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They're still happening. He just handles multiple projects at once and gets a lil' sidetracked.

I thought this was Pete and Pete Polaris and got excited...

Preorders up for Western Addiction - Tremulous and Good Riddance - Symptoms of a Leveling Spirit repress.

Yes sir. I have friends trying to get tickets for KC, but it was an alt press presale. I sat there for a few minutes trying different combinations: altpress/alternativepress/thursday/and finally JETBLACK and amazingly, it worked. I'm actually pretty proud of myself for that, because in all honesty, it could have been anything, even unrelated, haha.

Don't pay flipper prices (yet) - this is on backorder but can be reserved again: http://atribecalledquest.shop.musictoday.com/product/Y4TQ12COMBO/limited-edition-white-jacket-vinyl-download?cp=83001_83743

Deluxe:

Could you please shut the fuck up and stop pretending that you live in Russia and that you're not Halo 2? Would appreciate it.

I think a universal thread title would definitely be helpful. I've overlooked this a few times

This is 100% the redubbed version everyone is complaining about. The difference is obvious Not saying its bad either. I'm fine with this version.

I really love that he all of a sudden started using more broken english.

Hello, friends. Your new hymnal is available now. Resistance music for dangerous times. Listen & get limited vinyl here (includes immediate download): http://www.theeopencity.com Euros & Brits go here: http://endhitsrecords.bigcartel.com/ Wholesale copies available through Ebullition, RevHQ and Revolver. About the record: "I know you’d like if we just sat silent / and never challenged your ideas," asserts Rachel Rubino in the opening moments of Open City, the eponymous debut by the Philadelphia four-piece, over a blast of hardcore dissonance. “So here's how we feel, here’s what we want, here’s what we need: to be heard!” Open City is a project embedded with histories — people, places, sounds, scenes. Bringing together collective decades of experience in East Coast punk and DIY communities, specifically ones known for prying open the melodic sides of punk rock, hardcore and post-punk, the project is: singer and lyricist Rachel Rubino (Bridge And Tunnel, Worriers), bassist Andy Nelson (Paint It Black, Ceremony, Dark Blue), guitarist Dan Yemin (Paint It Black, Lifetime, Kid Dynamite, Armalite), and drummer Chris Wilson (Ted Leo & the Pharmacists). “Hell Hath No Fury” is the album’s opening track, an apt point of entry to Open City’s ten tracks of dynamic post-hardcore and Rubino’s wide-ranging vocals, which fluctuate from shouts and screams, to melodic hooks and the occasional deadpan. “I've personally never felt like I fit into the binary of what a woman should be or do,” Rubino says, reflecting on the song. “I feel a strong desire to disconnect gender from talents and actions. I constantly want to find new ways of challenging myself, and through that to challenge the stale ideas others have placed on us. I refuse to do so in silence. I believe in the individual’s right to govern themselves based on what they feel is right and true to their vision of a positive reality.” A shared ideology is central to Open City. The project grew out of a mutual desire for a band that rehearsed continuously, coupled with an urgent need for something faster and more aggressive than some of its members had done before. Yemin, Nelson and Wilson spent a year carving out the band’s sonic framework, searching for a singer who spoke their common musical language, one inspired by 90s basements and commitment to DIY as an ongoing process. By the time they found Rubino, they’d already linked up with Will Yip at Studio 4 to record the instrumental tracks for the record, fueled by eagerness, frustration, and utter necessity. The result is an album that moves seamlessly, full of thoughtfulness and careful rage. Open City draws direct inspiration from a specific period in underground punk. “The most exciting shows I’ve seen in my entire life have been in basements in New Jersey, Philadelphia and New York, during 1991 through the early 00s. Specifically Sarah Kirsch’s bands,” Yemin says, speaking of the prolific punk songwriter who played in 12 bands over 20 years, including John Henry West, Torches to Rome, Bread and Circuits, and Fuel. “Those bands were really inspiring in terms of how she did things, what the records sounded like and looked like, the interface between content and design, and presentation and process. Most recently Mothercountry Motherfuckers, the posthumous record that just came out, that was my favorite record of the past few years.” In the early 90s, Kirsch’s music left Yemin in awe: for its aggression, for its melody, the energy, the things said on stage between songs. Open City weaves in and out of pointed themes: sexism, not staying silent, but also the hollowness of words in the face of inaction. The stakes are high. “I am tired / and you are right / we’ve given up the fight,” Rubino scowls on “Nerve Center”. “Trading my cards in for other efforts / find a place where I can be more effective / What a fucking joke!” It’s a song that stares you right in the eye and couldn’t be better timed. "All these words they don’t mean shit when all you do is yell at bricks," Rubino screams on a cut that rallies against inequality, “Brother I'm Getting Nowhere.” These are songs about sleepless nights, the reality of endings, about feeling stuck, honing on a purpose; about fighting, and then not fighting. “There's an inherent anger at the systems of oppression and abuse that constantly diminish and destroy the efforts of folks who are fighting for a better world,” Rubio says. “There's a deep disappointment for a lack of support and care from individuals in my life and in my community who I expected more from. There's a heavy dose of self-analysis, in a range from self care to self-loathing. Finding hope in strange places. Mourning loss along a timeline you cannot control. Trying to understand it. Admitting that I can't. It exists in that tense place where frustration is fighting apathy.” - Liz Pelly Upcoming Shows: Feb 03 - Suburbia - Brooklyn, NY Feb 04 - Aurora - Providence, RI Feb 05 - In The West - New Brunswick, NJ Feb 16 - Everybody Hits - Philadelphia, PA Feb 17 - Comet Ping Pong - Washington, DC Feb 18 - Black Iris - Richmond, VA Feb 19 - Downsquares - Baltimore, MD Apr 29 - First Unitarian Church - Philadelphia, PA

