Celebrating Iggy Pop on his 79th birthday.
"The Idiot would have been unthinkable to anyone familiar with Pop’s previous personae as rock’s wildebeest, who flung himself about to the frenetic roar produced by the Stooges..."
“Brighton’s SLAG (yes, that’s their name) is the kind of band that feels inseparable from the scene that shaped them. They are scrappy, instinctive, and thriving on momentum. Their debut EP “Losing” marks a defining step, and it’s out now via Big Scary Monsters...”
"With her “one woman brutalist synthpop” project Darling Black, Hundley is indeed going it alone, except when a top-flight remix specialist comes a-knockin’..."
PA: RSDay at Gallery Of Sound / ME: RSDay spins into Portland / AL: Vertical House Records sees biggest turnout yet for RSDay / UK: RSDay UK at Regency Records / GA: RSDay at Moe's Record Shop / TX: RSDay at Waterloo Records—more.
"Jake Xerxes Fussell's solo approach cast a spell in its intimacy, creating the unusual scene of a Saturday night bar completely quiet, rapt with attention. Things expanded a bit, though, when joined by his touring mate, Sam Amidon..."
"Craft Recordings continues its year-long centennial celebration of one of the 20th century’s most important cultural icons—trumpeter, bandleader, and composer Miles Davis—with a brand-new box set, Miles ’56: The Prestige Recordings..."
Celebrating Robert Smith in advance of his 67th birthday tomorrow.
"Forty-six or so years after releasing their 1979 debut Three Imaginary Boys, and sixteen years after releasing their last album, 2008’s 4:13 Dream, The Cure did something my Robert Smith-phobic friends dreaded they’d do–came back"
"Local H today have announced the 30th anniversary reissue of their iconic, breakthrough album As Good As Dead, out this summer via G&P Records. Originally released in 1996, the reissue is band-approved and features a brand new remaster..."
Remembering James Chance, born on this date in 1953.
"The Contortions combined the atonal jazz skronk of Chance’s blurting and squealing alto saxophone with broken-glass-sharp shards of guitar, played atop one very funky bottom..."
MD: Fans camp out REB Records ahead of RSDay / WA: RSDay at Easy Street Records / NY: Revolver Records celebrates RSDay / ID: The Record Exchange celebrates RSDay / IA: RSDay in Dubuque / IL: RSDay crowds at Culture Shock—more.
“That’s a great concept for a song, really cool. I’m actually going to listen to this...”
TVD’s The Idelic Hour, our freeform FM radio podcast with Jon Sidel
"Winding up another of what guitarist Sean Eden called a “micro-tour,” Luna returned to the Birchmere Music Hall in Alexandria, VA, last week, opening with the glasslike instrumental strains that eventually aligned into John Barry’s theme from Midnight Cowboy..."
“Craft Recordings celebrates the 25th anniversary of Drowning Pool's Platinum-selling debut, Sinner, with a limited-edition vinyl reissue and expanded digital release...”
Celebrating Andy Shernoff in advance of his 71st birthday Sunday.
"Go Girl Crazy! is one of those most audacious and exciting debut LPs ever..."
"Ranked by Rolling Stone as one of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time and by Pitchfork as one of the Top 200 Albums of the 2000s, Z arrives in two definitive formats..."
"Los Altos, California’s Chocolate Watch Band were not a bubblegum act—their rough edges and maniacal R&B led one critic to dub them America’s Rolling Stones—but they sure got whored out as one..."
In rotation: 4/17/26
We preview Record Store Day 2026 events in:
Milton Keynes
Madison
Phoenix
London
Nashville
Charleston
Houston
Lincoln
Montana
Miami
Austin
Annapolis
Newcastle
Minnesota
Seattle
Cleveland
Worcester
Andover
Baltimore
St. Louis
New Jersey
Denver
Evansville,
St. Petersburg
more!
"RHINO is releasing The Monkees' Good Times! (10th Anniversary Deluxe Edition), a new 2CD version of the band’s acclaimed 2016 studio album. The set arrives on May 29 and includes unreleased instrumental versions of every album track, plus four rare session outtakes..."
“The early years of the enigmatic musical duo Barnes & Barnes will be celebrated with the June 19 release of Zabagabee: The Best of Barnes & Barnes. Originally released in 1987 by Rhino Records, this 16-track compilation—featuring the early MTV hit “Fish Heads”...”
Celebrating Lee Kerslake, born on this day in 1947.
“Demons and Wizards is rock solid; heck, I’m even developing a schoolboy crush on “Rainbow Demon”...”
"...every year, Record Store Day also attracts a new wave of listeners just getting started. First-timers. People who’ve been meaning to set up a turntable for years and finally pulled the trigger. And the question they’re all asking is the same one it’s always been: Where do I even start?"
"When it comes to pop-punk, nobody excelled at the form quite like California’s Descendents. Over-stimulated through caffeine and sporting raging late-adolescent libidos, the band eschewed the political and the nihilistic for subject matter that was more down to earth and still relevant..."
MA: Countdown to the fab finds of RSDay / UK: Counting down to this year’s RSDay UK / IL: Val's halla Records celebrates RSDay / FR: RSDay returns across France / MI: RSDay 2026: Hot titles, limited quantities / IN: RSDay goes pan-India—more.
"Rough Trade Records is set to mark 50 years since its beginnings with a one-off, special series of concerts and events at London’s Southbank Centre, which will take place between July 17–19, 2026..."
"John Mellencamp is set to release a new lyric book via Rizzoli New York. Due on September 29, John Mellencamp: The Songbook: 50 Years of Song and Poetry finds Mellencamp opening his archives and tracing his evolution as both a songwriter and poet—spanning every era of his storied career..."
Celebrating Phil Mogg on his 78th birthday.
"...here’s the thing—for a couple of years in America’s bicentennial decade, UFO produced some tasty and surprisingly melodic heavy metal that deserved better than it got."
The Best of Radar: The Podcast with Dylan Hundley, Episode 200: Sleaford Mods
"We talk about drugs, therapy, breaking free from addiction, the birth of Sleaford Mods, artistic perspective, live performance, and the new record, Demise of Planet X..."
