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Bandsintown Potencia Los Listados De Conciertos En Apple Music Con El Lanzamiento De iOS 26.4

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Bandsintown Potencia Los Listados De Conciertos En Apple Music Con El Lanzamiento De iOS 26.4

Bandsintown, la plataforma líder mundial de descubrimiento de música en vivo y eventos, anunció una nueva integración con Apple Music que lleva los listados de conciertos de Bandsintown directamente a la plataforma de streaming. Con el lanzamiento de iOS 26.4, las fechas de la gira aparecerán automáticamente en las páginas de artistas de Apple Music, en la pestaña de Inicio y en una nueva pestaña de Conciertos dentro de la Búsqueda, lo que amplía la forma en que los fanáticos descubren la música en vivo mientras la escuchan.

Este lanzamiento marca una expansión significativa del descubrimiento de conciertos en Apple Music. Los artistas que publican eventos a través de Bandsintown for Artists y conectan su perfil de Apple Music ahora pueden hacer que sus espectáculos aparezcan automáticamente en la plataforma. Los lugares, festivales y promotores suscritos a Bandsintown Pro también se benefician de que sus eventos aparezcan sin interrupciones en Apple Music. 

Cómo funciona
Los artistas pueden conectar la URL de su página de artista de Apple Music dentro del panel de control de Bandsintown for Artists. Una vez conectados, los eventos se sincronizan globalmente con Apple Music en un plazo de 24 a 48 horas y aparecen en dos nuevas ubicaciones:

  • Páginas de artistas: se muestra una sección de “Próximos conciertos” cuando los artistas están de gira
  • Pestaña de conciertos: es una nueva sección dentro de la Búsqueda donde los fanáticos pueden buscar espectáculos por ubicación, género y fecha

Los fanáticos pueden acceder a los anuncios para ver los detalles del evento, incluida la información del lugar, las listas establecidas y los enlaces directos a los boletos. Apple Music también notificará a los usuarios cuando los artistas a los que siguen tengan próximos espectáculos cerca con notificaciones automáticas. 

La integración se basa en el rol existente de Bandsintown que impulsa los datos de eventos en vivo en todo el ecosistema de Apple, como Shazam, Apple Maps, Spotlight Search, Apple Photos y Apple Music Set Lists. Con la incorporación del entorno de transmisión de Apple Music, los artistas ahora pueden llegar a los fanáticos con información de conciertos en el momento en que están escuchando activamente.

“Bandsintown ha impulsado los listados de conciertos en todo el ecosistema de Apple durante años, desde Shazam y Apple Maps hasta Spotlight Search y Photos”, señaló Fabrice Sergent, cofundador y socio gerente de Bandsintown. “La expansión a Apple Music brinda a todos los artistas a nivel mundial una línea directa a los fanáticos apasionados, haciendo que sus espectáculos salgan a la luz justo cuando los oyentes están más inspirados para verlos en vivo”.

Los listados de conciertos están disponibles en dispositivos con iOS 26.4, actualmente en versión beta pública y para desarrolladores, y pronto se hará un lanzamiento más amplio. 

Acerca de Bandsintown:
Bandsintown es la plataforma para descubrir eventos en vivo líder en el mundo y conecta a más de 100 millones de fans registrados con conciertos de más de 700.000 artistas y 65.000 lugares que publican 2,3 millones de eventos al año. Gracias a sus alianzas estratégicas con YouTube, Google, Spotify, Apple, Shazam y Microsoft Bing, Bandsintown distribuye estos eventos sin problemas a miles de millones de fans adicionales mediante sus plataformas favoritas.

Bandsintown Concerts, la galardonada aplicación y sitio web para fans, ofrece el catálogo de música en vivo más completo del mundo, y utiliza IA para generar más de 400 millones de recomendaciones personalizadas de conciertos al mes basadas en los hábitos y preferencias musicales de los fans.

Bandsintown for Artists proporciona a 700.000 músicos de todos los tamaños herramientas para publicar eventos, anunciar giras, gestionar preventas y ventas, y promocionar conciertos en sus propiedades digitales mediante nuestros widgets y API.

Bandsintown Pro ofrece soluciones automatizadas de marketing y distribución de eventos a más de 65.000 lugares, festivales y promotores, lo que los ayuda a aumentar la visibilidad de los eventos en todas las plataformas digitales, a la vez que ahorran tiempo y venden más entradas.

