Tag Archives: Of Montreal

Records Reissues at Random Vol. 62 - Young Marble Giants Colossal Youth

A couple weekends ago I dumped a bunch of albums on my best friend and housemate m. Cody’s iPod. A lot of them were records I recommended that she wanted to give a whirl. But a few of them were requests, mostly records she owned on tape or CD, some of which had […]

Records MP3’s at Random Vol. 57 - Sparks No. 1 In Heaven

Does Records at Random look a little weird to you today? Well, if it does it’s ’cause I kinda got thrown a curveball this morning. As usual, I rolled out of bed, grabbed a stack of records and walked them over to the desk where my computer and record player sit. I […]

Lunch @ 45RPM’s

I closed out yesterday’s post with a surprise video clip from one of my favorite new Hip-Hop dudes of the year, Saint Louis, Missouri’s Black Spade. When I originally bigged up homeboy’s debut album To Serve With Love I likened my reaction to it to my reaction to hearing the Below the Heavens, the […]

Eff a Heat-Index, I Need a Beat-Index

So those hundred-degree heat-indexes which were forecast across the eastern seaboard for this week were no joke after all. I learned as much Monday afternoon when I hit the streets to run a couple of errands and enjoy some outdoor activity accompanied by my own personal media player-spawned soundtrack. Trooping up the block with m. […]

Almost Weekend Gift-Wrap-Up

Everybody likes presents, so here’s a bunch of stuff for you to un-wrap! The self-titled debut album from Toronto, Caanda-based 8-Bit/Chiptune/Electro duo Crystal Castles has been out for a minute. Me and my Urban Alternatives Radio compatriot Emeyesi have been rocking it pretty tough, but I’ve yet to show it any love here. The […]