Wakka Wakka Wah Wah- New Doc About the Cry Baby Pedal

By Annie | Published: March 18, 2011

Guitar players love to talk about guitars and accessories nearly as much as they love to play. In the new documentary Cry Baby: The Pedal That Rocks the World talk they do about the Cry Baby pedal, otherwise known as the “wah wah.”

It’s a fantastic doc about the intersection of creativity and technology in music, definitely worth a watch whether you’re a player or a fan.

Cry Baby: The Pedal That Rocks The World from Joey Tosi on Vimeo.

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Record Store Day Brings New Vinyl Releases

By Annie | Published: March 21, 2010

As the annual Record Store Day celebration gets closer (April 17th!) the interwebs are buzzing with news of special vinyl releases from old and new (and occasionally dead) artists. Most are limited editions that will likely sell out quickly. These are some of the ones we’ll be looking for:

Bruce Springsteen: 10″ live with versions of Wrecking Ball (live at Giants Stadium) and The Ghost of Tom Joad.

R.E.M: a blue vinyl version of the EP Chronic Town.

Devo: re-releasing Duty Now For The Future on both vinyl and CD, as well as a new 12″ single.

Elvis Costello and the Attractions: individually numbered 7″ including three unreleased tracks.

Flaming Lips and Stardeath and White Dwarfs: Dark Side of the Moon on seafoam green vinyl.

Sex Pistols: Great Rock ‘n’ Roll Swindle, a 180-gram double vinyl set.

Flogging Molly: 7″ opaque red vinyl live release.

Jimi Hendrix: 12″ live on colored vinyl.

Gorillaz: White Flag 10″.

John Lennon: limited edition 7″ box set with lots of goodies.

Weezer: special Happy Record Store Day version of Raditude.

Joy Division: 4 LP box set.

Muse: 7″ live including Uprising and Resistance.

Ramones: double LP, one green, one blue.

Rolling Stones: 7″ hand-numbered unreleased song from Exile on Main St. sessions.

Sound Garden: 7″ translucent vinyl.

Them Crooked Vultures: 10″ picture disc, B side is an interview with the band.

The complete list of Record Store Day vinyl releases is here.

Visit the Record Store Day site to find a participating store near you! Many will also have live in-store performances, so make a day of it.

The Basement Vinyl crew will be at Vintage Vinyl in Fords, NJ. If you plan to be there let us know so we can say hi!

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From the End of the World to Your Town | Episode Six

By Annie | Published: March 8, 2010

The first record Annie ever bought, Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy from Elton John is a concept album that tells the story of the musical partnership between Elton and his lyricist Bernie Taupin.

The package it came in was pretty impressive!

Buy Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy on Vinyl at Amazon

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You probably think this post is about you

By Annie | Published: February 26, 2010

So the big music news of the day seems to be- it wasn’t Warren Beatty or Mick Jagger afterall! Supposedly it turns out that Carly Simon’s Your So Vain was about David Geffen. Rolling Stone sleuths out the story, but I don’t think the facts are quite that conclusive.

As far as this from the story,

So the mystery of “You’re So Vain” might finally be solved. At least we still have the curious case of “You Oughta Know.” (Cough)

I thought we all knew that was about Dave Coulier?

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Music For a Snow Day

By Annie | Published: February 9, 2010

The northeast is snow-shocked, with more on the way! Stuck at home, what better excuse to sit around and listen to records?

What will you pull out of its sleeve? I think I’ll start with the Beach Boys Endless Summer compilation to escape the chilly northeast for a couple hours!

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Basement Vinyl Facelift

By Annie | Published: February 3, 2010

Hope you like the new look! I’ve been coding my little fingers off for the last few weeks, whenever I could find the time.

Check out our new feature, The Bin, for the occasional tidbit related to vinyl records and the music we love. Better yet, subscribe to our RSS feed (in a reader or by email) so you don’t miss a thing. We’re more than just a podcast!

And speaking of the podcast- yes, it’s been way too long since our last show. No real excuses except… life. But we appreciate that you’ve stuck with us and hope to have something for you to hear real soon!

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Hotel California (Episode Five)

By Annie | Published: October 14, 2009

Hotel California- "V.O.L. is Five Piece Live"For years this was Annie’s favorite record- and hearing it again, it may still be! With Hotel California the Eagles departed from their earlier country-influenced sound and created one of the most enduring records ever made.
Hotel California gatefold with devil in the balcony

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Darkness on the Edge of Town (Episode Four)

By Annie | Published: August 12, 2009

After a long hiatus, we’re back!

We both count Bruce Springsteen’s Darkness on the Edge of Town among our favorites, but it turns out we have some very different opinions on what it’s all about!

Trying something a little new with this episode-
let us know what you think ;) .

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Money for Nothing (Episode Three)

By Annie | Published: May 18, 2009

Brothers in Arms, released in 1985 by Dire Straits, was one of the last HUGE LPs before CDs came along and changed the game forever.

The videos created for this record were some of the more adventurous of the time.

Embedding is disabled but go to You Tube to see Money for Nothing video, Brothers In Arms, and Walk of Life.

The Man’s Too Strong live at Wembley Arena in 1985

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Help your neighbors and maybe win an original Springsteen print!

By Annie | Published: April 23, 2009

Backstreets, the Bruce Springsteen fan magazine, is encouraging fans to donate $25 to the Community FoodBank of New Jersey, which will then enter you into a contest to win an original Springteen print from one of fourteen noted photographers.

Together with “Photographers Against Hunger,” we’re encouraging fans of Bruce Springsteen to donate $25 to the Community FoodBank of New Jersey. This is an opportunity to, in the words of one of the photographers, “become a part of the spirit of what Bruce and the band have always been about,” and in return, you’ll not only be helping a noble mission in Springsteen’s backyard, you’ll also get a chance to bring home an extraordinary work of art, thanks to the generosity of these 14 noted photographers.

Head over to Backstreets to read more, donate, and enter. Good luck!

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