From the Record Crate

From the Record Crate is about looking back. It’s about reaching into your music collection and pulling out an old favorite, or looking through dollar bins for older CDs you’ve never heard. It’s as much about obscure albums you’ve never heard as it is about albums that are constantly ranked among the all-time greatest.

From the Record Crate: Savage Garden – “Savage Garden” (1997)

The debut album of Australian duo Savage Garden, also titled Savage Garden, is a picture-perfect…

From the Record Crate: Busted – “Busted” (2002)

It’s 2002 and the music scene in the UK is somewhat unfavourable to pop music.…

From the Record Crate: Michael Jackson – “Thriller” (1982)

Like many people, I grew up with Michael Jackson’s music playing constantly—wafting through the kitchen…

From the Record Crate – Lou Reed: The Blue Mask (1982)

With The Velvet Underground, singer-songwriter Lou Reed latched onto a level of consistency and innovation…

From the Record Crate: Television – “Marquee Moon” (1977)

Television’s Marquee Moon, now 40 years old and as forward-thinking as ever, is a record…

From the Record Crate: Neil Young – “Harvest” (1972)

Lately, “Neil Young in the 1970s” is almost interchangeable with the idea of “a consistent…

From the Record Crate: Dolly Parton – “Hello, I’m Dolly” (1967)

Hello, I’m Dolly holds a special place in music history simply because it’s the first…