by Marty | Aug 19, 2020 | General Tomfoolery
It was around 1975 when I first learned about KISS. My friend Paul Pearson had a copy of KISS ALIVE! Which was a double LP concert recording with this unreal gatefold cover that featured these four dudes in kabuki grease paint on their faces, breathing fire, spitting...
by Marty | Aug 15, 2020 | General Tomfoolery
I am not ashamed or afraid to admit: I have been a Kiss fan for a VERY long time. Sure, there were many years in there where I didn’t like them much or appreciate what they were doing – but over my lifetime, there is no denying the huge impact these guys...
by Marty | Jun 12, 2020 | General Tomfoolery
Popular music swings and sways with the changing times for sure. Being by definition popular, it can also become pretty pedestrian and collectively uninspiring for years at a time. However, every once in a while, a song hits the charts (or not) and it seems to...
by Marty | Jun 8, 2020 | General Tomfoolery
I wanted to drop a quick post about what goes on out here on the blog of Hox Box Records. I use this platform as a means to talk about records I am spinning, either for myself or to sell to someone. It should give me, and a few of my friends, the opportunity to talk...