of Lou, it’s pretty much the nicest thing anybody could have said about him, because Bangs understood him. I certainly didn't understand Lou or have a fucking inkling of where he was coming from.

Leslie Fram, a program director I used to work for, had a story of seeing Lou perform at a benefit show or as part of someone else’s set, I can’t remember the details of the show, but what I do remember was her saying that Lou was acting like a “grumpy old man” and spent a chunk of his time on stage “lecturing the audience.” Classic Lou! The audience didn't know how to enjoy live music and he needed to correct them. I wish I was there.

I had sat in a room while Damon Albarn was telling the story of Lou Reed recording a track for Gorrillaz. When Albarn finished, I said, “Sounds like he was kind of an asshole.” He shot me a weird, yet thoughtful look and replied, “No, I didn’t say that… you did.” The four of us in the room shared one of those little hiccup type laughs. Not a full chuckle, but a very minimalist humorous reaction to acknowledge Albarn’s point. He wasn't saying anything bad about Lou, he just relayed an experience exactly how it happened… and whatever anyone thought after they heard it, was their opinion.

Going back to my Tweet, that’s what my opinion of Lou Reed is… he was a dick. But, I respected that dick. I only wish I had met him and he was awful to me, just once. Then I’d have had a better story for this thing that I just wrote.

This is probably the hippest collection of Oldies on the planet. The Velvet Underground lyrically dug around in the muck, but with a rather tame Peter, Paul & Mary play a biker bar panache. 

I have mixed feelings about Nico. I simultaneously want to punch her and/or gently run my hands along her soft milky skin for hours.

I really don’t know when I should be listening to The Velvet Underground. It doesn't fit my day-to-day lifestyle, but it needs a place in there somewhere. I guess the perfect place for this band would be:

1. Dive bars after two in the morning.

 2. Smelly thrift shops where the girl behind the counter has a busted face, a really nice skinny body, and a two dollar fashion sense. She’d be overly nice, in an annoying way, forcing me to debate whether or not I’d bang her, if given the chance. Then at the register I’d finally get the chance to give her a really solid once over and the answer is a reluctant “yeah, but I’m not gonna tell anyone for a long time, cause that would give me a chance to embellish the story and make it sound really better than just sad sex with an ugly skinny mushy hippie.” (These are the conversations I have in my head most of the day.)

3. On an infinite loop at Patti Smith’s house. (Patti’s house is very similar to the thrift shop scenario.)

Having said all that, The Velvet Underground is so fucking cool to listen to. I actually felt about 75% cooler while I was listening. Secretly hoping somebody really cool would walk into the room and say something like, “Velvet Underground. Nice. I’ll suck your dick for 12 dollars.” And I’d have to refuse the offer because I only have a twenty on me, and somebody sucking you off for a bump isn't gonna make change… believe me. I guess that’s the point of The Velvet Underground, drug addicts charge weird amounts of money for blowjobs. Oh, and selling out IS for everyone. (See; “Who Loves The Sun”) Unless, I totally missed the point of what The Velvet Underground was trying to do.

“She’s busy sucking on my ding-dong.” – “Sister Ray,” by The Velvet Underground – 1968.

“Everything is jokes to this bibulous bozo; he really makes a point of havin' some fun!” – Lester Bangs on Lou Reed – 1973 

"I would like to live to a ripe old age and raise watermelons in Wyoming." – Lou Reed  – 1973

“Lou Reed's finally got a chance at real sustained stardom, and he is blowing it. He's still riding on the legend now, but people are going to get tired damn fast of a legend who slunks out with a bunch of blobs behind him, sings his songs as if he's falling asleep, forgets the words half the time, stands as still as if he's embalmed except for remembering every five minutes or so to wiggle his ass or wave his hand whether it's really the time to do it or not. His whole career at this point is like welching out on a bet.” – Lester Bangs on Lou Reed – 1973

November Playlist - 2013 The Year Of Music

"I hear Brad Maybe is a real dick," said Patti. "Yeah, so am I," sighed Lou.

Only two more months left before we close the books on 2013 – The Year Of Music!

