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Ric Ocasek was never not cool

September 17, 2019
by Josey Records

It is impossible to imagine someone not liking The Cars. We should all be listening to The Cars right now. The new wave rock band was huge in the ’70s and ’80s, but they were just as relevant in the ’90s, even though they disbanded in 1988. Those songs will always sound fresh and they will continue to influence new ...

Vinyl Records Will Outsell CDs Soon

September 11, 2019
by Josey Records

For the first time since 1986, vinyl record sales are expected to overtake CDs domestically. According to the Record Industry Association of America (RIAA), recording revenues are up and expected to top $10 billion in 2019. When adjusted for inflation, this number is about half of what the industry was making two decades ago. But the first half of 2019 ...

A CD With an HD Screen: Tool’s New Album

September 06, 2019
by Josey Records

Last week, Tool finally returned with a new album and it is no Chinese Democracy. It has been about forty-eight hundred days since their last record, 10,000 Days, was released. But the hype was real enough to remind us of the ’90s, the decade Tool came from. All over the country, fans camped out in front of record stores hours ...

Let’s Get Happy: A Cure Primer

September 04, 2019
by Josey Records

Robert Smith, who is now 60, recently announced that The Cure will release their first album since 2008 and that it won’t suck. He said it would happen by the end of the year, perhaps on Halloween. Sure, Smith has lied about having some really great depressing songs on the way before. But a lot of good will has been ...