5 Reasons Why Vinyl (HBO) is Awesome
5 Reasons Why Vinyl (HBO) is Awesome

Not sure you want to dive in and start binge watching Vinyl (HBO)? 

Here are five strong reasons you should take that plunge and start loving Vinyl!

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Vinyl (HBO Series)Joshua B. HoeHBO, Vinyl (HBO), Vinyl, The Walking Dead, TWD, Millers Crossing, Gabriel Byrne, Ruth Brown, Bo Diddley, Bobby Cannavale, Richie Finestra, Devon Finestra, Olivia Wilde, Sex Pistols, John Lydon, Ariana Grande, Vince Staples, Chris Brown, Protomartyr, Juno Temple, Andrew Dice Clay, Ray Romano, Ato Essandoh, Max Castella, P.J Byrne, Mercer Art Center, James Jagger, Jerry Lee Lewis, Iggy + The Stooges, New York Dolls, Kool DJ Herc, Mott The Hoople, Jimmy Castor, The Jimmy Castor Bunch, The MetersComment
Playlist: Vince Don't Care
Playlist: Vince Don't Care

Every Thursday I post a new Spotify playlist. 

This week's playlist includes: Albert Hammond Jr., Beastie Boys, Chvrches, A Tribe Called Quest, The Pharcyde, Black Sheep and many others.

Enjoy!

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UncategorizedJoshua B. HoeDon't Think Twice, So Wat'cha Want, Leave A Trace, Excursions, The Choice Is Yours, Reticence, Passin' Me By, Outrunning Shadows, Hands Up, Reaper Invert, What's Up Fatlip, Albert Hammond Jr., Beastie Boys, The Beastie Boys, Chvrches, A Tribe Called Quest, Black Sheep, Girls Names, The Pharcyde, Cold Beat, Vince Staples, Wand, FatlipComment
Tribe Called Quest: The Low-End Theory (1991, Jive)
Tribe Called Quest: The Low-End Theory (1991, Jive)

Every Wednesday I post a new entry into my All-Time Album series.

This week's entry is The Low-End Theory by A Tribe Called Quest.

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All Time AlbumsJoshua B. HoeA Tribe Called Quest, Tribe Called Quest, The Low-End Theory, Vince Staples, Portishead, Dr. Dre, 2Pac, 2 Pac, California Love, Public Enemy, Fight The Power, The Notorious B.I.G., The Notorious BIG, Notorious BIG, Hypnotized, The Pharcyde, Passin' Me By, Lift Me Up, Bizarre Ride II The Pharcyde, Rosie Perez, Spike Lee, Do The Right Thing, Giancarlo Esposito, Breaking Bad, Gustavo Fring, Buggin' Out, Peter Cooper Villiage, Check The Rhyme, People's Instinctive Travels, Brooklyn, Queens, Scenario, Leaders Of The New School, Busta Rhymes, Brand Nubian, De La Soul, Fab 5 Freddy, Native Tongues, Black Sheep, Jazz, Hip Hop, Hip-Hop, Rap, Phife Dawg, Q-Tip, MusicComment
"Record Man" On Fire: Vinyl Episode 2 Recap
"Record Man" On Fire: Vinyl Episode 2 Recap

This is my Episode 2 recap for the series Vinyl (HBO, "Mugged By God"). 

I called my recap "Record Man on Fire." In this episode Devon meets Karen Carpenter and Richie tries to decide between Bruce Lee and Jerry Lee (Lewis).

You can usually find my recaps here very early on Monday mornings after an episode has aired. 

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Vinyl (HBO Series)Joshua B. HoeMartin Scorcese, American Century Records, Zak Yankovich, Ray Romano, Chicago, Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame, The JB's, Nile Rogers, Richie Finestra, Bobby Cannavale, Nasty Bits, One Direction, Devon Finestra, Velvet Underground, Olivia Wilde, The Strokes, Julian Casablancas, Bruce Lee, Enter The Dragon, Jerry Lee Lewis, Breathless, The Killer, Elvis Presley, Chuck Berry, Mad Men, Don Draper, Black Sabbath, Karen Carpenter, Aimee Mann, The Carpenters, Sonic Youth, Superstar, Yesterday Once More, Lester Grimes, Ato Essandoh, Frank "Buck" Rogers, Andrew Dice Clay Comments
My Gift to Belinda Carlisle: Music With Character
My Gift to Belinda Carlisle: Music With Character

I challenged myself to come up with 40 good albums released in just the last two years so that I could respond to people, like Belinda Carlisle, who think no good music is being made today.

As usual, I believe music is fine, it is the industry that is doing a terrible job of communicating great music to the masses.

