Fifth studio album from Arlington, Texas s heavy metal heroes Pantera. Cowboys From Hell was originally recorded in late 1989 and was the band s major label debut. The album is considered one of the band s best by fans and is one of the defining albums of early 90s metal. It was Pantera s…
Sixth studio album by Arlington, Texas s heavy metal heroes Pantera. Vulgar Display Of Power was originally recorded in 1991 at the Abbot bothers (drummer Vinnie Paul and guitarist Dimebag Darrell) father s studio, Pantego Sound. The album is filled with Dimebag Darrell s signature heavy riffs, and features powerful and aggressive vocals from Phil…
I was in vacation in Alabama this past week and happened to catch a rerun of Last Call with Carson Daly that featured a recent performance from Parquet Courts. They were great! They always are, always have been. Sunbathing Animal was their third record overall, and second record for What’s Your Rupture? (No big deal)…
New York City s Parquet Courts enlists Danger Mouse to produce it s latest album, Wide Awake!. The band, consisting of Andrew Savage, Austin Brown, Max Savage, and Sean Yeaton, set out to explore new ideas in a hi-fi context for this project, and according to A. Savage, who wrote a lot of the songs…
Jesus died for somebody s sins but not mine, says Patti Smith in the opening seconds of her 1975 debut, Horses. Blending Beat poetry with music, the punk rock icon would go on to influence everyone from Morrissey and Johnny Marr to Michael Stipe of R.E.M., U2, Sonic Youth, Madonna, and Courtney Love. Her influence…
1980’s Prom Night is one of the first “slasher” films, directed by Paul Lynch and starring Jamie Lee Curtis and (in much smaller type) Leslie Nielsen. The film was a massive success in the drive-in theatre era, brushing off pearl-clutching reviews and frequent comparisons to Halloween and Carrie. One point of divergence from its Carpenter-scored…
Pavement s 4th studio album. Brighten The Corners was originally recorded in 1997 following 95 s Wowee Zowee with a return to much more accessible, albeit sarcastic, songwriting from Stephen Malkmus. Includes the tracks Stereo, Shady Lane, Date With IKEA, Blue Hawaiian, Passat Dream and more. 2010 reissue from Matador, 12 tracks in all. black…
First in a series of shadow albums from legendary indie rockers, Pavement. The Secret History Vol.1 collects b-sides, live performances, alternate takes and other rarities that the band recorded during the Slanted And Enchanted era. The boys from Stockton, California pretty much knocked it out of the park with their debut. This first Secret History…
Finally back on vinyl! Originally released in 2000, Binaural would be Pearl Jam s sixth full length and their most experimental effort to date. Despite being recorded during a dark period for the band (Eddie Vedder was suffering writers block and guitarist Mike McCready was starting rehab), the album still managed to go gold and debuted at #2 on the…
Pearl Jam and the Chicago Cubs? Eddie Vedder, the frontman for the iconic Seattle band, grew up in the suburbs of the Windy City, and has been an avid fan of the baseball team all his life (he even wrote a song, All the Way, for the Cubs). And you know how historic the 2016…
After the immense success of its first two albums, Pearl Jam took a creative detour and churned out music for real fans, some edging toward experimental. With that said, this 8th full-length, dubbed the Avocado Album, is a return to the band s roots. Straightforward rock numbers fill up the 13 tracker, as Eddie Vedder…
Pearl Jam s seventh finally reissued on vinyl! Riot Act came at a heavy time for Pearl Jam, following the events on 9 11 and the tragic accidental death of nine fans during their set at Roskilde Festival in Denmark. The band actually considered breaking up at the time, but instead poured their energy and emotions…
Oh I, Oh I, Oh I m still alive! Yes, it s Pearl Jam s breakthrough debut album from 1991. I m sure you re familiar with all of the hits, Alive, Even Flow, and Jeremy. And I bet you might have a thing for Black, and possibly Oceans, as well? Whatever the case, Epic has hooked you up with…
Riches I heed not, nor man s empty praise… Released just 6 months after David Bazaan s debut album as Pedro The Lion, The Only Reason I Feel Secure distilled the urgent and downtrodden (do we have clearance to say emo ? just checking…) songwriting of It s Hard To Find A Friend into a poignant 5 song…
Sophomore studio album from Hermosa Beach, California s Pennywise. Unknown Road was originally recorded in 1993 at Westbeach Recorders in Hollywood, California and was the band s first album after the return of front man Jim Lindberg. The album is full of raw energy and aggression, from Lindberg s angst ridden vocals to guitarist Fletcher…
Go! Go! Go! Mirumir Music presents the first ever vinyl pressing of a mobile game soundtrack with the Angry Birds Go OST. The game was originally released in 2013 by Rovio and featured the immensely popular Angry Bird characters in an all-new downhill racing environment on Piggy Island. Pepe Deluxe was tapped for the soundtrack…