The Vinyl Experience

Vinyl Experience - Cuban Missile Crisis - 10/26/12

Today on the VE....50 years ago, the world lived through what might have been the most tense week in modern history...more for what might have happened, than for what did. A half century after The Cuban Missile Crisis, an hour of songs that evoke the events...and the era... Police: Born In The '50's John Fogerty: I Saw It On TV Coldplay: Don't Panic Pink Floyd: Goodbye Blue Sky Thomas Dolby: One Of Our Submarines Men At Work: It's A Mistake Elton John: Nikita Red Hot Chili Peppers: Havana Affair Urge Overkill: Sister Havana Blondie: Accidents Never Happen Elvis Costello: Accidents Will Happen The Fixx: Red Skies U2: Seconds The Smiths: Ask Skeeter Davis: The End Of The World

Vinyl Experience - Music about Music - 10/19/12

Today On the VE....Some songs about songs...and other artists. Each one will mention someone else. Or two....or twenty. You gotta have the right heroes Blotto: We Are The Nowtones The Richie Family: The Best Disco In Town Arthur Conley; Sweet Soul Music Generation X: Ready Steady Go The Animals: The Story Of Bo Diddley Jimmy Eat World: A Praise Chorus Peter Paul & Mary: I Dig Rock And Roll Music Simon And Garfunkel: A Simple Desultory Phillipic John Mellencamp: R.O.C.K In The USA Glenn Miller Orchestra: Juke Box Saturday Night Stevie Wonder: Sir Duke The Dead Milkmen: Instant Club Hit (You'll Dance To Anything) Weezer: Heart Songs Righteous Brothers; Rock And Roll Heaven Everclear: AM Radio Reunion: Life Is A Rock (But The Radio Rolled Me)

Vinyl Experience - Autumn Weekends & Record Fairs - 10/12/12

Today on the VE...autumn weekends and record fairs...I'll share some of the spoils....classic and contemporary.... The Band: King Harvest (Has Surely Come) Neil Young: Harvest Avett Brothers: I And Love And You Rascals: How Can I Be Sure John Lennon: Isolation REM: Feeling Gravity's Pull Ray LaMontagne: Old Before Your Time Buddy Miles: Them Changes Jayhawks: Two Hearts Rolling Stones: Sitting On A Fence Led Zeppelin: Celebration Day Pete Townshend: Pure And Easy The Mountain Goats: Heretic Pride Animal Collective: Today's Supernatural

The Vinyl Experience - The CD Turns 30! - 10/05/12

Today on the VE--celebrating the Compact Disc's 30th birthday (?!?!) with some truly great recordings of the early digital era, played off the original vinyl releases, and sounding better than the tinny 80's CDs ever did. Plus, a few analog classics that were ear-candy-marked for the initial CD releases. Billy Joel: Stilleto Donald Fagen: New Frontier Sting: If You Love Somebody (Set Them Free) U2: Bad David Bowie: 1984 Dire Straits: Ride Across The River Peter Gabriel: In Your Eyes Frida: I Know There's Something Going On Bruce Springsteen: No Surrender Pink Floyd: Welcome To the Machine