sir it's like a combination pro shop/steakhouse/corner office, but for the poor

seriously it's a lotta reviews

you didn't list Ram Jam but I feel like you implied it

Republicans: please nominate this man

ok here's the plan. 5-10 million of us need to register Republican so we can ensure JD gets the nom in 2028. and then... hilarity ensues

A CD of Phil Collins' album ...But Seriously that Noel Gallagher signed, "Fuck you! And him!"

uh oh! 😀

As bad as this is for the US, Iran, and the world at large, I take solace in the degree to which this is CATASTROPHIC for JD Vance.

not now, Faces of Death

This photo is the only good thing we're going to get out of this administration.

Reviews: Record Store Day 2026, Batch 1 Vinyl reviews of Bill Evans, Neil Young, Françoise Hardy, Blur, Freddie King, Buster Williams, Adam Sandler, Terry Callier, Bob Brady & the Con Chords

Our first batch of #RSD #vinyl reviews is live! We've got the lowdown on Record Store Day releases from Bill Evans, Neil Young, Françoise Hardy, Blur, Freddie King, Buster Williams, Adam Sandler, Terry Callier, and Bob Brady and the Con Chords. Plus, more to come as we get closer to April 18!

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it don’t say nothin’ about passive diarrhea

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Reviews: Comet Gain | Peter Baumann Today’s record reviews cover recent reissues from the Hamburg, Germany, label Tapete Records and its electronic-music-focused sister imprint, Bureau B. The first album is from the longtime UK band Com...

Today we look at reissues from Hamburg's Tapete/Bureau B label dyad: Comet Gain's wonderful 2005 effort, and Peter Baumann's striking 1976 solo debut. Plus, some idle thoughts about #vinyl sales, the oil market, and the world in general! Fun for all, over at The Vinyl Cut.

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outraged they chose "long cool woman in a black dress" because it seems decidedly the point that she is not wearing a dress of any kind

I don't know man, I've seen some people December pretty hard

crazy to think that the jokey guy doing stiff robot arms and saying “er-ror… does not compute” in a flat monotone has only been around for 50 years or so. feels like that guy has been here since the dawn of time

Reviews: Donny Hathaway | Sam & Dave New Rhino Reserve pressings of Donny Hathaway’s 1972 Live album and Sam & Dave’s 1966 debut full-length. Today we’ve got reviews of the two remaining soul albums Rhino Reserve has reissued at part of...

We've got reviews of two Rhino Reserve soul reissues: Donny Hathaway's seminal 1972 live album, and Sam & Dave's 1966 Stax debut. Plus, become a paid subscriber and win free #vinyl! (Yes, this is a thing that is real.)

Hot take: A football is not a ball

Our founders, though deeply flawed, understood that democracy requires an informed citizenry and a government accountable to it people. That’s why the press is the only profession protected by the Constitution. It’s also why autocrats and oligarchs seek to control and destroy it.

If the movie ends with Donald retching his guts out, I might just buy a ticket.

I dunno, maybe some new vinyl can help

Impeach&
Remove&
Prosecute&
Convict&
Sentence

wait, are you saying she’s not really blonde??

New vinyl reissues: January 2, 2026, plus some last-minute 2025 superlatives Happy New Year! For our first post of the next year of your life, we’ve got our usual weekly new-reissue roundup. But... it’s a pretty slow week. In fact, the only game in town is Rhino, who are begin...

Happy 2026! We're kicking off the new year with our usual weekly roundup of new #vinyl reissues. But it's a slow week, so we also put together a last-minute look back at a few things that brought joy to our turntables last year. And now we never need to speak of 2025 again.

A year in review As the holidays wrap up and the calendar comes to a close, it seems like the right time for a quick look back. We launched this newsletter at the beginning of September and are humbled and honored by ...

In lieu of a Best-of-the-Year list, here's an Every-Damn-Thing-We-Reviewed list! In the past four months we've reviewed more than 100 #vinyl reissues over at The Vinyl Cut. Read, and subscribe to get a front-row seat to the next 100.

Boy is my face red. I thought it was Mary Weiss, beloved singer of the Shangri-Las who passed away in 2024

something about Wario dividends