New Music Releases - April 23, 2012

Alanis Morissette - Live at Montreux 2012
Allspice - Allspice
Ambrosia - Life Beyond L.A - The Deluxe Edition
Amorphis - Circle
Andy Williams - Essential Andy Williams
Angel - Sinful
At the Drive-In - Relationship of Command (reissue)
Bill Ryder-Jones - A Bad Wind Blows in My Heart
Black Sands - Introduction
Blow Monkeys - Feels Like A New Morning
Blue Oyster - Cult Imaginos
Bob Dylan - Blood on the Tracks (vinyl) (reissue)
Bob Marley - Kaya (remastered with bonus tracks)
Brass Beds - The Secret Will Keep You
Breeders - LSXX
Celestial Shore - 10x
Cowboy Indian Bear - Live Old, Die Young
Craig Duncan - Bluegrass Beatles: Bluegrass Instrumental Makeovers of Classic Hits by The Beatles
Dead Can Dance - Anastasis (deluxe live edition)
Deep Purple - NOW What?!
Eddy Arnold - Complete Original #1 Hits
Electric Light Orchestra - Live (remastered with bonus tracks)
Electric Light Orchestra - Zoom (remastered with bonus tracks)
Fielded - Ninety Thirty Thirty
Fort Frances - Harbour (EP)
Frank Turner - Tape Deck Heart
Gama Bomb - The Terror Tapes
George Benson - Breezin' (vinyl) (reissue)
HIM - Tears on Tape
Harry Nilsson - Essential Harry Nilsson
Iggy and the Stooges Ready to Die (vinyl (reissue)
James Taylor - Dad Loves His Work (reissue)
James Taylor - Flag (reissue)
James Taylor - JT (reissue)
Jeff Lynne - Armchair Theatre (remastered and expanded)
Jerry Lee Lewis - Essential Jerry Lee Lewis
Johnny Winter - Essential Johnny Winter
Junip - Junip
Juno Reactor - The Golden Sun of the Great East
Karl Hyde - Edgeland
Kid Cudi - INDICUD
Killdozer - Twelve Point Buck (reissue)
Kim Fowley - Wildfire - Complete Imperial Recordings 1968 - 69
LL Cool J - Authentic
Laura Stevenson - Wheel
Legs - Pass the Ringo
Leroy Justice - Above the Weather
Lilacs & Champagne - Danish And Blue
Lori McKenna - Massachusetts
Low - In the Fishtank EP (reissue) (vinyl)
Michael Buble - To Be Loved
Midnight Oil - Essential Oils
Mott the Hoople - Essential Mott the Hoople
No Joy - Wait To Pleasure
OMD - English Electric (Deluxe Edition with DVD)
People - Burn the Germs
Pete Seeger - Essential Pete Seeger
Peter Green - Very Best of Peter Green / Splinter Group
Phoenix - Bankrupt!
Queensryche - Frequency Unknown
Quilt & MMOSS - New Hampshire Freaks
Rob Zombie - Venomous Rat Regeneration Vendor
Rolling Stones - Very Best of the Rolling Stones 1964-1971
Salva - Raw Solutions
Santana - Santana III (vinyl) (reissue)
Sea Level - Cats on the Coast / On the Edge
Snoop Lion - Reincarnated
Statler Brothers - The Best From The Farewell Concert
Steve Martin & Edie Brickell - Love Has Come For You
Striking Distance - The Fuse is Lit (reissue)
Sweet Baboo - Ships
Talib Kweli - Prisoner of Conscious
Tate Stevens - Tate Stevens
The Appleseed Cast - Illumination Ritual
The Neighbourhood - I Love You
The Postelles - …And It Shook Me
The So So Glos - Blowout
The Veils - Time Stays, We Go
Thee Oh Sees - Floating Coffin
Tin Cup Serenade - Tragic Songs Of Hope
Tjutjuna - Westerner
Tom Jones - Spirit in the Room
Tubes - Remote Control: Expanded Edition
Various Artists - Lullaby Tribute to Adele
Various Artists - Putumayo Kids Presents: Latin Dreamland
Vehement Serenade - The Things That Tear You Apart
Walter Egan - Fundamental Roll
Walter Egan - Not Shy
West, Bruce & Laing - Live 'N' Kickin'
West, Bruce & Laing - Whatever Turns You On
Wet Willie - Wetter the Better / Left Coast Live
Whitesnake - Live in Japan
Woe - Withdrawal
Xenia Dunford: His and Hers
Yeasayer: Live at Ancienne Belgique
Yellowman - Young Gifted & Yellow
Young Galaxy - Ultramarine

