ACRYLIC AND VINYL

*censored for your protection. I haven't written in a year, and frankly for the 2 or 3 people who read it, it's probably a relief....

Kyle and I collect records. A lot of records, and Kyle is a sucker for the weird. Joe at Chilliwax Records sees him coming from a mile...

When I go a long time between blogs, it is hard to remember what all I have been listening to. I think I will go with the day of the...

Obviously I haven't written anything for a while, and that is for a few reasons, but mostly poor mental health and obsession with Rolife...

My wreath puns keep getting stupider, but I keep puttin' 'em out there. My studio is in chaos, the kitchen is a disaster, I have no clean...

Today I will be talking about the first time I encountered a chickpea. But first, some background. When I was a teenager, I was very...

This is about neither acrylic nor vinyl, but it I feel the need to talk about it, after all, my first blog taught us that, like acrylic...

I bet you thought I was over this blog, but I don't give up, I just had other things to do. Like replace the floor in my dining/craft...

Did you think I had given up on my blog to no one? Of course I didn't! Craft fairs and making have just really been a priority, and I...

A little hide and seek today to find Psychedelic Furs - Forever Now. The album is from 1982, but I have no road trip or TDK cassette...

First things first. I have been searching in my collection for weeks for my Phil Manzanera "Listen Now" record and I finally looked...

There is something very special about Songs from the Big Chair, and I wouldn't have thought of it until Matthew asked me today if I...

If you want to find the reference to that quote (it's actually two separate lines) check out the amazing Rowan Atkinson sketch "No One...

The Thompson Twins Into the Gap album was a favourite for my family. As I recall, the vinyl copy got warped in the sun, but we also had...

In 1992 or 93, my family bought our first computer. I am pretty sure we saved money to purchase it with a drive shaft welded shut with a...

I've already mentioned that I listened carefully to lyrics, and was very literal, but I was also a kid and didn't really put together if...

Gary Numan always has something interesting to say, and today he knew exactly what was happening with me. A disconnect. Blogging is more...

I was too unmotivated after a day of painting to blog, and I have to be honest, I forgot to put on a record anyway. It is too hard to...

It occurred to me as I was listening to Queen City Kids that I know the songs on side B, but I am not familiar with the other side of the...

I love this record - Heartland, by Australian band Real Life. Couldn't find it locally, bought it in Winnipeg and then saw it a couple...