Greetings from Laurel Canyon!
Been careless with my friends / Even harder on myself / There’s A few stars in the sky I’ve killed / Pieces of my heart broken off along the way / I’ve been a long way falling down.
Pretending I’m pretending that everything’s ok / So many masks I’m wearing my own face / I can feel my toes burning from my deeds along the way / Before you get up you’ve got to go down.
Indian summers are romantic here in our canyon. Nighttime feels darker while days are short, crisp, and bright. The sun appears from a different angle through the hills, disappearing like two lovers into the night.
Although Spring is associated with lovers, there is plenty of romance swimming in my head this week. Here, it’s a combo of celebration and cuddling up for a long winter.
That “band” was misleading; the folks in that studio were nothing less than a supergroup, and had no intention of hitting the road together. Bob Dylan, Dr. John, David Bromberg, and the Tejano Mexican accordionist Flaco Jiménez were all involved, as was famed saxophonist David “Fathead” Newman and ex-Sir Douglas Quintet keyboardist Augie Meyers, who produced that great organ sound on “She’s About a Mover.”
Dallas, TX | This 25,000-square-foot, Dallas-area vinyl shop is the largest record store in Texas – and possibly the largest in the U.S. Josey Records’ sprawling Farmers Branch flagship is packed with new and used vinyl, bargain-bin discoveries and a connection to one of Dallas’s most beloved record shops. Some shops are made for a quick stop. Josey Records is the kind of place where you might want to clear your afternoon. The independent record store’s Farmers Branch flagship spans approximately 25,000 square feet, making it the largest independent record store in Texas and one of the biggest in the country. Inside, rows of new releases and secondhand finds sit alongside 45s, CDs, cassettes and turntables—giving music lovers plenty of reasons 
London, UK | The 25 best record shops in London: Whatever you’re into—from punk and metal to reggae, soul, jazz and more—London has a record store for you. We all love a musical comeback. From Elvis in the late ‘60s to Kylie in the early 2000s, it’s a thrill when your favourite breaks out of the doldrums and, against all odds, reminds you why you loved them in the first place. The much-trumpeted vinyl revival’s been in full swing for over a decade-and-a-half now, with 7.6m units of black wax shifted in 2025, marking 18 years of consistent growth, and London has duly responded in kind. Whether we’re talking about relative newcomers that improbably opened in the pandemic or decades-old stalwarts that survived changing trends to thrive again, there are must-visit stores in every corner of the capital. 
It must have been an audacious piece of salesmanship, for no rock band—much less a pop supergroup with the psychedelic bona fides of The Byrds—had ever attempted anything so potentially suicidal from a commercial standpoint. From “Eight Miles High” to “The Christian Life”? Longhairs playing pure country honk? Why, the idea was unthinkable, risible even, although The Byrds themselves had dabbled in country before and Bob Dylan himself would make the transition soon enough.
Pasig, PH | This record shop owner strives to keep cassette, vinyl music alive: Ge Timbreza has lived and breathed music for as long as he can remember. In his younger years, he played in a band with his friends. Then, he started collecting CDs and cassette tapes just for the fun of it. Timbreza was just in high school when he bought his own cassette player. To this day, the nostalgia of listening to old records hits just as hard—and it’s a feeling he believes he can never replicate from streaming music online. Timbreza’s love for music didn’t just take him down memory lane. In 2017, it also led him to establish Spin The Reel Music Trade, which now operates daily in Pasig City. His wife, Charm, has always been supportive of him. His 16-year-old son is also one of the reasons why the business keeps running, 
South Salt Lake, UT | This historic Utah home’s reinvention as a record store began with a kiss at a Smashing Pumpkins concert: Mood Ring Records puts a different spin on how music lovers find their new favorite albums. …The store is a museum to the couple’s shared love of music. The gallery wall in the record room is home to framed posters of shows they’ve attended together. A frame on a shelf has physical tickets from Wilco, PJ Harvey and Fountains of Wayne shows. The Medinas pride themselves on having an eclectic collection, something for everyone, with music from their own personal collections, items people bring in and things they order. “I listen to everything,” Jesse said. “If you look through these bins, you’ll see country, jazz, hip hop, R&B, electronic, indie, noise, hardcore, punk … there’s different ways of expressing your emotion through music and 
