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Showing posts with label Record Store Day. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Record Store Day. Show all posts
Tuesday, April 7, 2015
April Record Store Day Sale, Save 15% On Every Order
Add up Record Store Day and Spring Cleaning and it equals one huge sale. Save 15% on every order, now until April 18th. Use promo code "Spring15" and save some bucks on your order.
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Saturday, April 20, 2013
Record Store Day At Rusty Knuckles Music
It makes us damn proud to be able to offer up for sale, two amazing new vinyl records. Up first is the brand new Carolina Still 12" vinyl record on translucent Red, Green and Blue featuring twelve tracks of some the best Americana music you will hear in all of 2013. Have a listen and order your copy now...
Now if you want to get onto the rowdier side of life, the Flat Tires have layed down another barn burner of a track called Summer Time. The Flat Tires are teaming up with legendary DC hardcore front man John Stabb of Government Issue with a track from his new band called History Repeated. Their track is entitled The Sound and is a tasty slab of Post Punk that will leave you clamoring for more.
Order your copy now
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| Carolina Still - The Color Of Rust on CD and 12" vinyl |
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| Carolina Still - The Color Of Rust on 12" vinyl in translucent Red, Green & Blue |
Now if you want to get onto the rowdier side of life, the Flat Tires have layed down another barn burner of a track called Summer Time. The Flat Tires are teaming up with legendary DC hardcore front man John Stabb of Government Issue with a track from his new band called History Repeated. Their track is entitled The Sound and is a tasty slab of Post Punk that will leave you clamoring for more.
Order your copy now
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| Flat Tires split 7" with History Repeated, featuring John Stabb of Government Issue |
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| Flat Tires split 7" with History Repeated, featuring John Stabb of Government Issue |
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| Flat Tires split 7" with History Repeated, featuring John Stabb of Government Issue on 5 colors of vinyl |
Monday, February 25, 2013
Ambassador Jack White Enlightens Us About Vinyl Albums For Record Store Day
JACK WHITE: RECORD STORE DAY 2013 AMBASSADOR from Record Store Day on Vimeo.
RecordStoreDay.com
"Years ago someone told me that 1,200 high school kids were given a survey. A question was posed to them: Have you ever been to a stand-alone record shop? The number of kids that answered "yes" was... zero.
Zero? How could that be possible? Then I got realistic and thought to myself, "Can you blame them?" How can record shops (or any shop for that matter) compete with Netflix, TiVo, video games that take months to complete, cable, texting, the Internet, etc. etc? Getting out of your chair at home to experience something in the real world has started to become a rare occurrence, and to a lot of people, an unnecessary one. Why go to a bookstore and get a real book? You can just download it. Why talk to other human beings, discuss different authors, writing styles and influences? Just click your mouse. Well here's what they'll someday learn if they have a soul; there's no romance in a mouse click. There's no beauty in sitting for hours playing video games (anyone proud of that stop reading now and post your opinion in the nearest forum). The screen of an iPhone is convenient, but it’s no comparison to a 70mm showing of a film in a gorgeous theater. The Internet is two-dimensional…helpful and entertaining, but no replacement for face-to-face interaction with a human being. But we all know all of that, right? Well, do we? Maybe we know all that, but so what?
Let's wake each other up.
The world hasn't stopped moving. Out there, people are still talking to each other face-to-face, exchanging ideas and turning each other on. Art houses are showing films, people are drinking coffee and telling tall tales, women and men are confusing each other and record stores are selling discs full of soul that you haven’t felt yet. So why do we choose to hide in our caves and settle for replication? We know better. We should at least. We need to re-educate ourselves about human interaction and the difference between downloading a track on a computer and talking to other people in person and getting turned onto music that you can hold in your hands and share with others. The size, shape, smell, texture and sound of a vinyl record; how do you explain to that teenager who doesn't know that it's a more beautiful musical experience than a mouse click? You get up off your ass, you grab them by the arm and you take them there. You put the record in their hands. You make them drop the needle on the platter. Then they'll know.
Let's wake each other up.
