If you're not a baseball fan, you'll just have to trust me. That headline is a good thing. Mrs. LTL knows I'm homesick for Chica...

Having your blog pulled by the powers that be is, by far, the worst-case scenario for those of us who choose this medium to talk about music...

My 10-year-old son will be going to his first-ever show tonight, and I dedicate this post to him. Just like his old man did before him, the ...

I'm feeling the need to wrap up letter C. So, I have pared it down to seven more artists. Today's pick is slightly out of order, but...

Talk about an exercise in futility. How do you choose a handful of singles to pay tribute to one of your heroes when the artist in question ...

Elvis Costello will be receiving a coveted first-ever three-day residency in this series because I just can't seem to be able to whittle...

This is madness! No, not the band. That's how I have felt about my rotating collection of Elvis Costello vinyl, CDs and cassettes throug...

A vast majority of my vinyl was purchased between the years 1983 and 1988. Then I switched formats. In other words, most of the artists feat...

Not a ton to choose from among Julian Cope's interesting but uneven solo career... at least on vinyl anyway. I have the 7" singles ...

I almost skipped the Comsat Angels because I don't have much of a history with them. After seeing the music video, and not too long afte...

As you know, I never pass up an opportunity to tout a band that appeared on 'C86,' but I would probably have to go back to 2013 and ...

We now return you to our regularly scheduled program. It's great to be reunited with my turntable, and we will celebrate with a blowout ...