From the Bargain Bin @ Tower Records

The $85 photo. Get some. God only knows what retail would have been.

From The Knife's Silent Shout. $4.80.
MP3: The Knife - "Like A Pen"

From Film School's "On & On" CD-EP. $.50.
MP3: Film School - "February"

B-side from LCD Soundsystem's Disco Infiltrator CD-Single. $.50.
MP3: LCD Soundsystem - "Slowdive" (Xfm Session)

From Exit Music, a Radiohead tribute album. $3.80.
MP3: RJD2 - "Airbag" (Radiohead Cover)

B-side from TV On The Radio's Staring at the Sun CD-Single. $.80.
MP3: TV On The Radio - "Freeway"

     

Last Days at Tower Records

For those of you with a Tower Records in a nearby vacinity, it may be worth stopping by for one last look. The one in my neighborhood is closing in less than a week and they're practically giving cds away at this point. The pickings may be slim but those with patience and some extra time on their hands will find some decent selections left. I picked up Rogue Wave's Descended Like Vultures, The Futureheads' News and Tributes ($2), and Sound Team's Work EP for a grand total of 8 bucks. As InMyTree would say, Get Some.

MP3: Rogue Wave - "Publish My Love"
MP3: The Futureheads - "Back to the Sea"
MP3: Sound Team - "It's Obvious What's Happening Here"

We can't save the stores but Save the Album?

I have to admit, I got a little nostalgic walking past Tower Records this weekend and seeing large "Going Out of Business" and "Clearance" posters. As many of us have known for awhile now, the internet has long threatened the survival of many record stores. Now our friends at Insound apparently understand this and are doing their best to keep up. Always looking out for our favorite indie bands, they've just released a "Save the Album" campaign with the announcement that this week they'll be launching an MP3-only digital store. Colin Meloy, Bloc Party, the Walkmen, Devendra Banhart, and others have joined the cause with videos of their favorite albums. The key takeaway here is that Insound will offer full album-only downloads, claiming that individual tracks while benefitting the pop community have no place in indie rockdom. While I may not be ready to give up cds just yet, it's good to know that Insound is doing their best to stick around for awhile and oh yeah, help the indie rock community too.