5 Albums I Can’t Live Without
5 Albums I Can’t Live Without: Wesley Schultz of The Lumineers
Name Wesley Schultz Best known for Bearing a strong resemblance to Princess Bride main character also named “Wesley,” Cary Elwes: “AS YOU WISHHHH…” Current City I live in Denver, CO, am currently on tour in Grand Rapids, MI. Really want to be in Daydreaming of being in South Africa at a vineyard drinking copious amounts of wine or on a safari drinking copious amounts of wine. Excited about The Brightside world tour we are on which starts in North America and moves on to Asia, South Africa, Australia and India later in the year. My current music collection has a lot of Singer songwriters from the 70s in it. And a little bit of A healthy amount of Motown. Preferred format I like Vinyl in the house–we put a record player in the kitchen because ...
5 Albums I Can’t Live Without: JB Dunckel of Air
Name JB Dunckel Best known for Air Current city Paris Really want to be in Africa…to be surrounded by wild nature. Excited about The release of my new album Carbon (June 24). My current music collection has a lot of Electronic music, movie soundtracks, all kinds of pop songs. And a little bit of Classical music and neo classical music. Preferred format I like streaming because it’s fast and you can discover new artists with algorithms. I like vinyl because of the material object, because of the smell. Streaming files have no smell. 5 Albums I Can’t Live Without: 1.Vertigo (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack), Bernard Herrmann Unbalanced arpeggios create a feeling of weight oscillation, vertigo. A beautiful music of tension. Very well...
5 Albums I Can’t Live Without: Scott Ian of Anthrax/Motor Sister
Name Scott Ian Best known for Anthrax Current city New York Really want to be in Right where I want to be. Excited about Motor Sister’s new album Get Off (May 6). My current music collection has a lot of Everything. And a little bit of Everything. Preferred format Everything. [embedded content][embedded content] 5 Albums I Can’t Live Without: 1Let There Be Rock, AC/DC I learned how to really play guitar by listening to this album over and over and over and over. And I also learned that head-banging was involuntary. It never gets old. 2Alive, Kiss The first record I bought for myself (in lieu of a birthday present for my dad). Comics, horror and rock covered in blood, fire and makeup. It was a shot straight to my cerebral cortex. It never...
5 Albums I Can’t Live Without: Colin Hay of Men at Work
Name Colin Hay Best known for My recipe for Brussel sprouts. Current city Los Angeles. Really want to be In Melbourne. Haven’t been there since the pandemic. Craving driving down the Great Ocean Road, and swimming in those mighty waters. Excited about New album Now And The Evermore (March 18) and my current solo acoustic tour, across the US. My current music collection has a lot of Blues. BB King, Albert King, all the kings. And a little bit of This and that. You wouldn’t expect me to listen to I wouldn’t presume to know what you expect me to listen to. Preferred format I stream music as it’s so damn convenient. [embedded content][embedded content] 5 Albums I Can’t Live Without 1Court and Spark,Joni Mitchell I simply love the way...
5 Albums I Can’t Live Without: Wildchild of Lootpack
Name Jack “WildChild” Brown Best known for “Whenimondamic” by Lootpack and also entering a dance cypher without hesitancy. Current city Los Angeles, but Oxnard, CA native. Really want to be in Peace at war, peace of mind and archived in the new UHHM (Universal Hip Hop Museum). Excited about My new album Omowale (released in March) and my son and daughter’s growth as young adults. My current music collection has a lot of Funk, soul and alternative. And a little bit of Classic, golden era and current hip hop. Don’t judge me for The Toyota Lootpack commercial from way back. You wouldn’t expect me to listen to Alternative and rock albums. Preferred format I prefer vinyl, but I don’t mind the easy access to online stream downloads ...
5 Albums I Can’t Live Without: Debbie Gibson
Name Debbie Gibson Best known for Writing songs that annoyingly stay in people’s heads and having an all-out Dynasty-esque food fight with Tiffany in Mega Python vs. Gatoroid ! Current city Las Vegas (for a decade!) Really want to be in I’ve always vowed to live for a period of time–anywhere from three months to a year–in Japan… Learning Japanese and writing and producing for J-Pop artists. Excited about My upcoming tour for The Body Remembers and my forthcoming holiday album…my first in 35 years. Also, I am obsessed with my new RV which will act as a mini tour bus and even has a recording studio built in! My current music collection has a lot of Melodic male singer/songwriters like Ed Sheeran, Dean Lewis, Coldplay, JP Saxe, James Bay, John Mayer. And...