Canned Heat, Cyril Neville, and Long Beach Dub Allstars Headline Topanga Days This Memorial Day Weekend

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Canned Heat, Cyril Neville, and Long Beach Dub Allstars Headline Topanga Days This Memorial Day Weekend

 Topanga Days returns this Memorial Day weekend, 5/23-5/25, with three days of music, food, and community. Headlining the event will be longtime blues rockers, Canned Heat, New Orleans funk/soul/jazz legend and Grammy winner, Cyril Neville, and longtime So-Cal favorites, Long Beach Dub Allstars.

The Topanga Days festival will also feature several other acclaimed musical acts including Golden Dawn Arkestra, Will Worden, Ny Oh, Omar Velasco, and Wall of Sound (Grateful Dead Tribute).

“This year’s Topanga Days lineup is a true journey into musical exploration,” says James Webber, booking agent and board member. “Bringing Canned Heat back to where it all began will be extra special, and there’s no doubt Cyril Neville and the Long Beach Dub Allstars will get the crowd vibing. Add that to great food, beer and wine, and kid-friendly activities, and you have yet another epic Topanga Days weekend.”

Founded in 1973, the Topanga Days Country Fair began as a grassroots fundraiser to support the Topanga Community Center, and has since blossomed into a popular annual event for music and art lovers everywhere.

“Topanga Days has always attracted a community of diverse individuals looking to celebrate the natural beauty and communal positivity of Topanga Canyon,” says Nonie Shore, VP of Events. “This is a time where guests can let loose, enjoy good music, and explore the magical side of Topanga in a truly idyllic setting.”

Topanga Days also features unique wares from local artists and craftsmen, as well as extensive family-friendly activities including an eclectic Memorial Day Parade, kids’ Fun Zone, face painting, games, and the annual pie eating contest.

“Memorial Day weekend can’t come soon enough,” says Sophie Zeiler, VP of Fundraising. “Topanga Days brings out the best in our community, and we’re always honored to inspire all our attendees each year.”

For more information + tickets, visit topangadays.com
Listen now on Spotify.

About Topanga Days

Topanga Days takes place 5/23 – 5/25 from 10 a.m. – 7 p.m. on the grounds of the Topanga Community Center at 1440 N. Topanga Canyon Blvd. in Topanga, CA 90290. 

Single Day Online Pass
Adults: $31.80 for TCC members / $63.60 for non-members
Kids (ages 6-12): $16 for TCC members/ $31.80 for non-members
Ages 5 & Under: Free
Active Military with ID: Free on 5/25 

3-Day Online Pass
Adults: $74.20 for TCC members / $148.40 – non-members
Kids (ages 6-12): $37.10 for TCC members / $74.20 non-members
5 & Under: Free

FunZone Online Price
$21.20

Prices increase at the door. Purchase discounted tickets online in advance.

Parking is available on the street with free shuttle service. Limited handicap parking is provided on the Community Center grounds. Only service dogs with vests and appropriate + current papers allowed.

Jesse Malin Delivers a Raw New York Memoir Like No Other

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Jesse Malin Delivers a Raw New York Memoir Like No Other

Queens native and street-level rock troubadour Jesse Malin has a story that demands to be told in full. ‘Almost Grown: A New York Memoir,’ co-written with Debra Devi and out April 7 from Akashic Books, traces Malin’s life from a scrappy kid in a broken home to CBGB at thirteen, Madison Square Garden in his twenties, and collaborations with Bruce Springsteen, Billie Joe Armstrong, and Lucinda Williams. It reads less like a rock memoir and more like ‘The Basketball Diaries’ with a guitar slung over its shoulder.

The book doesn’t sidestep the hard parts. In 2023, Malin suffered a rare spinal stroke that paralyzed him from the waist down. His recovery, including stem-cell therapy in Buenos Aires, became a widely covered story picked up by Rolling Stone, the New York Times, CNN, and beyond. The outpouring of support produced ‘Silver Patron Saints: The Songs of Jesse Malin,’ a tribute record featuring twenty-eight artists. By December 2024, he was back on stage for two sold-out nights at New York’s Beacon Theatre. That’s the kind of resilience this book is built around.

