If you’re old enough to remember the height of the Cold War, then you have a sense of the risk the guys from Metalinda were taking by forming a hard rock band in Czechoslovakia back in 1983. Sure, it wasn’t the USSR. But the ruling communist regime still didn’t take kindly to decadent Western music […]
Month: March 2025
Original-Low-Fi (O.L.F.) – “Black Peppermint” (2009)
Whenever traveling to another country I make a point of picking out a handful of record stores to visit. While I always keep my eyes open for rarities, my primary focus is on bringing home a selection of local artists who I’ve never heard of before. We produce so much music here in the US […]
“Farewell Futuregrapher” Compilation (2025)
Árni Grétar Jóhannesson passed away on January 3, 2025. Better known under his performing name Futuregrapher, Árni was a mainstay in the Icelandic electronica scene both as an artist and a label operator. He was 41 years old. Árni began making music as a teen and one of his first albums, under the name DJ […]
Record Shopping – Bratislava, Slovakia Style
Located just 45 minutes from Vienna by train, Bratislava is a beautiful small city in Slovkia with a very charming center. It also has quite a few music stores. While we were only there for a day trip as part of our Vienna vacation, I of course carved out a bit of time and made […]
Record Shopping – Vienna, Austria Style
If there’s one thing I really enjoying doing on vacation, it’s record shopping. You get to see a bit of the music culture in another place, pick up some interesting local tunes, and even meet a cool person or two. So before we headed out to Vienna for the first time, I made a […]