The Cool Aid » teena marie http://thecoolaid.com Culture. Community. Media. Wed, 09 Feb 2011 05:13:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 en hourly 1 © andrea.v.boston@gmail.com () andrea.v.boston@gmail.com() Just another WordPress weblog andrea.v.boston@gmail.com No no http://thecoolaid.com/wp-content/plugins/podpress/images/powered_by_podpress.jpg The Cool Aid http://thecoolaid.com 144 144 Fresh Vinyl: Teena, Sister Nancy, Fleetwood Mac http://thecoolaid.com/culture/fresh-vinyl-teena-sister-nancy-fleetwood-mac http://thecoolaid.com/culture/fresh-vinyl-teena-sister-nancy-fleetwood-mac#comments Thu, 11 Feb 2010 00:14:33 +0000 Andrea Boston http://thecoolaid.com/?p=685 At the beginning of the New Year, I discovered the holy land: Amoeba Music on Sunset Blvd. in Hollywood, “the world’s largest independent record store.”

Two friends introduced me to this orgasmic music paradise that’s crammed with endless rows of everything–classic rock, soul, reggae, electronica–on vinyl. You could literally spend days combing through the stacks of records, CD’s and movies, reminiscing over famous album covers, and even getting lost in the separate jazz room where Monk and Miles play over the loudspeaker.

Obviously, I was a kid in a candy store. I didn’t spend much time in Amoeba on my LA trip, but I got a chance to pick up these guys:

Teena Marie: It Must Be Magic

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Motown; 1981

I started appreciating, purchasing, and jackin’ classics from my mom’s collection several years ago. The goal is to hand-pick a library of artists and visionaries that rivals Questlove’s, and even this guy’s:

The Archive from Sean Dunne on Vimeo.

What are your favorite records? Discovered any new artists or albums lately?

]]> http://thecoolaid.com/culture/fresh-vinyl-teena-sister-nancy-fleetwood-mac/feed 0 00:01:01 At the beginning of the New Year, I discovered the holy land: Amoeba Music on Sunset Blvd. in Hollywood, "the world's largest independent record store." Two ... At the beginning of the New Year, I discovered the holy land: Amoeba Music on Sunset Blvd. in Hollywood, "the world's largest independent record store." Two friends introduced me to this orgasmic music paradise that's crammed with endless rows of everything--classic rock, soul, reggae, electronica--on vinyl. You could literally spend days combing through the stacks of records, CD's and movies, reminiscing over famous album covers, and even getting lost in the separate jazz room where Monk and Miles play over the loudspeaker. Obviously, I was a kid in a candy store. I didn't spend much time in Amoeba on my LA trip, but I got a chance to pick up these guys: [imagebrowser id=4] I started appreciating, purchasing, and jackin' classics from my mom's collection several years ago. The goal is to hand-pick a library of artists and visionaries that rivals Questlove's, and even this guy's: The Archive from Sean Dunne on Vimeo. What are your favorite records? Discovered any new artists or albums lately? Culture andrea.v.boston@gmail.com no No