record store day

MUST LISTEN: Sunny Day Real Estate – “Lipton Witch”

Record Store Day was yesterday, and there were plenty of releases for fans of all genres to look forward to. One of those releases was a split between Circa Survive and Sunny Day Real Estate. This split is particularly exciting because SDRE haven’t released new music together in fourteen years. While I do love Circa […]

Ronald Records Releases Its First Compilation To Celebrate Record Store Day

Ronald Records is a brand spanking new record label, which is run by the indie rock group Of Us Giants. They’ve recently announced a slew of new bands, and now that they have a fair amount on their roster they’ve decided to release a compilation with those artists. The fourteen track compilation is intended to […]

Required Listening: Circa Survive – “Scentless Apprentice” (Nirvana Cover)

It’s Record Store Day! We hope those of you who were able to shop this morning got out and did your part to celebrate and support the industry we’ve dedicated our lives to covering, but even if you left as soon as you woke up today there is a good chance you came home with […]

STREAM: Fun. – ‘Point And Light’

Record Store Day is almost upon us, and pop superstars Fun. will be participating in this year’s event with the release of Point and Light, a collection of demos recorded prior to the group’s 2009 debut album, Aim and Ignite. Physical copies will be available exclusively at independent stores tomorrow, but you can stream the […]

STREAM: Bruce Springsteen – “Hurry Up Sundown”

To many, April means baseball, rain, and large, festive rabbits. However, to the music-minded, April signals the arrival of a much more joyous occasion–Record Store Day. Come Saturday, scores of individuals will take to the streets in an effort to snag their favorite albums, surely carrying a list of essential releases that they simply can’t go […]

Green Day Announce ‘Demolicious’ & Stream “State Of Shock”

There are tons of great releases that will be hitting local record store shelves this coming Saturday, April 19. That day is the date for this year’s Record Store Day, and thousands of people across the country are drafting lengthy lists of their “must have” choices this year. One group that will be releasing some […]

WEEKLY WAX: Vinyl Releases For The Week Of 4/6-4/12

Welcome back to Weekly Wax! It’s a bit of a light week, since everyone is gearing up for Record Store Day, which takes place next Saturday, April 19. The official list of RSD exclusive releases is available right here. What are you planning on picking up? With that said, there are still quite a few […]

Cut Copy Premiere “In These Arms Of Love”

Cut Copy plan on releasing a 10″ single for this year’s international Record Store Day. One of the songs that will be featured on that release is a brand new one titled “In These Arms Of Love.” Earlier today the band released that song online, and you can listen to it below the break. “In […]

Devo Announce 2014 Tour Dates

It’s been a year since Devo has played live, so those in one of the 11 cities on their upcoming tour better get out there and take it in. This mini-run is dedicated to the memory of their fallen member, guitarist Bob Casale. He passed away this past February from heart failure. The band plans […]

WEEKLY WAX: Vinyl Releases For The Week Of 3/16-3/22

Welcome to this week’s edition of Weekly Wax! First off, the official list of exclusive releases for this year’s Record Store Day was revealed earlier this week. What are you looking to pick up at your local shop on April 19? The other big story this week involves emo pioneers American Football, whose self-titled album […]

Full List Of Record Store Day Releases Revealed

It’s here! The entire list of releases for this year’s Record Store Day has finally been revealed. There are splits, b-sides, reissues and special pressings from a ton of various artists ranging from metal to ’80s rock. The list of artists includes Cage The Elephant, David Bowie, Broken Bells, Between The Buried & Me, Conor […]

WEEKLY WAX: Vinyl Releases For The Week Of 3/9-3/15

Welcome back to Weekly Wax! Once again, this week’s vinyl news was dominated by Record Store Day announcements. Most notably, Childish Gambino and Katy Perry both announced pressings of their most recent albums to commemorate the holiday, and they were far from the only ones. Check out Modern Vinyl’s RSD list for the latest in […]