Welcome to the year-end edition of the Paradise Found Records blog, It was our best year yet, and we greatly appreciate the support of our customers in the Front Range and Northern California. We love sharing good music with you, and there is nothing better than seeing your smiling faces! Record Store Day 2026 is […]
No other rock musician has been more prolific over the past sixty years than Neil Young, who turns eighty in November. Young has put out forty-three studio albums since 1968 in addition to being a part of Buffalo Springfield, Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young, and the Stills-Young Band. He’s also released eleven live albums and […]
Spinal Tap II: The End Continues, the sequel to one of the funniest and most influential films of all-time, hits theaters on September 12, with all of the original actors plus cameos by luminaries including Paul McCartney and Elton John. This is Spinal Tap, released in 1983, spurred an entire genre of mockumentaries and has […]
I am an absolute sucker for music-related memoirs. If you’re an artist I love and take the time to write a book, I can practically guarantee you I will read it. I don’t even have to like your music; if I think you have a compelling story to tell or someone I respect recommends your […]
2025 marks the sixtieth anniversary of the formation of the Grateful Dead, an American musical institution still thriving all these years later. Dead and Company, featuring original members Bob Weir and Mickey Hart, just finished an extended run at The Sphere in Las Vegas. Bill Kreutzmann, the only other surviving original member, still gigs occasionally […]
Welcome to the latest Paradise Found Records Blog. Here are the ten best prog-rock albums of all-time, the prime examples of the genre that ruled the airwaves and charts in the early seventies. Fifty year later prog has splintered into a thousand subgenres. Like your prog with a sci-fi storyline? Check out Coheed and Cambria. […]
It was only a matter of time before Bob Dylan received the conventional Hollywood biopic treatment. The recently released A Complete Unknown is a thrilling romp through the first few years of his career culminating with his controversial 1965 Newport Folk Festival appearance, where he outraged folk purists by plugging in and rocking out. Telling […]
Welcome to the year-end edition of the Paradise Found Records blog. It was another great year for music and for Paradise Found. Our Boulder and Petaluma locations continue to thrive, with more in-store performances and album signings than ever before. We couldn’t do it without you, our loyal customers. We love seeing your smiling faces […]
2024’s comprehensive Rock ’N’ Roll Star! 5CD box set features a deep dive into David Bowie’s legendary The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars and is a great reason to celebrate a highly influential artist. Nearly eight years after his death, Bowie is still as important as ever and it’s […]
One of the biggest film success stories of 2024 has been the biopic Bob Marley: One Love, an engaging look at the global superstar who did more than any other musician to bring reggae to the masses. Unsurprisingly, the best part of the movie is its music, from depictions of studio recordings to live performances. […]