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OpinionJoshua B. HoeGo Go's, Belinda Carlisle, Beauty and the Beat, Beach House, Depression Cherry, Father John Misty, I Love You Honeybear, Mas Ysa, Seraph, Shearwater, Jet Plane and Oxbow, La Misma, Kanizadi, Wand, Golem, Pinegrove, Cardinal, Bully, Feels Like, Ought, Sun Coming Down, Diat, Positive Energy, Pinkish Black, Bottom Of The Morning, Cloud Nothings, Here And Nowhere Else, Jesu/Sun Kil Moon, So Pitted, Neo, TV On The Radio, TVOTR, DIIV, Run The Jewels, Killer Mike, Run The Jewels 2, Tame Impala, Currents, Grimes, Art Angels, Shopping, Why Choose, Cold Beat, Into The Air, Deerhunter, Fading Frontier, Chelsea Wolf, Abyss, Albert Hammond Jr., Momentary Masters, Blanck Mass, Dumb Flesh, Gun Ouftit, Alabama Shakes, The Alabama Shakes, Sound and Color, Brittany Howard, Dilly Dally, Sore, Milo, So The Flies Won't Come, Chastity Belt, Time To Go Home, Protomartyr, The Agent Intellect, Courtney Barnett, Speedy Ortiz, Foil Deer, Hop Along, Painted Shut, J. Tillman, Waxahatchee, Katie Curtchfield, Katie Crutchfield, Titus Andronicus, The Most Lamentable Tragedy, Ivy Trip, Julien Baker, Sprained Ankle, Majical Cloudz, Are You Alone?, Chvrches, Every Open Eye, Vince Staples, Summertime 06, Girlpool, Before The World Was BigComment
Playlist: Feel Precious, Radio One
Playlist: Feel Precious, Radio One

Every Thursday I post a new Spotify Playlist.

This week's playlist includes songs by Depeche Mode, Battles, Dinosaur Jr., ATV, So Pitted, Paw, Pinegrove, U.K. Subs and many others.

Enjoy!

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PlaylistJoshua B. HoePrecious, Depeche Mode, Atlas, Battles, Touch Me I'm Sick, Mudhoney, Feel The Pain, Dinosaur Jr., Love Lies Limp, ATV, Holding The Void, So Pitted, Size Of The Moon, Pinegrove, Love Thing, Melvins, Jessie, Paw, Stranglehold, U.K. Subs, You Dropped A Bomb On Me, The GAP Band, GAP BandComment
Nirvana: Bleach (1989, SubPop)
Nirvana: Bleach (1989, SubPop)

Every Wednesday, I post an All-Time Album. 

This week, my choice is the blistering sonic adventure for your ears known as "Bleach" by Nirvana.

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All Time AlbumsJoshua B. HoeNirvana, Blleach, The Melvins, Grunge, Kurt Cobain, Blew, Mudhoney, Dave Grohl, King Buzzo, Mark Arm, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, Alice In Chains, Mother Love Bone, TAD, Tad, Green River, Dinosaur Jr., Sebadoh, Paw, Jesus Lizard, Nevermind, Chad Channing, Krist Novacelic, In Utero, Pinkerton, Incesticide Comments
Vinyl Episode 1 - Darkness at the Heart of "Record Man"
Vinyl Episode 1 - Darkness at the Heart of "Record Man"

This is my recap of Episode 1 of Vinyl (HBO, "Pilot").

I call my recap "Darkness At The Heart Of Record Man."

In this, the first, episode Record Mogul Richie Finestra considers selling his label American Century Records + discovering hip-hop and punk all while inhaling large amounts  of cocaine.

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Vinyl (HBO Series)Joshua B. HoeTWD, Vinyl, HBO, Vinyl (HBO), Terrance Winter, Tin Cup, Richie Finestra, Bobby Cannavale, American Century Records, Lester Grimes, Ato Essandoh, Ruth Brown, Mama He Treats Your Daughter Mean, Chris Kenner, Allen Toussaint, I Like It Like That, Bo Diddley, Polygram, Polygram Records, Kool DJ Herc, Quentin Tarantino, New York Dolls, Mercer Art Center, Personality Crisis, Nasty Bits, Juno Temple, James Jagger, John Lydon, Sex Pistols, Ramones, Dead Boys, The Roundhouse, Frank "Buck" Rogers, Andrew Dice Clay Comments
Playlist: Safe Steel Medicine Dart
Playlist: Safe Steel Medicine Dart

Every Thursday, I post a new Spotify Playlist.

This week my playlist includes songs by The Clash, DIIV, Swell Maps, Big Audio Dynomite, Public Image Ltd., and many others.

Enjoy!

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PlaylistJoshua B. HoePatience, Ghostplay, Safe European Home, The Clash, Public Image Ltd., PIL, Under The Sun, DIIV, The Message, Grand Master Flash and The Furious Five, Grandmaster Flash, Another Song, Swell Maps, It Was So, Erasers, First Heart Mighty Dawn Dart, Ty Segall, Ty Seagall, Medicine Show, Big Audio Dynomite, B.A.D., In The City, The Jam, Gates Of Steel, DEVO Comment
The Clash - The Clash (1977, CBS Records International)
The Clash - The Clash (1977, CBS Records International)

Every Wednesday I post an All-Time Album.

This week's All-Time Album is "The Clash" by The Clash

Enjoy!

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All Time AlbumsJoshua B. HoeThe Clash, This Is Radio Clash, 70 Animals, Sergeant Peppers, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, The GAP Band, Joe Strummer, Topper Headon, Paul Simmonon, Mick Jones, The Sex Pistols, Starship Records, Tulsa, Oklahoma, Booker T. Washington, Booker T. Washington High School, Ramones, Iggy Pop, David Bowie, Echo and the Bunnymen, Depeche Mode, The Cure, Prince, Grandmaster Flash, Kool DJ Herc, Parliament, Ohio Players, The Ohio Players, Don Letts, Punk, Funk, Country, Music, Rock and Roll Music, Rock Music, Rock, Hip-Hop, Joey Ramone, Paul SimonComment