Album Stream: Calexico - Selections from Road Atlas 1998-2011
If you’ve just recently become a Calexico fan and missed out on any of the band’s eight self-released tour CDs, you’re in luck. The band is releasing Road Atlas 1998-2011 Nov. 22 on Quarterstick Records. read more
Found in: Featured AudioDinosaur Jr. Reissues Earliest Albums on Cassette Tape
Alternative rock pioneers Dinosaur Jr. reissued their first three albums — Dinosaur (1985), You're Living All Over Me (1987) and Bug (1988) — on vinyl last month, and now they're resurrecting an even more seldom-seen medium of music: the cassette tape. In a special box set distributed by Joyful Noise Recordings, the band will now release these first three albums in cassette format. read more
Found in: Industry, NewsSiouxsie and the Banshees Mega Compilation Set On The Way
According to Slicing Up Eyeballs, Steven Severin, bassist of the legendary British rock band Siouxsie and the Banshees, is putting together an epic 20-disc box set _"that is intended to include all 11 of the band’s studio albums, plus singles, non-BBC live recordings and various TV appearances"_. read more
Found in: Music, NewsPhish Releases Box Set Commemorating Famous Fall '97 Tour
Phish is one of those polarizing bands who seem to attract either fervent praise or swift dismissal from listeners. It makes sense: Aside from the bad reputation given off by some of their fans, after over 20 years as a band, Phish is not quite the genre-bending, endlessly creative live force they once were. But with no tour lined up this fall, the road warriors are seizing the opportunity to offer the music world a snapshot of their glory days: fall 1997, often cited by fans as the strongest series of live shows of their career. read more
Found in: Concerts, NewsExclusive Premiere: Calexico To Release Career-Spanning Box Set
Tucson, Ariz. based Americana band, Calexico, spends a lot of their time travelling across the country playing shows and exploring the different cities they visit. Throughout the decade and a half since guitarist/vocalist Joey Burns and drummer John Convertino first started playing music together Calexico has released six studio LPs and six albums made from tour content. read more
Found in: Featured VideosThe Rolling Stones Announce Some Girls Deluxe Edition
The Rolling Stones announced yesterday that they would release a “re-mastered, expanded, Super-Deluxe, Deluxe and Digital editions of _Some Girls.” The album features classics like “Miss You” and “Beast of Burden” and to date is the band’s best-selling album. read more
Found in: Music, NewsWatch the Beach Boys’ SMiLE Sessions Preview
Brian Wilson had to go through a mental breakdown and wait nearly four decades before his masterpiece, Smile, saw the light of day — Wilson completed the album under his own name in 2004. A release from Capitol Records will shed some light on the process behind the beloved, Beach Boys cult classic. A preview for the Beach Boys’ Smile Sessions box set was released on the band’s YouTube page today, which gives some details on the album. read more
Found in: Music, NewsPanda Bear Announces Tomboy Box Set, More Tour Dates
Animal Collective member Noah Lennox, commonly known as Panda Bear, released _Tomboy_ earlier this year to a healthy level of critical acclaim. Now he's rolling out the deluxe vinyl edition of his sophomore effort. read more
Found in: Concerts, NewsThe Smiths to Release Massive Box Set
According to Morrissey-Solo (a Morrissey fan site), Rhino is preparing to release a massive box set of Smiths material that pretty much captures the group’s entire catalog.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsPink Floyd to Launch Gargantuan Reissue Series
Now that Pink Floyd has resolved its dispute with EMI and re-signed with the label, the band is preparing to launch a mammoth reissue campaign.... read more
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