Vinyl Record News & Music Notes

on the great vinyl machine (ebay) there are 2,865 active listings for Record Store Day 2013, which is a lot less than anticipated.  Looks like people who got the special vinyl releases want to hang onto them. 

Record Store Day - The Aftermath!

Vinyl event a hit with music lovers

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vinyl doing well in chicago!

Record Store Day: Vinyl Is Alive and Well at Laurie's Planet of Sound








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Record Store Day 2013: Brooklyn's Black Gold Records; Hoboken's Tunes









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Instagram: A look back at Record Store Day 2013 in Seattle











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Record Store Day 2013: Vinyl Strikes Back










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Music fans turn the tables for Record Store Day





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Record Store Day 2013 In Chicago: Vinyl Fans Crowd Into City Shops








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Under 25s are behind a surge in vinyl sales






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Haujobb 2LP Vinyl To Be Released on Artoffact Records

German electronic group Haujobb will be releasing their 2011 album New World March as a double vinyl this Spring on Artoffact Records. The vinyl will be available in two editions: a limited to 50 copies translucent version and a standard black vinyl in 250 copies. The limited version will also come with an exclusive cassette that includes the EP Dead Market, which was also released on CD in 2011. These are the first vinyl or cassette releases that Haujobb has ever released for retail.

The double-vinyl will include two bonus tracks that were previously digital only. Neither track has ever appeared on an official Haujobb release, although the group comments that both tracks were "part of the New World March sessions." The post-apocalyptic artwork for both vinyl and cassette was done by Stefan Alt, also head of the influential ant-zen and hymen records labels.

Pre-order HERE   (May 31st release date)

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THE pUKEs DEBUT 7" IS OUT ON THE 27th MAY 2013 - PRE-ORDER IT NOW!

The pUKEs are a 20-strong punk ukulele band based in London. They play songs by the likes of Dead Kennedys, Exploited, Xray Spex, The Clash, etc like you never heard ‘em before.  It's a 4 track 7" with a download code attached as well and it comes in a lovely pink & black poster sleeve too.

The tracks are 'Will I Learn' which is a pUKEs composition, 'Because You're Young' a Cock Sparrer cover, 'GLC' originally by Menace and Jet Boy, Jet Girl which was by Captain Sensible & Plastic Bertrand as 'Ca Plane Pour Moi' too...but you knew that...right?

Here's the video for 'Will I Learn'

 

Find out more about the pUKEs at their site HERE

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vinyl news from the  burningshed

The 13th Floor Elevators - The Psychedelic Sounds Of The 13th Floor Elevators

A double heavyweight vinyl edition of the Elevators' incendiary debut album featuring re-mastered mono and stereo mixes plus the band's intended running order.

The album has been re-mastered from a safety master derived from the original tape source.

Disc one is the mono edition and disc two is a remastered version of the original stereo mix.

Previously only available as part of the 'Music Of The Spheres' boxset, this is the first vinyl reissue from tape sources of the stereo edition for over three decades.

Disc two is the first ever vinyl pressing of the album in the band's intended running order.

Pre-order for 29th April shipping.

