I was the music writer for the Colorado Daily, CU’s on-campus newspaper, in 1982 and 1983. Such was my excitement about seeing The Ramones at Denver’s Rainbow Music Hall on May 9, 1983 that I opted to make up a new word to describe the band. Here is that column exactly as it appeared: warts, […]
When you get to my age (read: old), you start focusing more on special experiences. With that in mind, and with a nod to the late Rob Reiner for coining the phrase “bucket list” (in service of the mediocre 2007 Jack Nicholson-Morgan Freeman film), here is a list of the ten concert venues every music […]
Did you know Paradise Found Records has a great library of music books? You can look for them between the bins on the left of the store as you enter the store. Last year I wrote about some of my most recent reads in the genre, and before that I listed my all-time favorites. Here […]
A few years back I wrote about some of the more lesser-known gems I loved turning people onto. Here are ten more albums guaranteed to expand your musical palette and make you the hit of your next listening party. Ry Cooder–Into the Purple Valley (1972) Ry Cooder is the guitar player’s guitar player. He taught […]
This blog is the first in a series of personal musical memories that I will be running under the “Music is Life” banner. ————————————————————————————————————————————————————– Saturday September 2, 1978 was my third Grateful Dead concert, at Giants Stadium (aka the Meadowlands) in industrial East Rutherford, New Jersey. Willie Nelson and the New Riders of the Purple […]
Welcome to the latest edition of the Paradise Found Records blog. A couple of years back I shared some of my tips for successful vinyl shopping. This month I’m writing about my passion for Japanese pressings. We don’t get a lot of used Japanese vinyl at our stores and are always happy to see it […]
Welcome to the year-end edition of the Paradise Found Records blog, It was our best year yet, and we greatly appreciate the support of our customers in the Front Range and Northern California. We love sharing good music with you, and there is nothing better than seeing your smiling faces! Record Store Day 2026 is […]
No other rock musician has been more prolific over the past sixty years than Neil Young, who turns eighty in November.
From Spinal Tap to the Commitments, the Soggy Bottom Boys to Llewyn Davis, Bad Blake and Stillwater and more
The book section at Paradise Found Records is always well-stocked with new and used titles. Here are five recent releases I’d recommend.