Paul McCartney and Morgan Neville Pull Back the Curtain on the Making of ‘Man on the Run’

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Paul McCartney and Morgan Neville Pull Back the Curtain on the Making of ‘Man on the Run’

Paul McCartney sat down with director Morgan Neville for a wide-ranging conversation about ‘Man on the Run,’ now streaming on Amazon Prime Video. The two covered the full arc of McCartney’s post-Beatles life, from the formation of Wings to the creative and personal decisions that shaped one of rock’s most consequential second acts. It’s a rare, unhurried look at an artist reflecting on his own story with real candor.

Matthew Hild’s Olivia Newton-John Biography Digs Deep Into the Icon’s Real Story

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Matthew Hild’s Olivia Newton-John Biography Digs Deep Into the Icon’s Real Story

Matthew Hild has written the Olivia Newton-John biography that serious fans and music historians have been waiting for. ‘A Little More Love: The Life and Legacy of Olivia Newton-John’ arrives May 14, 2026 from Bloomsbury Academic, and it goes well beyond the sequins and the headlines. This is the full picture, built on extensive archival research and original interviews with friends and associates who knew her best.

The numbers alone tell part of the story. Over 100 million records sold. Starring roles in Grease and Xanadu. A Billboard-ranked hit in “Physical,” named the most popular single of the entire 1980s. Newton-John wasn’t just a pop star, she was a generational force who shaped what popular music looked like for over four decades.

But Hild’s real contribution is what sits beneath the catalog. He traces Newton-John’s decades-long public battle with breast cancer, her fierce advocacy for environmental causes, animal rights, and LGBTQ+ rights, and the personal resilience that defined her off-camera. These aren’t footnotes. They’re the spine of the book.

The biography moves from her early years in Australia through her final recording, a deeply moving duet of “Jolene” with Dolly Parton. Every chapter brings new detail, including never-before-shared insights that reframe how readers will understand her choices, her career, and her character.

‘A Little More Love’ is a meticulously researched, deeply human portrait of one of pop music’s most enduring figures.

12 Albums That Belong on Vinyl

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12 Albums That Belong on Vinyl

There’s a reason vinyl never died. And I don’t mean that in the romantic, hipster-candle-and-whiskey sense — I mean it in a purely technical, this-is-what-the-data-and-your-ears-are-telling-you sense. Streaming is convenient. It’s remarkable, actually, that you can pull up almost any record ever made in three seconds on your phone. But convenience and fidelity are not the same thing, and for certain albums, the gap between what you’re hearing on Spotify and what the artist actually put on tape is wide enough to drive a truck through.

These are the twelve records where that gap matters most. Some of them were recorded with analogue warmth so thick you can almost feel it. Some were mixed with a stereo image so carefully constructed that a needle in a groove is the only thing that fully honours it. And some are just cool — the kind of cool that a 12-inch sleeve and a side break and the ritual of actually getting up to flip the record was invented for.

If you own a turntable and you don’t own these, you’re leaving something on the table.

‘Back to Black’ — Amy Winehouse

Mark Ronson and Salaam Remi recorded this with an almost militantly analogue philosophy, and it shows. The warmth of the brass, the snap of the drums — digital compression flattens exactly what vinyl preserves. This is one of those records where the format and the feeling are inseparable.

‘The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust’ — David Bowie

Ken Scott’s production is a masterclass in spatial sound — instruments placed in the stereo field with surgical intentionality. On vinyl, Bowie actually occupies a room. On streaming, he’s just in your ears. The difference is not subtle.

‘Rumours’ — Fleetwood Mac

One of the most painstakingly recorded albums in rock history, with sessions that stretched across multiple studios and countless takes chasing a sound that was never quite finished. The fidelity reward for playing this on vinyl is immediate and almost unfair — the kick drum alone will rearrange your furniture.

‘To Pimp a Butterfly’ — Kendrick Lamar

This is a dense, layered, deliberately maximalist record that was mixed to reward close listening. The live instrumentation — recorded with actual jazz musicians in actual rooms — breathes differently on vinyl. It’s also one of the most important records of the last thirty years, and important records deserve the format that takes them seriously.

‘Led Zeppelin IV’ — Led Zeppelin

Jimmy Page was one of the most studio-literate guitarists of his generation and he engineered significant portions of this record himself. The dynamic range on “When the Levee Breaks” alone — recorded in a stairwell at Headley Grange — is something that streaming literally cannot reproduce at full resolution. Vinyl can. Barely, but it can.