The whole endeavor turned out to be way too ambitious for me. Listening to and trying to write about three different albums a day for a whole year was uncharacteristically a bite larger than I could chew. So, I shrunk it down to two a day with weekends off. One “classic” album and one new album and we're still pushing forward (back). Get it? 

Even with going down to two albums and not writing anything for most days, I definitely did what I initially set out to do. Listen to a lot and write a lot. When I go back and re-read what I was writing in January as compared to what I was writing towards the end, when the writing started to trail off... I'd say I'm writing as good as a high school junior now!

I am going to try and do write ups for November, in real-time, and perhaps fill in some blanks I missed along the way. I actually miss writing. It's work, and I suck at it, but it's somehow "rewarding." 

Last month I noticed the first glaring omission of the year… The Ramones! I dunno how I missed those guys, but I did. So, I set out to find some more omissions, and I definitely feel like I’m missing a whole shitload more. The B-52’s, Blondie, Concrete Blonde, Echo & The Bunnymen, The Charlatans UK, and Lou Reed all get their first spins this year.

Sorry, Lou. All you had to do was die before I remembered that I forgot to spend some time with your music this year. I’ll start November on what looks to be a shitty rainy fall Friday with three Velvet Underground records and Lou will be back on Thanksgiving. I’ll eat some Turkey to New York and a classic collection from Mr. Woody Guthrie. This land was made for you and me!

I’m gonna put my unedited master list of the year at the bottom… just so you can see what’s been listened to so far. Notice anything missing? Let me know.

Don’t choke on it. 

November 1

The Velvet Underground – The Velvet Underground & Nico

The Velvet Underground – White Light White Heat

The Velvet Underground – Loaded

November 4

Depeche Mode – Black Celebration

AFI – Burials 

November 5

The B-52’s – The B-52’s

James Blake – Overgrown

November 6

Blondie – Parallel Lines

Ed Kowalczyk – The Flood And The Mercy

November 7

The Smiths – Meat Is Murder

Unknown Mortal Orchestra – Blue Record (EP)

November 8

The Wonderstuff – The Eight Legged Groove Machine

Eminem – The Marshall Mathers LP 2

November 11

Concrete Blonde – Bloodletting

The Fratellis – We Need Medicine

November 12

The Sundays – Reading, Writing, and Arithmetic

Luscious Jackson – Magic Hour

November 13

Sisters Of Mercy – Floodland

Cage The Elephant – Melophobia

November 14

Ned’s Atomic Dustbin – God Fodder

Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. – The Speed Of Things

November 15

A Tribe Called Quest – Midnight Marauders

Hellogoodbye – Everything Is Debatable

November 18

Echo & The Bunnymen – Echo & The Bunnymen

White Denim – Corsicana Lemonade

November 19

The Charlatans UK – Some Friendly

Swearin’ – Surfing Strange

November 20

Beastie Boys – Ill Communication (Mike D’s Birthday!)

The Sounds – Weekend 

November 21

Rage Against The Machine – Evil Empire

M.I.A. – Matangi

November 22

Big Audio Dynamite – This Is Big Audio Dynamite

Upset – She’s Gone

November 25

Fountains Of Wayne – Fountains Of Wayne

The State Champs – The Finer Things

November 26

808 State – ex:el

Four Tet – Beautiful Rewind

November 27

The Beatles – Abbey Road

Norah Jones & Billie Joe Armstrong – Foreverly

November 28

Woody Guthrie – The Asch Recordings Vol. 1

Lou Reed – New York

November 29

Sinead 0’Connor – The Lion And The Cobra

Avril Lavigne – Avril Lavigne

The Unedited Master List Of All Albums Listened To In 2013!

