Author Archives: eddiespageti

I hate it when I get so far behind in my posts. So now I must, once again, do a big catch up dump on you, my few faithful followers. I’ll try not to build up the backlog again, as I’ve said before. I’m only kidding myself.

This album appeared on a list from the Spin website about the best albums of 1972. Fela is one of the greatest African artist to truly take the world by storm. He pioneered the genre of Afrobeat, which became a key influence for musicians all over the world. He was basically the Bob Marley ofContinue reading “#1149 – Roforofo Fight by Fela Kuti”

As I read through the wiki for this band, I’m blown away by the fact that I had never heard of them until now. I thought ‘90s rock was my wheelhouse, but somehow they escaped my attention. On the plus side, they have a pretty deep catalog for me to explore, now that I’m awareContinue reading “#1148 – This Is My Truth Tell Me Yours by Manic Street Preachers”

We had dinner at the penthouse apartment of some friends who we haven’t seen since before Covid. It had been so long that they had only ever met my older daughter. These guys are both one of my favorite couples and also THE BEST hosts imaginable, from their gourmet cooking to their insane liquor collectionContinue reading “#1147 – self-titled by Strawberry Switchblade”

It should come as no surprise that one of my favorite subreddits is r/music. That and recommendations by Spotify are my two surefire ways to find an album selection. This artist has been frequently appearing in that feed recently, so to the realm of Norwegian dance-pop we go.