‘Kind of Blue’ — Miles Davis

Recorded in two sessions in 1959 at Columbia’s 30th Street Studio, this is one of the best-captured live ensemble recordings in the history of the format. The room is in the recording. On vinyl, you hear it. On a phone speaker, you’re just getting the notes.

‘The Dark Side of the Moon’ — Pink Floyd

You knew this one was coming. Alan Parsons engineered this record specifically for the stereo capabilities of the vinyl format, and it shows in ways that are almost cruel to experience on anything else. The heartbeat that opens the album, the cash registers on “Money,” the seamless segues between sides — this is a record that was designed as an object, not a playlist.

‘Kid A’ — Radiohead

Counterintuitive, maybe, given that this is an electronic record built largely on synthesizers and drum machines. But Nigel Godrich mixed it with a warmth and depth that digital playback tends to sanitize. On vinyl, the textures that Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood were chasing actually land the way they were intended.

‘Aja’ — Steely Dan

Becker and Fagen were borderline pathological about studio quality and spent more time and money on this record than almost anyone thought was reasonable. It paid off. ‘Aja’ is one of the most technically accomplished recordings ever made, and audiophiles have been using it to test turntable setups for decades for exactly that reason.

‘Carrie & Lowell’ — Sufjan Stevens

This is a quiet record — devastatingly quiet — and quiet records expose everything a format can and can’t do. The delicacy of the finger-picking, the intimacy of the vocals, the space between the notes — vinyl handles silence differently than digital, and on this album, the silence is doing half the work.

‘Abbey Road’ — The Beatles

Geoff Emerick’s engineering at EMI Studios was genuinely revolutionary, and the late-period Beatles had access to the best analogue equipment in the world at the peak of their studio ambition. The medley on Side B is one of the greatest pieces of sequenced music ever committed to a record, and it was conceived for a record — specifically a vinyl record with two sides and a needle that has to travel from the outside in.

‘Sleep Well Beast’ — The National

Aaron Dessner recorded much of this in his home studio with a combination of vintage analogue gear and modern production tools, and the hybrid warmth comes through on vinyl in a way that streaming slightly blunts. Matt Berninger’s baritone was made for a format with this much low-end presence. Put this on at midnight and report back.

What Data Artists Should Actually Pay Attention To

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What Data Artists Should Actually Pay Attention To

Every week I get asked some version of the same question: “How do I know if my music career is actually working?” And every week I watch artists make the same mistake — they open Spotify for Artists, see their monthly listener count, feel good or bad about it, and close the app. That’s not data analysis. That’s astrology.

Let me walk you through three artists who, whether they knew it or not, had the data tell a story worth listening to.

Hozier

Here’s something that should stop you cold. Take Me to Church was released in 2013. It peaked on the Billboard Hot 100 in 2014. And then, a full decade later, it re-entered the charts because of TikTok. We’re not talking about a blip — we’re talking about hundreds of millions of new streams generated for a ten-year-old song.

What does this mean for artists? Catalogue is not dead. It might be more alive than it’s ever been. The metric nobody watches closely enough is what I’d call stream age — the average age of a song when it gets played. For Hozier, that number is staggering, and it’s growing. If you’re an independent artist, your three-year-old EP is not buried. It’s inventory. It’s sitting in an algorithmic warehouse waiting for the right fifteen-second clip to blow the doors off.

The data point to watch: your songs’ monthly streams broken down by release date. If older tracks are climbing, something cultural is happening. Find out what before someone else tells the story for you.

Chappell Roan

The Chappell Roan story is one of the most instructive slow-burn-to-explosion arcs in recent memory, and the industry mostly missed it until it was impossible to ignore. The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess came out in September 2023. For months, the album’s streaming numbers were modest by major label standards. Then they weren’t.

What the raw numbers don’t show you is the shape of the growth. Roan’s audience didn’t arrive in one wave — it arrived in pulses, each one tied to a specific live performance, a specific festival set, a specific word-of-mouth moment. The Coachella effect was real, but it was the third or fourth pulse, not the first. Artists who only watch total numbers would have seen a modest debut and written it off. Anyone watching the rate of change would have seen an accelerating curve months earlier.

The data point to watch: week-over-week percentage growth, not raw totals. A song with 50,000 streams that grew 40% last week is a more interesting story than a song with 2 million streams that’s flat. Flatness is entropy. Acceleration is a signal.

