2025 marks the sixtieth anniversary of the formation of the Grateful Dead, an American musical institution still thriving all these years later… To help newbies navigate a large and intimidating discography, here are their studio albums ranked from worst to first.
Here is peak prog, presented in chronological order over its less than a decade long heyday.
Not counting live and archival releases–of which there are many–Bob Dylan has released forty (!) albums since his 1962 debut. With rare exceptions all have been original material. To help newbies navigate this intimidating discography, here are his five best albums.
There are good years for new music and there are great years for new music, and 2024 definitely fit the latter category. It seemed like high-quality new albums were released every week.
2024’s comprehensive Rock ’N’ Roll Star! 5CD box set features a deep dive into David Bowie’s legendary The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars and is a great reason to celebrate a highly influential artist. Nearly eight years after his death, Bowie is still as important as ever and it’s easy to spot devotees across the full spectrum of music.
One of the biggest film success stories of 2024 has been the biopic Bob Marley: One Love, an engaging look at the global superstar who did more than any other musician to bring reggae to the masses. Unsurprisingly, the best part of the movie is its music, from depictions of studio recordings to live performances. […]
Are you ready for Record Store Day 2024? This year RSD is on Saturday, April 20, and the list of exclusive releases is one of the longest yet, nearly 400 separate titles. We’ll be open at 7 am in Boulder and at 6 am (the earliest allowable time) in Petaluma. Please note that Record Store […]
Welcome to the latest Paradise Found Records blog. One of my favorite rock films is Almost Famous, the 2000 movie from director Cameron Crowe that recounts his days as a teenager writing for Rolling Stone in the seventies. There are no shortage of great lines, but my favorite is when Penny Lane, the “band-aid” played […]
2023 was another great year for music and for Paradise Found Records and Tapes. In April we celebrated our second anniversary at our Pearl Street location and in September we opened a new store in Petaluma, less than an hour north of San Francisco. A huge thanks to all of our customers in Colorado, California […]
Welcome to the November Paradise Found Records blog. Have you started building your holiday shopping list yet? Once again there are a bevy of excellent, exclusive Record Store Day releases for Black Friday, November 24. You can check out the full list of more than 170 titles here; you can also browse a copy at […]