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I was thinking the same thing. Not many other contemporary "rock" bands can sell out multiple nights at Madison Square Garden.

New featured column on Grantland written by Steve Hyden. Here's the basic concept: "Mainstream rock barely exists anymore. To understand how we got to this point, we're not going to learn anything by examining for the umpteenth time how the Velvet Underground invented alternative music, or watching all of the approximately 214 documentaries on punk, or talking to Ian MacKaye about why Fugazi never sold T-shirts at shows. What we need instead is a Winners' History of Rock and Roll that tells the stories behind some of the biggest bands of all time.If we can learn how and why those bands became popular, and what those stories tell us about a larger narrative taking place in American culture over more than 40 years, we can track the fissures and failures that eventually caused rock to slouch toward irrelevance — and determine whether it can (or should) wage a comeback. Over the next seven weeks, I'm going to be writing about seven bands: Led Zeppelin, Kiss, Bon Jovi, Aerosmith, Metallica, Linkin Park, and the Black Keys. I don't love all of these bands, but I do love some of them. My point is that my personal feelings here don't matter. I picked these bands because they rank among the most popular of their respective eras, and they all remain active in some form to this day. I believe they also represent turning points in rock history that haven't always been appreciated or remarked upon all that much. More than anything I'd argue that these bands are important in ways that few other rock bands in the 21st century — even the ones I adore and passionately push on people at parties — seem to be." Pretty intersting topic whether you agree with him or not. Read more: http://www.grantland.com/story/_/id/8821559/the-winners-history-rock-roll-part-1-led-zeppelin

Pretty cool. Would've been cooler if they issued this on vinyl. http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/08/arts/music/sony-issues-bob-dylan-recordings-to-keep-european-copyright.html

Well that's like, just your opinion, man.

I hear you but the same artist makes prints of the same quality for the same band at prices that are generally lower by $10. Many of the El Jefe prints I've bought for less are even more limited.

Any more info here?

If any 2012 subscribers are interested in selling their Frank Turner lathe cut, let me know. My good buddy is a Frank Turner collector and would be way interested.

That sucks man. Sometimes it feels like the USPS tries their hardest to mistreat packages.

http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/brooklyn/ilove_you_ya_crook_C1suESfULaCmC80NLx6O3H

Don't have a link. Banquet Records lists it as "back in stock soon" so I emailed Banquet. They told me about the repress but didn't know the date so I emailed Toby at Red Scare. He provided the info.

Making Whoopee = Halloween

FYI, Red Scare is repressing Chamberlain Waits this year.

Mine is fine.

Just got this haul in the mail from soundstagedirect Ryan Adams, Gold Beach Boys, Endless Summer Ronettes, Wecoming the Fabulous Ronettes Pearl Jam, Versus Lawrence Arms, Oh Calcutta Sam Cooke, Live at the Harlem Square Club.

Supposedly it's going to be a cd/dvd combo. Haven't heard anything about a vinyl release yet. Fingers crossed.

The discount code "hohey" will give you 25% off.

That was the heavy petting zoo tour.

New Euro press is available. It's red w/ black splatter. http://shop.gunnerrecords.com/product_info.php/products_id/44

I can see if you're a completist or if you don't already have these. Otherwise, what's the point?

August 24, 1990, Sinead O'Connor at the Garden State Arts Center -- the infamous show where she refused to have the National Anthem played.

If anyone is still looking for the Lumineers/Civil Wars split, you can get it from the Lumineers' webstore for $20. Not cheap, but cheaper than what Daytrotter was charging: http://thelumineers....s.spinshop.com/

Underworld Records has several copies for sale on ebay germany, which is where I got mine: http://www.ebay.de/itm/The-Gaslight-Anthem-Handwritten-LIMITED-LP-180g-BLUE-Vinyl-OVP-Made-in-EU-/380513571037?pt=Bücher_Unterhaltung_Music_CDs&hash=item58986050dd#ht_1354wt_1189

There's a good amount of room for extras. In my box, I added the self-titled 12", Back to the Known, Tested, and All Ages and there's still room for a few more.

Huge part of my high school soundtrack. Thanks for posting.

To each his own. I think there are far more inane threads than this one. This auction didn't strike me as serious either but I was curious as to what people think is going on here.