Okay, before we begin, let's get one thing out of the way: the naked dude in the album cover you can see above isn't Destroyer mastermind Dan Bejar. It's a painting by artist Sylvia Sleigh called Imperial Nude: Paul Rosano, and it was made in 1977. But it does look a hell of a lot like the Vancouver songwriter, and it serves as the album cover for his newly reissued collection Ideas for Songs.
When Radiohead released The King of Limbs last month, the hype-cycle would normally have ended with the release. Needless to say, this hasn’t been the case. Radiohead continues to stoke the fire ignited by The King of Limbs announcing that they’re still recording in studio and, now, launching their own newspaper in support of the album.
It's not often you see video game soundtracks released on vinyl records, especially in this digital age where even CDs are slowly becoming obsolete.
Which is why it's come as a surprise that Tom's Clancy's Splinter Cell 3D's official soundtrack is available not only via digital download, but by way of a two-disc vinyl album! Entitled Chaos Theory Remixed, the soundtrack is a collection of Amon Tobin remixes by himself and other artists. Tobin also produced the soundtrack to Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory which the upcoming 3DS instalment is based on, and he also contributed a track to the Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Conviction soundtrack.
The official release date of the ‘retail version’ of Radiohead’s The King Of Limbs is nearing. We got our hands on a copy of both the CD and Vinyl. Here’s what’s inside; the artwork and the credits.
Finally, we have details on the new Eddie Vedder album! What’s more, there’s also a concert film in store.
Ukulele Songs and the live concert film Water on the Road will be Released on Tuesday, May 31st through Pearl Jam’s Monkeywrench Records. Ukulele Songs is a collection of original songs and covers performed by Vedder on ukulele.
The first single from the album, Longing to Belong, will be available for sale through digital retailers on Tuesday, March 22nd (March 21st internationally).
"We were having other artwork made for the album," Moore says. "The reason we did the photo was because we really hated press photos in general, and we were trying to avoid them." The photo leaked while the couple was away on a trip, Moore says.
"It was falsely announced in about 100 different media outlets as being our album artwork," Moore says. "We probably could have sent out another press release, but so many people had seen it. It seemed like a nightmare to go back a week later and say it wasn't the cover. We just decided to swim downstream and let it be."
In an age where music retailers are closing at a rapid rate and record labels are going bankrupt due to online piracy and declining sales, Sumerian Records creator Ash Avildsen has taken a stand to prove that there is still an undeniable excitement to buying physical product. Avildsen has now boldly put his money where his mouth is by announcing the launch of SoundCheck Hollywood (located across from the infamous Whisky A Go-Go on the Sunset Strip and a couple doors down from the Viper Room) — a store that harkens back to the days when Tower Records ruled the strip and also served as a place for musicians and music fans to unite.
www.soundcheckhollywood.com
Damon Albarn's band gave the album away as a free download to fanclub members last December. It was recorded on an iPad by Albarn and produced by Stephen Sedgwick.
It will now be released on 180g vinyl on April 16, for Record Store Day. The CD release will follow on April 18 and it will also be available as a paid-for download from the same day.
As if this year’s Record Store Day wasn’t already proving to be a bounty of exclusive releases from a plethora of fine artists, The Decemberists are offering up their own release in the form of a limited-edition seven-song EP entitled Live At Bull Moose. The release, recorded at the Scarborough, ME branch of the Bull Moose music store, features songs from the band’s latest LP, The King Is Dead, and a cover of The Louvin Brothers’ “If I Could Only Win Your Love”. As with every other RSD release, that is available at fine independent music retailers on April 16th.
I want to thank Eric Levin for taking the time to answer some questions that anyone who is a fan of Record Store Day is curious about. Some questions I ask, there is no "perfect" answer for. A lot of things are in flux right now (remember RSD is run by *volunteers*), but the one thing that comes across is the passion behind Eric's answers and wanting to do the best for his customers and for fans of Record Store Day. I think that is really the "heart" of Record Store Day and why it is so successful. It is a time for fans of all ages to come together and share stories about their favorite records, why vinyl sounds better than CDs, talk about what releases they are most excited about and enjoy food/drinks with like-minded fans.
1) In your opinion, do you feel that Record Store Day has gotten too big, with the number of releases? If so, what are you and the other RSD figureheads doing to ensure that this doesn't happen next April?
Eric Levin: "I had personal fear last year that there was going to be a flood of releases for 2011, and I have loudly expressed my opinions at every opportunity. In every meeting, from the largest labels to the smallest, I've urged caution not to harm the golden goose of the vinyl resurgence by over producing. Not even considering RSD, I have concern for the vinyl movement.
The Soundtrack of Our Lives are ready to release their greatest hits album of classic, remastered tracks and will start their US tour at SXSW. It makes sense that the Swedish psychedelic rockers' song 'Karmageddon,' off 'Golden Greats No.1' (available for pre-order now), is about "letting everything go, giving it all, like jumping off a cliff," as cassocked vocalist Ebbot Lundberggiving tells Spinner.
