My Chemical Romance released The Black Parade as a regular double LP and because both the music and artwork are incredible, I had been looking for it. Chuck found it down at Sound Garden and called to see if I wanted him to pick it up or…there was this incredible box set of The Black Parade as well. I just… Read more »
Last year, Megaforce Records released the Bad Brains’ Build a Nation on fantastic red, gold and green vinyl. That sold out, but there is still cool Bad Brains vinyl to be had. On April 1, they released the Build a Nation 7″ box set. It consists of four records (one red, one gold, one green and one picture disc) and… Read more »
No Idea, one of the best label around from both a collector’s and a fan’s viewpoint, are running a series of auctions on Ebay to benefit Callum Robbins, son of long-time contributor to the punk scene, J Robbins. Cal has Spinal Muscular Atrophy and many of his treatments aren’t covered by insurance. Check out the really cool stuff (including test… Read more »
Label: Parks and Records Released: January 2008 I’ve seen Carcrashlander compared to Randy Newman and I can’t stand Randy Newman. After listening to the debut album (and first release by green-focused Parks and Records), one of two things must be true: Either the Randy Newman comparison is inaccurate or I need to reconsider my feelings about him. Or perhaps there… Read more »
Label: Geffen Records Released: March 18, 2008 A New Found Glory has always been a bit long on sappiness and short on edge, but when I bought Nothing Gold Can Stay, an album whose title is probably more a reference to S.E. Hinton than Robert Frost, it connected with me. It was an album that was geared toward kids 10… Read more »
RED LEADER RECORDS – Limited Edition 10-inch Birthday Picture Disc Available Now! * Only 500 Pressed * Featuring covers from Scream Hello, The New Dress, Attica! Attica! and Nakatomi Plaza SCREAM HELLO – New EP! * Pre-order Smart & Stupid from Interpunk The hits keep coming from the Red Leader camp these days as label has just released an extremely… Read more »
Label: Yep Roc Records Released: August 6, 2007 Liam Finn has a Beatlesque knack for writing great pop songs. Perhaps that comes from his father Neil of Crowded House/Split Enz fame, but Liam walks his own path, making the connection to his father more trivial than musical. The singer-songwriter thing can be pretty limited, but Finn’s generally folky pop has… Read more »