Tracks
Disc 1 - Mono:
Side 1
1. You're Gonna Miss Me
2. Roller Coaster
3. Splash 1
4. Reverberation
5. Don't Fall Down

Side 2
1. Fire Engine
2. Thru The Rhythm
3. You Don't Know ( How Young You Are)
4. Kingdom Of Heaven (Is Within You)
5. Monkey Island
6. Tried To Hide

Disc 2 - Stereo:
Side 1
1. You Don't Know (How Young You Are)
2. Through The Rhythm
3. Monkey Island
4. Roller Coaster
5. Fire Engine

Side 2
6. Reverberation
7. Tried To Hide
8. You're Gonna Miss Me
9. Splash 1
10. Don't Fall Down
11. Kingdom Of Heaven (Is Within You)

You can pre-order HERE

Jethro TullNothing Is Easy: Live At The Isle Of Wight 1970

(double lp coloured vinyl collectors edition)

Jethro Tull's electrifying performance at the 1970 Isle Of Wight Festival available as a limited edition double LP in gatefold sleeve on heavyweight 180gm vinyl.

This is the highly collectable coloured vinyl Record Store Day version.

'Performances and bands like this come around once in lifetime.' 5/5 Progressive World

Tracks
Side One:
1. My Sunday Feeling (5:20)
2. My God (7:30)

Side Two:
3. With You There To Help Me (9:58)
4. To Cry You A Song (5:40)

Side Three:
5. Bour (4:34)
6. Dharma For One (10:10)

Side Four:
7. Nothing Is Easy (5:36)
8. Medley: We Used To Know/For A Thousand Mothers (10:37)

You can get yours HERE

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Jimmy Page’s Manager Talks ‘Rooting Around in the Led Zeppelin Archives’ for Upcoming Reissues







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Passings: Chrissy Amphlett of Divinyls (1959-2013)








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fantastic write up about a 60's group doing their thing:

The Zombies Remember Their Odyssey







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album cover art of the day:

AUTOPSY: 'The Headless Ritual' Cover Artwork, Track Listing Revealed


















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album cover art of the day, part 2:

Project Ruins Unveils 'Closing The Season' Artwork



















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my favorite and wierdest video in a long time...

MINI MANSIONS TO TOUR WITH THE ARCTIC MONKEYS

Watch Video For The Song “Monk”

(New York, NY) – Los Angeles based Mini Mansions will hit the road for a series of tour dates in May with The Arctic Monkeys (tour dates below). The unsigned band is currently working on new music to be released later this year.   Mini Mansions features Michael Shuman from Queens of the Stone Age and longtime friends/musicians Tyler Parkford and Zach Dawes.

Formed in dusty room in the San Fernando Valley, Mini Mansions is the collaborative séance of piano, bass, and a cocktail drum kit.  The trio generates a technicolor spectrum of sound drawn from the baroque, gothic, psychedelic, and cinematic realms. The band has toured with of BRMC, Minus the Bear, Autolux, Warpaint, Dead Weather, to name a few.  Mini Mansions released their debut full-length album in 2011 through Domino Records as well as a self-released EP and 7”.

Mini Mansion Tour Dates

May 25 - Missoula, MT – The Wilma Theatre –w/ The Arctic Monkeys
May 26 – Boise, ID – The Knitting Factory – w/ The Arctic Monkeys
May 28 – Denver, CO – The Ogden w/ The Arctic Monkeys
May 29 – ABQ, NM – The Sunshine Theatre w/The Arctic Monkeys
May 31 – Dallas, TX – House of Blues Dallas – w/ The Arctic Monkeys


Mini Mansions Links
http://minimansionsmusic.com
https://www.facebook.com/theminimansions

 

Music Record Shop Weekly

Welcome to the new weekly feature (look for it every Friday) called MusicRecordShop Weekly.  Here we take a look at new releases and some hard to find vinyl that will easily satisfy even the most serious record collectors.  Here's three that we think you will enjoy!

