As I jump back into the world of blogging (I promise, baby, this week I'll be different), I figure I need to address the biggest music event of the past few weeks...Record Store Day. I've been going every year and when I used to get to the store about 30-minutes prior to opening, I was upset that I was 5th or 6th in line. But every year the line has been getting longer, forcing me to get
Yesterday, we published Volume 1 of IRC's Record Store Day 2012 recap coverage, featuring digital versions of limited edition vinyls from The White Stripes, The Flaming Lips with Bon Iver, Wilco, Beach House, J. Mascis with Built to Spill's Brett Nelson, Dirty Projectors, Animal Collective, and Real Estate. Just as with Vol. 1 - which [...] Read more, get songs or stream the entire mix on Indie Rock Cafe
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Last week we got to preview the awesome sounding release from Feist and Mastodon that they put out for Record Store Day. Speaking of, we hope you had an awesome day on Saturday and managed to get everything you wanted! As well as that release with Feist , Mastodon offered up a cover of The Flaming Lips ' 1999 track "A Spoonful Weighs A Ton". Of course as with most things on tumblr that have a fan base, Mastodon have a Fuck Yeah site who, following RSD, posted up the track which [...]
We previously shared Mastodon's Record Store Day contribution, a cover of Feist's "A Commotion". Well, now hear their other Record Store Day exclusive, a cover of The Flaming Lips' Soft Bulletin single, "A Spoonful Weighs A Ton". The boys of Mastodon did an excellent job. Listen below. Read more »
Check out Feistodon with both Feist and Mastodon covering each other for a split 73 exclusive for Record Store Day. Also, Mastodon's amazing cover of Flaming Lips' "A Spoonful Weighs a Ton" below.
Yesterday we heard Mastodon cover Feist for a Record Store Day 73. Now we've got their faithful take on the Flaming Lips' Soft Bulletin classic "A Spoonful Weighs A Ton" to enjoy. It was also released as an RSD exclusive, and is available on pink vinyl with the Flaming Lips original version on flipside. Listen below. Read More...
![[Listen] Mastodon: "A Spoonful Weighs A Ton" (The Flaming Lips Cover)](http://cdn.elbo.ws/posts/4216361_lg.jpg)
Apenas ayer por la mañana nos encontramos con una de las grata 'sorpresas' tan anunciadas del Record Store Day por medio del split que decidio preparar Mastodon con Feist en el cual se estarian covereando entre ellos y por si no han llegado a escuchar sus respectivas versiones de "Black Tongue" y "A Commotion" les recomiendo que vayan a checar esas versiones dentro de eso que decidieron llamar como ' Feistodon ' para que despues se metan de lleno dentro de este otro lanzamiento especial de Mastodon exclusivamente hecho para el Record Store Day [...]
Earlier in our coverage of Record Store Day 2012, KEXP has covered both the full list of record exclusives and live events around Seattle ; however, amidst the many, many special releases available this weekend, we've highlighted the vinyl releases that we're super excited about. Arcade Fire - "Sprawl II" (Mountains Beyond Mountains) Courtesy of Merge Records. Remixes of The Suburbs tracks "Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains) and "Ready to Start" by producer Damian Taylor with Arcade Fire. [...]
Record Store Day , which is coming up on Saturday, has grown into quite an industry over the last few years, which is certainly great news as far as promoting awareness of independently owned brick-and-mortar record stores goes — but it does also make it rather difficult to keep track of the wealth of exclusive releases on offer. But never fear, we're here to help — we've trawled the extensive list of RSD-only releases and come up with the ten we'd definitely be investing in if we could only wake up early enough to get hold of them. Let us know what's [...]
Man, oh man. What have we got here? Looks like the full list of Record Store Day releases has just hit the interwebs. Consider this the ultimate shopping list. Feel free to peruse the list over at RSD's official website but I'd like to point out some of the hot items hitting your local independent record store this April 21st. Some of the vinyl hitting the shelves this year include exclusive and limited releases from David Bowie, The White Stripes, Mastodon, The Flaming Lips, Ryan Adams, Arctic Monkeys, The [...]
