I'm not sure I've ever been in a situation where a Will Oldham-themed condom has been called for, but people have all sorts of preferences, and now one of them is being served. A Wolfroy Goes To…   Read Story »

On Record Store Day this past weekend, the former Velvet Underground member John Cale released Extra Playful Transitions, a 12" EP of artists like Tim Hecker and Maria Minerva remixing his tracks.…   Read Story »

You wouldn't expect abstract rap innovator Aesop Rock and antifolk queen Kimya Dawson to have anything to do with each other, but those guys have been maintaining a fruitful, if unlikely, artistic…   Read Story »

In March 2010, Animal Collective played a special event at New York's Guggenheim Museum. And on this past weekend's Record Store Day, they released Transverse Temporal Gyrus, a new LP that collages…   Read Story »

Recently, Sigur Rós signaled their new release Valtari with the lead single "Ekki Múkk," which was also released as a 10'' for Record Store Day. The B-side to that release, the non-album "Kvistur,"…   Read Story »

St. Vincent's much anticipated Record Store Day contribution was a red vinyl 7" with two new songs, "KROKODIL" and "GROT." The former was premiered during her set at Coachella last weekend. Now you…   Read Story »

Another Record Store Day exclusive is Beach House's "Lazuli" 7", limited to 2,400 copies on blue vinyl. B-side "Equal Mind" is a synth-laden, Fleetwood Mac-esque stunner left off their forthcoming…   Read Story »

Speaking of the Flaming Lips and Record Store Day, one of today's most anticipated releases was the collaborative LP The Flaming Lips And Heady Fwends. You've heard cuts featuring Bon Iver, New…   Read Story »

Yesterday we heard Mastodon cover Feist for a Record Store Day 7". Now we've got their faithful take on the Flaming Lips' Soft Bulletin classic "A Spoonful Weighs A Ton" to enjoy. It was also…   Read Story »

Only a couple of hours too late for the 5 Best Videos Of The Week, here's an awesomely deranged animated clip for "Supermoon Made Me Want To Pee," the Prefuse 73 joint from the new collaborative…   Read Story »