1. THE BEATLES - YELLOW SUBMARINE (VINYL LP OST) 

Admittedly, the soundtrack to Yellow Submarine wasn't one of the highlights in the Beatles' catalog, so providing an official alternate version of it is no big deal. The soundtrack always felt cobbled together, because it was. It only contained four new songs -- two of which were written by Harrison, which indicates how seriously Lennon and McCartney took the project, if their enjoyable throwaways ("Hey Bulldog" and "All Together Now," respectively) didn't provide enough of a clue -- plus two previously released songs ("All You Need Is Love," "Yellow Submarine") and a side of George Martin instrumentals from the film's score. the Beatles never assembled a slighter album while they were active, so it wasn't a sacrilege when their organization decided to assemble a "songtrack" -- a soundtrack that featured only the songs in the film, not any of the instrumentals -- to coincide with the re-release of the film in 1999. In a way, the "songtrack" (which is what the Beatles' associates insisted on calling the new effort) is an improvement on the soundtrack since it eliminates dead weight and strengthens the original six songs with nine songs featured in the movie ("Eleanor Rigby," "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds," "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band," etc.). It's a little jarring not to hear the songs from the soundtrack in a different order on the songtrack, but ultimately the record is entertaining, if a bit familiar. That's not the case with the sound, though. the Beatles have decided to make this the first remixed CD in their catalog. The differences are slight but often notable and never really an improvement; as a matter of fact, it could likely be enough to irk, possibly anger, longtime Beatlemaniacs. It helps distinguish the Yellow Submarine "songtrack" as much as the new sequencing.

• LABEL APPLE ORANGE
• VINYL RECORD - LP-OST - SEALED

TRACK LISTING
LP1
1. Yellow Submarine
2. Hey bulldog
3. Eleanor Rigby
4. Love You To
5. All Together Now
6. Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds
7. Think for yourself
8. Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
9. With A Little Help From My Friends

LP2
1. Baby you're a rich man
2. Only A Northern Song
3. All you need is love
4. When I'm sixty-four
5. Nowhere Man
6. It's all too much

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2. Elvis Presley - Aloha From Hawaii Via Satellite Vinyl 4-LP Import 2013

180g audiophile vinyl - remastered & expanded edition - 20 page full colour booklet - 5 bonus tracks! - 3-panel gatefold sleeve Have we got something special for you! Aloha From Hawaii Via Satellite / The Alternate Aloha is a 4-LP set consisting of the famed 1973 TV broadcast of Elvis' legendary performance on the tropical island. In keeping with the original 2LP issue, the concert recording is featured on the first two discs. Now here's the VIP part of the program: the two additional records contain the previously unreleased rehearsals for the show! The package in total contains no less than 51 all-time favourites including "Burning Love", "Steamroller Blues", "An American Trilogy". 5 bonus tracks were specially recorded for the Aloha From Hawaii Via Satellite show. Accompanied by new liner notes, never seen before pictures and fully remastered audio, we guarantee you'll experience the 40th edition of this multi-Platinum live album as if you were sitting on the front row. Elvis forever!

• Label Music On Vinyl
• 180 Gram Vinyl Records - 4-LP - Sealed

Track Listing
LP1
1.Also Sprach Zarathustra (Theme From 2001 A Space Odyssey) 2.See The Rider
3.Burning Love 4.Something
5.You Gave Me A Mountain 6.Steamroller Blues 7.My Way
8.Love Me 9.Johnny B.Goode 10.It's Over
11.Blue Suede Shoes 12.I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry
13.I Can't Stop Loving You 14.Hound Dog

LP2
1.What Now My Love 2.Fever 3.Welcome To My World
4.Suspicious Minds 5.Introductions By Elvis
6.I'll Remember You 7.Medley: Long Tall Sally/Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On
8.American Trilogy 9.A Big Hunk O'Love
10.Can't Help Falling In Love

LP3
1.Also Sprach Zarathustra 2.See See Rider 3.Burning Love
4.Something 5.You Gave Me A Mountain 6.Steamroller Blues
7.My Way 8.Love Me 9.It's Over
10.Blue Suede Shoes 11.I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry 12.Hound Dog
13.What Now My Love 14.Fever

LP4
1.Welcome To My World 2.Suspicious Minds 3.Introductions By Elvis
4.I'll Remember You 5.An American Trilogy Side 6.A Big Hunk O'Love
7.Can't Help Falling In Love 8.Closing riff 9.Blue Hawaii
10.Ku-U-I-Po 11.No More 12.Hawaiian Wedding Song
13.Early Morning Rain

