Destroyer – Poison Season I always tread lightly when suggesting Destroyer. The music of Dan Bejar is one of those rare cases of “you’ll love ’em or hate ’em.” This makes it tricky to gauge whether or not my integrity as a “record store guy” will be damaged to suggest something so quirky, but it’s completely worth it. When […]
Here is the second 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 perhaps inspire you to journey into the unknown corners of your local record […]
FROM KIMBER: Most marketing folks will tell business owners to choose your colors, get a logo and brand and stick with it! “Don’t change it because people need to see it again and again for it work!” Well, not stinkweeds. I decided early on to do a different shirt every year. There must be a […]
We try to mix up what we listen to in the store, but some albums just can’t seem to find their way out of our CD player. Here are some of our current favorites. EZTV – Calling Out [Captured Tracks] If this was a concept album, the concept might be “Songs that sound great in […]
A common misconception about record store clerks is that we know everything about everything. When, in fact, we know a lot about what we love and a little bit about a bunch of other stuff. Considering how much music has been recorded and released, you would be hard pressed to find someone who does know about everything, […]
Sufjan Stevens’ Illinoise just celebrated it’s 10th anniversary and there has been a lot of buzz around this timeless, groundbreaking album. This got us thinking; What else were we excited about, ten years ago. So, we went to the best source we could think of; the Stinkweeds 2005 Top Ten Book! Holy Crap! What a […]
Last month, Arizona hosted a slew of great psychedelic rock (a blanket term, I know…) bands on their way to and from Austin Psych Fest. The festival had an impressive lineup this year (including The Flaming Lips, Tame Impala and The Jesus And Mary Chain), but I ended up completely entertained by some of the smaller names on the lineup when they passed through the Valley. The following are the best bands I saw on their way home from Austin Psych Fest: Continue reading
We try to mix up what we listen to in the store, but some albums just can’t seem to find their way out of our CD player. Here are some of our current favorites.