Limited Edition, Special Edition, Anniversary Edition, Collectors Edition, Deluxe Edition…,  all much used words when talking about music releases in 2009. As both new releases and old classics were often released in various edition and levels of bonus material and deluxe packaging. Some were obvious cash-ins for the industry, others were prepared with much more [...]

The guys over at Guitar World have put together a list of the thirty best punk albums of all time. Lots to like on this list.  We’re quite pleased to see The Sonics up there.
Here is top five.  Head over to Guitar World to see the full list.  Any thoughts?
THE SONICS—Here are the Ultimate Sonics

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This week’s picks among the latest releases includes the great Daniel Johnston’s newest offering “Is & Always Was” and via Matador comes the latest album “The Sound The Speed The Light” from the legends in Mission Of Burma. Legends are definitely also Jesus Lizard and their albums “Goat”, “Head”, “Liar” and “Down” are all now [...]

This week’s picks among the latest music releases includes Beastie Boys’ incredible 4 LP limited collectors edition of their album “Check Your Head” and Os Mutantes new album “Haih Or Amortecedor“.
Sundazed has reissued the two albums “No Way Out” and “Inner Mystique” by the legendary nuggets band Chocolate Watchband. Available is also the truly epic [...]

This week’s picks among the latest releases includes the reissue of Brian Eno’s collaborations with Cluster main men Moebius and Roedelius on “Eno & Cluster” and “After The Heat” and we got the new album from New Zealand’s post-punk legends The Clean entitled “Mister Pop“. A band that might have sounded different without inspiration from [...]

Nylvi’s picks among the latest vinyl and CD releases this time includes new albums from Yacht, Cornershop, Rainbow Arabia, Jay Reatard, Sax Ruins and Reigning Sound.
Also in stock are recent albums from Moderat, Phenomenal Handclap Band, Robert Pollard, Japandroids, Cass McCombs and the great Dirty French Psychedelics compilation.
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This week’s picks among the latest releases includes the long-awaited vinyl release of Johann Johannsson’s “Englaborn” and Babatunde Olatunji’s influential 1959 debut “Drums Of Passion” is available in a new remastered and expanded version.

If “your turntable’s not dead”, we also recommend the vinyl version of “Horehund” from Dead Weather and Jack White’s new label Third [...]

This week’s picks among the latest releases includes Wilco’s great new (The Album), Jim O’Rourke, Fennesz and Peter Rehberg’s two classic albums are repackaged in the new set “Magic & Return” and “Ambivalence Avenue” is the new album from the always charming Bibio.
“Imidiwan: Companions” is a new album from Tuareg Nomads Tinariwen and from the [...]