Buy At MusicRecordShop

3. Tindersticks - Tindersticks (2nd Album) Vinyl 2-LP Import 2013

British band Tindersticks formed in 1991, renowned for their orchestral sound and their vocalist Stuart A. Staples' characteristic baritone. Essentially the group combined the dark romanticism of Leonard Cohen, Ian Curtis, and Scott Walker with the song craft of Lee Hazlewood and the aesthetics of indie rock. This is especially apparent on their first few records, such as Tindersticks (II) their second eponymous album. Music on Vinyl release this modern day classic on a 180 gram vinyl double LP accompanied with a 4-page booklet. First 1000 copies numbered and pressed on baby blue vinyl!

• Label Music On Vinyl
• 180 Gram Vinyl Records - 2-LP - Sealed
• Limited Edition - 1000
• Colored Vinyl

LP1
1. El Diablo En El Ojo
2. A Night In
3. My Sister
4. Tiny Tears
5. Snowy In F# Minor
6. Seaweed
7. Vertrauen II

LP2
1. Talk To Me
2. No More Affairs
3. Singing
4. Traveling Light
5. Cherry Blossoms
6. She's Gone Strings
7. Mistakes
8. Vertrauen III
9. Sleepy Song

Buy At MusicRecordShop



Musicology 101

Let's have a little fun, so here are some rock and roll nuggets so you can win at music trivia games and become a top musicologist!

In February 1949, after RCA Victor introduced the first 45 rpm phonograph, they put together a promo package of seven 45s that were sent to US disc jockeys and retailers. The records were color coded for classification of music. Popular - Black; Classical - Red; Popular Classical - Midnight blue; Children's - Yellow; Country and Western - Green; Rhythm And Blues - Cerise; International - Sky blue.

The Righteous Brothers' hit "Unchained Melody" was never intended to be a single. It was recorded as an album cut and later pressed on the "B" side of the 45 "Hung On You". When it was released, DJs flipped the disc over and "Unchained Melody" quickly rose to #4 in the US and #1 in the UK.

Before assembling AC/DC, Malcolm Young played with the Velvet Underground- not THE Velvet Underground; Young’s band mates were Australians who simply stole the name.

One of Motley Crue’s earliest stage gimmicks was to light their pants on fire. Brings new meaning to the term- ‘liar, liar-pants on fire.’

Lesley Gore's first album was called "I'll Cry If I Want To" which consisted of songs completely devoted to crying.

The most expensive guitar in the world is a Fender Stratocaster once owned by Eric Clapton. Nicknamed "Blackie", it sold at auction for $959,500. on June 25th, 2004.

Elvis Presley was a devoted animal lover. He owned dogs, mules, horses, peacocks, chickens, a turkey and had a silly mynah bird that said, “Elvis! Go to hell!”

We all know that Elvis loved his food. “I like it well-done,” the legendary icon stated. “I ain’t ordering a pet.”

In January, 2005, on what would have been Elvis Presley's 70th birthday, "Jailhouse Rock" was re-released in the UK where it went straight to #1. At over 47 years after its original release, it became the oldest recording ever to top the UK charts.

Songwriter Tommy Durden showed his partner Mae Axton a newspaper story about a suicide victim who had left a one-line note that said "I Walk A Lonely Street". The pair added "Heartbreak Hotel" to the line and in 22 minutes had written Elvis Presley's first million seller.






 

Vinyl Record News & Music Notes

for those who are not in tune with what tomorrow is, Record Store Day 2013 has finally arrived and with it, an abundance of news articles.  We at the CVR blog encourage you to visit your local record store tommorrow and make it a very happy vinyl day!  now onto the news (and VINYL is the news!)

Celebrate The Vinyl Comeback On The 6th Annual Record Store Day

Record Store Day: Just How Big Is the Big Vinyl Resurgence?

The Top 45 Releases of Record Store Day 2013 - The best vinyl on sale at independent record stores tomorrow

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WARNER BROS. RECORDS CELEBRATE Record Store Day WITH EXCLUSIVE VINYL RELEASES











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Sales Of Vinyl Records And Turntables On The Rise







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very interesting article on barrons.com blog - is vinyl a safe investment?

