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Retail manager Michael, part-time mailorder helper Ryan, and intern Aaron all performed Tuesday at the annual Champaign Great Cover-Up, a charity event where local bands spend a set masquerading as another (more famous) band.
This year, Michael got be a member of the Specials and I saw a ska band live for only the second time ever.
One of us was definitely more happy about their milestone than the other.
We got an unexpected (and very delicious) New Year’s present from Jamie of Xiu Xiu yesterday.
But before you start feeling left out, don’t worry — he got you a present, too!
Stream the band’s brand new single “Hi” from their upcoming album Always in the post above and grab a copy of the limited edition clear pink vinyl in our E-Store.
The latest issue of Manual Dexterity arrived at our office the other day — complete with a lengthy spread on the Polyvinyl 15-Year Anniversary show and interviews with Matt (co-owner of Polyvinyl) and Bob Nanna of Braid.
Check out the entire zine for free here!
of Montreal - Dour Percentage (from: Paralytic Stalks)
Yeah, yeah, we know everyone and their cat has a list of their top things from the past year. And, well, that’s exactly why we wanted to join in the fun, too!
Click here to find out which albums, bands, events, and colors of vinyl made 2011 a great year for the entire PV staff (be sure to click “More” toward the bottom to get the full list).
And if you’re into pop-punk and the like, you can check out my extended list in the comments. Giving myself preferential treatment because I run the Tumblr is an unwritten “honorable mention.”
Even though Danielle’s re-located to St. Louis, she still surprised us with some awesome holiday gifts.
In addition to a box full of sugar cookies, she made little gingerbread versions of everybody at Polyvinyl! Check out ours above and San Francisco’s here.
If you’re wondering, we’re all holding tiny vinyl records.
If you’re wondering part 2: Michael is obsessed with The Clash, but I’m wearing a WHY? shirt because Danielle used to listen to them nonstop in the office and it drove me crazy. Come to think of it, Michael also does that with The Clash.
Thanks, Danielle!
As year-end lists start to appear everywhere across the Internet, we couldn’t help but notice that Trump Harm (the latest release from 31Knots) popped up on Pitchfork’s Worst Album Covers of the Year.
We thought we’d embrace this uh…honor by having our design intern Tim create a background image for one of our office computers based on the artwork.
And of course, this being the holiday season, we couldn’t keep such a treat to ourselves so we’ve made it available for free download (right click -> save as).
Enjoy!
The members of Asobi Seksu are auctioning off an unopened copy of the long out of print, limited edition split 12” with Pas/Cal from their personal collection.
The red vinyl — which features Asobi Seksu’s cover of The Ramones “Merry Christmas (I Don’t Want to Fight Tonight)” — is up for bidding on eBay until Friday afternoon.
All proceeds will be donated to the Willie Mae Rock Camp for Girls so click the link above to help out a good cause and get some great, hard-to-find music in the process!
As announced on Pitchfork this morning, of Montreal’s new album Paralytic Stalks is coming out on February 7!
But why wait until then? You can pre-order the limited edition 2xLP on 180-gram fuchsia vinyl right now. We also have a new t-shirt and sweatshirt designed by David Barnes (who also did the cover art).
View everything here: http://www.polyvinylrecords.com/paralyticstalks
(Source: pitchfork)
