from early 2007 -
this week has been a sad one for us. our beloved Alice Coltrane has passed away. she joined john on friday, january 12th, 2007. alice was an innovator in this world, both through her music and in the way she brought spiritualism into the lives of those who listened to her. alice was soft spoken and full of meaning. she was a gentle and strong soul, continuing to be a beautiful woman and raise a family, AND write and record incredible music in the midst of losing her one true love, john. alice put words to the feelings carl and i had about music, about the underlying conditions that inspire us to create. we looked up to her in many ways because of what she said and the music she made, for all the beautiful ideas she represented, and for being herself through all of her life.
we were lucky to have seen her perform in sept of 2006, and almost went to the other 2 shows later in the fall in california and new jersey. we should have gone to the lecture she held on the university of michigan campus the day before her show at hill auditorium, because maybe there we could have made a personal dream come true - we could have met her, and looked into her eyes, and thanked her for all that she has brought us in our lives. carl and i will miss alice. she was a very special person on this earth. now we need to simply be thankful she left us with so many memories and gorgeous pieces of music to remember her by.
pitchfork wrote a very nice piece about alice this week. you can read it here -
http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/feature/40494/Universal_Mother
stormy records is a store where music matters. we are here to help you find music that is worth your time. i have only ever sold records for a living - i'm coming up on 19 years of the same work everyday - 19 years of helping people find new music that is great and worth their time. carl has always been just as fanatical about music, and we have our shop because there is a need for what we do. we support the musical community here. we carry great music, we pass out flyers, we have posters for upcoming shows, and we have daily discussions with our customers about all of the above. stormy records is a place to learn and share, a true community atmosphere in which to interact with other music lovers. when you stop by you'll understand we are not like other music stores these days - we are like the record shops from when you were young. that is what we want here - that feeling of excitement and discovery, of a trip to the record store being an occasion to remember.
besides that, when you stop by our lovely corner of the world, you can also visit green brain comics. they have the area's best selection of independent and small press comics. and they share the same ethics we do - so we have become a collective of sorts, providing arts and culture in our community. it's pretty cool what people can do when they work together!!
Music
alice and john coltrane, beach boys, beastie boys, lee scratch perry, jackie mittoo, durutti column, factory records, neil young, kraftwerk, brian eno, kranky records, jack rose, glenn jones, funkadelic, dorothy ashby, afro blues quintet, moondog, destroyer, led zeppelin, pharoah sanders, soul jazz records,
Movies
christmas story, scrooged, star wars, devil and daniel johnston, fast times at ridgemont high, ferris beuller, harry potter, lord of the rings,
Television
anything with david attenborough, daily show, mash, 3s company, space ghost, music documentaries
Books
margarite duras and jon stewart......you get to guess who reads which....
About me:
Stormy Records is a record store located in Dearborn, Michigan. We take orders by phone, fax, mail, or email (or in person at our store).
We buy / sell / trade USED RECORDS & CDs! Thousands of new & used LPs & 45s in stock.
If you have any questions about any items listed on our site or would like to reserve items or make an order, please let us know!!!
Cover Story, May 10-16, 2006
Who I'd like to meet: unfortunately, they are mostly dead. jim henson, jacques cousteau, all the great musicians who have come before us.... now living would be david attenborough, the naturalist. so few people in this world love their work as much as he does. makes a big difference to be that happy....
Detroit Jack in Tokyo here. Don't miss this! They really Kick Out The Jams!!
June 17th (Wed) The Blind Pig - Ann Arbor June 18th (Thur) Beachland Ballroom, Cleveland, all ages show June 19th (Fri) Macs Bar, Lansing June 20th (Sat) Bovine Sex Club - Toronto NXNE Music Conference
The Dogs from Lansing/Detroit Rock City celebrate their 40th anniversary w/t 2 Disks, 25 tribute bands, 3 unreleased historic tracks from The Dogs from 1971 & 1976, 28 page booklet, liner notes by John Sinclair (MC5) and cover artwork by Rockin' Jellybean!!
Order at: http://www.pacifictionrecords.com/japan/CD/VA_doggystyle.shtml
First release on Oxeyedaisy Recordings, in association with Grumpyman Records…
5 track CDEP, Green Leaves & Bare Branches, by Little Scratch. Limited edition run, with hand finished sleeves. Tracks can be previewed on Little Scratch’s myspace page.
“A rare sighting of the excellent Little Scratch, who produce a wonderful, slightly hazy pastoral sound… Psychedelic whimsy with distinctly melancholic overtones”.