311 – 311 - Apr

311 – Transistor - Apr

A Tribe Called Quest – The Low End Theory – Feb

A$AP Rocky – Long.Live.A$AP– Feb

AC/DC – High Voltage - Jan

AC/DC – Let There Be Rock – Oct

AC/DC Dirty Deeds Done Dirty Cheap - Aug

Adam Ant - Adam Ant Is The Blueblack Hussar In Marrying The Gunner's– Feb

Adicts – All The Young Droogs - Jan

Afghan Whigs – Black Love

Afghan Whigs – Gentleman - Mar

Alabama Shakes – Boys &Girls - Mar

Alanis Morissette – Jagged Little Pill - Mar

Alice Cooper – Welcome To My Nightmare - Jan

Alice In Chains – Dirt - Mar

Alice In Chains – The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here – June

Alkaline Trio – My Shame Is True - Apr

Alt-J – An Awesome Wave– Feb

And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead – Lost Songs - Mar

Ani Difranco – Not A Pretty Girl - Apr

Appleseed Cast – Illumination Ritual

Arcade Fire – Reflektor – Oct

Arctic Monkeys – AM – Oct

Aretha Franklin – I Never Loved A Man The Way I Love You– Feb

Atlas Genius – When It WaNow - mar

Atoms For Peace – Amok  - Mar

Avenged Sevenfold Hail To The King  – Sept

Bad Religion – Stranger Than Fiction - Apr

Bad Religion – True North– Feb

Barry White – Can’t Get Enough– Feb

Bastille Bad Blood - Aug

Bat For Lashes – The Haunted Man– Feb

Beach Boys – Pet Sonds –Jan

Beach House – Bloom - Jan

Beady Eye – BE – June

Beastie Boys – CheckYurHead - Mar

Beastie Boys – Paul’s Boutique– Feb

Beastie Boys- License To Ill - Jan

Beatles – Magical Mystery Tour - Jan

Beatles – Rubber Soul– Feb

Beatles – Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band – Oct

Beatles – The White Album – Oct

Beatles - Revolver - Aug

Beck – Mellow Gold– Feb

Beck – Odelay - Mar

Belle & Sebastian – If You’re Feeling Sinister - Apr

Belle & Sebastian – The Boy With The Arab Strap - Apr

Belle & Sebastian – Write About Love - Apr

Best Coast – Fade Away – Oct

Biffy Clyro – Opposites– Feb

Big D And The Kids Table – For The Damned, The Dumb & The Delirious - Apr

Big Pink – Future This - Jan

Bjork – Debut - Apr

Bjork – Post - Apr

Black Angels – Indigo Meadow - Apr

Black Joe Lewis Electric Slave   – Sept

Black Rebel Motorcycle Club – SpecterAtFeast - Mar

Black Sabbath – Black Sabbath - Jan

Black Sabbath 13 - Aug

Black Sabbath Paranoid - Aug

Blur – Leisure - Jan

Blur – The Great Escape - Mar

Bob Dylan – The Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan - Jan

Bob Marley – Catch A Fire– Feb

Bob Marley – Exodus– Feb

Bob Marley – Soul Rebels– Feb

Body Count – Body Count– Feb

Boston Boston - Aug

Breeders – Pod - Apr

Bronx – The Bronx IV - Apr

Bruce Springsteen And The E Street Band – Greetings From Asbury Park, NJ - Jan

Bruce Springsteen The Rising – Sept

Bruno Mars – UnorthodoxJuke - Mar

Buffalo Tom – Big Red Letter  - Mar

Buffalo Tom – Birdbrain - Jan

Buffalo Tom – Let Me Come Over– Feb

Bush – Sixteen Stone - Apr

Butthole Surfers – Locust Abortion Technician - Jan

Cake – Fashion Nugget - Mar

California X – California X – June

Camera Obscura Desire Lines - Aug

Capital Cities In A Tidal Wave Of Mystery   – Sept

Captain Beefheart – Trout Mask Replica – June

Carly Rae Jepsen – Kiss - Jan

