Crate Diggin

Featured image for “Vinyl Reissues of Three Butthole Surfers Albums Celebrate a Band Who Rode the 1980s Psych-Punk Undertow”
January 30, 2024

Vinyl Reissues of Three Butthole Surfers Albums Celebrate a Band Who Rode the 1980s Psych-Punk Undertow

Featured image for “Deluxe Reissue of Lou Reed’s Final Ambient-Drone Release is an Object Lesson in Creative Closure”
January 17, 2024

Deluxe Reissue of Lou Reed’s Final Ambient-Drone Release is an Object Lesson in Creative Closure

Featured image for “Thurston Moore’s Memoir, ‘Sonic Life,’ is a Worthy Trip Through the 20th-Century Alt-Music Experience”
December 19, 2023

Thurston Moore’s Memoir, ‘Sonic Life,’ is a Worthy Trip Through the 20th-Century Alt-Music Experience

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December 11, 2023

Unearthed Bill Evans Live Recordings from 1964 Are Absolute Jazz Gems

Featured image for “New Lou Reed Biography Offers the Ultimate Narrative of the Vicious NYC Rock Romantic”
December 1, 2023

New Lou Reed Biography Offers the Ultimate Narrative of the Vicious NYC Rock Romantic

Featured image for “New Flamenco Compilation Features a Haunting Performance from Obscure Troubadour, Juanito Mojama”
November 14, 2023

New Flamenco Compilation Features a Haunting Performance from Obscure Troubadour, Juanito Mojama

Featured image for “The Beatles’ “Now and Then” is a Wistful Curiosity, 45 Years in the Making”
November 6, 2023

The Beatles’ “Now and Then” is a Wistful Curiosity, 45 Years in the Making

Featured image for “‘Stop Time,’ A Crucial Archival Release of Barry Altschul, David Izenzon and Perry Robinson Live Performance Documents a Peak Moment of NYC Free Jazz ”
October 27, 2023

‘Stop Time,’ A Crucial Archival Release of Barry Altschul, David Izenzon and Perry Robinson Live Performance Documents a Peak Moment of NYC Free Jazz 

Featured image for “Violent Femmes Self-Titled Debut Gets 40th Anniversary Reissue”
October 12, 2023

Violent Femmes Self-Titled Debut Gets 40th Anniversary Reissue

Featured image for “‘Fountain,’ Beloved Album By Duval Indie Rockers Common Thread Gets 30th Anniversary Reissue”
October 6, 2023

‘Fountain,’ Beloved Album By Duval Indie Rockers Common Thread Gets 30th Anniversary Reissue

Featured image for “New Max Roach Documentary on PBS Highlights the Music and Life of Pioneering Jazz Drummer”
October 4, 2023

New Max Roach Documentary on PBS Highlights the Music and Life of Pioneering Jazz Drummer

Featured image for “Five Crucial Salsa Albums from the Genre’s Golden Age”
September 26, 2023

Five Crucial Salsa Albums from the Genre’s Golden Age

Featured image for “Cue Up These 5 Breeders’ Songs in Celebration of the 30th Anniversary of the Band’s Breakthrough Album, ‘Last Splash’ ”
September 22, 2023

Cue Up These 5 Breeders’ Songs in Celebration of the 30th Anniversary of the Band’s Breakthrough Album, ‘Last Splash’ 

Featured image for “Do the Reissue Creators Have a Master Plan for Forthcoming Pharoah Sanders Box Set?”
September 15, 2023

Do the Reissue Creators Have a Master Plan for Forthcoming Pharoah Sanders Box Set?

