Record Store Day 2010: The score!

Just returned from one of my friendly local record stores with a fairly good stash o' vinyl. Armed with a list of things of interest, I was surprised to find most of my 'priority' items. In no particular order... "Streetcore" - Joe Strummer and the Mescaleros, vinyl copy with code to download mp3 version for free. "Live at Clark University" - Jimi Hendrix Experience. An official 'bootleg' release by Dagger Records, the private issue label established by Experience Hendrix. It's actually a 5 song EP, recorded 3/15/68 in Worcester, MA. "Live at Hollywood High" - Elvis Costello & the Attractions. These are 3 additional songs from the 6/4/78 performance (about a week after I saw them in AZ, which was also my very first concert). There were 3 songs released from this show as a bonus 45 that came with the "Armed Forces" LP. Why they didn't call this 'part II' is beyond me. I got my copy of the original release on a 12" promo from the radio station I was working at. Those songs are now added to the "Armed Forces" CD. Today's release is also numbered, I guess making it a collector's item in 2050... 'Plundered My Soul" / "All Down the Line" - Rolling Stones. This will also be part of the 'Exile on Main Street' CD reissue. One thing that struck me as sorta funny when I got home, is I realised I just paid $7 for a single, $8 for a 3 song single, and $11 for a 5 song EP. Must be getting old... 'Til we groove again... www.notimewarp.com

Drop the needle down!

Dig it! Tomorrow is Record Store Day around the country. It's time to go out and show your support for your local record store by taking advantage of sales and special releases on this here day only! Artists putting out some new and special goodies include Rolling Stones, Jeff Beck, Devo, White Stripes, Joe Strummer, Neil Young, Beastie Boys, Elvis Costello, Jimi Hendrix, John Lennon, and lots more! So get your lists together, find out what stores are in, and get in the groove! www.notimewarp.com

The return of The Wall

Wow! Two posts in two days! He must be on crack! No, not this time. Suddenly there's lots of activity out there to write about. The latest is Roger Waters taking "The Wall" out on a large 31 day North American tour to celebrate the 30th anniversary of "The Wall" release, for lots of people to enjoy. The tour kicks off in Toronto on 9/15 and includes 2 nights in Chicago, 3 separate stops in the NYC area, DC, Montreal, 2 nights in Philly, and 2 separate stops in the L.A. area (who booked this thing anyways?). Also included are smaller cities as Pittsburgh, Hartford, Columbus (OH), Omaha (!), Fort Lauderdale, and Tacoma (WA). It's also making a Phoenix stop on 11/27. Might be another blog entry on the horizon... I never saw Waters in concert before. I did see Floyd's '89 tour (on consecutive nights) here in Phoenix. I never really got into the whole Waters vs. Gilmour debate thing. Apples and oranges, ya know? I woulda killed to see Waters with Clapton though...

Starting a commotion..

Alright! It's here! The newest Jeff Beck CD, "Emotion & Commotion"! I got to hear a little bit offa it on the NPR website (pretty hip place for music). It's finally a departure from the techno sound of Beck's last few studio albums (which I like quite a bit). Again, he stretches in a variety of directions, including some strings and even covering a standard (even with the title, it still hits you by surprise). During the first week of it's release, you can get a 30 minute interview with Mr. B. talking with Alice Cooper by purchasing the CD from itunes (snippet here). Then there's a today only special on amazon to purchase on mp3 for only $4.99. Whicha way do ya go? Dunno... I got an itunes credit so I may spend the extra dough and cash in some chips to get the interview.

I got some "me time" coming up here which'll give me an opportunity to listen to a lotta music, including "Emotion & Commotion". And as I'm working on a third playlist, it's gonna be just completely packed with stuff never before played on NOTIMEWARP RADIO. So, if you wanna get down with some stuff you haven't heard in ages or not at all, NOTIMEWARP RADIO is the place to be!

'til we groove again... www.notimewarp.com

Classic Style

Waassup? Not too much too report from the music world. Ok, the new Jeff Beck CD comes out on the 13th. And Record Store Day is the 17th. There's a couple future blogs... Me, I've been taking pictures. Of? Cactus, desert Squirrels, muscle cars, hot rods, Cadillacs, ocotillos, cardinals, light rail trains... a small variety of stuff. Twice a year, they have "Crusin' on Central". Lotsa old cars and such with lotsa people strolling around to look and talk cars. Of course, there was 50's and 60's music being pumped out to the crowd. Seeing all those old cars made me wanna hear some good old hot rod music from people like Link Wray and Duane Eddy.

Speaking of music, there's two long playlists rotating through the week now on the station. I'm working on a third that'll be comprised of mostly stuff never before played on NOTIMEWARP RADIO. That's gonna be cool. 'Til next time... www.notimewarp.com