Our 25 Latest Music Items

October 19, 2021 stevenology

Music My Life

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Here is the latest music update. Some were new, some were used, most were cheap, a couple were free. Click on the “read more” link to see the whole list. Do you love any of these? Hate any of them? Or are you just confused?

Read all the way to the end and then leave me a comment!

ARTIST – TITLE – FORMAT – SIZE – COUNTRY – COMMENTS

Eilish, Billie – Don’t Smile At Me CD 5 US

Costello, Elvis – Spanish Model CD 5 US Various Artists

Beatles, The – Let It Be CD 5 US Five CDs and 1 Blu-Ray

Frampton, Peter – Frampton Forgets The Words CD 5 US

Lennon, John – Plastic Ono Band Super Deluxe CD 5 US 6 CDs, 2 Blu-Rays

Davies, Ray – Thanksgiving Day CD 5 US

Garbage – No Gods No Masters CD 5 US Deluxe 2-CD Edition

Numan, Gary – Intruder CD 5 US

Prince – The Truth vinyl 12 US

Partridge, Andy – My Failed Songwriting Career Vol. 1 CD 5 UK

Prince – Welcome To America Deluxe Edition CD 12 US 2 LPs, 1 CD, 1 Blu-Ray

Harrison, George – Extra Texture vinyl 12 US Die-cut cover

Moulding, Colin – The Hardest Battle CD 5 UK

Browne, Jackson – Downhill From Everywhere CD 5 US

Parker, Graham – Acid Bubblegum CD 5 US

Finn, Neil – Dizzy Heights CD 5 US

McCartney, Paul – Flaming Pie CD 5 US

Ure, Midge – Fragile CD 5 UK

Dylan, Bob – Blonde On Blonde CD 5 US

Dylan, Bob – Planet Waves CD 5 US

March 23, 2021 stevenology

Books Comedy My Life

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I was a teenager when I first discovered the Marx brothers. I was channel surfing through the handful of channels at the time, and came across heir movie “Horsefeathers”. I had never seen anything like it. I was hooked. I laughed out loud at Groucho’s lines and ever since I have marveled at his greatness in their movies. So, when I found this book cheap at a used bookstore I snagged it. He wrote it so it had to be good, right? (continued)…

December 11, 2020 stevenology

Books Music My Life

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In the past year or so I bought three Kinks/Ray Davies related books, so I figured it was time to read them. I started with this one. People online (some of them) had suggested that it was a decent history of the band, and I did learn a few things. However, I found the book overall to be short on details and insights. What it did have, unfortunately, was an author who had a few flaws himself. [continued]

October 26, 2020 stevenology

Books My Life

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Augusten Burroughs Sellevision

This book is a short and breezy novel by the author of “Running With Scissors” and “Dry”, among other works. He has a dark sense of humor and wit, which led me to hope for great things from this book. But it wasn’t great. It was mildly entertaining and had it’s moments. [continued]

October 2, 2020 stevenology

Books Music My Life

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Buffalo Springfield Crosby Stills Nash Young Hotel California Jackson Browne Joni Mitchell Linda Rondstadt The Eagles Tom Waits Warren Zevon

It was Southern California in the 60s and 70s. It was a great time and place for music. Until it wasn’t anymore. So many great artists came out of this fertile slice of space and time. Joni Mitchell, Jackson Browne, The Eagles, Crosby Stills & Nash, Neil Young, Linda Ronstadt, The Byrds, Warren Zevon, Buffalo Springfield, Tom Waits, JD Souther, Judee Sill, Lowell George (Little Feat), Gram Parsons, The Mamas and The Papas, and more. It was a hotbed for artistic expression and creativity, though it was eventually headed for a very sobering meet up with commercialism, drugs, ego, greed, and corporate rock. This is a very interesting history, meticulously researched, and filled with hundreds of candid quotes and insights. I like a lot of the music, and I thought I knew about it, but I learned a lot from this book. [continued]

September 4, 2020 stevenology

Books Music My Life

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Art Garfunkel Paul Simon Simon and Garfunkel

I’ve been a fan of Paul Simon (with and without Garfunkel) for a long long time. He’s a great songwriter and artist. That said, I did learn a few things from this book. But with THAT said, I wish I had learned a lot more. This book is a quick and easy read, and its worth reading for what it is. However, it’s quick because it’s short and sometimes light on substance. I learned some new facts and information, but throughout the book I kept wishing that the author would dig deeper and provide more.

August 10, 2020 stevenology

Music My Life

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CDs Music Music Items new music Vinyl

Here is the latest music update. Some were new, some were used, most were cheap, a couple were free, and of course some were for the wife. The CDs are first, then the vinyl. Click on the “read more” link to see the whole list. Do you love any of these? Hate any of them? Or are you just confused?