I just noticed my typeo. Martin...not Marin. oops

Steve Marin is such a kooky and wacky dude!

got my shipping confirmation for the /100 bundle!

I agree 100%, I see great deals for amps on CL all the time. I grabbed an older Sony for $50 bucks, and while it's not replacing my Rotel any time soon, it's great for my basement setup.

Holy shit, this album is really fucking good. Definitely glad I PO'd.

If it's livenation, it's SHOWTIME. If it's AXS, it might be JETBLACK

I don't see it as an option online. But I think if you request, Relapse kills your entire family?

The entire release has felt weird. 1,000 copies exist, yet a large number seem unaccounted for based on Discogs stats, secondary market prices, etc. But yeah I imagine this may continue to become available intermittently.

Yeah, fair enough - that was EZ. Very pleased to be able to grab this though - the Southbound score is UH-MAZING.

I just started going regularly about a yearish ago. RIP tours I missed/was too young to go to. IARB 10 year dreams.

aaand this thread title just got confusing. Derek, any chance we can have it changed back to the "universal ghostly thread" I find myself skimming past this since the title is a random PO that seems to be changing sporadically.

It matches the artwork perfectly. I tend to go for the most limited variant but opted with the clear w/ black.

Just got an email from Bullmoose saying there is a color variant indie exclusive now and they should definitely ship in March Ben Folds Five - Unauthorized Biography of Reinhold Messner - Opaque Red

or the coke bottle. erybudy loves coke so...

That's a steal. Stoked for you!

They posted about it to fb shortly after I noticed them and they probably all sold right then.

What's the point of the mini-replica?

seems they've eased restrictions for people with two citizenships last night...

Got 2 decks of my favourite band the CRO-MAGS!

Exactly what I had heard a while back, thank you. No idea why I didn't just search for "vinyl version". Not only does this establish the differences, night-and-day, but it also goes a step further to illustrate that Fungi has no clue what he's talking about and really zero positive contributions for the board. I'm okay with the forums playing an annual game of Spot the Fuckboy where as soon as we all successfully identify Halo 2, he gets banned for a year and can attempt to join as a different scene kid in disguise at some point in January the year after. I think it could be a lot of fun. That being said, I find it amusing that it seems to be random whether or not the samples are intact or not. There are people claiming the originals are there, and others insisting they're not – both camps, on all recent presses, Euro or otherwise – and at this point I don't know what to think until my copy shows up. But like Shelby said... it's noticeably different, sure. And I'd prefer the original version we're all used to, but not enough to chase down a different copy to drop $100. I'll just cross my fingers, I guess. @ethereal – the blue "indie" press that you just spun; did it sound like the above vinyl version? Or like the version you're familiar with? And where did you end up receiving it from?

