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RECORD STORE DAY IS TODAY SATURDAY, APRIL 19th

Posted in News with tags , on April 19, 2014 by Randy

WARNER BROS. RECORDS AND AFFILIATED LABELS ANNOUNCE

EXCLUSIVE T_SHIRTS AND VINYL PACKAGES FROM GREEN DAY, THE FLAMING LIPS, FOALS, JAY Z AND LINKIN PARK, LCD SOUNDSYSTEM, MASTODON, NEIL YOUNG, REGINA SPEKTOR AND THE WILD FEATHERS

 

SPECIAL EVENTS, CONCERTS AND HAPPENINGS ARE PLANNED FOR RSD 2014

Warner Bros. Records, an official sponsor of Record Store Day would like to remind you that everybody’s favorite Holiday is this Saturday, April 19th.

As you know, Record Store Day is a celebration of the unique culture surrounding over 1,000 independently owned record stores in the U.S. and hundreds of similar stores internationally.

As a reminder, we feel that’s it’s our civic duty to remind you of what Warner Bros. Records has literally in-store for you. In addition to our usual menu of  “Must Own” vinyl curios, prized artifacts  and aural rarities, we are thrilled to expand our product line to include new, limited T-shirt designs to celebrate RSD in style.  Descriptions of  available items, if you please:

Green Day: Demolicious – Colored double vinyl, CD, Cassette

This special edition release features 18 unreleased demo recordings from the Green Day ¡Uno!, Green Day ¡Dos! and Green Day ¡Tré! sessions at Jingletown Studios in Oakland. Demolicious includes one previously unreleased song “State of Shock” and an acoustic version of “Stay the Night.” Now for the 1st time, own this special edition compilation on red or clear vinyl, CD, or cassette.

The Flaming Lips: 7 SKIES H3 – Single-pocket jacket, regular-weight clear vinyl 12″ – Limited to 7.500 copies

On vinyl for the first time ever. A 50 minute distillation across 10 tracks of the remarkable 24-hour song recorded at Tarbox Road Studios in 2011. Includes digital download card.

The Flaming Lips: Gates Of Steel – Single-pocket jacket, regular-weight silver vinyl 7″ – Limited to 7,500 copies

Part of the WMG’s Side By Side series. Includes Devo’s “Gates of Steel” from the original

DEV-O Live EP and a previously unreleased cover by The Flaming Lips all on gorgeous silver vinyl! R.I.P. Bob 2. This is for you, wherever you are.

 

The Flaming Lips: Reprint of Vintage T-shirt Design by Wayne Coyne – Record Store Day Exclusive. Click here to view.

 

FoalsLive at the Royal Albert Hall- Single-pocket jacket, regular-weight vinyl 12″ – Limited to 3,000 copies

8 tracks recorded from Foals’ sold out performance at The Royal Albert Hall in London, UK. Side A includes “Blue Blood,” “Providence,” “Spanish Sahara,” and “Red Socks Pugie.” Side B includes “Milk & Black Spiders,” “Late Night,” “Inhaler,” “Two Steps, Twice.”

Additionally, this package includes digital download card with 2 exclusive bonus tracks: “My Number” (DZM Remix) and “Late Night” (Chad Valley Remix).

 

Jay Z / Linkin Park: Collision Course – Colored Transparent Blue vinyl

Originally released on November 30th, 2004, this is a reissue of the extremely powerful collaborative studio recordings between Linkin Park and hip-hop legend Jay-Z. This special edition blue vinyl pressing includes a DVD of a once in a lifetime concert featuring both of these music giants.

 

LCD Soundsystem: The Long Goodbye: LCD Soundsystem “Live at Madison Square Garden” – 5 LP Set with download card – Limited to 3,000 units

The Long Goodbye is the complete, unabridged recording of LCD Soundsystem’s near-four-hour April 2, 2011 farewell show at New York’s Madison Square Garden. Produced and mixed by LCD founder and frontman, James Murphy. The Long Goodbye is the ultimate audio document of LCD Soundsystem’s now legendary final show. The album’s exclusive mix brings new life to every note of music played during the epic MSG show- including of course the performances featured in the acclaimed film, Shut Up and Play The Hits, which chronicled the concert by painting an intimate portrait of Murphy navigating its lead-up and aftermath. This special box set will be released exclusively on Record Store Day 2014 over a month before it is available anywhere else.

