Originally released in 1991, Sailing The Seas Of Cheese took Les Claypool s slap-happy bass stylings and Larry LaLonde s outre guitar work to the masses on their major label debut. Along with Tim Herb Alexander s distinctly funky drums, the trio delivers a potent, one-of-a-kind fusion of thrash-metal and funk with breakout cuts Jerry Was A Race Car Driver (as heard on…
The tales in question find San Francisco’s kings of quirk metal further refining their clunky funky sonic concoctions. The lurid mini-dramas careen, heave, swagger and stomp around an eccentric cast of characters that includes airborne elephants and cheese-choked plagiarists. Primus’ sheer strangeness would be stifling if not for the trio’s formidable musicianship; no matter how…
New Primus! The Desaturating Seven is the band’s first official full-length since 2011’s Green Naugahyde and should be a breath of fresh air for longtime Primus fans, as the album is the first to feature founding member Tim Alexander on drums since 1995’s Tales From The Punchbowl (the drummer left the band in 1996 and…
Here s a Prince (RIP) song about a chance encounter with a girl, who happens to be wearing a impression-making headpiece, the kind you find in a second hand store. From the 1985 album Around the World in a Day, the track has been a Prince tour staple fan favorite since release, and the heavily…
Prince is resting in power, and his magic & genius will live on for generations to come. A singular Artist who influenced the game like no other, he was a fearless original and loved by the world for it. Purple Rain is the 6th studio album from the icon, and it is also the soundtrack…
“My memory is shot, but I appreciate now, looking back, how raw and off-the-cuff it was. There’s tons of mistakes in it and that wasn’t because we planned on it. We still can’t really admit that it’s as good as it is. You never want to say that your first is the best, but I’m…
Detroit four-piece Protomartyr channel the chugging motorik rhythm and dark atmosphere of UK post-punk acts Wire, The Fall and The Pop Group (who recently collaborated with the band for a live 40th anniversary celebration of Rough Trade Records), filtered through a greasy spigot of homegrown Motor City proto-punk. Relatives In Descent, their Domino debut, absorbs…
Debut studio album from Washington, D.C. s Q And Not U. No Kill No Beep Beep was originally recorded in 2000 and featured some of the aggressive indie pop to come out at the time. The band put a more infectious spin on the classic D.C. post hardcore sound, including plenty of shout alongs and…
Two of Queen s most iconic tracks, back to back for Record Store Day! We Are The Champions and We Will Rock You get a limited edition 180 gram 12  pressing to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Queen s News Of The World, as well as RSD BLK FRI 2017. Both tracks were treated to new remaster in 2011 by Bob…
The Queens Of The Stone Age are back! Villains marks QOTSA s seventh studio album following 2013 s chart-topper …Like Clockwork. Despite hitting #1 with their previous effort and hundreds of epic live shows, the band continues to evolve their sound rather than rest on their laurels. Villains is a testament to this change with Mark Ronson enlisted as producer to inject some fresh creative…
Love him or hate him, you gotta admit Quentin Tarantino puts together a mean soundtrack. I haven t even seen Grindhouse yet, but this thing has me hooked with rare 60s and 70s gems. As expected, there s a generous helping of dialogue and some recycled Ennio Morricone score here, but there s plenty for…
R.E.M. released Automatic For The People in 1992, when the music scene was saturated with amped-up grunge acts. Michael Stipe & gang still managed to achieve critical and commercial success, however, and the refined, evocative songs that grace the 8th album from the alternative rock pioneers still resonate 25 years later. Drive sets a somber…
Debut EP from R.E.M. reissued. Originally released in 1982, Chronic Town introduced the world to the jangly alt rock sound of Michael Stipe, Bill Berry, Peter Buck, and Mike Mills. The band recorded the  EP in October 1981 at Drive Studio in North Carolina along with producer Mitch Easter who performed with various sonic experiments when recording…
Document is R.E.M. s tribute to the work ethic. A snapshot in time, a true documentary, this meticulously-crafted creation pays homage to the group s role as bold experimenter just as it certifies their continuing development in it finely-tooled polish. We ve tried to take our sound, explode the recognizable elements, pick up the pieces…
Mid-career greatest hits compilation from Athens, GA s R.E.M. Eponymous was originally released in 1988 and was the band s last authorized release on I.R.S. Records. Many rare, alternative versions of the band s best known tracks at the time are featured on the compilation. Includes the songs: Radio Free Europe (Original Hib-Tone Single), The…
Fourth studio album from Athen, GA s R.E.M. Lifes Rich Pageant was originally recorded in 1986 and was the band s most commercially successful album up to that point. They worked with producer Don Gehman at John Mellencamp s Belmont Mall Studios in Indiana. The result was a cleaner sound than their previous releases, with…