By Steven Dinnie
April 19, 2013
Record Store Day 2013 brings with it the usual re-releases, side-things, pointless nonsense, and new releases trying to trick their way to bigger sales by dropping on a day more when people are in record shops than usual. Everything has a stench of death about it this year, as if this is an end-of-season finale for all record shops after the spectacularly unexpected demise of HMV. … Continue Reading
By Stef Siepel
March 19, 2013
The Weekly Froth! A weekly take on six tracks, most of which have recently popped up somewhere in the blogosphere. Bit of a mixed bag with a slight leaning towards house, disco, and remixes, but generally just anything that for some reason tickled the writer’s fancy. … Continue Reading
By Ryan Lake
April 18, 2013
Typically difficult, Tyler, The Creator made it clear that there would be no leaks of his latest release, forcing people to form their own opinions of the album upon release. After two years of waiting, Tyler is able to maintain the darkness and brash profanity that made both Goblin and Bastard intriguing, whilst improving the quality of his production as well as his list of featured artists (including here Erykah Badu).
By Danielle Gibson
April 18, 2013
After a four year hiatus Fall Out Boy are back with their fifth studio album Save Rock and Roll. It’s an album for thrashing around and getting your feelings out (perhaps what bassist Pete Wentz needed after his divorce to Ashlee Simpson back in 2011). Since we last saw FOB there doesn’t seem to be much of a progression with Save Rock and Roll. Although the sound has changed you can still hear the pre-hiatus FOB in there, they have delved more into the pop/rock anthems whilst mixing with other genres and have created an album that is full of rebellious, genre-blurring songs.
By Danielle Gibson
March 18, 2013
With only two days to go until Record Store Day 2013 Jack White has invited fans to his Nashville studio to record themselves on vinyl. As official ambassador for this year’s event White will open a special booth (on the day) at his label Third Man Records. Fans will get the chance to use the 1947 Voice-o-Graph, which is the only public vinyl record recording booth in the world. … Continue Reading
By Cat Schaupp
April 18, 2013
Vox Box is the new kid on the block in Edinburgh’s record store scene, having only opened in May 2011. Nestled in the quirky treasure trove that is St. Stephen’s Street in the city’s Stockbridge district, they’ll be celebrating Record Store Day 2013 in style with a 9.30am opening time that’s kind to those who can’t quite get out of bed on Saturdays, and a great line up of live music to keep the punters entertained. Muso’s had a wee chat with co-owner Darren Yeats about Vox Box’s place in the musical world, and all the joys of Record Store Day. … Continue Reading
By Danielle Gibson
April 17, 2013
Amsterdam’s own PITCH Festival has just announced a new batch of artists for the forthcoming two day event. Taking place Friday 5 July and Saturday 6 July, the contemporary music festival mixes live bands and DJ sets alongside stimulating visuals for an eclectic festival experience. This year will be the festival’s third run boasting an impressive line-up with the likes of The Weeknd, Die Antwoord, SBTRKT, Azari & III, Gold Panda, Jessie Ware, Maya Jane Coles, Gaslamp Killer, Modeselektor, Jackmaster and many more on the bill. … Continue Reading
By Danielle Gibson
April 17, 2013
Vinyl-only label Demon Records have a selection of exclusive Record Store Day releases coming out on April 20th plus a number of classic albums re-mastered, re-cut and re-released. Starting this month they will be presenting audiophile-friendly heavyweight vinyl releases from a broad spectrum of influential and adored artists across several genres. These include: The Jesus and Mary Chain, T. Rex, Marc Bolan, Suede, Ian Dury & The Blockheads, Dinosaur L, Family, Ruth Copeland, Ashley Beedle, Tom Moulton, Sugar, The Beat, Average White Band, The SOS Band and Ian McCulloch to name a couple of handfuls. … Continue Reading
By Kenny McMurtrie
April 17, 2013
In the first of our pre-weekender artist interviews Spencer Chess, organist with The Stags, put up with us sending him some questions & was good enough to get back to us with some answers:- … Continue Reading
By Rob Crozier
April 17, 2013
Resident Records has been keeping music lovers in Brighton happy since 2004 and was opened with love in an attempt to give music buyers of the town a record store with soul. That they have more than succeeded in their mission is proved by the fact that they were voted ‘England’s Favourite Indie Record Shop’ and won Music Week’s ‘Indie Shop of the Year’ award in 2011. The wonderful, award-winning store, fast approaching a decade on the scene, is now gearing up for Record Store Day 2013 in its usual friendly, chilled, and unflustered way. … Continue Reading
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