Vinyl Turns the Table on the Music Industry











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from the USA today, vinyl gets a mention!

Stones, Dylan, GZA, Mumford fill Record Store Day bins








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here's an article from my home state!

Collectors and shops celebrate vinyl with Record Store Day






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from indiana

Indiana record stores provide ‘musical therapy’ to growing vinyl-loving audience





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and in milwaukee, vinyl doing just fine!

Record Store Day celebrates independence, vinyl






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from the great state of illinois:

A guide to Record Store Day 2013 releases












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Local independent vinyl shops prepare for Record Store Day









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14% of Music Buyers in the U.K. Age 18 to 24 Buy Vinyl








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and from the land down under:

Social media puts new spin on vinyl records






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some very sad news:

Storm Thorgerson, Who Designed Album Covers For Pink Floyd and Led Zeppelin, Dead at 69












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"DJANGO UNCHAINED" Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Vinyl Now Available

The best way to experience the "DJANGO UNCHAINED" ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE SOUNDTRACK is on the special edition vinyl release available in stores now.

Coinciding with the Academy Award-winning film's DVD and Blu-Ray release, the vinyl is perfect for record aficionados, Quentin Tarantino diehards, and all music lovers alike. The 2-LP package includes 2 180-gram red splattered records in a double gatefold package and full-size artwork.

Recently, legendary writer and director Tarantino's latest epic was honored with two Academy Awards including "Best Original Screenplay" and "Best Supporting Actor" for Christoph Waltz. In addition, Samuel L. Jackson and Kerry Washington received NCAAP Image Awards for "Best Supporting Actor" and "Best Supporting Actress", respectively.

To date, the soundtrack has sold over 300K copies worldwide. Meanwhile, the film from Tarantino won the Golden Globe Award "Best Original Screenplay" and "Best Original Screenplay" and "Best Supporting Actor" for Christoph Waltz at the BAFTA Awards. It's nominated for a total of 5 Academy Awards including "Best Picture, "Best Original Screenplay", "Best Supporting Actor" [Waltz], "Best Cinematography", and "Best Sound Editing".

At the box office, the movie galloped right to the top. Upon its Christmas Day release, "DJANGO UNCHAINED" made $15 million dollars and debuted at #2--a record for an R-rated film. Since then, it's become Tarantino's highest grossing and most successful film to date.

The soundtrack matched the film's level of esteem and fervor. Entertainment Weekly featured it on the "Must List", and Rolling Stone wrote, "'DJANGO UNCHAINED' marks the first time Tarantino has collaborated with artists to create original music for his film and soundtrack. Four original songs from the film were also short-listed for "Best Original Song" at the Academy Awards.

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Listen to Black Sabbath’s new song, “God Is Dead?”











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Dropkick Murphys Raise $65K for Boston Marathon Bombing Victims











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Tom Petty, John Fogerty and Jackson Browne Join Randy Newman at Hall of Fame Induction







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Official RUSH Stamp Unveiled By Canada Post










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Grateful Dead’s Phil Lesh & Bob Weir take Furthur on a summer tour







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Rush Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction – Photo Gallery







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Heart Inducted Into Rock and Roll Hall of Fame







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for shits and giggles on a rainy day:

Great Albums With Embarrassingly Bad Cover Art


 

Vinyl Record News & Music Notes

For Immediate Release

Tsurumi Records Releases Their First-Ever Film Soundtrack For Indie Horror Flick The Revenant

(Seattle, WA) – April 16, 2013 Seattle-based indie punk and garage rock record label Tsurumi Records release their first-ever soundtrack for the underground indie horror flick The Revenant to online and physical stores today. 

The Revenant marks the label's first-ever release through their new digital distribution partner, French Kiss Label Group as well as the label's first-ever soundtrack release.  The physical release on CD is through their long-time partner, CPI Distribution, available through stores nationwide.

Staying true to vinyl, in May the label will also issue 500 limited edition vinyl copies of The Revenant  on picture disc, with a subset specially packaged for fans of The Revenant through www.Fangoria.com. 