Stromae

I want to talk about Stromae because he’s a genuinely global case study that English-language music media chronically undercovers. Here’s a Belgian artist singing primarily in French who managed to crack markets from Brazil to Japan to sub-Saharan Africa. The question is: how does the data explain that?

If you look at his Spotify numbers geographically, you’ll notice something unusual — his listener base doesn’t cluster the way most artists’ do. Most artists have a home market that dwarfs everything else. Stromae’s map is remarkably distributed. That’s not an accident and it’s not just because the music is great. It’s because he and his team were paying attention to where the organic growth was happening and then actually showing up there — tours, press, local partnerships.

The data point to watch: your listener geography, and more specifically, where you’re growing without having done anything to cause it. Unsolicited growth in a market you’ve never targeted is the closest thing to a free lead you will ever get in this industry. Most artists ignore it entirely. Stromae’s career is partly a story of not ignoring it.

The through-line here isn’t really about any of these three artists specifically. It’s about the difference between checking your numbers and reading them. Monthly listeners tell you where you are. Rate of change tells you where you’re going. Geographic distribution tells you where you haven’t been yet.

The artists who figure that out — really figure it out — tend to be the ones still around for the conversation ten years later.

Heaven & Hell’s Final Chapter With Ronnie James Dio Is Out Now in a Stunning New Boxed Set

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Heaven & Hell’s Final Chapter With Ronnie James Dio Is Out Now in a Stunning New Boxed Set

Rhino Records has put together something genuinely essential for heavy metal fans. ‘Breaking Out Of Heaven 2007–2009,’ the definitive document of Heaven & Hell’s reunion run, is out now in both 7 LP and 4 CD/Blu-ray boxed set editions, and it captures one of metal’s great unexpected second acts in full.

The collection covers the complete arc of the reunion, from the triumphant 2007 Radio City Music Hall performance through the Top 10 studio album ‘The Devil You Know’ in 2009, and closing with ‘Neon Nights: 30 Years Of Heaven & Hell,’ the live album recorded at Wacken that same year. Ronnie James Dio, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler, and Vinny Appice operating together one final time, and every minute of it sounds like it mattered deeply to everyone involved.

The set includes 8 tracks making their vinyl debut and marks the first time the complete ‘Live From Radio City Music Hall’ performance has appeared on vinyl. Both editions come with an illustrated book featuring new liner notes by Hugh Gilmour, a replica tour book, and a poster. The Blu-ray adds video from both Radio City Music Hall and Wacken, plus band interviews that put the reunion in full context.

Dio passed away in May 2010, making this period the final chapter of one of heavy metal’s most beloved careers. ‘Breaking Out Of Heaven 2007–2009’ treats that legacy with exactly the care and respect it deserves.

‘Breaking Out Of Heaven 2007–2009’ Tracklisting:

CD 1: The Devil You Know

  1. Atom and Evil
  2. Fear
  3. Bible Black
  4. Double The Pain
  5. Rock And Roll Angel
  6. The Turn Of The Screw
  7. Eating The Cannibals
  8. Follow The Tears
  9. Neverwhere
  10. Breaking Into Heaven
  11. The Devil Cried
  12. Shadow Of The Wind
  13. Ear In The Wall

CD 2: Live from Radio City Music Hall

  1. E5150 / After All (The Dead)
  2. The Mob Rules
  3. Children Of The Sea
  4. Lady Evil
  5. I
  6. The Sign Of The Southern Cross
  7. Voodoo
  8. The Devil Cried

CD 3: Live from Radio City Music Hall

  1. Computer God
  2. Falling Off the Edge Of The World
  3. Shadow Of The Wind
  4. Die Young
  5. Heaven And Hell
  6. Lonely Is the Word
  7. Neon Knights

CD 4: Neon Nights: 30 Years Of Heaven & Hell

  1. Mob Rules
  2. Children Of The Sea
  3. I
  4. Bible Black
  5. Time Machine
  6. Fear
  7. Falling Off The Edge Of The World
  8. Follow The Tears
  9. Die Young
  10. Heaven And Hell
  11. Neon Knights

The Complete Record Store Day 2026 Release Guide: Every Title, Every Format

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The Complete Record Store Day 2026 Release Guide: Every Title, Every Format

Record Store Day 2026 hits participating brick-and-mortar record stores on April 18th, and this year’s list is one of the most expansive and genuinely exciting in the event’s history. From unearthed live recordings and archival demos to brand new exclusives and anniversary editions, the 2026 list covers every genre, era, and format imaginable. These releases are available only at participating indie record stores on April 18th. The RSD website does not sell them. Find your nearest participating store at recordstoreday.com.