As Record Store Day Ambassador of 2013 I’m proud to help in any way I can to invigorate whoever will listen with the idea that there is beauty and romance in the act of visiting a record shop and getting turned on to something new that could change the way they look at the world, other people, art, and ultimately, themselves.
Let's wake each other up."
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
Record Store Day This Weekend, Saturday April 21st
Music is all encompassing. Try to walk down the street and not hear some type of melody, whether it be birds in the trees, cars passing by or maybe a tune that is just stuck in your head. Hell, if you want to really feel the beat, hold your hand over your heart and listen to that rhythm. That might help to explain pop music a bit better with steady 4/4 timing allowing any user to easily jump in any time to get the time signature.
Now with all this music theory expanding your brain, why not get out to your local record store this weekend, buy some vinyl online or come see us at the Record & CD Show here in Raleigh on Sunday. Do yourself a favor and find one new band to listen to this weekend. We are on the same mission and will report back in on Monday with our findings.
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| Record & CD shows in North Carolina this weekend |
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| April 21, 2012 is record store day |
Third Man Records from Record Store Day on Vimeo.
Joey Ramone - Rock 'N Roll Is The Answer from Record Store Day on Vimeo.
Friday, March 9, 2012
In The Groove Records - Raleigh, North Carolina
Records stores are drying up faster than major labels ideas for how not to sink, but music fans are gaining in momentum daily. Luckily we were able to find out about a brand new record shop here in our local area called In The Groove Records. We stopped by to say hello and to see about getting our vinyl in stock. Really stoked that the owner Greg was into it and dug the bands. Go out and support your local independent record store before they are all pushed toward extinction. Take time out of your day, chill out and throw on some vinyl.
In The Groove Records Blog
"It's just after 5:30 on a Sunday evening, and Greg Rollins sits on a stool behind the counter of his tiny shotgun music store, In the Groove Records. He's closed for the night, but he still beams at the sight of the vintage LPs he stocks on two purple shelves inside the small room. He's tired: Yesterday, he ventured to Burlington for a day of buying inventory at a record fair.
"If you're going for yourself, then I feel like you typically go with a budget that you're typically going to have to stick to," he explains excitedly despite his fatigue. The rim of stubble blurring the line between his face and robust mustache indicates either a late return from the expedition or a late rise after it. "If you're going for your customers, then you can approach it a little bit differently, and that gives you more buying power with a dealer because they're going to cut you more breaks. The more stuff you pile up, the bigger that percentage off the top."
Rollins discusses the ins and outs of running his shop with the aplomb of a seasoned veteran. He's instantly ready to haggle on his records, quoting prices for obscure items from his brain's invisible index. An easy salesman, he seems like he's been doing this for years.
In the Groove is Raleigh's newest record store. Opened in mid-January, it buys, sells and trades used vinyl from its unlikely home in the Carter Building, a multipurpose arts and office space on Glenwood South. Rollins has long been an avid collector, but he had no previous experience in the record store business.
"The past two years, I've really been giving it more thought," Rollins says of the idea for the outlet. He pestered friends and fellow collectors about what they would like to see in such a shop. "I just kind of coalesced it all into what I think is going to work now."
Rollins, 48, has been around record obsessives most of his life. From 1979 to 1983, his father operated Treasure Chest Records, a beach music shop on the corner of Raleigh's Peace and West streets. In high school, he'd frequently correct peers about the kind of music his father's shop sold. They thought "beach music" meant surf rock and The Beach Boys, natch, but it's actually a hyper-local style of pop born on the N.C. coast. The misunderstanding still grates Rollins.
It's puzzling that Rollins waited this long to open up his own shop, but he had obligations. From 1985 to 1993, he served in the Air Force as a radar technician, working his way through stints in California, Alaska, Texas and Japan. He subsequently spent time working with electronics and computers, including three years at IBM. But he burnt out quickly on the tedious work and moved on to residential construction, where he met his life partner Karen Latta Cain, an artist who paints murals and artificial landscapes in area houses and businesses. In 2006, they began sharing her work studio in the Carter Building.