El grupo liderado por Wayne Coyne ha brindado los detalles de su álbum de colaboraciones que se titulará The Flaming Lips And Heavy Fwends y será editado este 21 de abril con motivo del Record Store Day , con 13 canciones entre las que se incluyen participaciones del líder de Coldplay , Jim James de My Morning Jacket , Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros y [...]
Record Store Day is gearing up to be a good one this year (April 21st). I've got news on some of the bigger items dropping below. Read more »
Durante 2011, coincidiendo con el lanzamiento de su nuevo trabajo The Hunter , Mastodon han dado un nuevo vuelco a su carrera aproximándose a todo tipo de públicos sin perder sus raíces, y convirtiéndose en uno de los grupos metal más populares del momento. Prueba de ello es que hayan decidido versionar a los mismísimos The Flaming Lips , con motivo del Record Store Day que se celebrará el mes qu viene en Georgia. La banda lo hace con una versión de “A Spoonful Weighs A Ton” que llegará en forma de [...]
On Record Store Day, April 21, the Flaming Lips will release their new collaborative double-LP , which features assists from Bon Iver, Erykah Badu, and a whole ton of other people. On the same day, they'll also release a 73 single of their Soft Bulletin classic "A Spoonful Weighs A Ton." And on that single's flipside, Atlanta metal monsters Mastodon will cover the same song. A short video clip that features a few seconds of that cover has made its way online, and you can hear it below. Like the Lips, Mastodon will also [...]
Last fall everyone's favorite burl curlers Mastodon and songstress Feist (of "12343 iPod commercial fame) both expressed mutual admiration for each other in the public sphere and joked about putting a collaboration together. And now it's actually happening. Ain't it fun when stuff like this comes to fruition? Here's what Mastodude Troy Sanders had to [...]
Ah, Record Store Day. It's Christmas in the Spring for music lovers everywhere. And this April 21st will be no different as thousands of people make their way to their nearest independent record store to fight each other over some exclusive wax. This year has some good stuff in store for your turntable including some releases from Mastodon, Metallica, Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Black Keys and many more. Check out the list down below and head to Record Store Day's official website for more information. - The Black [...]
With Record Store Day 2012 now just seven weeks away (April 21st), a number of artists and record labels have begun to reveal their plans for music's new favorite holiday. Here's a recap of the some the more notable releases already announced: - The Black Keys will release their latest LP, El Camino , as a deluxe vinyl. This RSD exclusive package also contains a bonus CD, a limited edition poster, and a two song 45 rpm 73 single featuring previously unreleased live tracks: "Sister" and "Money Maker." [...]
Fan's dragon fly at Flaming Lips show, Sasquatch Music Festival in Memorial Day weekend. It's no secret that I take a lot of pictures. What's becoming less of a secret, though, is that I'm becoming less bad at it. Having spent so long as a photo editor, I'm naturally a bit more critical of photographs -- and especially my own. But thanks to lens upgrades (purchasing a 50mm prime, renting a 70-200mm) and software (Lightroom, Picknik), I'm getting awfully close to taking photos that I can [...]
With most of the HT Staff being based in the Northeast we have often gushed about the amazing experience of attending a Midnight Ramble at Levon Helm's barn. Well we're not the only part of the country that has a special spot to attend a concert, as those in and around McMinnville, Tennessee can justly boast about the awesomeness of Bluegrass Underground , a regular series of concerts that take place at the Volcano Room in Cumberland Caverns. The shows, which take place in a cave 333 feet below ground, have featured a mix of contemporary and legendary performers, from Ralph Stanley [...]
Feist's latest LP, Metals , is less than a month old, but the Canadian singer-songwriter is already eyeing future releases. And by the sounds of it, she wants to continue the year's trend of utterly absurd collaborations. In an interview with HitFix , Feist expressed her desire to follow in the footsteps of Neon Indian , Lightning Bolt , and Prefuse 73 and become The Flaming Lips' latest bedfellow. “I heard Wayne Coyne is doing a series of collaborations,” Feist said. “I need to get in on that, man. We [...]
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