Archive for October, 2008
« Previous EntriesPiggy Sneakers
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Piggy Sneakers
Drawn on canvas shoes from various brand labels.
Made with imported environment-friendly pigments. Wash according to the instructions to guarantee no fading.
Rating 3.00 out of 5
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Pigs in Love Sneakers
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Pigs in Love Sneakers
Drawn on canvas shoes from various brand labels.
Made with imported environment-friendly pigments. Wash according to the instructions to guarantee no fading.
Rating 3.00 out of 5
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It’s thrive or die for Criminal Records, Earwax Records and Atlanta’s mom and pop shops
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By Chad Radford
Just a few hours before the annual Halloween parade descended upon Little Five Points on Saturday, Oct. 18, independent record store owner Eric Levin stood on the sidewalk at 1154-A Euclid Ave., swaying from side-to-side, giddy with excitement. Overhead, local artist R. Land stood atop a tall ladder, [...]
Vinyl Record News & Releases:
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News:
Metallica’s …And Justice For All will be reissued on vinyl on December 1st. The album is the latest in the band’s plan to re-release their entire catalog on vinyl.
Available October 28th on vinyl:
Bloc Party - Intimacy CD/LP+MP3 (Atlantic)
Indie store exclusive — enhanced CD featuring bonus tracks! Bloc Party’s third album [...]
Vinyl Record and Music Memorabilia Collection
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Ran across this online and thought some of the blog readers would be interested. Sounds like there are many rare and collectible pieces of vinyl to be had!
“I am selling my entire music collection. It consists of over 100,000 vinyl records, most of which are VG+ or better, thousands are [...]
Warner Brothers Records to Celebrate 50th Anniversary
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Warner Brothers Records has announced that they will celebrate their 50th anniversary with the December 9 release of the book Revolutions in Sound. The book is authored by music historian and educator Warren Zanes. The 240-page hardcover book will contain exclusive interviews, never-before-seen photographs and insider accounts on the hits.
The [...]
How to Clean Vinyl Records: 2 Methods
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Another great article by Alan Bayer at www.vinylrevinyl.com
How to Clean Vinyl Records: 2 Methods
I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again. Vinyl records are high maintenance. They’re like the hot, high maintenance girlfriend (or boyfriend) who takes two hours to get ready to go out. Of course, when they’re [...]
Tell Me It Ain’t So
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Led Zeppelin looking to tour without Plant: report
LONDON (Reuters) – Rockers Led Zeppelin are looking at the possibility of touring and recording without frontman Robert Plant, who has resisted pressure to reunite with his former bandmates, the BBC reported.
The band, which sold an estimated 300 million albums and is considered [...]
Album Cover Art
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Well, it has been a journey, but here we are! Here is the top of the Gigwise.com list of the most controversial, weirdest, best and worst album covers as compiled by their staff. I want to thank the crew at Gigwise.com for their insights and opinions:
Controversial
1. Mayhem: ‘Dawn Of The [...]
This Date In Music History- October 28
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Birthdays:
Wayne Fontana (”Game Of Love“) turns 63.
Curtis Lee (”Pretty Little Angel Eyes“) is 67.
Fiddler Charlie Daniels (”Uneasy Rider“) turns 72.
Telma Hopkins (actress and member of Dawn– “Tie A Yellow Ribbon“) is 60.
Hank Marvin, guitarist with the English instrumental group the Shadows, was born in Newcastle in 1941. His distinctive twang [...]
The Record Ranch
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Sick of eBay and the problems that are associated with this online giant (and there are many)? I had the pleasure of speaking with Chris Celeste who has just launched The Record Ranch. Let’s explore this up and coming website:
The Record Ranch
New Online Venue to Cater to Music Lovers
written by [...]
Cover Story- Bob Dylan
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As always I want to thank Michael Goldstein at www.RockPoPGallery.com for the exclusive rights to reprint this interesting cover story:
Cover Story Interview - Bob Dylan’s “Blood on the Tracks”,
with photography by Paul Till
Subject: Bob Dylan’s Blood On The Tracks, released in 1975 on Columbia Records, with cover photo by photographer [...]
