August 2013
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“‘Remember when?’ is the lowest form of conversation.” – Tony Soprano In writing about older music here and in the print edition of The Recoup, I’ve purposefully set about trying to avoid being too nostalgic. It’s easy to get caught up in nostalgia for nostalgia’s sake, and it doesn’t always make for the most interesting… Read more
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Dallas area friends, you may now pick up a copy of The Recoup at one of our favorite record stores ever, Good Records. Go check ’em out, beat the heat with some cool sounds, say hello to the friendly folk behind the counter, play some Centipede, and tell ’em we sent ya! Read more
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Chicago friends, the wonderfully fine folk at Quimby’s are now stocking The Recoup on its shelves. Please support both independent publishers (hey, that’s me!) and independent bookstores! Read more
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Yesterday, I was listening to numerous cover versions of soft-rock band Bread‘s classic ballad, “If.” Various versions passed through my ears–from Rachel Goswell to Joe Pass to Scott Walker and Olivia Newton-John. I thought that the most interesting version I’d hear would be the instrumental jazz fusion take by Herbie Mann. But I was wrong… Read more
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Someone posted the above image on Facebook, and it’s a lovely little piece of history. It’s an innocent time; yeah, I ain’t gonna lie and say the times were better; they most certainly were not. Yet there’s a purity to that time, change was coming to the country, and the music of the era represented… Read more
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One of the enjoyable developments in rock music in the late 1960s was the rise of bubblegum pop. What made this development even more interesting is how it blended with the burgeoning psych-rock scene as well. While the genre would produce its fair amount of cheese, some true gems can be found. One such jewel… Read more
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Our awesome friends at the blog Wilfully Obscure have given The Recoup a wonderful review! If you’ve wanted to check out what others think of it–and want to check out one of my favorite blogs–click on the link! As an added bonus, Spavid has put together a fun little sampler of unreleased versions and live… Read more
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In 2001, A Girl Called Eddy–the project headed by Erin Moran–released its debut, a five-song EP of lovely, slightly melancholy jazz-pop. Three years later, this little record would be eclipsed by one of the most amazing albums of the past decade, a orchestrated pop record so grand, so big, it seemed to come out of… Read more
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