Tuesday, October 19, 2010

The Endorsement: All Day Records















If you want to see what a real record store looks like, check out All Day Records at 112A E. Main St. in Carrboro. Lacking the annoying 'rockist' viewpoint of CD Alley and the plain ignorance of Schoolkids, All Day Records is stocked with nothing but the finest, gold label shit in ALL genres, old & new. The day I snapped this pic, I picked up Curtis Mayfield's Got To Find A Way for 7 bucks like it was nuthin. You ever see that hanging out in the other shops? Nope. I think I skipped by some original English-pressed Magazine albums on the way there, too.

That's just sugar on the tip of the tongue for ADR's selection - most of the stuff in there I had never even heard of -- thankfully. Why? Because you won't get tired out digging through the used bins past all those Police, Madonna, Talking Heads, and Prince albums you see all over the place and don't want. They're not there. This should immediately put a smile on your face. It's like being in a liquor store with all top-shelf booze, no Jose Cuervo or Aristocrat. They also sell cool vintage stereo equipment.

The store's owner is Ethan Clauset, a dude that's about as legit as they come. He designs websites, DJs killer parties, and knows way more music than I do. You should be thankful someone like this is wasting his time in North Cackalack. Go see him asap in downtown Carrboro, right across from Weaver St. - so you can go preen with your new records in front of frumpy librarians while you have lunch.

Drooby dooby doo where are you pal? We need POSTS, stat!

Wednesday, October 6, 2010

A Moment Alone

Hey kids, Truth here. Looks like this I have blow the dust off this ol' blog AGAIN because dear Drew is too busy living that life in the nation's cleanest, possibly whitest, town. So here it goes, I'm gonna keep it shorter and sweeter this time out...

First up, we got some Harold Budd when he was tweaking out in irrelevance in the 90s. I imagine only a few college kids from back then that are now history professors or something heard this one.

Next, Nate Dogg (???) comes pretty weak on this G-Funk from '98. I included it mostly because I feel sorry for the guy, apparently this album was supposed to be released in '95 and got shelved for years only to surface after P-Diddy and the Fam had changed the game. Bummer!

Saddar Bazaar ('Central Market') are an obscure hindu-concept band from England that no one ever cared about. I'll bet there are A LOT of British bands like this out there....

Finally, some real Indian music to round things out. I'm not sure who this group is, but the album, MahaMantra ('Great Chanting for Deliverance' - word.) is nice.




UPDATE: having trouble large files like Indian mantras to Rapidshare, so in the meantime here's a little instrumental ditty. Note to Drutabaga: I've got big mashup plans for this one involving possibly Mobb Deep, so cue up Ableton big baby!



Alright, like the Mr. Rogers of music I'm gonna put on my coat and shoes and whistle on down to see Gayngs tonight. You heard right, I'm going to see a show! (Disclaimer: my GF's making me go.) The problem with Gayngs is, my favorite song of theirs is a cover of a Godley and Creme (from 10cc) hit, of all things. So on that note, here's what I'll be imagining tonight at the Cat's Cradle while nursing my Bud Lite: