…Yes, the same Melanie that graced the original 1969 Woodstock stage as-a virtual unknown, but emerged as one of Rock’s legendary singer-songwriter-storyteller! Over 40 years later…40-some records later…and over 80 million in record-sales later, Melanie is still doing her-thing on her latest album – Ever Since I You Never Heard Of Me. This autographed very-limited-pressing of Melanie’s “Grape” record is available (while supplies last) via Melanie’s official store.
Imagine guitar processed beyond recognition into something that occupies space in a way that fills and consumes, taking it over. Cascading drones fulfill like a metallurgist’s hammer and anvil in the dark echoes of a coal miner’s cave. A patient slow-pan exploration of the interior architecture of an elaborate temple, followed by a burning ecstatic ascent, ending with trails of embers left in your wake. This is Cinchel – Stereo Stasis.
Described as Strawberry Shortcake meets Gwar and Valentine’s Day meets Halloween with the visual impact of Japanese Anime, One-Eyed Doll is an award-winning Austin, Texas power rock duo with a loyal global fan base and extensive international press exposure. In 2009, 2010 2011 the group swept the SXSW Music Awards in categories such as Best Punk Band, Best Metal Band, Best Goth Band, Best New Band, Best Acoustic Guitarist, Best Electric Guitarist, Best Producer, Best Drummer, Best Songwriter, Best Female Vocalist and more. The group has independently released three full-length albums, appears in Revolver, Guitar World and Guitar Player magazines and has left several national tours in its wake including major anime conventions (DragonCon, AniMix, IKKiCON, Anime Overload, ShadoCon, etc.) Blazing the band’s wildfire buzz amongst their growing legions of religiously crazed fans is One-Eyed Doll’s cult leader: the impossible-not-to-love Kimberly Freeman, whose punishment is so sweet you’ll beg for more. Reserve one of the 1,000 first edition records today!
mewithoutYou returns with their 5th studio album, Ten Stories. Helmed by producer Daniel Smith (Sufjan Stevens) and mixed by Brad Wood (Smashing Pumpkins), Ten Stories is an allegorical collection of songs that, at first listen, follows a winding narrative about a circus train crash in 19th century Montana. Long time fans will know that although we are introduced to a talking elephant, fox and tiger there is always more than meets the eye.
Available on charcoal/smoke colored wax everywhere tomorrow (06.12.12).
Thanks to Telestrion for hiring GGR to press their self-titled first album and Molecule EP on wax for the first time ever! Both are pressed on an array of limited edition colors to go with the deluxe psychedelic full color artwork. The albums feature heavy original tracks and some amazing Black Sabbath and Pink Floyd covers. To stoner rock fans everywhere – if you don’t buy any other vinyl this summer, definitely grab these two records while you can (both are limited to 300 copies).
Jonathan Richman was kind enough to stop by GGR yesterday while in Cleveland – a gracious guest indeed! Thanks for stopping by!
Jonathan Richman, Tommy Larkins, and a few of the Gotta Groovies
Jukebox the Ghost is back with Safe Travels, the follow-up album to their 2010 breakout Everything Under the Sun. After two solid years of touring including shows at Lollapalooza and a stop at Late Night with David Letterman, Ben, Tommy and Jesse are back with 13 new, original tracks that the Washington Post describe as “rambunctious pop music with the compact melodicism of the Beatles, the ambitious prog sprawl of Yes, and the persistent dance motion of New Order.” Safe Travels will be available in stores starting June 12th, and is available for pre-order now!
Some words from Tor Lundvall about the creation of The Shipyard:
In the Autumn of 1990, I documented a handful of spontaneous audio experiments on a portable tape recorder. One of these pieces was a quiet instrumental entitled ‘In a Shipyard’. I worked on a few variations over the following months and then I put the track to rest, hoping to expand on the idea at some point in the future. Almost 20 years later, I finally started recording an album based on the themes and images this old track evoked.
‘The Shipyard in Winter’ was the first new recording to take shape. This track was constructed around the soft, mechanical loop I used in my original demos. I then altered the loop to construct ‘The Shipyard at Dawn’ and ‘The Shipyard at Night’, both of which appear on the album. ’The Shipyard in Winter’ and another out-take entitled ‘Safety in Grey’ were released on the Tursa compilation “With Friends Like These” in 2010.
The nautical and industrial sounds on the album were created from scratch and come from some surprising sources. The distant, sluggish melody on ‘Under Snow Conditions’ is actually a slowed down fragment of distorted piano from ‘Blankets of Snow’ (an out-take from the “Ice” sessions). The two final tracks, ‘Blue Rain Ships’ and ‘Grey Rain Ships’, were constructed by running randomly overlapping tape loops from my archives, so there is an element of chance in these pieces.
This instrumental collection of songs is limited to 500 hand numbered vinyl copies (comes with a free MP3 download coupon and artwork by Tor Lundvall), and is available for pre-order now from Dais Records.
The two-man wrecking crew known collectively as Wizard Rifle first came together in the autumn of 2009. Based in Portland, OR and drawing influences from Black Sabbath, Lightning Bolt, High on Fire, Karp, Sleep, Sonic Youth and Nomeansno, Wizard Rifle are as difficult to describe as they are to ignore. Eclectic, innovative, and all-around out there, their sound is a constantly-evolving, always adapting entity that changes with their moods. Wizard Rifle have done their best to spread their tapestry of noise across the entire continent, completing two full US / Canada tours Arabrot alongside festival appearances at SXSW, Fall Into Darkness, and PDX Pop Now and gigs supporting the likes of Lightning Bolt, Valient Thorr, Black Cobra, Yob, Agalloch and more.
The first 100 copies of Speak Loud Say Nothing are on exclusive VINYL BONG colored wax! Pre-order begins 05.31!
Courtesy of Rockathon Records, the reunited GBV ante up on this brand new full-length LP – Class Clown Spots a UFO. Available for pre-order now via The Factory of Raw Essentials (aka the Robert Pollard Store), this newly minted record will be in stores everywhere on June 12.