5 Albums I Can’t Live Without: Susanna Hoffs
Name Susanna Hoffs Best known for Being a founding member of The Bangles. Current city Los Angeles, but mostly I live in my head. Really want to be in Paris. The instant I arrive, I hit play on my beloved Paris playlist— Francoise Hardy, Jacques Dutronc, Johnny Hallyday, Serge Gainsbourg. They are my soundtrack while strolling, seeing, feeling, drinking in art and coffee. Excited about Making music and writing fiction. My current music collection has a lot of Anything from the 1600s to 60s, 70s, 80s…and all the way to the present. And a little bit of Quincy Jones film soundtracks from the ‘60s. You wouldn’t expect me to listen to Beethoven. Preferred format Streaming, because it’s anywhere, everywhere, all the time. [embedded content][emb...
5 Albums I Can’t Live Without: Rick Astley
Name Rick Astley Best known for Great hair. Current city Los Angeles. Really want to be in Rome. Eating and drinking, chillin’. Excited about Mixtape tour 2022. My current music collection has a lot of Old stuff, Bill Withers, Al Green, Crowded House. And a little bit of New stuff, Blossoms, Inhaler. You wouldn’t expect me to listen to Slipknot, Duality. Preferred format Vinyl is cozy and most of mine is about reminiscing, but I love the immediacy of streaming. Shazaming something and then being able to listen to the whole track is amazing. [embedded content][embedded content] 5 Albums I Can’t Live Without: 1Crowded House, Crowded House It’s the first album I listened to after spending the first evening with my wife. We both loved the recor...
5 Albums I Can’t Live Without: Nina Hagen
Name Nina (Catharina) Hagen Best known for Singing “nunsexmonkrock” and daring to be me, Nina Hagen. Current city Berlin. Really want to be in Seriously? I am confident that I am here or there as long as God is here and there WITH me. Excited about I am ever so grateful for my new record company Groenland Records for being here together with me and my bandleader and producer Warner Poland on this awesome new-album journey. My current music collection has a lot of Heart-and-soul rock/Phoebe Snow, Sister Rosetta Tharpe. My very first Phoebe Snow VINYL treasure was her [self-titled] debut album, smuggled over from the West into the East by dear friends of mine in 1975, running 24/7 at home at Kastanienallee 55. And a little bit...
5 Albums I Can’t Live Without: Jacoby Shaddix of Papa Roach
Name Jacoby Shaddix, Papa Roach Best known for Cutting lives into pieces since 2000. Current city Sacramento, CA, but actually currently shooting a new music video at the Salton Sea, CA. Really want to be in Sayulita, MX eating tacos on the beach. Excited about Ego trippin’ with my bandmates all year long. My current music collection has a lot of Streaming services have a lot of everything. It’s all at your fingertips and ready to be discovered. And a little bit of All the way from ASAP Rocky to Zeppelin. Preferred format Streaming because my kids broke my record player while I was out on tour — and blew my speakers out. Kids, man. [embedded content][embedded content] 5 Albums I Can’t Live Without: 1 Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers),&nb...
5 Albums I Can’t Live Without: Jennifer O’Connor
Name Jennifer O’Connor Best known for Wearing a lot of hats. Current city Nyack, NY Really want to be in Any beach and it’s warm. My current music collection has a lot of German electronic music. And a little bit of Jazz/soundtracks. You wouldn’t expect me to listen to I listen to everything. Preferred format Vinyl at work and home, streaming on walks/exercising, CDs in the car.I listen to vinyl at my record shop because it’s what we sell and because there is always something new to check out there. I like to listen to records at home too because they are really my first love. I love the convenience of streaming when I’m out walking around. But CDs sound great too, especially in the car. The best place to listen to music loud is in the car on C...
5 Albums I Can’t Live Without: S. Carey of Bon Iver
Name S. Carey Best known for The guy who showed up to Justin Vernon’s first show as “Bon Iver” and told him he knew all the parts and could play with him that evening. Current city Eau Claire, Wisconsin. Really want to be in Backpacking and fly fishing my way through Patagonia. Excited about New solo record, Break Me Open, out April 22, 2022 on Jagjaguwar Records. North American tours in May and July! Also, just being able to play music with my friends and in front of people is F-in’ amazing. My current music collection has a lot of Indie, ambient, jazz, classical. And a little bit of Hip-hop. Preferred format Vinyl at home because it’s warm and experiential. CDs in the car…and yes, I still check out old burned CDs. 5 Albums I Can’t Live Without: 1M...