Read all the way to the end and then leave me a comment!

ARTIST TITLE FORMAT SIZE COUNTRY COMMENTS
Hart, Beth & Joe Bonamassa Seesaw CD 5 US
Hart, Beth War In My Mind CD 5 US Amazon limited box with two bonus tracks
Pretenders, The Hate For Sale CD 5 US
Mullins, Shawn Soul’s Core Revival CD 5 US
Prince Transmission Impossible CD 5 US 3-CD Bootleg
Browne, Jaskson The Broadcast Archive CD 5 US 4-CD Bootleg
Jethro Tull Skating On Thin Ice CD 5 US 2-CD Bootleg
V/A Garden Of Earthly Delights – An XTC Celebration CD 5 US Tribute to XTC

August 4, 2020 stevenology

Books My Life

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Andrew Stafford Andy Partridge Colin Moulding Dave Gregory Terry Chambers The Big Express XTC

It was the spring of 1984. The author had been diagnosed with a lifelong illness. But then things got better. A lot better. Through a combination of luck, perseverance, and XTC fanaticism, Mr. Stafford was able to sit in on a series of recording sessions for XTC, one of the best, most clever, most unique, and most interesting bands in the world. The book recounts how he was there during a couple months while they were recording their album The Big Express. There are some tangents in the writing, mostly interesting though, and his memory is fuzzy about some things. He fully admits it though. [continued]

Been There Done That

July 5, 2020 stevenology

Music My Life

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The Book I Read: Apropos Of Nothing By Woody Allen

May 26, 2020 stevenology

Books Movies My Life

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Autobiography Woody Allen

“At five or so, I became aware of mortality and figured, uh-oh, this is not what I signed on for. I had never agreed to be finite.” – from Apropos Of Nothing

I love Woody Allen. Ever since the seventies when I saw his “early, funny films”. And through out the years (and films) until today and after that I’m sure. I’ve seen all the films save for one of two, many of them multiple times, and I feel strongly that he is the best, most interesting, and most entertaining director and writer in films today. If you agree you can leave a comment below this review. If not, you can leave a comment on that old mailbox outside your door and down the street. Oh, wait, they took that out. Too bad. Now read the rest of the review…

April 4, 2020 stevenology

Books Music My Life

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Books Chrissie Hynde New Wave Pop Pretenders Punk

Chrissie is a badass woman. And I mean that in the best possible way. This book chronicles her life, as told by herself. She doesn’t mince words and includes some less flattering parts too. But she remains a unique woman in modern rock. Her attitude and reluctance to compromise set her apart from many others in the business. [continued]

Music Collectors Know

March 7, 2020 stevenology

Music My Life

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Music Vinyl

March 1, 2020 stevenology

Music My Life

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Latest music Music new music

Here is the latest music update. Some were new, some were used, most were cheap, a couple were free, and of course some were for the wife. The CDs are first, then the vinyl. Click on the “read more” link to see the whole post. Do you love any of these? Hate any of them? Or are you just confused?

Read all the way to the end and then leave me a comment!

ARTIST TITLE FORMAT SIZE COUNTRY COMMENTS
Prince 1999 Box Set CD 5 US Five CDs, One DVD
Prince The Versace Experience – Prelude To Gold CD 5 US
Prince Sing The Hits Of Prince Volume 1 CD 5 US Karaoke CD
Martinez, Melanie K-12 CD 5 US CD plus DVD
Eilish, Billie When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? CD 5 US
Dukes Of Stratosphear Psurroundabout Ride CD 5 US CD plus Blu-Ray
Rolling Stones, The Exile On Main Street CD 5 US
Furstenfeld, Justin Songs From An Open Book CD 5 US
Furstenfeld, Justin Open Book Winter Album CD 5 US
New Order Spooky CD 5 UK
Devo Baby Doll CD 5 US
Weezer Weezer (Blue Album) CD 5 US
Weezer Weezer (Green Album) CD 5 US

October 17, 2019 stevenology

Music My Life

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Music Music Items new music

Here is the latest music update. Some were new, some were used, most were cheap, a couple were free, and of course some were for the wife and/or kid. The CDs are first, then the vinyl, then the 8-tracks LOL yes really. Click on the “read more” link to see the whole post. Do you love any of these? Hate any of them? Or are you just confused?

Read all the way to the end and then leave me a comment!

