Record Store Day Announces Black Friday Releases
Record Store Day announced their Black Friday releases yesterday. The list includes a book for Beastie Boys’ Hot Sauce Committee Part Two, a 40th anniversary edition of Imagine and a box set of the Nevermind singles. read more
Found in: Industry, NewsThe Black Keys Announce Upcoming Record Store Day Single
To commemorate the second annual "Back to Black" Record Store Day event that will occur on Friday, Nov. 25, the day after Thanksgiving, The Black Keys will release an exclusive 12-inch of "Lonely Boy," the first single from the blues-rock duo's forthcoming studio album El Camino, out Dec. 6. read more
Found in: Music, NewsDrive-By Truckers' Patterson Hood Added to Criminal Records’ Benefit Concert
As previously reported, Orange Amplifiers’ benefit concert in support of Criminal Records is planned for Oct. 15 at the Variety Playhouse in Atlanta, Ga. A press release for the record store has now announced that Patterson Hood of Drive-By Truckers will play the event with fellow DBT members Brad Morgan and Jay Gonzalez. read more
Found in: Music, NewsCo-Founder of Record Store Day's Atlanta Store Expected to Close
Criminal Records, one of Atlanta’s largest independent record stores, is expected to close as soon as November. The store's owner, Eric Levin confirmed that the retailer, which owes a sizable debt to the IRS, is planning on liquidating its inventory. Levin is very active in the record retail community; He's one of the co-founders of Record Store Day and the founder of the Alliance of Independent Media Stores, and his name even appears on that letter from independent retailers to Jay-Z and Kanye West. read more
Found in: Culture, NewsListen To Deerhunter's B-Side "Nosebleed"
While Record Store Day always provides a slew of limited-edition releases featuring previously unreleased songs and rarities, usually only a few hardcore fans or collectors end up in possession of those elusive RSD-exclusive releases each year. For the rest of us less-than-obsessive listeners, we usually end up waiting until the following week for these tracks to surface on the Internet. Case in point: Deerhunter’s impressive B-side “Nosebleed”— a track which was released as the Atlanta rockers’ “Memory Boy” 7” this past Saturday. We highly recommend that you give it a listen below.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsRadiohead's Record Store Day Release Now Available Digitally
Although Radiohead has made it clear that there won’t be a supplemental LP following The King of Limbs, the band has still managed to give fans a little surprise by making their Record Store Day release available digitally.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsRadiohead Talks King of Limbs Follow-Up, Snippets of Record Store Day Release Leaked
Despite all the speculation from fans about the possibility of a King of Limbs: Part II, Radiohead’s Ed O’Brien has confirmed that the band’s most recent record will not receive a sequel.... read more
Found in: Music, News30 Record Store Day 2011 Releases Worth Your Dough
With so many exciting new albums, reissues and rarities coming out this Saturday, we picked 30 of our favorites that we’ll be lining up for. read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayRyan Adams Reveals Record Store Day Release
Ryan Adams won't even be heading into the studio to begin work on material for his next album until finishing his upcoming June tour, but lucky for us, Record Store Day is fast approaching, bringing it with it musical goodies aplenty. read more
Found in: Music, NewsJerry Lee Lewis to Perform at Third Man Records for Record Store Day
Rock ‘n roll legend Jerry Lee Lewis will be making a special Record Store Day appearance at Jack White’s Third Man Records in Nashville, Tenn. Lewis is set to perform a live set that will be recorded direct to analog tape, pressed to vinyl and made available at the Third Man Records retail outlet within weeks, in the spirit of the impromptu recordings of Lewis’ early career.... read more
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