What’s Spinning?

What’s Spinning? Summer 2016 Edition!

I like to ask friends what they are listening to when we hang out.  It’s definitely become a thing for me.  I love the wide range of answers that I get and I often times come away with more than a few cool options to check out.  So, I thought I would share some of the nuggets I’ve been checking out recently with you, good reader.  Maybe some of the descriptions will get you intrigued enough to check some of the releases out yourself.  That is my sincere hope.  So, read on and enjoy!  (Note:  you’ll see a trend in format purchased).

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Hey, Mr. DJ?

So, I was recently asked by my buddy Morgan Young to curate a set of music at the one and only, Amoeba Records.  It was part of an ongoing series the store has called ‘Rotations’ (pretty much every Friday night from about 8-9:30pm).

The pitch was this:  let’s get some pro-level drummers to spin stuff out of their own collections.  No holds barred.  No limitations.  No boxes.  Just spin what you want.

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What’s Spinning Lately?

Greetings and welcome to another installment of what I’ve been listening to lately.  This tends to run the gamut – truly a hodge podge. But, I really love the fact that there’s just so much good stuff to check out and,   of late, rediscover as well!

As always, this is subjective (as I think most art is).  This might not be a typical music review post… and that’s fine.  I don’t want to tell you everything… I’d rather just give a glimpse to start and then have you    go on your way to check things out and see for yourself.

But, I’ve been really inspired lately by some great stuff.  So, here we go.

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Music is the best. FZ

10998041_10205713277008214_7166135603090461242_nThanks to everyone that read and commented on my inaugural post.

Just to recap, I was talking a little bit about why we listen to the music we do.   Obviously, this is a very VERY subjective thing.   So be it.  There’s enough good music to go around for several life times.  Soak it up.  Get into it.  DIG IT!

Since my first post, I’ve gotten a lot of questions about what I’ve been checking out lately.  What’s been getting constant rotation on the ipod, cd player, computer…   It’s fairly wide and varied and I hope it gives those that have asked, and those that are reading a sense of what I’m digging on at present and perhaps inspires you to go out and drop some bread at Amoeba or your favorite online music purveyor.  This might not be a typical music review post… and that’s fine.  I don’t want to tell you everything… I’d rather just give a glimpse to start and then have you go on your way to check things out and see for yourself.

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What makes us dig the music we do?

Well, here we go then.  A first blog post.  An attempt at reaching out and trying something a little different.  Something beyond one’s comfort zone.

What makes us dig the music we do?

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