 

Mastodon: Live At Brixton – 2 -LP, 180 gram vinyl w/ DVD Limited to 2,000 units

On February 11th, 2012, Mastodon took the stage at London’s O2 Academy in Brixton, capping off the Atlanta-based band’s world tour in support of their critically acclaimed album The Hunter. This sold-out performance was Mastodon’s first show at the legendary Brixton venue. It won’t be their last, as the London audience positively erupted from the opening chords until the final, frenzied encore. This special 180-gram vinyl pressing is the only physical version of this special show and includes a DVD of the entire performance.

 

My Chemical Romance: My Chemical Romance New Jersey T-shirt 2001 – 2013 – Record Store Day Exclusive. Click here to view.

 

Neil Young: Official Release Series Discs 5-8 Vinyl Box Set; 4-LP, 180-gram black vinyl in reproduction jackets housed in telescoping box.Limited to 3,500 units

This limited edition box set includes the classic albums:  Time Fades Away, On The Beach, Tonight’s The Night and Zuma, each remastered from the original analog studio recordings at Bernie Grundman Mastering. The artwork is a historically accurate reproduction by Young’s long-time art director, Gary Burden. These classics are being reissued on 180-gram audiophile vinyl for the first time and pressed at the world’s premiere pressing plant, Pallas MFG Germany.

 

Neil Young: Four Different Classic Album Cover T-shirts

To coincide with this highly anticipated set of vinyl reissues, we have printed a special run of T-shirts designs featuring the cover art from Time Fades Away, On The Beach, Tonight’s The Night, and Zuma.

 

Regina Spektor: You’ve Got Time – Colored Orange 7inch Vinyl – Limited to 3,000 units

“You’ve Got Time” is the theme song for the Netflix original series, Orange Is The New Black. Produced by Rob Cavallo, “You’ve Got Time” was nominated for a 2014 Grammy Award. Side B of this limited edition 7inch includes “Call Them Brothers,” featuring Only Son. This record will be pressed on orange vinyl and is limited to 3,000 copies.

 

Tegan And Sara: New T-shirt design – “They Love They Say” – Record Store Day Exclusive.

Click here to view.

 

The Wild Feathers: – “Got It Wrong” (Clearmountain Mix) / “Marie” 7 inch single Limited to 2,000 units

This special vinyl pressing features 2 singles by The Wild Feathers. Side A features current radio single “Got It Wrong” off of the band’s self-titled debut album. Side B features a previously unreleased song called, “Marie.” Both songs were produced and recorded by Jay Joyce (Eric Church, Cage the Elephant, Amos Lee) at his studio in Nashville, TN.

 

The Wild Feathers: New T-shirt design. Click here to view. 

 

Eric Clapton: – New T-Shirt Design – EC Red Square August 3, 2006 – Record Store Day Exclusive.

On August 2, 2006, Clapton was scheduled to perform for a massive audience in Moscow’s Red Square. At the last moment, the show was cancelled. Click here to view.

 

Vinyl Is Forever T-Shirt: New T-Shirt Design – Vinyl Is Forever – Record Store Day Exclusive.

Click here to view.

 

Vinyl Love T-Shirt: New T-Shirt Design – Vinyl Love – Record Store Day Exclusive.

Click here to view.

 

Once you’ve sated yourselves into vinyl bliss, we have a few very cool events planned from some of our favorite artist in some of our favorite shops (or venues) around the country on April 19th, and you’re all invited:

 

NONONO – Acoustic Performance & Signing

1pm – Karma Records

21 N Post RD, Indianapolis, IN. 46254

 

Gemini Syndrome  – Acoustic Performance & Signing

2pm  – Ralph’s Records

3322 82nd Street, Lubbock, Texas  79423

 

SKATERSElectric Performance & Signing

5pm – Plan 9 Music

3017 W Cary St, Richmond, VA 23221

 

DALE EARNHARDT JR JR  – Headline show

8pm – Royal Oak Music Theater

318 W 4th St , Royal Oak, MI 48067

 

 

About Record Store Day:

Record Store Day is managed by the Department of Record Stores and organized in partnership with the Alliance of Independent Media Stores (AIMS), the Coalition of Independent Music Stores (CIMS), celebrating the culture of independent record stores by playing host to in-store events/performances, signings and special product releases on a global scale.

