We have a couple of cool promotions running on the Think Indie store. One involves a limited edition release of Vice Records' thundering doom rock duo, Lullaby Arkestra, and the other is a scavenger hunt featuring the one and only Reverend Horton Heat and a sweet Gretsch guitar. Go check 'em out. Oh: and are you friends with us on Facebook?

I think Beck's new website is great. I especially love his Record Club -- his version of "The Velvet Underground and Nico" is really fun. I'm eager to see how he tackles Leonard Cohen. Smart stuff.

On a somewhat related note, Sundazed has a sweet Velvet Underground singles box coming. You want that.

I heard a sampler of the Beatles re-masters. Stunning. It's a pretty stunning argument for CDs. Wish they'd hurry up and get that vinyl out! I may even have to invest in Rock Band!

Have a safe and happy long weekend... Though I've got a feeling some of you have already started.

Onward,

-- jim.

the big debuts:

1 BLACK CROWES BEFORE THE FROST... SILVER ARROW RECORDS
2 DRIVE BY TRUCKERS FINE PRINT (A COLLECTION OF OD NEW WEST
3 HOUSTON,WHITNEY I LOOK TO YOU SBME/RCA
4 THIEVES & LIARS AMERICAN ROCK N ROLL FACEDOWN RECORDS
5 BAZAN,DAVID CURSE YOUR BRANCHES BARSUK RECORDS
6 FOGERTY,JOHN BLUE RIDGE RANGERS RIDES AGAIN UMGD/VERVE
7 FOSTER,RADNEY & THE CONFESSION REVIVAL DEVILS RIVER
8 CROSS CANADIAN RAGWEED HAPPINESS & ALL THE OTHER THIN UMGD/UNIVERSAL RECORDS
9 INSANE CLOWN POSSE BANG! POW! BOOM! PSYCHOPATHIC
10 CHEVELLE SCI-FI CRIMES SBME/EPIC
11 BONDY,A.A. WHEN THE DEVIL'S LOOSE FAT POSSUM -RED-
12 YONDER MOUNTAIN STRING BAND SHOW FROG PAD RECORDS
13 USED ARTWORK WEA/REPRISE
14 RAGAN,CHUCK GOLD COUNTRY SIDE 1 DUMMY RECORDINGS
15 REVEREND HORTON HEAT LAUGHIN' & CRYIN' WITH THE REV YEP ROC
16 SONGZ,TREY READY WEA/ATLANTIC
17 FINN,LIAM CHAMPAGNE IN SEASHELLS EP YEP ROC
18 APPLES IN STEREO #1 HITS EXPLOSION YEP ROC
19 DR. DRE CHRONIC RE-LIT & FROM THE VAUL WIDEAWAKE
20 PITBULL REBELUTION SBME/J RECORDS

the cims 200:

TW LW Artist Title Label
1 D ARCTIC MONKEYS HUMBUG DOMINO
2 D HEAP,IMOGEN ELLIPSE SBME/RCA
3 D FUN. AIM & IGNITE SBME/RCA
4 1 MODEST MOUSE NO ONE'S FIRST & YOU'RE NEXT SBME/EPIC
5 3 WILCO WILCO (THE ALBUM) WEA/NONESUCH
6 D MATISYAHU LIGHT SBME/EPIC
7 4 DEAD WEATHER HOREHOUND WEA/WARNER BROS.
8 D MEW NO MORE STORIES COLUMBIA/3 ENT.
9 6 YAMES,YIM TRIBUTE TO ATO
10 9 PHOENIX WOLFGANG AMADEUS PHOENIX GLASSNOTE
11 D BEATLES REVOLVER (BRITISH) EMM/CAPITOL
12 11 GRIZZLY BEAR VECKATIMEST WARP RECORDS
13 7 KINGS OF LEON ONLY BY THE NIGHT SBME/RCA
14 D INGRAM,JACK BIG DREAMS & HIGH HOPES UMGD/UNIVERSAL RECORDS
15 D NELSON,WILLIE AMERICAN CLASSIC EMM/BLUE NOTE
16 2 CAVE SINGERS WELCOME JOY MATADOR
17 D BLITZEN TRAPPER BLACK RIVER KILLER EP SUB POP
18 17 SPEKTOR,REGINA FAR WEA/LONDON/SIRE
19 16 HELM,LEVON ELECTRIC DIRT EMM/VANGUARD
20 D JET SHAKA ROCK EMM/ELEVEN SEVEN MUSIC
21 13 BENSON,BRENDAN MY OLD FAMILIAR FRIEND ATO
22 D MR. CAPONE-E DIARY OF A G HI POWER ENT.
23 8 MCCLINTON,DELBERT & DICK50 ACQUIRED TASTE NEW WEST
24 D CAILLAT,COLBIE BREAKTHROUGH UMGD/UNIVERSAL RECORDS
25 24 LEWIS,BLACK JOE & THE HONEYBEA TELL 'EM WHAT YOUR NAME IS! UMGD/LOST HIGHWAY
26 D MICHAELSON,INGRID EVERYBODY UMGD/ORIGINAL SIGNAL
27 20 FRUIT BATS RUMINANT BAND SUB POP
28 10 MUTEMATH ARMISTICE WEA/WARNER BROS.
29 D MUNICIPAL WASTE MASSIVE AGGRESSIVE EMM/EARACHE
30 25 DIRTY PROJECTORS BITTE ORCA DOMINO
31 35 MATT & KIM GRAND ONE LABEL
32 D CHEAP TRICK SGT. PEPPER LIVE GENERIC RED LABEL
33 23 (500) DAYS OF SUMMER SOUNDTRACK WEA/SIRE
34 33 PASSION PIT MANNERS COLUMBIA/3 ENT.
35 D OSWALT,PATTON MY WEAKNESS IS STRONG WEA/WARNER BROS.
36 43 MOS DEF ECSTATIC DOWNTOWN RECORDS
37 14 REATARD,JAY WATCH ME FALL MATADOR
38 45 DINOSAUR JR. FARM JAGJAGUWAR
39 51 YEAH YEAH YEAHS IT'S BLITZ JUNKETBOY
40 5 THIRD EYE BLIND URSA MAJOR MRI
41 32 MGMT ORACULAR SPECTACULAR SBME/COLUMBIA
42 49 PORTUGAL THE MAN SATANIC SATANIST EQUAL VISION RECORDS
43 29 GREEN DAY 21ST CENTURY BREAKDOWN WEA/REPRISE
44 36 PLENTI,JULIAN JULIAN PLENTI IS...SKYSCRAPER MATADOR
45 42 IRON & WINE AROUND THE WELL SUB POP
46 26 EARLE,STEVE TOWNES NEW WEST
47 27 SON VOLT AMERICAN CENTRAL DUST UMGD/ROUNDER
48 28 JAROSZ,SARAH SONG UP IN HER HEAD EMM/SUGAR HILL
49 D HEARTLESS BASTARDS MOUNTAIN FAT POSSUM
50 69 BINGHAM,RYAN ROADHOUSE SUN UMGD/LOST HIGHWAY
51 D COLLECTIVE SOUL COLLECTIVE SOUL (RABBIT) ROADRUNNER RECORDS
52 D RADIOHEAD KID A-COLLECTOR'S EDITION EMM/CAPITOL
53 19 HENRY,JOE BLOOD FROM STARS ANTI/EPITAPH
