There has been a flood of new music in the past few weeks and it has been a fun challenge to keep up. In an effort to highlight just a few of the amazing albums I’ve heard, here are five that I felt are worthy of further thought and discussion. -Dario Jane Weaver – Modern Kosmology […]
We would like to give an enormous thank you to everyone who joined us for Record Store Day this year. It’s always such a heartwarming sight, to show up at 8am to a line of eager, friendly faces. Some familiar and some new, waiting to show their appreciation for record stores and the diverse world […]
This Saturday, we will be celebrating our 30th year in business. Stinkweeds has had 4 locations, hosted countless memorable instores, and kept a lean staff of less than 30 people…in 30 years!!!! There have been a lot of changes in those 30 years, but we’ve done our best to make sure at heart, Stinkweeds has remained […]
I think it’s pretty clear by now that you just can’t stop record stores! In the past year, we have seen more new faces than ever before. All sorts and ages are feeling the love for the real experience that comes with shopping for and listening to vinyl records. And part of that experience is everyone’s […]
Stinkweeds is turning 30! We are celebrating by throwing ourselves a big anniversary party on April 1st, in our parking lot! We will have live music, giveaways, DJs, food, activities and so much more! Some of you have been with us for all 30 years, some 25 years, some 10 years, and some of you are […]
Froth – Outside (Briefly) [Wichita Recordings] Froth was brought to our attention when we received a message from the band inquiring if they could play an in-store set at Stinkweeds before their slot at VIVA PHX on March 11th. While we are always excited to host touring bands, our excitement was given a boost when we […]
Before we dive in, please know that this is, in no way, a valentines bashing party and in no way an attempt to minimize the strong feelings some feel for others. Rather, this is an uneducated analysis of the role music has played in the development of our modern feelings of love. We are discussing […]
We Take A Look At Some Of The Great New Music Out Now & Coming Out Soon We have an ever growing wall of promotional CDs sent to us by different labels for in-store play. We try to give them all a good “once over” but sometimes they’ll get lost in the shuffle, so we wanted […]
Here is the fifth installment of “Alphabetized Into Obscurity – A Journey Into the Unknown.” It’s no challenge for us to find some awesome unknowns tucked throughout the store. So once more, we’ve picked five records in the hopes of finding a hidden treasure and to perhaps inspire you to journey into the unknown corners of your local record […]
With The Benefit Of Hindsight, Here Are Five Albums From 2016 We Never Talked About, But Should Have
We’re a couple of weeks into 2017, and the sentiment of moving forward is still hanging strong in the air, but as we’ve discussed before on this blog, music doesn’t really work that way! At least really awesome music doesn’t. Fans of music are not confined to passing trends and the “hot new thing.” We […]