Mainly Rock

I got Shellac’s new album, Excellent Italian Greyhound, today, in vinyl, of course.   I’m listening to it for the first time, as I type, but so far I can already say it meets expectations… When unpacking the album, I discovered a CD in the packaging which contains the album, in addition to the high [...]

Today is Sgt. Pepper’s day, and anyone reading music-blogs knows that Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band was released 40 years ago today. It’s quite common to say that this is the greatest pop-record ever recorded (and I do agree), but for me it’s simply the first pop-album I’ve ever heard. In fact, my parents [...]