Featured image for “Head East with Forthcoming Bob Dylan Box Set That Reframes the Rock Bard’s Live Seventies Release”
September 8, 2023

Head East with Forthcoming Bob Dylan Box Set That Reframes the Rock Bard’s Live Seventies Release

Featured image for “Five Jimmy Buffett Ballads you Shouldn’t Ignore”
September 3, 2023

Five Jimmy Buffett Ballads you Shouldn’t Ignore

Featured image for “Double Space is the Place | New Compilation Celebrates the Intergalactic Verse of Sun Ra”
August 28, 2023

Double Space is the Place | New Compilation Celebrates the Intergalactic Verse of Sun Ra

Featured image for “Daptone Records Drops a Heady Reggae Collab Between Sugar Minott and Victor Axelrod”
August 24, 2023

Daptone Records Drops a Heady Reggae Collab Between Sugar Minott and Victor Axelrod

Featured image for “Posthumous Jazz Is Dead Release Reinforces the Legacy of Influential Drummer, the Late, Great Tony Allen”
August 17, 2023

Posthumous Jazz Is Dead Release Reinforces the Legacy of Influential Drummer, the Late, Great Tony Allen

Featured image for “The Sunset of Sonic Youth | An oral history of the band’s final U.S. show”
August 16, 2023

The Sunset of Sonic Youth | An oral history of the band’s final U.S. show

Featured image for “Neil Young’s “Powderfinger,” from the Newly Unveiled Lost Album ‘Chrome Dreams,’ Reveals a Singer-Songwriter at the Height of His Powers”
August 11, 2023

Neil Young’s “Powderfinger,” from the Newly Unveiled Lost Album ‘Chrome Dreams,’ Reveals a Singer-Songwriter at the Height of His Powers

Featured image for “New Book from Alan Paul Tells the Epic Story of the Allman Brothers Band’s 1970s Era”
August 2, 2023

New Book from Alan Paul Tells the Epic Story of the Allman Brothers Band’s 1970s Era

Featured image for “The Kids Are Alright in Weirdly Fun Comp of 20th-Century French School House Rock ”
July 27, 2023

The Kids Are Alright in Weirdly Fun Comp of 20th-Century French School House Rock 

Featured image for “Paul McCartney’s Photos of Early Beatlemania are in a Book and on Display in London”
June 13, 2023

Paul McCartney’s Photos of Early Beatlemania are in a Book and on Display in London

Featured image for “Record Store Day 2023 | Here’s What To Expect on RSD in Jax ”
April 17, 2023

Record Store Day 2023 | Here’s What To Expect on RSD in Jax 

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November 29, 2022

This Record Changed My Life

JME Contributors on the albums that turned them on their ears

Featured image for “Crate Diggin’ | Re: Reissues”
March 11, 2022

Crate Diggin’ | Re: Reissues

The JME team proudly explores the least pretentious of music purchases: the vinyl reissue.

Featured image for “Crate Diggin’ | Birth-year records”
December 29, 2021

Crate Diggin’ | Birth-year records

What classic album dropped the year you were born?

Featured image for “Hot Off the (Re)Press | Joni Mitchell at Carnegie and R.E.M.  at their peak”
October 29, 2021

Hot Off the (Re)Press | Joni Mitchell at Carnegie and R.E.M. at their peak

Two great re-pressings from iconic artists

Featured image for “Hot Off the (Re)Press | John Prine’s 2005 masterwork and ‘Jazz is Dead 001’”
October 6, 2021

Hot Off the (Re)Press | John Prine’s 2005 masterwork and ‘Jazz is Dead 001’

Two great albums get a vinyl reissue this week

Featured image for “Crate Diggin’ | Spin it Live”
August 16, 2021

Crate Diggin’ | Spin it Live

JME Contributors wax on their favorite live albums of all time

Featured image for “Crate Diggin’ | Guilty Pleasures”
July 29, 2021

Crate Diggin’ | Guilty Pleasures

JME contributors own up to their embarrassing listening habits

Featured image for “Crate Diggin’ | Remote Work Rotation”
June 14, 2021

Crate Diggin’ | Remote Work Rotation

When working from home, these are the records JME contributors like to spin

Featured image for “Crate Diggin’ | Record Store Day Drops”
June 8, 2021

Crate Diggin’ | Record Store Day Drops

Here’s what local record shops are rolling out for June’s RSD.

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May 13, 2021

Crate Diggin’ | Unsung Summer Albums

Here’s what JME contributors are spinning this summer.