Album Cover Art
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We are all the way to the #2 position on the Gigwise.com list of the most controversial, weirdest, best and worst album covers (as put together by their staff):
Controversial
2. Scorpions: ‘Virgin Killer’ – The image of a naked prepubescent girl on later editions of ‘Virgin Killer’ was replaced with a [...]
Former Grateful Dead keyboardist Saunders dies
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SAN FRANCISCO – Merl Saunders, a jazz and rock keyboardist who collaborated with iconic acts including Miles Davis and the Grateful Dead, has died. He was 74.
Saunders died Friday at Kaiser Permanente Medical Center in San Francisco of complications due to a stroke, said his son, Merl Saunders Jr.
“We loved [...]
Album Cover Art
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Let’s continue our look at Gigwise.com’s look at controversial, weird, best and worst album covers (as compiled by their crack staff):
Controversial
3. Type O Negative: ‘The Origin’ – Brooklyn band Type O Negative were forced to change their album artwork to a green and black image of dancing skeletons after the [...]
This Date In Music History- October 26
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Birthdays:Birthday wishes to Natalie Merchant of 10,000 Maniacs.
Born on this day in 1951, Bootsy Collins, bass player.
David Was of Was Not Was, was born in 1952. (that’s a lot of was’s).
Maggie Roche of the folk trio the Roches was born in 1951. You can hear her backing vocals on Paul [...]
The Best Vinyl: 180g and 200g Virgin Vinyl…
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Written by By Alan Bayer
All vinyl records are not created equal. It turns out that the type of vinyl used to make the actual record, as well as the weight of that vinyl have a huge impact on the ultimate sound of that record.
Let’s back up.
In the old days, many [...]
Album Cover Art
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Here we are at #4 on the Gigwise.com album cover series. Let’s take a look at what made their list as the most controversial, weirdest, best and worst (warning- some may find the images offensive)
4. Chumbawamba: ‘Anarchy’ - Was this image totally necessary to help sell a record? This is [...]
Indie Record Store Saga
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An interesting article and a sign of the times:
As part of our ongoing Navigating Tough Times coverage, the Business Times asked a handful of small business owners to talk about how they are coping with the volatile economy.
Navigating Tough Times: Jerry Weber struggles to keep sales spinning in tough [...]
This Date In Music History- October 24
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Birthdays:
Birthday wishes to Rock producer Ted Templeman (Van Halen, Doobie Brothers, Captain Beefheart).
Edgar Broughton, the blues guitarist who led the band that bore his name, was born in England in 1947.
Bill Wyman, bassist of the Rolling Stones (”Brown Sugar“) turns 72.
Santo Farina of Santo & Johnny (”Sleep Walk“) is 71.
History:
The [...]
Album Cover Art
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Continuing our look at Gigwise.com’s list of the most controversial, weirdest, best and worst album covers (as put together by their staff), we are now in the top 5!
Controversial
5. Brujeria: ‘Matando Gueros’ – The debut album from this Mexican heavy metal crew shows a hand holding up mutilated, decapitated head [...]
New Book from Roger Dean Available Oct. 28!
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Album Cover Album book
Do you love album cover art? If you are a reader of my blog, you know that it is a favorite topic of mine. I would hope that any album cover lover knows who Roger Dean is. For those who don’t, Roger Dean’s artwork has graced the [...]
Music News
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AC/DC Sales Explosion
The new AC/DC album, Black Ice, is looking to be a major blockbuster, even though sales are limited to Wal-Mart and Sam’s Clubs stores in the U.S.Early word from Wal-Mart is that the album moved 193,000 copies the first day and is projected to possibly hit the [...]
Album Cover Art
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On to #6 on the Gigwise.com list of the most controversial, weirdest, best and worst album covers of all time as compiled by their staff.
Controversial
6. Mom’s Apple Pie: ‘Mom’s Apple Pie’ -Mom’s Apple Pie was a ten-member American rock band from Warren, Ohio. They were best known for their album [...]
NYLVI - Your Place for Vinyl
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Well, it is official, I am in contact with co-founder Ivar Lien and NYLVI has officially launched. Check out the specifics:
WHAT IS NYLVI?
A Market Place for Vinyl Records
NYLVI will be a marketplace, which will support independent artists, labels and record stores, and will act to help spreading musical innovation to [...]