Cat Power – Sun - Jan

Catherine Wheel – Chrome - Mar

Catherine Wheel – Ferment - Apr

Cheap Trick at Budokan – Sept

Chemical Brothers – Dig Your Own Hole - Apr

Chunk! No, Captain Chunk – Pardon My French – June

Chvrches – The Bones Of What You Believe – Oct

Clash – Give ‘Em Enough Rope– Feb

Clash – London Calling – June

Clash – Sandinista – Oct

Clash – The Clash - Jan

Clinic – Free Reign  - Apr

Cloud Nothings – Attack On Memory - Jan

Clutch – Earth Rocker - Apr

Cocteau Twins – Heaven Or Las Vegas - Apr

Courteeners – Anna– Feb

Cracker – Cracker - Mar

Cranberries – Everybody Else Is Doing It - Mar

Creed – My Own Prison - Mar

Creedence Clearwater Revival Green River - Aug

Cribs – Payola  - Mar

Cure – Seventeen Seconds– Feb

Cure – Three Imaginary Boys - Jan

Curtis Mayfield – Curtis– Feb

Cypress Hill – Cyrpess Hill– Feb

Daft Punk Random – Access Memories  – June

David Bowie – The Man Who Sold The World - Jan

David Bowie – The Next Day - Mar

De La Soul – Three Feet High And Rising– Feb

Dead Milkmen – Big Lizard In My Backyard - Jan

Deerhunter – Monomania – June

Deertick – Negativity – Oct

Def Leppard – Pyromania  Jan

Defones – Adrenaline– Feb

Deftones – Koi No Yokan - Jan

Depeche Mode – Speak & Spell - Jan

Depeche Mode – Violator - Apr

Depeche Mode 101 – Sept

Depheche Mode - Delta Machine - Apr

Diarrhea Planet I'm Rich Beyond Your Wildest Dreams   – Sept

Dino Jr – You’re Living All Over Me - Jan

Dinosaur Jr. – Green Mind - Mar

Dinosaur Jr. – I Bet On Sky - Mar

Dinosaur Jr. – Without A Sound - Mar

Dirty Projectors – Swing Lo Magellan– Feb

Dismemberment Plan – Uncanney Valley – Oct

Django Django – DjangoDjang - Mar

Doors – Strange Days– Feb

Doors – The Doors - Jan

Doors Waiting For The Sun - Aug

Dr. Dre – The Chronic - Apr

Dropkick Murphy’s – Signed And Sealed In Blood - Mar

Dukes Of Stratosphere – Psonic Psunspot – June

Duran Duran – Rio – June

Dutch Uncles – Out Of Touch, InWild - Mar

Eels – Beautiful Freak - Mar

Eels – Wonderful Glorious - Mar

Eleanor Friedberger – Personal Record – June

Elliot Smith – XO - Apr

Elton John – Goodbye Yellow Brick Road – June

Elvis Costello – My Aim Is True - Jan

Elvis Costello And The Roots Wise Up Ghost – Sept

Elvis Presley Aloha From Hawaii  – Sept

Empire Of The Sun – Ice On The Dune – June

EPMD – Strictly Business - Jan

Eric B. & Rakim – Paid In Full– Feb

Face To Face – Face To Face - Apr

Face To Face – Three Chords And A Half Truth - Apr

Failure – Fantastic Planet - Apr

Faith No More – Angel Dust - Mar

Faith No More – The Real Tng - Mar

Fall Out Boy – Save Rock And Roll - Apr

Fat Boys – Fat Boys– Feb

Filter The Sun Comes Out Tonight - Aug

Fiona Apple – The Idler Wheel Is Wiser Cause Fiona Is A Fucking Douche - Jan

Flaming Lips – The Terror - Apr

Fleetwood Mac – Fleetw Mac 75 - Jan

Fleetwood Mac – Tusk – Oct

Fleetwood Mac Rumours - Aug

Foals – Holy Fire - Mar

Foo Fighters – Foo Fighters - Mar

Foo Fighters – The Colour And Shape - Mar

Foo Fighters – There Is Nothing Left To Lose – Oct

Foo Fighters – Wasting Light - Mar

Foxygen – We Are The 21 st Century Ambassadors Of Peace And Magic– Feb

