Pre-Loved CD Review: Ozma!

Today's pre-loved CD review features the album Pasadena by the band Ozma. Last spotted in the "O" section of the CD dept. at Spazz Records!

I must say, the from the moment the first track, No One Needs To Know, started, I was a happy listener. Ozma started out as a group of Southern California teenage musicians who had the good fortune of catching the attention of Weezer's Rivers Cuomo and coming on as Weezer's tourmates. Pasadena is the fourth and last release from Ozma, with one breakup and one makeup occurring during the band's career. 

Basics: Well-written, well-played, great harmonizing/drums/lyrics

Who will like Ozma: any fans of Weezer, The Magic Numbers, Nada Surf, and general feel-good smart kid pop

Come come check out our A-Z stock of new and used CDs!

Pre-Loved CD Review: Onion Flavored Rings!

Time for another featured pre-loved CD in stock currently at POPshop & Spazz Records for the bargain price of $4.99, or as Brad would say, $5 lousy bux!! 


Today's post is on "Two Minutes' Enlightenment" by Onion Flavored Rings. 

In a nutshell: folky, punky, upbeat!

Slightly longer version: No Idea Records' Onion Flavored Rings know how to get your booty up and moving! OFR hails from San Francisco and  features former members of Crimpshrine, Shotwell, Miama, Monsula, and Funyons. Jangly folk-punk and power-pop combine to make a great album that keeps you dancing and singing along through every track. 

Come get yer music on!

Pre-Loved CDs!

Spazz Records isn't just records! We have a rotating stock of hundreds of new and used CDs in genres from punk rock to folk, indie to reggae to local bands. The stock is always changing, and there are some real gems! Most CDs are only $4.99!

One neat CD in stock this week:

Malvina Reynolds was a well-known songwriter and activist for social justice and the environment. On Ear To The Ground, she performs some of her most famous songs  from the 1960s and 1970s. 

For more on Malvina Reynolds, check this neat link. 

Other fun CD choices include new releases from The Babies and The Go Team, as well as pre-loved good stuff from The Flaming Lips, The Hives, Starlight Mints, and tons more!

Music Monday: 20 Years of Weird: Flaming Lips 1986-2006

New CDs in stock: The Fearless Freaks is 11 tracks of live cuts that span the Lips career, 27 years and going strong! 

From SoundUnWound: 

"The Flaming Lips came from Oklahoma City, emerging in 1983 with their strange sound almost fully formed. Since then, the Flaming Lips have come under the almost singular leadership of singer Wayne Coyne and done magical things with alternative rock. In the early 1990s they made a commercial splash with "She Don't Use Jelly," showing the world their madcap pretzelling of pop music - a tumultuous tangle of guitars, bristling melodies, and oddball lyrics. Since then, The Soft Bulletin attempted a 90s version of Pet Sounds and largely succeeded, becoming one of the most acclaimed albums of the decade in its last few months. Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots (2002) was widely praised too, and eventually became a gold-seller: their biggest commercial success, two decades and 10 albums after they started. The Lips are also famous for their live performances, which often feature giant plastic balls, furry animal suits, hand puppets, videos, light-shows and truckloads of confetti."