thriller!
stephen, being the amazing man that he is, bought me this yesterday:
the thriller album. on vinyl! mint condition. i can not even express how exited i am about this - you should have seen my girlish giddiness when i saw it. so, last night we worked on a little art project and listened to the album. oh don’t kid yourself, i got up and danced around our loft. i did the thriller dance and stephen was like “how do you even know that?” i just do. and of course, flip the record and there it is: billie jean. this makes me incredibly happy. yes, i know, i am very easily amused…and a huge dork. but that’s ok, cause i got my thriller record! if you wanna come over and practice the dance, i’m in.
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like i told you all last week, there was a lot of stuff going on in dallas over the weekend! i managed to take in as much as i could…
record store day: was awesome. i made it up to good records just in time to hear LIONS play and buy some new cd’s (the kooks “konk” and MGMT’s self titled)
after watching the band for a bit, i made it up to house of dang for their little soirée and got some super cute new earrings…i have a pic somewhere, i’ll post it later.
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record store day tomorrow!!
that’s right! record store day is happening tomorrow - saturday, april 19th. as i’ve mentioned before, record store day celebrates your local independent record stores: their culture, place in our communities, artists and most importantly, music.
for a list of all of the participating record stores (nationally) go here.
if you’re in the dallas area, good records is putting on a great party that will celebrate record store day and their 8th birthday!! they will be having live music from 11 am till midnight including red monroe and the black angels! here is a complete list of all of the artists collaborating for this joyous event. word around the campfire is that there will be beer and food, and as always, you can find your favorite new album there - i’m not going to tell you what it is, you’ll have to figure that out yourself.
so come out if you’re around and celebrate records, music, artists, and independence in the industry (or what is left). stop downloading music for a few hours and remember the rush of picking out that album, holding it in your hands, seeing the beautiful artwork, and feeling the live music running through your veins.
“Yes, yes, I know. It’s easier to download music, and probably cheaper. But what’s playing on your favourite download store when you walk into it? Nothing, that’s what. Who are you going to meet in there? Nobody. Where are the notice boards offering flatshares and vacant slots in bands destined for superstardom? Who’s going to tell you to stop listening to that and start listening to this? Go ahead and save yourself a couple of quid. The saving will cost you a career, a set of cool friends, musical taste and, eventually, your soul. Record stores can’t save your life. But they can give you a better one.” - Nick Hornby, Author, High Fidelity, Slam, and others…
see y’all there!
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