When a Record Sleeve becomes Art – The Carpenters – Rainy Days and Mondays

     This happened to me quite often, I pick up a record and I am more entranced by the sleeve than by the actual music itself. Today as I was digging through the record bins at Alleycats Music & Art I noticed some 45's in a box on the floor, now I have been buying 45's (the kids these days call them 7"'s) since I was 8 or 9 so I have seen thousands of them. Most just come with your generic paper sleeve with the record company logo on it, but sometimes you get lucky and get a picture sleeve, well that's what happened today. I found the 45 for The Carpenters song " Rainy Days and Mondays", now that's not what caught my eye, it was the sleeve, the silhouette of Richard & Karen Carpenter, one side blue the other side red….it was just so cool looking, they could be hanging in a gallery show in my opinion…..so there ya have it, I just wanted to share this very cool find with everyone.

    Oh and if you are in Orillia and are looking for some funk/soul on vinyl get yourself down to Alleycats, Mikes got some real gold in right now.


Joe Cornelisse-SMM

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The Strokes Announce New Album

    

    The Strokes have announced that their new album 'Comedown Machine' will be released on March the 26^th via RCA (artwork above). The album's first official single "All The Time" will be released Feb the 19^th, the track I posted last week "One Way Trigger" will also be included on the new album.

    After giving "One Way Trigger" a few more listens it occurred to me what other song the beginning reminds me of...A-ha's "Take on me".

 

   Here's the just released poster for "One Way Trigger" , it's got a real B Movie feel to it.

Joe Cornelisse-SMM

New Smashing Pumpkins Record Oceania out Today.....Listen to it Here!

     Today The Smashing Pumpkins release their ninth studio record Oceania. I have only given a few tracks the once over but so far if you have ever been a Billy Corgan fan or just admired the stuff he has put out under the Smashing Pumpkins name than you will really dig this record.

    Below is a Sound Cloud link where you can check out the complete record for yourself…and if you like it BUY IT!

Oceania

Released by: Martha's Music/EMI Label Services/Caroline Distribution.

Release/catalogue number: MM001

Release date: Jun 19, 2012

Joe Cornelisse-SSGS

Stream the new Yukon Blonde album Tiger Talk

      Canada's best kept musical secret Yukon Blonde have a new album and it's called 'Tiger Talk' , the album released on  Dine Alone Records is the follow up to their self-titled 2010 album Yukon Blonde . 

    Here courtesy of UK based music magazine, website and online radio station DIY you can stream the entire album.

Click HERE To Stream the new album Tiger Talk

Here are Yukon Blonde's North American/UK Tour Dates:

DATE	LOCATION	VENUE
Mar 26, 2012	Minneapolis	Triple Rock w/ Library Voices
Mar 27, 2012	Chicago	Beat Kitchen w/ Library Voices
Mar 28, 2012	London	Call The Office w/ Library Voices
Mar 29, 2012	Guelph	The Vinyl w/ Library Voices
Mar 30, 2012	Montreal	Casa Del Popolo w/ Library Voices
Mar 31, 2012	Kingston	Grad Club w/ Library Voices
Apr 02, 2012	Quebec City	Le Cercle w/ Library Voices
Apr 03, 2012	Moncton	Tide & Boar w/ Library Voices
Apr 04, 2012	Charlottetown	Hunters Ale House w/ Library Voices
Apr 05, 2012	Fredericton	The Capitol w/ Library Voices
Apr 06, 2012	St. John's	The Rock House
Apr 07, 2012	Halifax	Reflections Cabaret w/ Library Voices
Apr 10, 2012	New York	Pianos w/ Library Voices
Apr 11, 2012	Philadelphia	Kung Fu Necktie w/ Library Voices
Apr 12, 2012	Toronto	Lee's Palace w/ Library Voices
Apr 13, 2012	Toronto	Lee's Palace w/ Library Voices
Apr 14, 2012	Ottawa	Ritual w/ Library Voices
Apr 15, 2012	Peterborough, ON	The Red Dog Tavern
Apr 16, 2012	Sudbury	The Townehouse w/ Library Voices
Apr 18, 2012	Thunder Bay	Crocks w/ Library Voices
Apr 20, 2012	Regina	University of Regina Multipurpose Room w/ Library Voices
Apr 21, 2012	Calgary	Palomino w/ Library Voices
Apr 22, 2012	Nelson, BC	The Royal
Apr 26, 2012	Victoria	9ONE9 w/ Library Voices
Apr 27, 2012	Vancouver	The Commodore Ballroom w/ Library Voices
Apr 30, 2012	Los Angeles	Bardot
May 01, 2012	San Francisco	Cafe Du Nord
May 10, 2012	Brighton, UK	Great Escape
May 18, 2012	Liverpool, UK	Liverpool Sound City
May 19, 2012	Liverpool, UK	Liverpool Sound City

Joe Cornelisse-SSGS