54 89 BAND OF SKULLS BABY DARLING DOLL FACE HONEY ARTIST FIRST
55 D WILCO SUMMERTEETH WEA/NONESUCH
56 61 FLEET FOXES FLEET FOXES SUB POP
57 66 EMINEM RELAPSE UMGD/INTERSCOPE
58 70 MOBY WAIT FOR ME EMM/MUTE
59 31 YORN,PETE BACK & FOURTH SBME/COLUMBIA
60 122 COSTELLO,ELVIS SECRET PROFANE & SUGARCANE UMGD/CONCORD
61 40 MATTHEWS,DAVE BAND BIG WHISKEY & THE GROOGRUX KIN SBME/RCA
62 87 NUTINI,PAOLO SUNNY SIDE UP WEA/ATLANTIC
63 41 ANTLERS HOSPICE FRENCH KISS RECORDS
64 57 SILVERSUN PICKUPS SWOON DANGERBIRD RECORDS
65 96 RX BANDITS MANDALA SARGENT HOUSE
66 18 HOT CLUB OF COWTOWN WISHFUL THINKING GOLD STRIKE
67 44 MAXWELL BLACKSUMMERS'NIGHT SBME/COLUMBIA
68 46 REBELUTION BRIGHT SIDE OF LIFE MEGA FORCE
69 59 HARRISON,GEORGE LET IT ROLL: THE SONGS OF GEOR EMM/CAPITOL
70 D STRIKE TWICE STRIKE TWICE NIGHTMARE RECORDS
71 37 BLACK EYED PEAS E.N.D. (ENERGY NEVER DIES) UMGD/A&M
72 47 CRAY,ROBERT THIS TIME EMM/VANGUARD
73 62 BOTTLE ROCKETS LEAN FORWARD BLOODSHOT
74 75 FRISELL,BILL DISFARMER WEA/NONESUCH
75 34 OWL CITY OCEAN EYES UMGD/UNIVERSAL RECORDS
76 55 BON IVER FOR EMMA FOREVER AGO JAGJAGUWAR
77 60 YACHT SEE MYSTERY LIGHTS DFA
78 110 TROUT,WALTER UNSPOILED BY PROGRESS MEGA FORCE
79 116 METRIC FANTASIES METRIC MUSIC INTERNATIONAL
80 142 SHARPE,EDWARD & THE MAGNETIC Z UP FROM BELOW VAGRANT
81 197 DEER TICK BORN ON FLAG DAY PARTISAN RECORDS
82 12 GWAR LUST IN SPACE METAL BLADE
83 39 ASSJACK ASSJACK WEA/ATLANTIC/CURB
84 109 BLANK,AMANDA I LOVE YOU DOWNTOWN RECORDS
85 123 BAT FOR LASHES TWO SUNS EMM/ASTRALWERKS
86 73 DYLAN,BOB TOGETHER THROUGH LIFE SBME/COLUMBIA
87 127 CASE,NEKO MIDDLE CYCLONE ANTI/EPITAPH
88 38 CAGE THE ELEPHANT CAGE THE ELEPHANT RED INK
89 53 DRIVE-BY TRUCKERS LIVE FROM AUSTIN TX NEW WEST
90 54 SONIC YOUTH ETERNAL MATADOR
91 83 MARLEY,BOB & THE WAILERS LEGEND UMGD/ISLAND
92 84 INCUBUS MONUMENTS & MELODIES SBME/EPIC
93 118 RADIOHEAD IN RAINBOWS ATO
94 30 STRAIT,GEORGE TWANG UMGD/MCA NASHVILLE
95 50 BEHEMOTH EVANGELION METAL BLADE
96 93 NEW TALES TO TELL: TRIBUTE TO NEW TALES TO TELL: TRIBUTE TO JUSTICE RECORDS
97 230 SHE & HIM VOLUME ONE MERGE
98 D SMITHS QUEEN IS DEAD WEA/RHINO
99 64 WAINWRIGHT,LOUDON III HIGH WIDE & HANDSOME: THE CHAR 2ND STORY SOUND
100 76 FLAMING LIPS SOFT BULLETIN WEA/WARNER BROS.
101 74 CULT LOVE BEGGARS BANQUET
102 D KINGS OF LEON BECAUSE OF THE TIMES SBME/RCA
103 D BUCKLEY,TIM LIVE AT THE FOLKLORE CENTER NY TOMPKINS SQUARE
104 68 LEDISI TURN ME LOOSE UMGD/VERVE
