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Modest Mouse, Wilco Prep Singles for Vinyl Saturday
There's a lot of buzz lately about how vinyl is "back" from the dead. Of course, the funny thing is that vinyl never really went away, it's just getting a hell of a lot more popular these days (thanks in no small part to excellent ideas like Record Store Day, we like to think), not to mention getting produced in much better quality (180 gram like whoa!). Hey, speaking of the intersection between vinyl and Record Store Day, we'd be remiss not to mention their latest stratagem: Vinyl Saturday, coming right up on June 20. It's the same basic idea: bands... read more
Found in: Music, NewsSteve Albini Publishes Love of Vegetables, Record Stores
As you may have been able to tell from the plethora of posts about Record Store Day, April 18 was a big day for indie-music retailing. After all, the record store is one of the most enduring establishments of this little subculture we call rock 'n' roll; who can forget the excitement of going down to your local mom-n-pop on Tuesdays and scoping out the new releases? Evidently, not erstwhile Big Black frontman Steve Albini, who we've learned (from Daily Swarm) cut a rather whimsical ad in support of Record Store Day.... read more
Found in: Culture, NewsEvery Day Should Be Record Store Day: 10 Reasons to Visit Your Local Indie Music Shop
Today marks the second-annual celebration of Record Store Day, a holiday that, around these parts, we think deserves as much recognition as any of those other days that Hallmark exploits to try and sell you stuff. We've said it before, but it bears repeating: The record store is a good thing. Visit a local shop near you today and spend some money. Here are but a few reasons why:... read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayThe Breeders to release Fatal EP
After a six-year gap in the run-up to their fourth album, Mountain Battles, alt-rockers the Breeders are showing no signs of slowing down. Identical-twin sisters and Dayton, Ohio-natives Kim (Pixies bassist) and Kelley Deal have readied a four-track EP called Fate to Fatal, which is set for an April 21 release.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsElvis Costello gets Secret, Profane with T-Bone Burnett
Elvis Costello has always been a master of collaboration, and on his upcoming release, Secret, Profane & Sugarcane, he continues the tradition. Working with T-Bone Burnett as producer for the the third time, Costello also joined forces with Loretta Lynn, Emmylou Harris and the newest incarnation of his touring band, The Sugarcanes.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsTom Waits goes gold, stars in film with Denzel Washington
Tom Waits' much-lauded b-sides compilation Orphans: Brawlers, Bawlers & Bastards was recently certified gold (500k sales) by the RIAA. In celebration of the gravel-voiced songster's achievement (that many sales is no mean feat for a 3-CD compilation,) Orphans will be getting a triple-LP rerelease.... read more
Found in: Movies, NewsDef Jam preps 2LP comp for anniversary, Record Store Day
Hip-hop is in a collaborative frenzy right now. Nearly every big-name release has a small horde of featured artists, and producers and emcees are passed around the studios like so many communion chalices. Even so, uniting an entire label's best and brightest is no mean feat, since so many titanic egos would have to play nice to squeeze onto a single album. Def Jam, rap mecca that it is, is artfully sidestepping this problem by releasing a double-vinyl compilation in celebration of the label's 25th anniversary.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsThe Jesus Lizard preps 7" box set for one-day-only sale
As you may have heard, The Jesus Lizard is reuniting in 2009 (with the band's original line-up, no less) for a couple of shows, including a headlining gig at England's ATP Festival. As you may also already know, this coming April 18 will see the return of Record Store Day, a salutation to your local musical watering hole. Now here's something you may not know: in celebration of both The Jesus Lizard and Record Store Day, Touch and Go Records will be releasing a special boxset of the band's singles on April 18. And now, the hook: the boxset will... read more
Found in: Music, NewsSonic Youth unveils The Eternal details
Last we heard from Sonic Youth... read more
Found in: Music, NewsSecond annual Record Store Day scheduled for April 18
Anyone who saw Paste's July issue knows that we love record stores, and anyone who's been in one, ever, in their life, at any point, for any period of time—well, they should probably love 'em too.... read more
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