RECORD STORE DAY: the civil wars - behind the bars (elliot smith cover) / foals - bad habit (cctv) / nick lowe - i was born in bethlehem / queens of the stone age - i sat by the ocean / u2 - ordinary love / lana del rey - born to die / lady gaga - applause (empire of the sun remix) / sondre lerche - rejection #5

with people clamoring to buy stuff during black friday, the record store day folks have also decided that today would be a great day to celebrate independent record stores around the world via sales of one off special pressings on vinyl. though i'm a smidgen behind on this, it's still not too late to visit your local record store over the weekend to see if there's any good stuff left! check out some highlights of what you could find below:


the civil wars - behind the bars (elliot smith cover) "behind the bars EP"


foals - bad habit (cctv) "the cctv sessions LP"


nick lowe - i was born in bethlehem "quality street: a seasonal selection for all the family LP"


queens of the stone age - i sat by the ocean "…like clockwork (black on black) LP"


u2 - ordinary love "ordinary love 7""


lana del rey - born to die "born to die LP"


lady gaga - applause (empire of the sun remix) "applause remix picture disc 12""


sondre lerche - rejection #5 (package details - trailer) "public hi-fi sessions 7""

HAPPY RECORD STORE DAY 2013: jack white / pulp vs soulwax / nick drake / rodriguez / manchester orchestra feat grouplove / willy mason & brendan benson / the shangri-las / notorious b.i.g. / kate nash / mgmt

every 3rd saturday in april, independent record stores, artists and fans gather to pick up limited edition/one off pressings of new or rare recordings on vinyl. throw in live performances and cool parties, you have a fun day of music that is celebrated internationally. if you're in one of the cities listed, go and pick up the 7"/12"/albums being re-issued or released on record store day 2013 will ya? here are my highlights that are out today:


jack white (record store day ambassador) - record store day 2013
jack white explains how vinyl records are done... well kinda...


pulp vs soulwax - after you



nick drake - riverman



rodriguez - i wonder



manchester orchestra feat grouplove - make it to me



willy mason and brendan benson - waiter at the station



the shangri-las - remember (walking in the sand)



notorious b.i.g. - big poppa



kate nash - free my p*ssy



mgmt - alien days (cassingle preview)


mgmt - alien days

WONGIE COVER OF THE MONTH: bon iver - come talk to me (peter gabriel cover)

bon iver - come talk to me (peter gabriel cover)
[oh my gosh, this cover is just simply blissful. released in conjunction with record store day, bon iver recording was part of a double AA 7" in which peter gabriel did an interpretation of iver's "flume". i can lose myself in this song... sigh!]

RECORD STORE DAY 2010: blur - fool's day

blur - fool's day
[recorded just for record store day, a limited edition of 1000 vinyl copies were sold out instantly and marks the first time the band has recorded anything since 2003. if you want a copy, head over to their website to download it for free!

remember to patronize your local indie record store and pick up some exclusive items released specifically for today!]