Mike Hopkins

Tag: Folk

  • Morning Phase – Beck

    Back in mid-April, my friend Gabe Pullicar had me over to his place. He has one of the best vinyl setups I’ve ever seen; a nice table, a nice amp and great speakers. We listened to several records that night, from my hard-to-find brand new pressing of Nevermind by Nirvana to his dilophosaurus-colored vinyl of the […]

  • We the Common – Thao & The Get Down Stay Down

    I went into this album cold. I mean, 100% cold. Blind. I’d never heard of the album We the Common. I’d never heard of Thao & The Get Down Stay Down. In fact, I knew pretty much nothing about the musical tastes this week’s suggester Jay Valle had. So, when I say I had no […]