Monthly Archives: March 2011

Thee Oh Sees – Castlemania

Thee Oh Sees write, record, and release albums at a blistering pace, and I couldn’t be happier about it since I can’t seem to get enough of their weirdo garage/pysch rock. We just saw the release of their singles collection … Continue reading

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Hunx and His Punx – Too Young To Be In Love

San Francisco’s Hunx and His Punx have just released their new album Too Young to be in Love on Hardly Art. Too Young to be in Love contains a set of punk songs that pull from 50’s and 60’s girl … Continue reading

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Record Store Day – April 16th, 2011

Record store day is an annual event that occurs on the third Saturday of every April. This year, that day happens to fall on the 16th. Record store day was created to help promote brick-and-mortar record stores, and so each … Continue reading

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Vivian Girls – Share the Joy

The Vivian Girls have a new one coming out on Polyvinyl Records called Share the Joy. This is the third LP by the group and will be released on April 12, 2011. The girls bring more of their punk meets … Continue reading

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True Widow – As High As the Highest Heavens and From the Center to the Circumference of the Earth

Kemado just put out True Widow’s As High As the Highest Heavens And From the Center to the Circumference of the Earth (a mouthful, I know) on March, 29, 2011. Imagine if Hope Sandoval of Mazzy Star was really into … Continue reading

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Michael Sieben Prints

Michael Sieben is a graphic artist and illustrator in Austin, Tx who primarily works within the skateboarding biz creating graphics for skate decks and doing commercial work for skate companies. He also does fine art paintings and prints. I dig … Continue reading

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Hunter Jonakin – Jeff Koons Must Die!!!

“Jeff Koons Must Die!!!“, Hunter Jonakin, 2011 Multi-Media artist Hunter Jonakin has created a videogame art piece by the name of “Jeff Koons Must Die!!!” Wrapped in a classic, coin-operated, 80’s arcade-style case, the format of this game is a … Continue reading

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Bill Callahan will release Apocalypse early, Tour dates Announced

We had posted earlier that Drag City was going to release Bill Callahan’s Apocalypse on April 19, 2011, but there’s good news for Callahan fans. This one will come out a few weeks earlier on April 5, 2011. Read a … Continue reading

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Cosmonauts – S/T

  Originally only available as a tape from Burger Records, this self-titled album from Orange County’s Cosmonauts is now available on vinyl from the awesome folks over at Permanent Records. Cosmonauts are creating music similar to Ty Segall and Thee … Continue reading

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Link Wray – Link Wray and the Raymen (2011 reissue)

Originally released in 1960, Link Wray’s classic debut album Link Wray and the Raymen is back in print by Rumble Records in its original vinyl format. This instrumental album is a collection of his first three singles with several other … Continue reading

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