Published Tagged album

Earlier this summer, Stars released their album digitally well before their "physical" CD release in order to beat the "pirates" and downloaders (and so-called reviewers) to market. Smart move: music fans like me bought the legit version because WE COULD.

Any fan of a band wants to get their hands on a new album as fast as they can, legitimately or not. A early legitimate avenue is, in hindsight, an obvious idea. Stars fans were impressed -- I bought the iTunes version for about $10 and loved it start to finish.

But that wasn't enough for Stars and their progressive Canadian label Arts & Crafts. They had to include a 55-minute performance and interview DVD with the physical copy of the album. So the album cost more, right? No, it was a very reasonable $16.99 at my local store.

The DVD is fantastic too, it's not just thrown together. It does exactly what a DVD like that should: brings you closer to the band and gets you into their heads more than reading the lyrics ever could. For a fan of the band, it's porn.

Great move, Stars. Great move, A&C.

Live album

Very favourable review on Pitchfork (8.5):
http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/47184-alive-2007

A new Bran Van 3000 album is out now!
http://www.officialbranvan3000.com

soundtrack for Into the Wild

Saw a review for it in Exclaim! magazine

LCD Soundsystem: 45:33

Saw an ad for it in Exclaim! magazine

DVD Feb 12, 2008
EP out mid-December
http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/news/47060-metric-release-live-dvd-itunes-ep

Solo album

Saw an ad for it in Exclaim! magazine

New project of Maynard James Keenan, lead singer of Tool and A Perfect Circle

Saw an ad for it in Exclaim! magazine

Released October 16, 2007
http://www.spiralbeach.com

This is a follow-up to their self-titled debut album:
http://www.heyheadsup.com/item/208-spiral_beach

http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/news/46995-broken-social-scenesters-on-new-jason-collett-album

Tour stop in Ottawa:
Nov 10: Ottawa, Ontario - Algonquin Room

The new album by Shotgun Rules is out, go get it! And check them out on tour on the East coast this fall.

http://www.shotgunrules.net

The download will be available through Radiohead's website and get this -- you can pay as much as you want for it. Seriously!

The old school aluminum-covered polycarbonate album will out in 2008.

http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/news/46028-radiohead-album-coming-out-as-regular-cd-too
http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/news/46015-new-radiohead-album-aaaaaaahhh

Radiohead is getting $10 CDN from me -- sucks to your assmar, record labels.

Spiral Beach got a positive review in Exclaim! of their performance at Ottawa's Bluesfest, so I thought I'd check em out. Definitely an original sound and I'm loving it. Their only full-length album is self-titled.