Thinking of Donnie Iris tonight. RIP, you legend.

New MRC! I had the pleasure of speaking with vocalist/guitarist Hasse Fröberg about the new album "Hope" by @TheFlowerKings (out today from @InsideOutUSA), his background, and much more! michaelsrecordcollection.pod…

I had a great time catching up with Neal Morse and meeting Andre Madatian for the first time as we discussed the forthcoming Neal Morse & the Resonance album, "River of Light." Can't wait to bring you that story!

New MRC! Jon Courtney of Pure Reason Revolution (@PRR_official) returns to the show to discuss "Terrifying Angels," the scary good seventh studio album from the band (out today!) on @InsideOutUSA. #podcast #progrock #newmusic michaelsrecordcollection.pod…

New York Groove.

Seeing Devo on Sunday (for the first time, surprisingly) and can't wait. Gassing up the tank on "Smart Patrol/Mr. DNA" right now and am flying through their discography while at work. I'll have to spin my copy of Freedom of Choice a few times between now and Sunday.

New MRC! It's been a minute since the last podcast, but I recently spoke to John Boegehold of @psanimals1 to discuss the band's new album, "Grimalkin." Big thanks to John for telling me about the record! #progrock #podcast michaelsrecordcollection.pod… michaelsrecordcollection.pod…

I had a blast catching up with John Boegehold of @psanimals1 again to discuss their upcoming album "Grimalkin," which drops Aug. 21. Can't wait to bring you that story!

😢😢😢😢😢😢😢 youtube.com/watch?v=bEOl38y8…

New MRC newsletter! I had to jot down some thoughts on the 1996 Wallflowers classic "Bringing Down the Horse," which recently celebrated its 30th (!) anniversary. michaelsrecordcollection.sub…

Saturday spin: Celebrating 40 years of Invisible Touch tonight (tonight, tonight). Genesis rules.

Finally getting around to hearing The Boys of Dungeon Lane and it's a lot better than I was expecting. Solid record, Sir Paul! Dude might just make it in this crazy music business.

I was invited to the excellent Records Revisited Podcast (@PodcastRecords) to discuss the Rush classic "2112," which is celebrating its 50th anniversary. Give it a listen! open.spotify.com/episode/24E…

I've spent many years pondering these song lyrics: "Honeycomb’s big... yeah, yeah, yeah! It’s not small... no, no, no! Honeycomb’s got... a big, big bite, Big, big crunch in a big, big bite!"

Introduce yourself with 10 bands you've seen live: 1. Genesis 2.Rush 3. Pink Floyd 4. Tears for Fears 5. REO Speedwagon 6. Cheap Trick 7. Def Leppard 8. Dream Theater 9. Porcupine Tree 10. The Fixx

🎵He sat me down to talk to me, He looked me straight in the eeyyyyeees He said "You're no son, you're no son of mine" "You're no son, you're no son of mine" "You walked out, you left us behind" "And you're no son, you're no son of mine"🎵

New MRC Newsletter! I always enjoy revisiting Marillion's "Anoraknophobia" album, but it was great to spin it repeatedly on its recent 25th anniversary. Here are my thoughts on this unique record: michaelsrecordcollection.sub…

Genesis is 31 spots too low and no RUSH?!?! FOH, Rolling STone.

"And they wandered in from the city of Saint John without a dime." - Steely Dan, The Royal Scam Great opening line to a song!