105 167 JONSI & ALEX RICEBOY SLEEPS XL
106 196 FLATLANDERS HILLS & VALLEYS NEW WEST
107 207 REIGNING SOUND LOVE & CURSES IN THE RED
108 67 NELSON,WILLIE LOST HIGHWAY UMGD/LOST HIGHWAY
109 72 DECEMBERISTS HAZARDS OF LOVE EMM/CAPITOL
110 79 DISCOVERY LP XL
111 78 PAINS OF BEING PURE AT HEART PAINS OF BEING PURE AT HEART SLUMBERLAND
112 95 MARS VOLTA OCTAHEDRON WEA/WARNER BROS.
113 92 CLUTCH STRANGE COUSINS FROM THE WEST WEATHERMAKER
114 104 PETER BJORN & JOHN LIVING THING ALMOST GOLD RECORDINGS
115 103 CLEAVES,SLAID EVERYTHING YOU LOVE WILL BE TA MUSIC ROAD
116 112 NELSON,WILLIE/ASLEEP AT THE WH WILLIE & THE WHEEL BISMEAUX
117 106 MASTODON CRACK THE SKYE WEA/REPRISE
118 119 JACKSON,MICHAEL THRILLER SBME/LEGACY
119 137 JACKSON,MICHAEL THRILLER-25TH ANNIVERSARY EDIT SBME/EPIC
120 136 BEATLES ABBEY ROAD EMM/CAPITOL
121 169 EELS HOMBRE LOBO: 12 SONGS OF DESIR VAGRANT
122 186 AUERBACH,DAN KEEP IT HID WEA/NONESUCH
123 D HARGROVE,ROY EMERGENCE UMGD/UNIVERSAL RECORDS
124 D POSTMARKS MEMOIRS AT THE END OF THE WORL UNFILTERED
125 D BOULDER ACOUSTIC SOCIETY PUNCHLINE NINE MILE RECORDS
126 58 ST. VINCENT ACTOR 4AD
127 63 PISSED JEANS KING OF JEANS SUB POP
128 77 TWISTA CATEGORY F5 EMM/GET MONEY GANG ENT
129 80 SICK PUPPIES TRI-POLAR EMM/VIRGIN
130 82 CHICKENFOOT CHICKENFOOT REDLINE ENTERTAINMENT
131 91 FORD,ROBBEN SOUL ON TEN UMGD/CONCORD
132 98 LADY GAGA FAME UMGD/INTERSCOPE
133 129 WARD,M. HOLD TIME MERGE
134 185 FRANTI,MICHAEL & SPEARHEAD ALL REBEL ROCKERS UMGD/UNIVERSAL RECORDS
135 D BEIRUT MARCH OF THE ZAPOTEC POMPEII RECORDS
136 D AKRON/FAMILY SET'EM WILD SET'EM FREE DEAD OCEANS
137 D RADIOHEAD AMNESIAC-COLLECTOR'S EDITION EMM/CAPITOL
138 15 AS TALL AS LIONS YOU CAN'T TAKE IT WITH YOU TRIPLE CROWN RECORDS
139 88 DARK WAS THE NIGHT (RED HOT CO DARK WAS THE NIGHT (RED HOT CO 4AD
140 99 ANIMAL COLLECTIVE MERRIWEATHER POST PAVILION DOMINO
141 130 SMITH,MINDY STUPID LOVE EMM/VANGUARD
142 150 MUSE BLACK HOLES & REVELATIONS WEA/WARNER BROS.
143 182 HARPER,BEN/RELENTLESS7 WHITE LIES FOR DARK TIMES EMM/VIRGIN
144 D BLITZEN TRAPPER FURR SUB POP
145 D BENSON,GEORGE SONGS & STORIES UMGD/CONCORD
146 D SUBDUDES FLOWER PETALS SAVOY JAZZ
147 D GUTHRIE,WOODY MY DUSTY ROAD UMGD/ROUNDER
148 22 MAXWELL,NATHE & THE ORIGINAL B WHITE RABBIT SIDE 1 DUMMY
149 48 JACKSON,MICHAEL NUMBER ONES SBME/EPIC
150 52 MANCHESTER ORCHESTRA MEAN EVERYTHING TO NOTHING SBME/COLUMBIA
151 102 PLANT/KRAUSS RAISING SAND UMGD/ROUNDER
152 105 SNIDER,TODD EXCITEMENT PLAN YEP ROC