The bigger question about timing, though, is why Rollins chose now for this risky venture. The music industry feels like a series of massive question marks (or are those reapers?), much like the economy itself. Cain knows about the perils of a small business. Her decorative work has plummeted, forcing her to close her studio and look for other employment. Rollins, however, saw another open space in the building as an invitation to try something new. He paired his own funds with a $2,000 loan from his father, purchasing two large record collections and readying the space when it became available near the end of 2011. His financial security rides on his lifelong dream.
"It was very scary for him to have to build something that he had to jump on right away," Cain says. "It doesn't worry me anymore because he's open, and I see how much he's accomplished."
Rollins also sees little reason to dwell on the risks, especially when he can so easily bask in the dreamland he has created. His self-made bins are already packed with records, while displays overhead highlight some of his more impressive finds—a Japanese KISS LP and a copy of the Misfits' coveted Earth A.D.
Most of his stock hews to the classic rock canon, a reality Rollins says is more about what's available than his own taste. Healthy Beatles and Stones sections invite novices and collectors alike. But behind the purple counter, Rollins keeps the kind of rare treasures that will require a little extra motivation to make him give up. On opening week, these included a first-pressing of Miles Davis' Bitches Brew and a copy of Cry of Love's Brother, a particularly special piece for Rollins, as the Raleigh outfit rehearsed in the basement of the Carter Building.
For now, In the Groove carries no new records, but when and if he decides to add current releases, local bands will be his first priority, he says. He already carries Tobacco A-Go-Go, a rescued collection of '60s garage songs from North Carolina. The store's blog, which normally highlights interesting or unique record covers, recently featured Raleigh punk outfit Stripmines.
"To me, it's supporting the scene," Rollins explains. "If you've got a local scene happening, and you've got a local band where they've spent a grand or two on a 200-copy release of something they've had printed themselves, I think it's almost a responsibility to support these people. Get their stuff in your shop. Let people know it's here. It's for them, and it will come back to you eventually."
This local focus, he hopes, might one day expand beyond peddling records and into the role of archivist. He speaks highly of the label Paradise of Bachelors, whose Said I Had a Vision compiled tracks from N.C.-based songwriter and record producer David Lee, and Marshall Wyatt, whose Raleigh-based Old Hat Records has incorporated lost tunes into rousing collections like 2010's Gastonia Gallop. Eventually, he hopes to use his resources to construct similar collections. Namely, he'd like to investigate Rev. Moses Mason, a Louisiana blues man from the '20s who may have also been a street preacher, but maybe not. The mystery lures Rollins.
"If something's happening in a local area, and you have the access to it and you're able to expose a larger audience to it, I think everybody benefits," Rollins says. "Every region has their own unique sound. I see my role and other collectors' role as getting this stuff out to a larger audience."
Those goals keep Rollins motivated, but he has plenty on his plate now. He's constantly running through promotional ideas. Some are traditional (the possibility of Record Store Day) and some are not (constructing a sign made from copies of Herb Alpert's Whipped Cream & Other Delights to set outside the building). Any record store is a chancy endeavor, especially now, so he reckons it will take creative marketing and a well-curated stock to keep him in business.
"I will take certain risks," Rollins says, referencing "Who dares wins," a motto of the British Special Air Service. During his time in the Air Force, he and his buddies would mention that motto each time they were scared to approach a member of the opposite sex. It applies here, too.
"I try to keep that in the back of my mind, that you can't do it unless you do it," he says. "It's just that simple. I'm willing to take the risk, and if it doesn't work out, well, I did it. I can say I did it.""
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| Inyweek.com feature article on Raleigh, NC's In The Groove records |
"It's just after 5:30 on a Sunday evening, and Greg Rollins sits on a stool behind the counter of his tiny shotgun music store, In the Groove Records. He's closed for the night, but he still beams at the sight of the vintage LPs he stocks on two purple shelves inside the small room. He's tired: Yesterday, he ventured to Burlington for a day of buying inventory at a record fair.
