Tom 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
Found in: Music, NewsIndie retailers to celebrate Record Store Day on April 19
Goodie bags? Freebies? Music? Special events of some other as-yet-unspecified kind? Supporting local business? Sign us up! Saturday, April 19, 2008 will be a celebration of the vinyl, plastic and paper variety at your local independent music store. According to RecordStoreDay.com, "On this day, all of these stores will simultaneously link and act as one with the purpose of celebrating the culture and unique place that they occupy both in their local communities and nationally." Many respected artists have already stamped the event with their approval. Among them was Paul McCartney, who said, "There’s nothing as glamorous to me as... read more
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