Wilfully Obscure

The concept here is pretty straightforward.  Back in the mid-80s between releasing the latest Quiet Riot and Michael Jackson albums, Epic ...

Though I was something of a Johnny come lately regarding the Porcelain Boys , waaaay better late than never.  Their If You Were Real and ...

Senator Flux aren't the first band name to roll off most peoples tongues when reminiscing about bygone indie acts from the metro D.C....

A thoroughly Anglophile obsessed trio from Madison, WI who had the privilege to work with grunge-wielding  Butch Vig way back in the mid-80...

In this all too fleeting mortal coil we call "life," we have beverages that "go down easy," movies that "feel goo...

It almost goes against my better judgement to dedicate an entry to this one, given the rather heinous amount of snaps, pops and static tha...

Easter .  What's in a name?  Well, given the moniker of this L.A. area outfit, if it isn't appropriate for me to share this platte...

Four down, three to go.  As with previous installments , the period these live performances were largely derived from was 1993's  Fro...

It's April 21st, and everybody knows tomorrow's Earth Day, Merry Christmas, Happy Birthday...  Alright just had to get that out of...

Urbana, IL's Weird Summer featured the talents of Nick Rudd (Velvet Crush, Turning Curious, Blown and Lonely Trailer among others) a...

Another request fulfilled.  Tina, Age 13 were one of many '90s outfits I discovered posthumously in dollar bins.  They initially show...

One of the cool perks of working at a radio station (particularly one ensconced within a college or university campus) is that not only ar...

It's with utmost pleasure and beaming pride that I present to you a record that has eluded me for about...oh, say, two years or so, bu...

When I shared Truck Stop Love's   How I Spent My Summer Vacation album a few months ago, I inquired what else the Manhattan, KS outfi...

With it's daft yet somehow strangely appealing album jacket, and an esoteric title to match, I couldn't resist taking a chance on ...

This turned out to be one of my best $1 Ebay finds in quite some time.  Regarded by some to be one of the finest bands to come out of Milwa...

During their tenure in the mid 90s, The Mommyheads moniker popped up in a variety of places - compilations, fanzine reviews, and even co...

Welcome to the third installment of the seven volume,  Posies Broadcasts collection, a fan-curated assemblage of the group's on-air ...

The Two wasn't Bluebird's first record, not was it their last, and furthermore it wasn't even their strongest release...howe...

For a little while in the '90s, Mickey Mouse and the gang down at Dizz Knee Land had to share the same home turf as this Orlando trio, ...

I may not have of a wealth of background info to regale you with regarding this seven-piece Rhode Island set, but I do know a rock solid p...

A few days ago, Shiny Grey Monotone blog shared the 1994 soundtrack to the indie flick Half-Cocked .  Not to be outdone, I was inspired t...

That's the Hot Part, issued on the now defunct Arms Reach Records label, was my first exposure The Braves , and though it pales sligh...

...and a little burnt out.  Time to vacate for a spell.  I hope yesterday's Posies entry can tide you over for a bit.  Check back in abo...

A gracious deed it would be for a dedicated Posies fan to go to the trouble of compiling a CD’s worth of radio sessions, and live sets cu...