Frank Black – Frank Black - Apr

Frank Ocean – Channel Orange - Jan

Frank Turner Tape Deck Heart – Sept

Frank Zappa – The Mother’s Of Invention – Freak Out! - Jan

Franz Ferdinand Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action - Aug

Free Energy – Love Sign - Mar

Frightened Rabbit Pedestrian Verse - Aug

Fuel – Sunburn - Apr

Fugazi – In On The Kill Taker - Apr

Fugazi – Steady Diet Of Nothing - Jan

FUN! – Sum Nites– Feb

Garbage – Garbage - Mar

Genesis – Selling England By The Pound - Jan

Genesis …And Then There Were Three… - Aug

Geto Boys – We Can’t Be Stopped– Feb

Goo Goo Dolls – Hold Me Up - Apr

Goo Goo Dolls – Superstar Car Wash - Apr

Goo Goo Dolls Magnetic - Aug

Grand Funk Railroad Closer To Home - Aug

Green Day – Dos - Jan

Green Day – Tres - Jan

Green Day – Uno - Jan

Grimes – Visions - Jan

Guess Who American Woman - Aug

Guided By Voices – Bee Thousand - Apr

Guns N’ Roses – Use Your Illusion I - Apr

Guns N’ Roses – Use Your Illusion II - Apr

Haim – Days Are Gone – Oct

Happy Mondays – Pills Thrills And Bellyaches - Apr

Helmet – Meantime – June

Hives – Lex Hives - Jan

Hole – Live Through This - Mar

Hollerado – White Paint - Mar

How To Destroy Angels – WelcmeOblvin - Mar

Howler – America Give Up - Jan

Husker Du – Everything Falls Apart - Jan

Hüsker Dü – Flip Your Wig – June

Hüsker Dü – Zen Arcade– Feb

I Am Kloot – Let It All In - Apr

IAMDYNAMITE – SUPERMEGAFANC - Mar

Ice Cube – Amerikkka’s Most Wanted– Feb

Ice Cube – Predator - Apr

Iceage You’re Nothing - Aug

Icon For Hire – Icon For Hire – Oct

Iron Maiden The Number Of The Beast - Aug

Jack White – Blunderbuss– Feb

Jagwar Ma Howlin'  – Sept

Jake Bugg – Jake Bugg– Feb

James Brown – Live At The Apollo– Feb

Jane’s Addiction – Nothing’s Shocking - Jan

Jane’s Addiction – Ritual De Lo Habitual - Mar

Jane's Addiction XXX – Sept

Janis Joplin – Big Brother And The Holding Company - Jan

Japandroids – Celebration Rock - Jan

Jawbox – For Your Own Special Sweetheart - Apr

Jawbreaker – Dear You - Apr

Jay Z – Vol 2… Hard Knock Life– Feb

Jay Z - Magna Carta… Holy Grail - Aug

Jeff Buckley – Grace - Apr

Jesus And Mary Chain – Darklands – Oct

Jesus And Mary Chain – Psychocandy - Jan

Jimi Hendrix – Are You Experienced - Jan

Jimi Hendrix – Axis: Bold As Love  – Feb

Jimi Hendrix Experience Electric Ladyland - Aug

Jimi Hendrix Live At Monterey  – Sept

Jimmy Cliff – The Harder They Come– Feb

Jimmy Eat – World Damage – June

Jimmy Eat World – Static - Apr

John Fogerty Wrote A Song For Everyone - Aug

John Grant – Pale Green Ghosts – June

Johnny Cash At Folsom Prison – Sept

Johnny Marr – The Messenger - Mar

Joy Formidable – Wolf’s Law– Feb

Kanye “Fish Dicks” West Yeezus - Aug

Kid Cudi – Indicud - Apr

Killers – Battle Born– Feb

Kings Of Leon Mechanical Bull  – Sept

Kinks – The Kinks - Jan

Kinks Kinda Kinks - Aug

Kiss – Destroyer - Jan

Kiss Alive! – Sept

KLF – The White Room - Apr

Korn – Follow The Leader - Apr

Kurt Vile – Wakin On A Pretty Daze – June

Lauryn Hill – The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill– Feb

Led  Zeppelin – III – June

Led Zeppelin – Houses Of The Holy – Oct