For more about Record Store Day, please visit www.recordstoreday.com.

NYC’S SKATERS ANNOUNCE DEBUT ALBUM RELEASE DATE OF FEBRUARY 25, 2014, AND NEW SINGLE

Posted in Featured, New Music, News, Previews, Releases, Reviews, Shows, Uncategorized, Videos with tags , , , , , , , , , , on October 9, 2013 by Randy

FIRST SINGLE, “DEADBOLT,” DUE DIGITALLY OCTOBER 29TH AND ON 7″ VINYLNOVEMBER 29TH IN THE U.S.

 

“DEADBOLT” LYRIC VIDEO PREMIERS ONLINE TODAY

 

BAND ON THE ROAD WITH PALMA VIOLETS IN THE U.S. AND DEAP VALLY IN THE U.K. THIS FALL

October 8, 2013 – (Burbank, CA) – New York City’s very own SKATERS have announced that their upcoming debut album will be released by Warner Bros. Records on February 25, 2014 in the U.S. and February 24, 2014, in the U.K. The album’s first vinyl single is “Deadbolt,” and will be released digitally on Oct 29th, and pressed on glorious 7″ vinyl and available for sale on Black Friday / Record Store Day, Nov 29th. The single has already been released in the U.K. (its first public broadcast was Oct 2nd on the ultra-cool Huw Stephens’ BBC Radio show) where the band are quickly amassing an ardent following.

A brand new lyric video has been created for “Deadbolt,” andwill premiere on PureVolume.Combeginning today. The clip was directed by Bill Richards and can be viewed here

Beginning tomorrow, NME.Com in the U.K. will premiere the song. Go to http://www.nme.com/

To hear the track.

What the U.K. press has been saying:

“We present to you SKATERS – the best band to emerge from Manhattan since…great writing and an incessantly creative arrangement. Gloriously inventive grooves, wonderfully nonchalant vocal and constantly engaging composition. SKATERS have got that vintage lo-fi pop sound down to a tee so what are you waiting for?” – ThisFeeling.Com (UK)

“Like the Beach Boys, who famously didn’t surf (Dennis Wilson excepted), SKATERS don’t skate… [songs] reeking of subways and steam hissing from backstreet vents with a clattering urgency . It’s the end of the world as we know it … and SKATERS feel fine.” – The Guardian (UK daily)

Back home in the USA, the media know what’s up:

 

“New York band SKATERS want to be your new party soundtrack. Wait, scratch that – this band doesn’t want to deliver the late-night anthems only to you. They want to serve ’em up to your friends, your little brother, and pretty much everyone you know.” These guys are well on their way to cementing their place on the sweaty dark dance floors everywhere.” – NylonMag.Com

 

“There’s no covering up their romantically ragged edges”  The New York Times

 

 

The domestic tour w/ Palma Violets begins tomorrow. Dates are as follows:

 

10/08    Philadelphia, PA            Boot & Saddle

10/09    New York, NY               Webster Hall

10/14    Seattle, WA                   Neumos

10/15    Vancouver, BC              Venue

10/16    Portland, OR                 Crystal Ballroom

10/18    Berkley, CA                   UC Berkley/ ASUC Superb 10 Esheleman Hall #4500

10/19    Los Angeles, CA           El Rey Theater

 

On Oct 14, the “Deadbolt” video will make its worldwide debut via NME.Com in the U.K. Shortly thereafter, SKATERS will tour overseas w/ Deap Vally. Those dates are:

 

10/29    Sheffield                       The Leadmill

10/30    Oxford                          Oxford Academy 2

11/01    Brighton                        Concorde2

11/02    Bristol                           Trinity Centre

11/04    Nottingham                   Rock City Basement

11/05    Manchester                   Club Academy

11/07    Birmingham                   Birmingham Academy 2

11/08    Leeds                           The Wardrobe

11/10    Newcastle                     Warehouse 34

11/11    Edinburgh                     Liquid Room

11/12    Glasgow                       Oran Mor

11/14    London                         Electric Ballroom

http://www.skatersnyc.com

http://www.facebook.com/skatersnyc

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