153 140 DAUGHTRY LEAVE THIS TOWN SBME/RCA
154 134 CHALI 2NA FISH OUTTA WATER DECON
155 154 BAND OF HORSES EVERYTHING ALL THE TIME SUB POP
156 178 AVETT BROTHERS EMOTIONALISM EMERGENT
157 189 MUSE ABSOLUTION WEA/WARNER BROS.
158 224 JEFFERSON AIRPLANE VOLUNTEERS: THE WOODSTOCK EXPE SBME/LEGACY
159 D KINGS OF LEON A-HA SHAKE HEARTBREAK SBME/RCA
160 D GOD HELP THE GIRL GOD HELP THE GIRL MATADOR
161 D RURAL ALBERTA ADVANTAGE HOMETOWNS SADDLE CREEK
162 D RADIOHEAD HAIL TO THE THIEF-COLLECTOR'S EMM/CAPITOL
163 D GUETTA,DAVID ONE LOVE EMM/ASTRALWERKS
164 97 LAMONTAGNE,RAY GOSSIP IN THE GRAIN RCA/RED INK
165 108 THROW ME THE STATUE CREATURESQUE SECRETLY CANADIAN
166 146 GOMEZ NEW TIDE ATO
167 135 MOUNT EERIE WIND'S POEM CHICAGO INDEPENDENT
168 170 U2 NO LINE ON THE HORIZON UMGD/INTERSCOPE
169 174 BJORK VOLTAIC WEA/NONESUCH
170 187 OLD CROW MEDICINE SHOW TENNESSEE PUSHER SBME/RCA
171 210 SANTOGOLD SANTOGOLD DOWNTOWN
172 213 MY MORNING JACKET CELEBRACION DE LA CIUDAD NATAL JUNKETBOY
173 D RUDD,XAVIER DARK SHADES OF BLUE ANTI/EPITAPH
174 D BIRD,ANDREW NOBLE BEAST MEGA FORCE
175 D SMITHS SMITHS WEA/RHINO
176 D SKILLET AWAKE WEA/ATLANTIC
177 D GLASPER,ROBERT DOUBLE BOOKED EMM/BLUE NOTE
178 D LIL WYTE BAD INFLUENCE WEA/ASYLUM
179 D NEEDTOBREATHE OUTSIDERS WEA/ATLANTIC
180 94 ROBISON,CHARLIE BEAUTIFUL DAY DUALTONE
181 101 QUENTIN TARANTINO'S INGLOURIOU QUENTIN TARANTINO'S INGLOURIOU WEA/WARNER BROS.
182 113 OLD CROW MEDICINE SHOW O.C.M.S. SBME/NETTWERK
183 128 JACKSON,MICHAEL ESSENTIAL MICHAEL JACKSON SBME/LEGACY
184 124 KRALL,DIANA QUIET NIGHTS UMGD/VERVE
185 139 BAND OF HORSES CEASE TO BEGIN SUB POP
186 160 CAMERA OBSCURA MY MAUDLIN CAREER 4AD
187 163 POET: A TRIBUTE TO TOWNES VAN POET: A TRIBUTE TO TOWNES VAN FAT POSSUM
188 157 KILLSWITCH ENGAGE KILLSWITCH ENGAGE WEA/ROADRUNNER
189 162 COHEN,LEONARD LIVE IN LONDON SBME/COLUMBIA
190 175 FLEET FOXES SUN GIANT EP SUB POP
191 181 FIERY FURNACES I'M GOING AWAY THRILL JOCKEY
192 183 ADELE 19 SBME/XL
193 195 JACKSON,MICHAEL OFF THE WALL SBME/LEGACY
194 199 HUNTER,IAN MAN OVERBOARD NEW WEST
195 225 KILLERS DAY & AGE UMGD/ISLAND
196 D SUBLIME GOLD UMGD/GASOLINE ALLEY
197 D WILCO YANKEE HOTEL FOXTROT WEA/NONESUCH
198 D HOOD,PATTERSON MURDERING OSCAR (& OTHER LOVE RUTH ST RECORDS
199 D FOGERTY,JOHN BLUE RIDGE RANGERS RIDES AGAIN UMGD/VERVE
200 21 OTEP SMASH THE CONTROL MACHINE VICTORY RECORDS
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cims' vinyl top 50:

TW LW Artist Title Label
1 D PEARL JAM FIXER JUNKETBOY
2 3 YEAH YEAH YEAHS IT'S BLITZ JUNKETBOY
3 D WILCO SUMMERTEETH WEA//NONESUCH
4 D ARCTIC MONKEYS HUMBUG DOMINO
5 1 MODEST MOUSE NO ONE'S FIRST & YOU'RE NEXT SBME/EPIC
6 7 YAMES,YIM TRIBUTE TO ATO
7 D SMITHS QUEEN IS DEAD WEA/RHINO
8 5 FLAMING LIPS SOFT BULLETIN WEA/WARNER BROS.
9 4 WILCO WILCO (THE ALBUM) WEA/NONESUCH
10 6 REATARD,JAY WATCH ME FALL MATADOR
11 11 GRIZZLY BEAR VECKATIMEST WARP RECORDS
12 13 DEAD WEATHER HOREHOUND WEA/WARNER BROS.
13 D SMITHS SMITHS WEA/RHINO
14 17 BEASTIE BOYS CHECK YOUR HEAD LIMITED COLLEC Artist
15 25 PHOENIX WOLFGANG AMADEUS PHOENIX GLASSNOTE
16 12 DESTROYER BAY OF PIGS MERGE
17 23 RADIOHEAD IN RAINBOWS ATO
18 D REIGNING SOUND LOVE & CURSES IN THE RED
19 14 DIRTY PROJECTORS BITTE ORCA DOMINO
20 D SMITHS STRANGEWAYS HERE WE COME WEA/RHINO
21 16 DINOSAUR JR. FARM JAGJAGUWAR
22 30 MODEST MOUSE PERPETUAL MOTION MACHINE SBME/EPIC
23 D BECK,JEFF TRUTH SUNDAZED RECORDS
24 2 CAVE SINGERS WELCOME JOY MATADOR
25 10 FRUIT BATS RUMINANT BAND SUB POP
26 90 JACKSON,MICHAEL THRILLER-25TH ANNIVERSARY EDIT SBME/EPIC
27 9 MUSE ORIGIN OF SYMMETRY WEA/WARNER BROS.
28 15 MUSE ABSOLUTION WEA/WARNER BROS.
29 41 BENSON,BRENDAN MY OLD FAMILIAR FRIEND ATO
30 60 INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS SOUNDTRACK WEA/WARNER BROS.
31 74 WILCO YANKEE HOTEL FOXTROT WEA/NONESUCH
32 D NELSON,WILLIE AMERICAN CLASSIC EMM/BLUE NOTE
33 D MATISYAHU LIGHT SBME/EPIC
34 8 PISSED JEANS KING OF JEANS SUB POP
35 18 MUSE BLACK HOLES & REVELATIONS WEA/WARNER BROS.
36 24 FLEET FOXES FLEET FOXES SUB POP
37 29 FLYING LOTUS L.A. EP 3 X 3 IMPORT
38 32 RADIOHEAD OK COMPUTER EMM/CAPITOL
39 63 MGMT ORACULAR SPECTACULAR SBME/COLUMBIA
40 D SMITHS MEAT IS MURDER WEA/RHINO
41 D THEE OH SEES HELP IN THE RED
42 D YORN,PETE & SCARLETT JOHANSSON BREAK UP WEA/RHINO
43 19 BON IVER FOR EMMA FOREVER AGO JAGJAGUWAR
44 34 MASTODON CRACK THE SKYE WEA/REPRISE
45 37 RADIOHEAD KID A EMM/CAPITOL
46 42 ANTLERS HOSPICE FRENCH KISS RECORDS
47 47 KINGS OF LEON ONLY BY THE NIGHT THE CONTROL GROUP
48 69 PLANT/KRAUSS RAISING SAND UMGD/ROUNDER
49 94 IRON & WINE AROUND THE WELL SUB POP
50 D MEGAFAUN GATHER FORM & FLY HOMETAPES
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