I haven't seen them in a decade and havent listened to anything they've done after A City by Light Divided (except the split with Envy which was dope af), but Full Collapse tho... I'm guessing since its a reunion their set list will at least lean towards the Full Collapse/WATT era. At this point I see old bands playing newerish songs that I don't know as a blessing because I can catch my breath from being in the pit AND go drink alcohol. Had to tell my girlfriend that I'll be going to the Thursday show and shes very disappointed. She's super knowledgeable about music and she can easily out obscure/weird me. But her only experience with emo/hardcore/metalcore/posthardcore comes from working at Hot Topic from 04-06. Like, she has never heard Chiodos' music but knows exactly the kind of dweeb who would buy their shirts.

Sure was! That place has my heart

Looks like dais added a dozen or so more of the /400 clear variant of Demonstration is anyone still needs one: http://www.daisrecords.com/collections/vinyl/products/drab-majesty-the-demonstration-lp?variant=28070840657

Got my copy of dead horse one-seasons of mist today I forgot the blog but this did come in as the number one shoegaze record of 2016 requiempouruntwister.bandcamp.com/album/season-of-mist

Shameful price for cant slow down

Classic tuggie material up in here.

I've never fucking cared, nor do I give a shit, but a buyer in discogs asked -and I know ALOT of you bitch about it . Is it pretentiousness? Is it because is has to be "perfect"? What? ITS A BUMP ON THE CORNER FOR FUCKS SAKE. tell me.

If you guys can live without the purdy blue variant, last year's Euro repress appears to have the original samples, for what it's worth. If you already picked up the newest blue press, it's debatably worth it to shell out ~$25 PPD for one song... but if you're on the fence and own neither yet, I'd suggest going for that one. Sound quality appears to be a mixed bag depending on who you ask, but at least you know you're getting the original samples if they're that important to your listening experience.

Self Defense Family - Colicky bandcamp.com/yum jtqx-xh7g

I guess it depends on how many 7"s you have...this is what I use:

Red up at BM for $13.97 http://www.bullmoose.com/p/24503980/power-trip-nightmare-logic-translucent-red-indie-exclusive

Dings matter to people for the same reason they do to sports card, coin or comic book collectors. Ask a baseball card or currency collector how much difference a ding makes to the value of a card or note - probably like 75% on an in-demand one. People who collect anything are weird. People who collect anything involving printer matter are even weirder. It's like they need some way to rank one copy of something over the next so they'll look for the slightest noticeable markings and use them as benchmarks. I don't think it's that hard to understand. If you're only interested in the tunes, then be happy with your copy of an album dug from the bargain bin and be done with it. If you're an obsessive "collector" then you'll probably spend the rest of your adult life searching for the most pristine copy of "Dark Side of the Moon" imaginable, and when you finally find that mint sealed OG you'll wake up each morning paranoid that this will be the day it'll fall on the ground and get a corner ding. I don't think one is right and one is wrong. Just two sides of the vinyl appreciation coin.

Cars and records are inherently different anim.... i Personally give zero ahits about dings or folds or whatever. That being said people should list the issues in the description. Especially in todays over sensitive world. Seems i remember some people throwing shit fits about it more than once. But for me, As long as that shit plays, im good.

Popmarket has been a shitshow for the last 6 weeks or so. Hopefully everyone's orders go as planned.

The story says Music on Vinyl. I'll be buying these without a second thought. Love Catherine Wheel.

I'd say punk albums traditionally run from about 30 to 40 minutes. Usually somewhere in the middle of those two points. Some of the first bands that really got me activated about music (these being Nine Inch Nails, Marilyn Manson, Pantera and Tool) were putting out albums that were around 60 to 80 minutes so I ended up having a really high expectation for running time. I came to settle on the 40-ish minute mark as being a concession after getting into A Perfect Circle (their first LP is about 43 minutes) and realizing that not every band had as much quality output (or output overall) to support the maximum CD capacity running time. Then The Mars Volta came into my life... and well. You know.

Have to include Crass here. Yes, I know lots of people are not into them; but they were a huge eye opener to me as a youngin'