It’s been a fun week!
Wednesday night, I went to the Rock Hall with my pals D.X. Ferris from Scene Magazine, Sirius XM personality Dusty Street, and Pale Hollow drummer Nick Perry, for an evening of Q&A with drummer Joe Vitale about his book Backstage Pass.
If the goal is to leave ’em wanting more, Vitale did exactly that on Wednesday night at the Rock Hall, and certainly sold several stacks of books to everyone that was in attendance that no doubt wanted to fill in the gaps of what they had heard.
The hour 1/2 chat with Vitale flew by, and he had some great stories, including a classic story regarding the recording sessions for Joe Walsh’s classic solo hit “Life’s Been Good” with producer Bill Szymczyk. I’ve heard the track a million times over the years, and once I knew the story behind it, everything made a lot more sense…..for a Joe Walsh song, anyway.
My comrade Ferris posted a nice re-cap of the evening with Vitale that you can check out here. And if you haven’t read Backstage Pass yet, grab a copy here!
My takeaway from the evening? I need to track down a copy of the Crosby Stills and Nash Allies album, which allegedly is being reissued on CD (for the first time domestically) later this year. I’ve got my fingers crossed that that is true! I also need to get my hands on a copy of Vitale’s 70s solo disc Roller Coaster Weekend, and I’d love to track down the followup Plantation Harbor as well. The true work of a music geek is never done!
Speaking of that, how PSYCHED are you that Record Store Day is tomorrow?
Here are a few links to get you primed for the experience:
Prefix Magazine have a guide with everything you need to know to have the BEST Record Store Day ever.
My buddy Brian is missing Record Store Day because of work, but he’s got thoughts to share….
What are you going to do when Record Store Day is over? I’m guessing that you’ll probably have a lot of awesome tunage to listen to (and watch.) And hopefully you will continue to visit your indie mom and pop record stores…because every day should be Record Store Day! If you’re looking for some good reading material, I would suggest that The Vinyl Countdown might be just what the music-lovin’ doctor ordered! Thanks to Jeff at Popdose for the tip!
The Cleveland Bachelor shares his side of the truth regarding everything Record Store Day-related in the Waterloo District at Music Saves, Blue Arrow Records and Books, etc. etc. etc.
It seems inevitable that CB and I will cross paths and maybe (*gasp*) even hang out. I’m not making any promises….but it has potential!
I’ll be hitting up Music Saves and possibly Time Traveler Music in Cuyahoga Falls as well, depending on my schedule. Later that evening, I’ll meet up with Bear and a few others for Jonah Koslen and Stage Pass Now at The Winchester.
Speaking of Music Saves, here is the latest and greatest informational rundown from TEAM MUSIC SAVES. Music Saves gets the 2009 award from me for the indie store that put the most effort into making RSD ’09 really, really cool for Cleveland. Hopefully, all of you that are not in Cleveland have something cool going on in your city at your favorite local store that is comparable to Music Saves!
For all of the Music Saves Record Store Day deets – click here
You can also click here for a printable PDF version of the above information.
Other details from their latest email:
The other Record Store Day street events we know of so far (we’ll have flyers with a final event list strewn around Waterloo on Saturday):
Blue Arrow Records is offering 10% off everything in the store (except furniture – from noon-10pm) and hosting a FLOOR CONTEST to win a vintage Derek Hess poster!
This Way Out is offering 10% off everything in the store (from noon-8pm)!
If you spend $10 or more at MUSIC SAVES, This Way Out, or Blue Arrow Records, each of those 3 receipts is good for $1 off a beer in the Beachland Tavern! The Tavern will open at 11am with a special lunch menu PLUS the brunch cocktail menu!
At Shoparooni, bring in a mixtape (or mixCD) formed after one of these 3 themes: Porkchops & Awesome Sauce (Marlee), Glitter & Sequins (Steve), or Caught on the Spot (Heather) and get 30% off your purchase PLUS they’ll have a photo booth set up!
Expect the Arts Collinwood Gallery, Low Life Gallery, and the Waterloo 7 Gallery to all be open AND look for the debut of the new WATERLOO CAFÉ!
Announcing RSD Bonus WILCO Concert Download:
The news just keeps getting better. As an exclusive bonus to customers who purchase the DVD, Ashes of American Flags, at RSD participating stores, you will be able to download one complete concert drawn from the shows featured in the film. This exclusive concert download will only be available via an embedded link on the DVD from 4/18-4/27, before the DVD goes to wide release. This bonus concert download will disappear from the site at 11:59 p.m. on 4/27/2009. This is in addition to the 20 full songs featured in the DVD which are available to all customers via download!SONIC YOUTH BuyEarlyGetNow preorder NOW at MUSIC SAVES!
WHAT YOU GET:
– pre-release stream of album on April 28
– bonus limited exclusive vinyl live LP on street date WHILE SUPPLIES LAST!
– bonus limited-edition poster on street date
– bonus exclusive MP3 outtakes and live tracks
The Eternal 2LP $49.98 list, YOUR COST $37.99 and CD $28.98, list YOUR COST $26.99
Only regular, dependable customers will have the option to pay later! The rest of you gotta pay when you preorder, sorry!TIMELINE:
3/24 – preorder begins through indie stores ONLY!
4/28 – BEGN goes live with album stream
5/12 – First bonus MP3 on BEGN site
6/2 – Second bonus MP3 on BEGN site
JUNE 9, STREET DATE – pick up the album, your bonus live LP, AND bonus poster
That’s enough for today, ain’t it? We’ll pick the winner of the Jane’s Addiction vinyl early next week. And guess what, we’ll have another contest after that. I’m going to try to keep the contest machine rolling on a regular basis.
Have a great weekend, all….and ENJOY RECORD STORE DAY!
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