Led Zeppelin - I - Jan

Led Zeppelin – II– Feb

Led Zeppelin IV - Aug

Lemonheads – It’s A Shame About Ray - Mar

Lenny Kravitz – Mama Said - Apr

Limp Bizkit – Significant Other - Apr

Live – Mental Jewelry -Mar

Live – Throwing Copper - Apr

Living Colour – Vivid– Feb

Liz Phair – Exile In Guyville - Jan

Liz Phair – Whip Smart -Mar

LL Cool Jay – Radio– Feb

Lorde Pure Heroine – Sept

Maccabees – Given To The Wild - Jan

Mark Lanegan Band – Blues Funral - Jan

Mars Volta – Noctourniquet - Jan

Marvin Gaye – Let’s Get It On– Feb

Matthew Good – Arrows Of Desire – Oct

Matthew Sweet – Girlfriend -Mar

Mavericks In Time (A pick from Barrie's Mom.) – Sept

Mazzy Star – Seasons Of Your Day – Oct

MC5 - Kick Out The Jams – Sept

Men – New Moon - Apr

Mercury Rev – Yerself Is Steam - Apr

Metallica – Kill ‘Em All - Jan

Metallica – Metallica (The Black Album)- Mar

Metric – Synthetica– Feb

Metz - Metz - Jan

MGMT MGMT   – Sept

Michael Jackson – Off The Wall– Feb

Michael Jackson – Thriller– Feb

Mighty Mighty Bosstones – Don’t Know How To Party - Apr

Miles Davis – Bitches Brew – Feb

Ministry – The Land Of Rape And Honey - Jan

Ministry Enjoy The Quiet: Live At Wacken 2012  – Sept

Molly Ringwald – Except Sometimes - Apr

Monster Magnet – Dopes To Infinity – Oct

Monster Magnet – Last Patrol – Oct

Morrissey – Your Arsenal - Apr

Mos Def – Black On Both Sides– Feb

Mudhoney – Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge - Apr

Mudhoney – Vanishing Point - Apr

Muse – 2nd Law - Jan

My Bloody Valentine – Loveless– Feb

My Bloody Valentine – MBV -Mar

My Chemical Romance – Conventional Weapons - Apr

N.W.A – Straight Outta Compton– Feb

Nas – Illmatic– Feb

National – Trouble Will Find Me – June

Neil Young Harvest - Aug

Neko Case – The Worse Things Get… – Oct

Neutral Milk Hotel – In The Aeroplane Over The Sea– Feb

New Order – Movement - Jan

Nick Cave And The BadSeeds – Push Sky Away -Mar

NIN – Pretty Hate Machine - Jan

Nine Black Alps – Sirens - Apr

Nine Inch Nails – Broken (EP) - Mar

Nine Inch Nails – The Downward Spiral  - Mar

Nine Inch Nails Hesitation Marks – Sept

Nirvana – Bleach - Jan

Nirvana – In Utero - Mar

Nirvana – Nevermind - Mar

No Age An Object   – Sept

NOFX – Punk In Drublic - Apr

Notorious B.I.G. – Life After Death - Apr

Oasis – (What’s The StoryMorning Glory - Mar

Oasis – Definitely Mabe– Feb

Oasis – The Masterplan - Apr

Okkervil River The Silver Gymnasium - Aug

Ol’ Dirty Bastard – Return To The 36 Chambers - Apr

Orb – The Orb’s Adventures Beyond The Ultraworld - Apr

Orb – U.F.Orb  - Apr

Our Lady Peace – Clumsy – Oct

Our Lady Peace – Naveed - Mar

Palma Violets – 180 - Apr

Palms Palms - Aug

Parliment P-Funk Earth Tour – Sept

Passion Pit – Gossamer - Jan

Patti Smith – Horses - Jan

Pavement – Crooked Rain Crooked Rain - Apr

Pavement – Slanted And Enhanted - Jan

Pearl Jam – Lightning Bolt – Oct

Pearl Jam – Ten - Mar

Pearl Jam – Vitalogy – Oct

Pearl Jam – Vs - Mar

Pearl Jam 8/29/00 - Boston, Massachusetts (Bootleg) – Sept

Peter Frampton Frampton Comes Alive! – Sept

Phoenix – Bankrupt! - Apr

Phosphorescent Muchacho - Aug

Pink Floyd – Meddle - Jan

