Today’s RNRHS is from Billy Maupin (another of my former fellow co-workers from Mammoth Records) and mentions two things I hadn’t thought about in a long time–Poindexter Records and cassingles. Ah, the cassingle, such a perfect nugget of musical enjoyment–like Jolly Ranchers for your ears. And Poindexter…well, one of the best record stores ever. It is missed by many, like countless others all over the country. Nothing beats a Saturday afternoon spent puttering about in a record store. Does that sound like something an old person says? Like,…
Category: News, Rock 'n' Roll High School Tags: 80s music, author, banks forest, billy maupin, Bring Me Back, cassingle, Chick Lit, karen balcom, music, novel, REM, rush, U2, yep roc
Hey y’all! Just had to say that since today’s installment of RNRHS (we’re calling it that now, btw) is from my amazing friend, Amy Barefoot, who can say things like y’all and make it sound perfectly natural. It sounds terrible when I say it (see sidebar). In fact, I apologized profusely the few times I tried to use it. Amy and I used to work at Mammoth Records together and although we were separated by two floors, that didn’t stop us from spending lots of time together. Now…
Category: News, Rock 'n' Roll High School Tags: 80s music, amy barefoot, author, banks forest, bon jovi, Bring Me Back, Chick Lit, duran duran, high school, john taylor, karen balcom, mammoth records, music, novel, women's fiction