record store day

mewithoutYou have announced that they will be releasing an exclusive 12-inch maxi single, titled The East Enders Wives, on this year's Black Friday Record Store Day. The effort will be limited to 1,000 copies. You can check out the artwork below. Be sure to leave us a comment with your thoughts! mewithoutYou recently posted a mysterious video, titled Thy foes […]

This year’s Record Store Day saw its most successful vinyl sales ever, which rose 58 percent over RSD 2013. Independent record stores saw a 91 percent increase in sales overall compared to the previous week. Record Store Day 2014 also helped independent stores have their highest weekly stake in physical album sales (around 19 percent) […]

Pixies are currently streaming their fifth full-length album, Indie Cindy, on NPR Music. The record is the band’s first full-length effort since 1991’s Trompe Le Monde and will be officially released on April 29 via the band’s own label, Pixiesmusic. While the album is mostly a collection of songs that were already released on a […]

Circa Survive are streaming “Bad Heart,” a new song taken from the band’s split seven-inch with Sunny Day Real Estate, which was released on April 19 as a Record Store Day exclusive. Listen to the song on the band’s Soundcloud or below, and let us know what you think. “Bad Heart” was recorded after the release of […]

In celebration of Record Store Day today, Crown The Empire and We Are The In Crowd tell us the first records they ever bought.  Check out parts one and two with Breathe Carolina and I See Stars and with Neck Deep and August Burns Red.

August Burns Red and Neck Deep tell us about the first music they every purchased. Stay tuned tomorrow on Record Store Day to hear from Crown The Empire and We Are The In Crowd, and see what Breathe Carolina and I See Stars had to tell us in yesterday's “My First Record” segment!

As we gear up for Record Store Day on Saturday April 19, Breathe Carolina and I See Stars tell us about their introductions to music and the first records they ever bought. Stay tuned for a second and third part of this series leading up to RSD with August Burns Red, Neck Deep, Crown The Empire […]

Into It. Over It. recently toured Gotta Groove Records pressing plant in Cleveland. Learn how a record is made with Evan Weiss & co. then be sure to go out and support your local record store this Saturday April 19 for Record Store Day. 

Saturday, April 19, marks the seventh annual Record Store Day, a yearly celebration that takes place the third Saturday of April and packs independent record stores across the nation—and now, the world—full of exclusive releases and hungry customers. Sure, RSD has its problems—telling shops when they can open their doors and threatening to blackball record […]

The seventh annual Record Store Day will be held on April 19, and with releases having already been announced from the likes of Green Day, Sunny Day Real Estate and the Flaming Lips, the hype has been building. Now, the full list of RSD releases has been announced, and you can read the entire thing at […]

In celebration of Robotic Empire Records’ 100th release and the 15-year anniversary, the company will be releasing a tribute album to Nirvana’s In Utero, In Utero: In Tribute: In Entirety, including tracks from Circa Survive, Thursday and Ceremony. Check out the track listing below. 1. Pygmy Lush – “Serve the Servants” 2. Circa Survive – “Scentless […]

In support of Record Store Day on April 19, Warner Bros. Records have announced a myriad of special releases from bands such as Green Day, the Flaming Lips, My Chemical Romance, Tegan And Sara and more. Check out the full list of new material that will be released on that day at independent record stores […]

Circa Survive and Sunny Day Real Estate will be releasing a split on Record Store Day (April 19) that features new, exclusive tracks from both bands. The new SDRE song is titled “Lipton Witch,” and will be the band’s first new song since the release of their 2000 album, The Rising Tide. Circa Survive’s track is […]

Green Day have planed a special release for this year’s Record Store Day (April 19). The band will release 18 demo tracks as part of an LP entitled Demolicious. The demos were recorded at Jingletown Studios in Oakland, CA, in 2012 during the sessions for the band’s Green Day ¡Uno!, Green Day ¡Dos!, Green Day […]

For Black Friday Record Store Day, The Computers decided to pit the works of two of their favorites who happen to share the same first name together with a cover compilation. Elvis Vs. Elvis, their limited edition 10-inch picture disc, features Computers covers of three Costello and Presley classics. Check out their takes on Costello's “Radio Radio” and a medley of Presley's […]

Following in the footsteps of the established Record Store Day, there will be a new day to celebrate physical music distribution this year.  On September 7, 2013, the first ever Cassette Store Day will take place. The event this year is set to boast special edition releases and cassette re-releases from artists such as At The Drive-In, Pulled […]

Okay, sure, we could write a scathing editorial on how Record Store Day has lost the plot. A day originally created to celebrate the wonder that is the independent record store has been mercilessly co-opted by labels both major and indie, looking to flood the marketplace with a substandard (and wildly overpriced) product, and many […]

New Found Glory have announced that for Record Store Day, they will release a limited edition Ramones cover EP titled Mania. The Bridge Nine/Violently Happy release will be “extremely limited” in its 12″ Record Store Day (April 20) release format. A digital version of the EP will be availalble starting April 23.    TRACKLISTING: 1.  I Wanna […]

Coheed And Cambria have revealed the album artwork (below) and tracklisting for their upcoming 12″, The Afterman Ascension: Big Beige Demos, which is being released for Record Store Day's Black Friday. The 12″ will feature the following songs:  Side A: 1. “Domino the Destitute” 2. “The Afterman” 3. “Mothers of Men” 4. “Goodnight, Fair Lady” Side B: 1. […]