Pink Floyd Wish You Were Here - Aug

Pixies – Bossanova - Mar

Pixies – Doolittle - Jan

PJ Harvey – Rid Of Me - Apr

Police - Outlandos d'Amour- Jan

Police – Reggatta de Blanc – Oct

Polyphonic Spree Yes, It’s True - Aug

Portishead – Dummy - Mar

Portishead Roseland NYC Live  – Sept

Portugal The Man – Evil Friends – June

Portugal, The Man Evil Friends - Aug

Poster Children – Daisy Chain Reaction - Apr

Primal Scream – More Light – June

Primus – Frizzle Fry- Jan

Primus – Pork Soda - Mar

Primus – Sailing The Seas Of Cheese - Mar

Prince – Puprle Rain– Feb

Public Enemy – It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back– Feb

Public Enemy – Yo! Bum Rush The Show - Jan

Public Image Limited – Album– Feb

Pure Love – Anthems– Feb

Puscifer – Donkey Punch Night - Mar

Queen – Queen - Jan

Queen II - Aug

Queen Live At Wembley Stadium  – Sept

Queens Of The Stone Age – Like Clockwork – June

Queens Of The Stone Age – Queens Of The Stone Age – June

Queens Of The Stone Age – Rated R – Oct

Quicksand – Slip - Apr

R.E.M. – Automatic For People - Mar

R.E.M. – Monster - Mar

R.E.M. – Mrmr - Jan

R.E.M. – Out Of Time - Mar

R.E.M. – Reckoning– Feb

Radiohead – Kid A – Oct

Radiohead – OK Computer - Mar

Radiohead – Pablo Honey - Mar

Radiohead - Some Bootleg From Toronto I Have – Sept

Radiohead – The Bends– Feb

Radiohead – The King Limbs - Mar

Rage Against The Machine – Rage Against The Machine - Mar

Ramones – Leave Home – Oct

Ramones – Ramones – Oct

Rancid – And Out Come The Wolves  - Mar

Randy Newman – Trouble In Paradise – June

Red Hot Chili Peppers – Blood Sugar Sex Magic - Mar

Reel Big Fish – Turn The Radio Off! - Apr

Refused – The Shape Of Punk To Come - Apr

Replacements – Hootenanny– Feb

Replacements – Let It Be – June

Replacements – Sorry Ma, I Forgot To Take Out The Trash - Jan

Rev. Al Green – Let’s Stay Together– Feb

Richard Ashcroft – United NationsSound - Mar

Ride – Nowhere - Apr

Rod Stewart – Every Picture Tells A Story – June

Rod Stewart – Time – June

Rolling Stones – Beggars Banquet– Feb

Rolling Stones – Sticky Fingers – Oct

Rolling Stones – The Rolling Stones - Jan

Rolling Stones Get Your Ya-Ya's Out! – Sept

Rolling Stones Let It Bleed - Aug

Roots – Things Fall Apart– Feb

Roots The Roots Come Alive! – Sept

Run – D.M.C. – Run-D.M.C. - Jan

Run D.M.C. – King Of Rock– Feb

Rush – 2112 – Oct

Rush – Rush - Jan

Rush Fly By Night - Aug

Sam & Dave – Soul Men– Feb

Samiam – You Are Freaking Me Out - Apr

Savages – Silence Yourself – June

Sex Pistols – Never Mind The Bollocks, Here’s The Sex Pistols - Jan

Shout Out Louds – Optica - Mar

Silversun Pickups – Neck Of The Woods - Jan

Simon & Garfunkel The Concert In Central Park – Sept

Slayer – Reign In Blood - Jan

Slayer – Seasons In The Abyss – June

Sleigh Bells – Bitter Rivals – Oct

Sly And The Family Stone – Stand! – Feb

Smashing Pumpkins – Siamese Dreams - Mar

Smashing Pumpkins Mellon -Mar

Smith Westerns Soft Will - Aug

Smiths – The Smiths - Jan

Snoop Lion – Reincarnated - Apr

Sonic Youth – EVOL - Jan

Sonic Youth – Goo - Mar

Soundgarden – Badmotorfinger - Mar

Soundgarden – King Animal - Jan