 

Vinyl pre-orders can be purchased now at www.tsurumirecords.com

“We are label focused on vinyl productions and this soundtrack is no different in that way,”  enthuses  label owner and Seattle resident Jeff Davis.  “We think fans of the movie will want these as collector items.”

The Revenant  soundtrack features music from Tsurumi acts like garage punks The Beautiful Mothers and experimental rockers The Second Academy, international acts Aqualush and La Mala Rodriguez, classical music from two companies and even an appearance from seminal underground sensation The Shaggies.

“I've always been inspired by really good soundtracks, like Pulp Fiction and Clockwork Orange,” Davis adds.

Three years ago Davis' good friend and independent film maker Kerry Prior, approached him about collaborating on a soundtrack for The Revenant; a modern take on a classic horror story, which he wrote, directed and produced.

The childhood friends grew up together in Cleveland, OH listening to and playing punk rock.  

The Revenant began its film festival run with a premier at the 2009 at Toronto's “After Dark” Fest, upon which they dubbed it one of the "10 Movies To See Before You Die." It later ran in theaters in 2012 and is now out on DVD.  Reviews ranging from diverse sources such as The Newark Star-Ledger to DreadCentral.com declare it "sure to become a cult classic."

The film focuses on Second Lieutenant Bart Gregory (David Anders), who is killed under mysterious circumstances in Iraq only to find out that he didn't really die.  Rather, he is undead: a zombie-vampire hybrid, known as the Revenant.   Bart needs blood to hold back decomposition and he finds his way around his new state against the dark backdrop of downtown Los Angeles. 

The Revenant appears to be moving towards that cult status with a solid underground and online fan base that is growing daily.  Every cult classic needs a killer soundtrack and now fans of The Revenant won't have to wait any longer.

The Revenant Official Facebook Page:  www.facebook.com/TheRevenantisComing

The Revenant Official Website: www.therevenantmovie.com

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For Immediate Release:

LAZY (Kansas City) to release debut album Obsession August 2013

LAZY are anything but--after near-constant touring throughout 2012 the art-fucked troop from Kansas City has ponied up to deliver their brazen debut LP, Obsession, an all-fronts punk assault. Kinetic, hook-filled rockers bristle with the frantic energy of Wire or the Buzzcocks, while an experimental bent unifies their twisted anthems: chaotic guitar rustling, gnarled-out bass grooves, machine-gun drumming, desperate vocals.

Aiming for the outer reaches with flamethrower intensity and heartstopping pop sensibility, Obsession is a defiant collection of snotty, upbeat punk tunes with dual male-female vocals and a high-octane heart, snapping and crackling with unhinged exuberance and getting better and better with every upward nudge of the volume dial. Lean and nasty at nine songs and 23 minutes, this scorching summer platter will claw its way right in your skull.

Soundcloud link:  Lazy - Obsession (full stream)

Facebook: L/A/Z/Y

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from our friends at Mute.com

MAPS - NEW ALBUM – VICISSITUDE  RELEASED July 9th, 2013

BOOMKAT EXCLUSIVE “I Heard Them Say” 12” SOLD OUT IN ONE DAY!
Featuring Remixes From ANDY STOTT & MAPS

WATCH A TRAILER FOR THE ALBUM HERE

 

Maps – aka James Chapman – returns with a brand new album, Vicissitude, released July 9th
Maps partnered with Boomkat to release an exclusive, super-limited hand-stamped 12” vinyl for “I Heard Them Say” (limited to a 100 copies) backed with remixes by Andy Stott and Maps, which sold out in mere hours! This 12” is the first taste of Vicissitude, and lucky for you we can share the tracks with you:

LISTEN To “I Heard Them Say”

Original  //  Andy Stott Remix

While Turning The Mind swung like a hedonistic after-party held after Maps’ critically aclaimed and Mercury Prize nominated debut release, We Can Create, Vicissitude has the distinct feeling of digging deep and confronting reality head on. 

