2020 Preview Series Part 1: The Hands-On Approach

Previews of new music for 2020, including:

Anamanaguchi – [USA] (2019)

Battles – Juice B Crypts (2019)

Crystal Beth – Push Through (2019)

Floating Points – Crush (2019)

Everything Everything- A Fever Dream (2017)

RPWL – Tales From Outer Space (2019)

Below is a widget to the 2020 playlist.  Watch it grow!

Dr. Spin's Favorite Albums of 2019

My favorite albums from 2019 - Part 2


A YouTube playlist of the artists on the list

Dr. Spin's Favorite Albums of 2019 Part 1

My favorite albums from 2019 – Part 1


Below is a playlist of all the artists included above.  Check it out!

A Magical Digression: Frank Zappa's "You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol.2."

Review and discussion on Volume 2 of Frank Zappa’s You Can’t Do That On Stage Anymore, (1988) often referred to as The Helsinki Concert.

Relevant links:

Review of YCDTOSA vol. 1.

https://drspinsmusicalmusings.blogspot.com/2019/06/to-vault-frank-zappas-you-cant-do-that.html

Review of Roxy and Elsewhere

https://drspinsmusicalmusings.blogspot.com/2019/09/frank-zappas-roxy-elsewhere-troubling.html

Dr. Spin’s Homebase

https://drspinsmusicalmusings.blogspot.com/

Final Albums 2019: The Problem With November

Overview of several albums to close out 2019, including:

Billie Eilish -When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? (2019)

Post Malone – Hollywood’s Bleeding (2019)

James Hood – Mesmerica (2017)

Omar Souleyman – Shlon (2019)

Wild Ones- Keep It Safe (2013)

Wye Oak – Civilian (2011)

Below is a playlist that compiles all of the overview posts from 2019.  Please be forgiving of those early posts - I was still learning!

Reflection and Gesture: Imogen Heap's "Sparks"

Review and discussion on Imogen Heap's 2014 album Sparks



Relevant links: Here's a very early text-based post on its predecessor Ellipse

Van Halen's 5150: The Context of Dreams

Review and discussion of Van Halen’s 1986 album 5150.

Relevant Links:

A older post on Sammy’s more recent group Chickenfoot