Soundgarden – Louder Than Love– Feb

Specials – The Specials – June

Spiratualized – Sweet Heart Sweet Light– Feb

Spiritualized – Lazer Guided Melodies -Mar

Stereophonics – Graffiti On The Train - Apr

Stevie Wonder – Songs In The Key Of Life– Feb

Sting – The Last Ship – Oct

Stone Rose – The Stone Roses– Feb

Stone Roses – Second Coming - Apr

Stone Temple Pilots – Core - Mar

Stooges – The Stooges - Jan

Strokes – Comedown Machine - Apr

Strokes – The Strokes – Oct

Strypes Snapshot   – Sept

Sublime – Sublime - Mar

Suede – Bloodsports - Apr

Sugar – Copper Blue– Feb

Sunny Day Real Estate – Diary - Apr

Superchunk – Here’s Where The Strings Come In - Apr

Supertramp – Breakfast In America – Oct

Surfer Blood Pythons - Aug

Swans – Seer– Feb

Swearin’ – Swearin’ - Jan

Swim Deep Where The Heaven Are We - Aug

System Of A Down – Toxicity – Oct

Taddy Porter – Stay Golden – June

Talking Heads - 77 - Jan

Talking Heads –More Songs About Buildings And Food– Feb

Talking Heads Stop Making Sense – Sept

Tame Impala – Lonerism - Jan

Teenage Fanclub – Bandwagonesque– Feb

Tegan And Sara – Heartthrob– Feb

The The – Dusk - Mar

Thermals Desperate Ground - Aug

They Might Be Giants – They Might Be Giants– Feb

Thin Lizzy – Jailbreak - Mar

Thin Lizzy Bad Reputation - Aug

Thin Lizzy Live And Dangerous – Sept

Third Eye Blind – Third Eye Bli - Mar

Throbbing Gristle – 20 Jazz Funk Greats – June

Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers You’re Gonna Get It! - Aug

Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers – Damn The Torpedoes – Oct

Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers – Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers - Jan

Tom Waits – Rain Dogs – June

Tomahawk – Oddfellows - Mar

Tool – Ænima – Oct

Tool - Undertow - Jan

Tragically Hip – Day For Night - Mar

Tragically Hip Live Between Us  – Sept

Tribes – Baby– Feb

Tribes – Wish To Scream – June

Tubes – The Tubes – June

TV On The Radio – Desperate Youth, Blood Thirsty Babes

Two Door Cinema Club – Beacon - Jan

Tyler, The Creator – Wolf - Apr

U2 – Achtung Baby - Mar

U2 – Boy - Jan

U2 – October – Oct

Unknown Mortal Orchestra – II - Mar

Vaccines – Come Of Age - Jan

Vaccines – What Did You Expect From The Vaccines– Feb

Vampire Weekend – Contra – June

Vampire Weekend – Modern Vampires Of The City – June

Van Halen – II – June

Van Halen – Van Halen - Jan

Van Halen Women And Children First - Aug

Veils – Time Stays, We Go - Apr

Velvet Underground – The Velvet Underground & Nico - Jan

Veronica Falls – Waiting For Something To Happen - Apr

Verve – A Northern Soul - Mar

Verve – Urban Hymns - Mar

Virginmarys – King Of Conflict - Apr

Washed Out – Paracosm – Oct

Ween – Pure Guava - Mar

Weezer – Weezer (Blue) - Mar

Weird Al Yankovic – Dare To Be Stupid! – June

Who – My Generation- Jan

Who – Quadrophenia – Oct

Who Who’s Next? - Aug

Wilco – Being There - Mar

World Party – Goodbye Jumbo - Mar

Wu-Tang Clan – Enter The Wu-Tng– Feb

xx – Coexist - Jan

Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Mosquito - Apr

Young Galaxy – Ultramarine - Apr

Yuck – Glow And Behold – Oct

Yuck – Yuck– Feb