"If you're going for yourself, then I feel like you typically go with a budget that you're typically going to have to stick to," he explains excitedly despite his fatigue. The rim of stubble blurring the line between his face and robust mustache indicates either a late return from the expedition or a late rise after it. "If you're going for your customers, then you can approach it a little bit differently, and that gives you more buying power with a dealer because they're going to cut you more breaks. The more stuff you pile up, the bigger that percentage off the top."
Rollins discusses the ins and outs of running his shop with the aplomb of a seasoned veteran. He's instantly ready to haggle on his records, quoting prices for obscure items from his brain's invisible index. An easy salesman, he seems like he's been doing this for years.
In the Groove is Raleigh's newest record store. Opened in mid-January, it buys, sells and trades used vinyl from its unlikely home in the Carter Building, a multipurpose arts and office space on Glenwood South. Rollins has long been an avid collector, but he had no previous experience in the record store business.
"The past two years, I've really been giving it more thought," Rollins says of the idea for the outlet. He pestered friends and fellow collectors about what they would like to see in such a shop. "I just kind of coalesced it all into what I think is going to work now."
Rollins, 48, has been around record obsessives most of his life. From 1979 to 1983, his father operated Treasure Chest Records, a beach music shop on the corner of Raleigh's Peace and West streets. In high school, he'd frequently correct peers about the kind of music his father's shop sold. They thought "beach music" meant surf rock and The Beach Boys, natch, but it's actually a hyper-local style of pop born on the N.C. coast. The misunderstanding still grates Rollins.
It's puzzling that Rollins waited this long to open up his own shop, but he had obligations. From 1985 to 1993, he served in the Air Force as a radar technician, working his way through stints in California, Alaska, Texas and Japan. He subsequently spent time working with electronics and computers, including three years at IBM. But he burnt out quickly on the tedious work and moved on to residential construction, where he met his life partner Karen Latta Cain, an artist who paints murals and artificial landscapes in area houses and businesses. In 2006, they began sharing her work studio in the Carter Building.
The bigger question about timing, though, is why Rollins chose now for this risky venture. The music industry feels like a series of massive question marks (or are those reapers?), much like the economy itself. Cain knows about the perils of a small business. Her decorative work has plummeted, forcing her to close her studio and look for other employment. Rollins, however, saw another open space in the building as an invitation to try something new. He paired his own funds with a $2,000 loan from his father, purchasing two large record collections and readying the space when it became available near the end of 2011. His financial security rides on his lifelong dream.
"It was very scary for him to have to build something that he had to jump on right away," Cain says. "It doesn't worry me anymore because he's open, and I see how much he's accomplished."
Rollins also sees little reason to dwell on the risks, especially when he can so easily bask in the dreamland he has created. His self-made bins are already packed with records, while displays overhead highlight some of his more impressive finds—a Japanese KISS LP and a copy of the Misfits' coveted Earth A.D.
Most of his stock hews to the classic rock canon, a reality Rollins says is more about what's available than his own taste. Healthy Beatles and Stones sections invite novices and collectors alike. But behind the purple counter, Rollins keeps the kind of rare treasures that will require a little extra motivation to make him give up. On opening week, these included a first-pressing of Miles Davis' Bitches Brew and a copy of Cry of Love's Brother, a particularly special piece for Rollins, as the Raleigh outfit rehearsed in the basement of the Carter Building.
For now, In the Groove carries no new records, but when and if he decides to add current releases, local bands will be his first priority, he says. He already carries Tobacco A-Go-Go, a rescued collection of '60s garage songs from North Carolina. The store's blog, which normally highlights interesting or unique record covers, recently featured Raleigh punk outfit Stripmines.
"To me, it's supporting the scene," Rollins explains. "If you've got a local scene happening, and you've got a local band where they've spent a grand or two on a 200-copy release of something they've had printed themselves, I think it's almost a responsibility to support these people. Get their stuff in your shop. Let people know it's here. It's for them, and it will come back to you eventually."
