Woody Guthrie's New Year's Resolutions, 1942 After all the champagne is gone and the confetti swept off the floor, we're faced with a brand new year and a second wind of optimism. This year, you'll start running, you'll quit smoking, you'll waste less time, you'll kick television, you'll love more and eat less. Whether you're trying to save up or get your weight down, as long as your resolutions last, here's your soundtrack. Full track list after the jump! Track listing: [...]
Bowery Electric: CBGB's Exile X-Mas Jahn Xavier with Lenny Kaye, and Tish & Snooky Here's a very special Christmas Playlist treat straight from DJ Tone . Once upon a time there was a little club called CBGB's OMFUG which was owned and operated by Hilly Kristal. He developed a home where a legacy of bands that defined NYC's underground music from The Ramones, Blondie to the The Patti Smith Group could perform. Every month these wayard punks that defined an era of music get together once a month. Punks in Exile from that [...]
"In the latter months of 1969, somewhere between the moon landing and the start of the Vietnam draft, the concerts at Woodstock and Altamont, Alex Chilton decided to take back his life. During that annus mirabilis, while the world experienced a generationally sparked social, political, and cultural upheaval, the 18-year-old Chilton was in the midst of a revolution of his own." "For the past year, Chilton had been strapped in a creative, professional, and personal straitjacket. He was the lead singer of a million-selling band, The Box Tops, but [...]
The late Alex Chilton became an indie rock icon as the frontman for The Box Tops and Big Star. Between his time with those two acts, however, the songwriter spent some time in the studio recording solo material for the first time. Now, Omnivore Recordings has collected those songs for a new compilation titled Free Again: The "1970" Sessions . The CD and digital versions of the set compile 20 songs, six of which have never seen release. The vinyl edition collects 12 songs over two LPs, with one track being previously unreleased. Stream [...]
"Free Again: The "1970″ Sessions", which features recordings from the post-Box Tops, pre-Big Star Alex Chilton is now available to preorder from Omnivore Recordings . These are the first solo recordings from Chilton, and several have never been released until now. The first 1500 copies of the LP are available on clear vinyl, and the first 500 to preorder can pick up a bonus 73 with two previously unreleased tracks. You can get your order in here for $19, or $26 for the LP and 73 bundle. Check out the track [...]
"Free Again: The "1970″ Sessions", which features recordings from the post-Box Tops, pre-Big Star Alex Chilton is now available to preorder from Omnivore Recordings . These are the first solo recordings from Chilton, and several have never been released until now. The first 1500 copies of the LP are available on clear vinyl, and the first 500 to preorder can pick up a bonus 73 with two previously unreleased tracks. You can get your order in here for $19, or $26 for the LP and 73 bundle. Check out the track [...]
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Welcome to Flannel Fest 2011. Thrift-store plaid, you're over here in Line 1. Everybody in the long-sleeved Henleys, weathered denim and Urban Outfitters ruffles, you're there in Line 2. You in your dad's vintage C.P.O., you're up front with me. Oh, and are those a few Old Navy flannel hoodies I spot? You must be here to see Blitzen Trapper ... back of Line 3, please. ||| Concert photography by Scott Dudelson I note that a lot of you showed up early to see [...]
Last night Dawes concluded their co-headlining tour with Blitzen Trapper at the Music Box in Hollywood. The band's return to their hometown seemed to be perfect timing, as lead singer and guitar player Taylor Goldsmith hardly had a voice after the 2-month stretch. Somehow though, Taylor's voice was hardly affected, and his incredible tone and energy moved the crowd to a soul shaking sing along; necessary at any proper Dawes show. Their hometown show also attracted some heavy hitters in the music industry, both on stage and off. Industry figure and author [...]
That Game Theory's entire catalog is seemingly terminally out of print is a great travesty. Certainly they were one of the most important purveyors of '80s pop music in America. Over the course of three incredibly ambitious and almost flawless records, they had as good a track record as almost anyone besides XTC for consistency.
Continuing our Record Store Day Black Friday Vinyl Giveaways, we'l l have a vinyl giveaway every day till we close for Thanksgiving! Be sure to stop by your local independent record store on Black Friday itself to pick up one of the Black Friday Special Releases , special limited edition vinyl released that day. In the meantime, enter to win one of our picks of already-released material for your lists of the nice, or if you prefer, naughty. Now, rather than us going on and on as to how cool this [...]
Breaking news from Omnivore Recordings regarding a limited clear vinyl edition of their Big Star "Third" Test Press Edition release: "As our first webstore exclusive, we are releasing 500 copies of Big Star's Third [Test Pressing Edition] pressed on 180-grm clear vinyl. Same awesome cut and pressing as the black vinyl Record Store Day version, same cool inserts, same cool packaging—a second bite of the apple for those who got shut out on Record Store Day! Limit one per customer, so everyone has a shot. We're doing this as a huge thank you for being in [...]
If you missed out on scoring a copy of Omnivore's test pressing version of Big Star's Third on Record Store Day, you have a second chance. Omnivore has 500 copies pressed on clear vinyl available for sale exclusively at their web store . The price is steep (in my opinion) at $60, but that is much less than you would pay for a copy on eBay. I was lucky enough to score a copy in store on Record Store Day, and I don't remember paying that much for the black vinyl version. But I know [...]
It's been a weird year here in tiny rural Monson, MA, and it keeps getting weirder: after a devastating tornado in June, and a hurricane and flood in August, last week's freak snowstorm hit us hard indeed, felling thousands of trees across the vast landscape, and knocking out power and phone lines for the vast majority of residents. To help out, once again, I'll be re-gifting 40% of all donations to Cover Lay Down from now until the end of the month to support local rebuilding efforts - a gift sorely needed, with [...]
The last time we heard from The Vinyl Skyway, it was the charming alt-country strummer "Elvis Costello" . It was much to my chagrin upon discovering the song, to learn that the band had split ways since recording. Thankfully, The Vinyl Skyway has returned from hiatus, and even more thankfully have come back with the new album Return of the Dead Surfer . The entire recored is an absolute Sunday morning album full of beautifully-crafted pop songs who's bright guitars and sweet vocals point directly to Big Star. Personal highlight "Misty Morning Fog" is [...]
On a gorgeous SXSW night in 2010, Glossary was performing an outdoor set during the Ninebullets.net showcase. As the crowded, tree-covered patio's patrons settled in for the set, the band finish... Continue reading "All Time Top Five: Glossary's Joey Kneiser's All Time Top Five Big Star Songs" >
I've been on a Big Star kick all week, thanks to the trailer for Nothing Can Hurt Me , a new documentary about the band's "massive critical acclaim, dismal commercial failure," and enduring legacy as "pop music's greatest cult phenomenon." The movie's tagline sums it up: I never heard Big Star on the radio, or even at a record shop. I listened to Big Star because other band's told me to via cover songs and tributes. My introduction to Alex Chilton first came through Elliott Smith's hushed cover of "Thirteen" (there are countless takes on [...]
Hailing from the small university town of Ann Arbor, Jonathan Visger's solo project Absofacto produces a delightful sound that reconstitutes the ghosts of indie rock's past into something vaguely infectious. If one were a lazy music critic and decided to use that "if (blank), (blank), and (blank) were put in a blender/sat next to each [...]
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Friday Remixes
Song Of The Week: Glass Candy "Life After Sundown"
Princeton – Grand Rapids (RAC Remix)
