BLARE’s 40 MUST-HAVES FOR RECORD STORE DAY

Walking into a record store can sometimes leave you feeling overwhelmed. The artwork, the new favorites, the old favorites, the forgotten pieces of work that have your parents drooling over the dust still laced onto a classic they treated like a first-born when they used to be friends with a friendly-green dragon; it’s hard to shake the feeling of pure whimsical excitement. RECORD STORE DAY stokes that raging fire by supporting the independent... Read More

Album Reviews – 8/3/10

Gorillaz / Plastic Beach / Virgin On Plastic Beach, Gorillaz invite all of their friends to a posh beach paradise where everything is groovy by day but at night there’s something sinister going on. On their latest effort, the same kinds of happy-go-lucky, smile-inducing beats Gorillaz made famous back verses from British rappers Bashy and Kano, and De La Soul on tracks including “White Flag” and “Superfast Jellyfish”. Alternatively,... Read More