This local focus, he hopes, might one day expand beyond peddling records and into the role of archivist. He speaks highly of the label Paradise of Bachelors, whose Said I Had a Vision compiled tracks from N.C.-based songwriter and record producer David Lee, and Marshall Wyatt, whose Raleigh-based Old Hat Records has incorporated lost tunes into rousing collections like 2010's Gastonia Gallop. Eventually, he hopes to use his resources to construct similar collections. Namely, he'd like to investigate Rev. Moses Mason, a Louisiana blues man from the '20s who may have also been a street preacher, but maybe not. The mystery lures Rollins.
"If something's happening in a local area, and you have the access to it and you're able to expose a larger audience to it, I think everybody benefits," Rollins says. "Every region has their own unique sound. I see my role and other collectors' role as getting this stuff out to a larger audience."
Those goals keep Rollins motivated, but he has plenty on his plate now. He's constantly running through promotional ideas. Some are traditional (the possibility of Record Store Day) and some are not (constructing a sign made from copies of Herb Alpert's Whipped Cream & Other Delights to set outside the building). Any record store is a chancy endeavor, especially now, so he reckons it will take creative marketing and a well-curated stock to keep him in business.
"I will take certain risks," Rollins says, referencing "Who dares wins," a motto of the British Special Air Service. During his time in the Air Force, he and his buddies would mention that motto each time they were scared to approach a member of the opposite sex. It applies here, too.
"I try to keep that in the back of my mind, that you can't do it unless you do it," he says. "It's just that simple. I'm willing to take the risk, and if it doesn't work out, well, I did it. I can say I did it.""
Monday, April 4, 2011
Record Store Day - April 16th 2011
Record stores are dying off like the dinosaurs and we need to keep them alive. Instead of just shopping for new tunes online or the main big box stores help to support those inside stores which have launched thousands of unheard bands. Indies stores have a vested interest in breaking new bands and promoting great music as the sales are directly tied to their survival. Find a store near you and go make some new friends. While you are in there, ask if they carry any Rusty Knuckles bands. If they don't, sell them on how great our great our bands are and we will cut you a percentage of the sales. Yep, it pays to be active in our community of motors, music and moonshine.
Record Store Day - Get Active and Learn More
About Record Store Day
The original idea for Record Store Day was conceived by Chris Brown, and was founded in 2007 by Eric Levin, Michael Kurtz, Carrie Colliton, Amy Dorfman, Don Van Cleave and Brian Poehner as a celebration of the unique culture surrounding over 700 independently owned record stores in the USA, and hundreds of similar stores internationally.
This is the one day that all of the independently owned record stores come together with artists to celebrate the art of music. Special vinyl and CD releases and various promotional products are made exclusively for the day and hundreds of artists in the United States and in various countries across the globe make special appearances and performances. Festivities include performances, cook-outs, body painting, meet & greets with artists, parades, djs spinning records and on and on. Metallica officially kicked off Record Store Day at Rasputin Music in San Francisco on April 19, 2008 and Record Store Day is now celebrated the third Saturday every April.
Record Store Day is currently managed by Eric Levin, Michael Kurtz, Melanie Nipper, and Carrie Colliton. Folks wanting to contact Record Store Day are encouraged to email us at information@recordstoreday.com
Integrity - Micha (Those Who Fear Tomorrow)
This is the one day that all of the independently owned record stores come together with artists to celebrate the art of music. Special vinyl and CD releases and various promotional products are made exclusively for the day and hundreds of artists in the United States and in various countries across the globe make special appearances and performances. Festivities include performances, cook-outs, body painting, meet & greets with artists, parades, djs spinning records and on and on. Metallica officially kicked off Record Store Day at Rasputin Music in San Francisco on April 19, 2008 and Record Store Day is now celebrated the third Saturday every April.
Record Store Day is currently managed by Eric Levin, Michael Kurtz, Melanie Nipper, and Carrie Colliton. Folks wanting to contact Record Store Day are encouraged to email us at information@recordstoreday.com
Gotta love the Integrity poster in the back shot of this scene
Integrity - Micha (Those Who Fear Tomorrow)