With Chapman maintaing his role as the sole creative force behind Maps--Vicissitude is an inward reflection of his mental state during the recording process and continues the soul-wrenching journey carved out by We Can Create.

“The whole album is about change;” says Chapman. “It’s about dealing with a struggle – whatever that may be – and ultimately coming through it.”

As with previous releases, the new album was primarily recorded at Maps’ home in Northampton, and was mixed by Ken Thomas (Sugarcubes, M83, Sigur Ros) and Jolyon Thomas.

Vicissitude focuses, tightens and sharpens Maps' expansive sound. The album might have been born from a long period of self-contemplation, but maybe you do need a while to get simple answers to the
difficult questions.

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from our friends at TheMuseBox.net

THE NEIGHBOURHOOD DEBUT ALBUM I LOVE YOU PREMIERES EXCLUSIVELY ON ROLLING STONE

ALBUM AVAILABLE APRIL 23 ON COLUMBIA RECORDS

(New York, NY; Columbia Records; April 16, 2013) – The Neighbourhood, whom Complex calls, “a band to look out for with mass appeal potential,” streams their debut album exclusively through RollingStone.com.

ILoveYouStream

Their debut album I Love You. in which Time Magazine lists as one of the top albums to look forward to this year, will be released April 23, 2013 via Columbia Records.

The band’s new video for buzzed about track “Sweater Weather,” which is currently top 10 at Alternative Radio, has reached over one million views to date. WATCH HERE!

The previous video for "Sweater Weather" amassed 2 million views.

The video was shot in Los Angeles, CA by the brilliant team of Zack Sekuler & Daniel Iglesias Jr. of Ends (who has previously done all of The Neighbourhood’s videos). “Sweater Weather” is #5 on the playlist feature in the current issue of Rolling Stone. “The buzzy Cali band has a hit on its hands with this slow-burn rocker. Layering hasn’t sounded this cool since “The Sweater Song.”

The Los Angeles quintet, in which the UK’s The Sunday Times describes their sound as, “dark-hearted, descending-chord epics” released their debut 5-track EP, I’m Sorry, in August of last year, featuring the hot singles, “Female Robbery” and of course, “Sweater Weather.”

The Neighbourhood are currently on tour in the US (see below for full dates – dates with FOALS and Atlas Genius). Their headlining show at Bowery Ballroom in New York on 4/29 is SOLD OUT. The band most recently toured the US with Paul Banks of Interpol and The Temper Trap and performed at Coachella this weekend. LA Weekly claims the band’s rise will culminate at Coachella. FULL STORY HERE!

In addition, after massive performances at this year’s SXSW festival, the band will perform at this year’s Lollapalooza in Chicago.  GRANTLAND FEATURE: BEST OF SXSW

The Neighbourhood are: Jesse Rutherford (vocals), Jeremy Freedman (guitar), Zach Abels (guitar), Mikey Margott (bass) & Bryan Sammis (drums).

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from our friends at www.becausesoundmatters.com

Get The New Record From The Flaming Lips

Our friends in the Flaming Lips have a new album out today and it's absolutely awesome. Do your record collection a favor and order a limited edition colored vinyl of The Terror directly from the Lips by clicking here.

The Terror limited edition silver vinyl double LP set is housed in a two pocket gatefold jacket with printed sleeves. The album includes the digital album too.


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from Bucks County, PA

LET THE SPIN BEGIN: Newtown Book & Record Exchange celebrates the LP on National Record Store Day








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from rolling stone mag:

Record Store Day's 12 Must-Have Releases Include Bowie, Mumford & Sons






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from my neck of the woods, the great state of wisconsin:

Vinyl records making a comeback with collectors





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from the great state of alabama:

Record Store Day 2013: 20 must-have releases








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Johnny Winter, Edgar Winter, Rick Derringer, Leslie West and Kim Simmonds Touring As "Rock'n'Blues Fest"











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Q&A: Aerosmith Reflect on 43 Years of Rock










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 The Pitchfork Guide to Summer Festivals 2013



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ya can't make this stuff up.....

10 Years Ago: Fan Tries to Sell Paul McCartney’s Germs