ARTIST – TITLE – FORMAT – SIZE – COUNTRY – COMMENTS
Beatles, The – Abbey Road Super Deluxe Edition CD 5 US 3 CDs, 1 Blu-Ray
Hitchcock, Robyn/Andy Partridge – Planet England CD 5 UK
Barnett, Courtney – Tell Me How You Really Feel CD 5 US
TC&I – Naked Flames – Live At Swindon Arts Cent CD 5 UK Colin and Terry from XTC
Waits, Tom – Nighthawks At The Diner CD 5 UK
Lahey, Alex – I Love You Like A Brother CD 5 US
Morgxn – Vital CD 5 US
OMD – Peel Sessions 1979-1983 CD 5 US
Dylan, Bob – The Times They Are A-Changin’ CD 5 US
Dylan, Bob and The Band – The Basement Tapes CD 5 US
Decemberists, The – Her Majesty CD 5 US
John, Elton and Leon Russell – The Union CD 5 US

October 13, 2019 stevenology

Art Bumbershoot Movies Music My Life Seattle Travel

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Bumbershoot Bumbershoot Festival Seattle Vacation

Hello again, family, friends, and everyone else. The pictures from our 2019 trip to Seattle and the Bumbershoot Music and Arts Festival (and much more!) are now online! We had a great time and so did our friends. Take a look at the pictures.

If you are thinking of going in 2020, let me know!

If you have any questions, just ask. And leave a comment if you want….

2019 Seattle photos

2019 Bumbershoot photos

2019 Prince At The MoPop Museum photos

What we did on the 2019 trip – part 1

What we did on the 2019 trip – part 2

September 9, 2019 stevenology

Art Bumbershoot Music My Life Seattle Travel Vegan

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Art Bumbershoot Bumbershoot Festival Music Travel Vacation

Click here to read part 1 first

Continued from part 1. I’ll post some pictures soon. It’s our annual trip, read all about part 2 now.

Saturday August 31

September 8, 2019 stevenology

Art Bumbershoot Movies Music My Life Seattle Travel Vegan

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Art Bumbershoot Bumbershoot Festival Music Festival Seattle Travel Vacation

It’s our annual trip to Seattle for the Bumbershoot Music and Arts Festival. We go every year, since 2001, making this our 19th year in a row. And we love it more than ever. This year our granddaughter Josephine went with us again. Also traveling, our friends Mama O and Claudia, and Margaret from Portland.

I’ll post some pictures soon, but first, here’s what we did on our trip.

Monday August 26th

July 6, 2019 stevenology

Music My Life

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Music Music collection

Here is the latest music update. Some were new, some were used, most were cheap, a couple were free, and of course some were for the wife and/or kid. The CDs are first, then the vinyl. Click on the “read more” link to see the whole post. Do you love any of these? Hate any of them? Or are you just confused?

Read all the way to the end and then leave me a comment!

ARTIST TITLE FMT SIZE CTRY COMMENTS
Hozier – Wasteland, Baby! CD 5 US
Prince – Ultimate Rave CD 5 US Two CDs, one DVD
Numan, Gary – Tubeway Army Premier Hits CD 5 US
Cooper, Alice – Welcome To My Nightmare CD 5 US
Cooper, Alice – Killer CD 5 US
Cooper, Alice – Billion Dollar Babies CD 5 US With bonus disc
Shins, The – Port Of Morrow Acoustic EP CD 5 US Promo
Something Corporate – Audioboxer CD 5 US
Bowie, David – Rock ‘N Roll As Much As We Can CD 5 US Bootleg
Bowie, David – Telltales CD 5 UK Interview CD
DiFranco, Ani – Madison 1.25.04 CD 5 US
Garbage – Version 2.0 CD 5 US Two discs – CD-R
Jethro Tull – Benefit CD 5 US Four bonus tracks
Parker, Graham – Squeezing Out Sparks-Solo Acoustic 40th CD 5 UK Autographed
Loeb, Lisa – The Very Best Of CD 5 US
Browne, Jackson – Together Again… Live Syracuse ’71 CD 5 US Bootleg
Heart – Live In Atlantic City CD 5 US CD-R
V/A – Songs From The Material World CD 5 US Tribute to George Harrison
Prince – The Versace Experience – Prelude 2 Gold cass na US
Hozier – Wasteland, Baby! vinl 12 US
Stone, Allen – Naturally EP vinl 12 US
Costello, Elvis – Purse vinl 12 US
Bowie, David – Pinups vinl 12 US Picture Disc
Parker, Graham – Steady Nerves vinl 12 US
Jethro Tull – North Sea Oil vinl 10 US
Devotchka – Straight Shot vinl 7 US
Record Company, The – Life To Fix vinl 7 US
Prince – Originals CD 5 US
Waters, Roger – Amused To Death CD 5 US
Jethro Tull – A Passion Play CD 5 US
Bush, Kate – Remastered Part II CD 5 US 11-CD Box set
Mellencamp, John – Ghost Brothers Of Darkland County CD 5 US With Stephen King and T-Bone Burnette. 2-CD, 1-DVD

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