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HAPPY RECORD STORE DAY!!!

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Huzzah! Today, being April 19, 2008, is the day that we celebrate the independent record store! While some of us may have forgotten what an amazing place a record store is, forsaking them for iTunes, eMusic, bittorrent downloading, or, god forbid, MySpace, today is a great opportunity to rediscover what joy may lurk in the New Arrivals bin, be they used or new. Perhaps you'd prefer to sift through new and used vinyl on the off chance that you may find a numbered and hand distressed Matmos 12" similar to the one that guy with the flipper arm stole from you? A world of discovery and wonder lurks in the shelves and stacks of your local record store, and you should go there today! (And then go back next week, and maybe even the week following!)

Buy something new (that we haven't bothered to review yet) like the Dodos, Frightened Rabbit, Thao Nguyen and the Get Down Stay Down (LOVE HER!), Destroyer, Wye Oak, Man Man; or perhaps something old that is new again: Merge recently reissued Spoon's fabulous Telephono, as well as the amazing Soft Effects e.p.; also, Anti recently reissued Neko Case's records that were previously on Bloodshot.... And all of this is likely available to purchase at your local independent record store!

Also a whole mess of record stores are doing special events today, the entire hoo-ha being chronicled at the Record Store Day website. (Which seems to be sporadically working, so also check out Pitchfork for a great write up of some of the must see fun and must get giveaways!)

What we are going to tell you, however, is that if you are in the Seattle area, make your way to Crossroads Mall in Bellevue, Washington today at 3:30pm. Friends of Duck & Cover, ex-Band Of Horses member having, and remarkable Amateur Radio Operator will be playing a showcase for the Silver Platters record store.

So there you go! Happy Record Store Day! Go buy some real records, and not just those esoteric sound files the kids seem to like these days! Also, go see some music! Eat vegetables and drink plenty of water!

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