Los Angeles independent label Minky Records is issuing two crucial, hitherto unheard slices of music recorded in the Õ80s by the late L.A. punk rock legend Jeffrey Lee Pierce and his band The Gun Club. On June 12, the company will release an exclusive single version of the Pierce original ÒBad IndianÓ and a cover…
Soundgarden certainly seized their moment with the release of 1991 s Badmotorfinger, the follow-up to 1989 s critically-acclaimed Louder Than Love. Produced once again by Terry Date (Pantera, White Zombie, Helmet), it s one of the definitive albums from alt-rock s heyday, propelling the heavy-minded Seattle rock quartet into the mainstream for good. Anchored by Chris Cornell s wide range and soulful…
King Animal is Soundgarden s sixth and final studio album featuring the singles Been Away Too Long and By Crooked Steps. Originally released in 2012, it was their first studio album release in 16 years since Down on the Upside in 1996.
On February 17, 2013, Soundgarden concluded a sold-out U.S. Winter tour in support of King Animal, their first studio album in over sixteen years, with a special Live from the Artists Den taping at the Wiltern in Los Angeles, CA. Soundgarden mixed new songs with classic radio hits and rarities performed live for the first time in front of a rapturous crowd. The…
From the depths of the Sub Pop archives comes a reissue of Soundgarden’s thunderous opening salvo, Screaming Life, plus bonus tracks from the Fopp EP and Sub Pop 200 compilation. This reissue marks the first time these tracks will be available digitally, and their first appearance on vinyl since the original, late-80s pressings (notwithstanding a…
On March 8, 1994, Seattle rock band Soundgarden released their critically acclaimed fourth full length album, Superunknown, on A&M Records. An immediate #1 in the US, it earned the band two Grammy Awards, and sold millions of records worldwide. Considered Soundgarden’s masterpiece, the album yielded such iconic tracks as “Black Hole Sun,” “Spoonman,” and “Fell on Black Days,” and helped…
It’s the first widespread vinyl release for this classic slab of mid- 90s British glam! Recorded at Bearsville in NY by a bunch of Leeds expats (hence the Resident Alien title), this Gold album features the hit In the Meantime and lots of other hooks n riffs from The Band That Fell to Earth (featuring…
The highly anticipated new album from Spanish love Songs, following on from their excellent 2020 album Brave Faces Everyone . Heartfelt and punchy emo-indie-rock at its finest. Fans of The Menzingers, The Hotelier, Tigers Jaw or Modern Baseball should be checking this out.
The Girl Is Crying In Her Latte marks Sparks first release on the venerable Island Records label in close to five decades, following such classics as 1974 s landmark Kimono My House, highlighted of course by the indelible hit single This Town Ain t Big Enough For Both Of Us. The new release is described by Ron…
The Girl Is Crying In Her Latte marks Sparks first release on the venerable Island Records label in close to five decades, following such classics as 1974 s landmark Kimono My House, highlighted of course by the indelible hit single This Town Ain t Big Enough For Both Of Us. The new release is described by Ron…
The Girl Is Crying In Her Latte marks Sparks first release on the venerable Island Records label in close to five decades, following such classics as 1974 s landmark Kimono My House, highlighted of course by the indelible hit single This Town Ain t Big Enough For Both Of Us. The new release is described by Ron…
The Specials were one of the defining bands of the late 70 s early 80 s along with Jerry Dammers iconic label Two Tone Records. Originally formed in 1977, The Specials combined Jamaican ska and rocksteady, mixed with the energy of punk and launched a whole ska revival. This colored 12 vinyl offering from the…
The Specials were one of the defining bands of the late 70 s early 80 s along with Jerry Dammers iconic label Two Tone Records. Originally formed in 1977, The Specials combined Jamaican ska and rocksteady, mixed with the energy of punk and launched a whole ska revival. This colored 12 vinyl offering from the…
“TOWARDS EXTINCTION” FROM SPECTRAL SOULS IS OUT NOW, OLD SCHOOL DEATH METAL FROM PERU! Death fucking Metal from Peru! A nuclear detonation of shredding and unbridled aggression! “Towards Extinction”, the debut album from Spectral Souls is out now on CD and LP! For fans of: Death, Massacre, Pestilence, Obituary, Master and Skeletal Remains!
Born and raised in Rochester, NY, to chemist parents who presciently gifted him the middle name Miles (for Miles Davis), a career in music beckoned from an early age with 4-year-old Spencer. lobbying his Jamaican mother and British father for trumpet lessons in tribute to his namesake. Rochester’s rich and underappreciated creative scene nurtured his…
***ON LIMITED BROWN VINYL!!! Ready for some more racket from the titans of the tritone? The deans of decay? The earls of entropy? Until recently it was unknown how prolific ClevelandÕs Spike In Vain were in their three year run, roughly Fall 1982 through Fall 1985. Had all the groupÕs songs been recorded, they wouldÕve…