Friday, April 20, 2012

Record store day

  • Time to break out the record spindles and the traffic cones.
  • (YAHOO!)
  • Last year, the music industry finally had something to celebrate: a rise in record sales. But the celebration was probably timid. The increase was only 1.3 percent, and much of it came from Adeles 21 selling 6 million records. In total, 330.
  • (Huffington Post)
  • (CBS News) Some big-time musicians - like Bruce Springsteen and Paul McCartney - are releasing new music or playing live Saturday, because its Record Store Day. Organizers say this years event is the biggest one yet.
  • (CBS News)
  • Were you planning on a buying an album at a store Saturday? If so, you better set an alarm. The lines form early. Country music star Dierks Bentley is singing at Easy Street Records and singer-songwriter Dar Williams will be at Silver Platters.
  • (Seattle Times)
  • PORTLAND, Maine — Think Katy Perry and vinyl, and a hip-hugging dress might come to mind. The 27-year-old pop artist is among musicians going old school — releasing music on pressed vinyl records to help celebrate Record Store Day.
  • (New York Daily News)
  • PORTLAND, Maine -- Think Katy Perry and vinyl, and a hip-hugging dress might come to mind. The 27-year-old pop artist is among musicians going old school -- releasing music on pressed vinyl records to help celebrate Record Store Day.
  • (AZCentral.com)
  • There are more cool limited-edition records out for today's fifth annual Record Store Day than you can shake an iPod at. Jimmy Fallon's Bowie-Tim Tebow mash-up, "Tebowie," for one.
  • (New York Post)
  • Record Store Day is upon us and, in its fifth year, its bound to be the best one yet. Each year, artists new and old, spanning every genre, release limited edition albums and singles on vinyl exclusively for Record Store Day.
  • (Examiner)
  • Vinyl: Its bad for couches and good for music. On April 21 independent music store in the U.S. and around the world celebrate the 5th Annual Record Store Day. Record stores will be hosting live events including artist appearances.
  • (YAHOO!)

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