3 categories apply to all releases: E = Exclusive Release, F = RSD First Release (found first at indie stores, may be available elsewhere later), L = Limited Run / Regional Focus Release.

Here is every title on the 2026 list:

13th Floor Elevators – ‘We Are Not Live’ (Charly Records) – LP – E

a-ha – ‘Analogue 20th Anniversary Deluxe Edition’ (Rhino) – 2 x LP – E

Bryan Adams – ‘Tough Town’ (Bad Records) – LP – E

Against Me! – ‘New Wave B-Sides’ (Rhino) – 12″ EP – E

Jhene Aiko – ‘Trip’ (Def Jam) – 2 x LP Picture Disc – E

Air – ‘AIR Moon Safari: The Athens Concert’ (Rhino) – LP – E

Zeni Geva & Steve Albini – ‘Superunit: Maximum Implosion’ (SKiN GRAFT Records) – 2 x LP – F

Alcatrazz – ‘No Parole From Rock ‘N’ Roll’ (Culture Factory) – 2 x LP – E

All Time Low – ‘Fool’s Gold (RSD 2026 Exclusive 7″)’ (Photo Finish Records) – 7″ Vinyl – E

Amble – ‘Hand Me Downs’ (Warner Records) – 12″ EP – L

Jon Anderson & the Band Geeks – ‘TRUE’ (Frontiers) – 2 x LP – F

Angel of Man – ‘RONIN: CYBERPUNK 2077’ (Materia Collective) – LP – L

April March – ‘Villerville’ (Bong Load Records) – LP – L

Ólafur Arnalds & Loreen – ‘SAGES’ (Verve) – 12″ EP – E

Art of Noise – ‘The Seduction of Claude Debussy’ (Demon Records) – 2 x LP – E

Roy Ayers – ‘Daddy Bug’ (Nature Sounds) – LP – E

BABYMETAL – ‘Live At The O2 Arena: Highlights’ (Capitol Records) – 12″ EP – E

Bad Brains – ‘Live’ (Org Music) – LP – E

Chet Baker – ‘Live in Japan 1987 (Fukui, Vol. 1)’ (SOLID/Spin This Now!) – LP Import – L

Chet Baker – ‘Live in Japan 1987 (Fukui, Vol. 2)’ (SOLID/Spin This Now!) – LP Import – L

Bat For Lashes – ‘A Fleet of Bats: Early Demos’ (BMG) – LP – L

Tony Bennett – ‘MTV Unplugged’ (Legacy Recordings) – 2 x LP – E

Big Sean – ‘Detroit’ (G.O.O.D. Music/Def Jam) – 2 x LP – F

Black Sabbath Featuring Tony Iommi – ‘Seventh Star’ (Rhino) – LP – E

The Blasters – ‘Rare Blasts: Studio Outtakes And Movie Music 1979-1985’ (Liberation Hall) – LP – E

Johnny Blue Skies & The Dark Clouds – ‘Castaways’ (Atlantic) – 7″ Picture Disc – E

Bluey – ‘Up Here Zoetrope Picture Disc’ (Demon Records) – LP – E

Blur – ‘Live at the Budokan’ (Parlophone/Warner) – 2 x LP – E

David Bowie – ‘Hallo Spaceboy’ (Rhino) – LP – E

David Bowie – ‘Excerpts From Outside’ (Rhino) – LP – E

Bob Brady and the Con Chords – ‘Love-In: The Chariot Records Recordings’ (Omnivore Recordings) – LP – L

Bring Me The Horizon – ‘Lo-files’ (Columbia Records) – 2 x LP – F

Danny Brown – ‘Grown Up’ (Reservoir Recordings) – 7″ Vinyl – E

Bruford – ‘Feels Good To Me’ (Culture Factory) – LP – L

The Bucketheads – ‘All In The Mind (The Expanded Edition)’ (Music On Vinyl) – 2 x LP Import – L

Jeff Buckley – ‘Live À L’Olympia’ (Legacy Recordings) – 2 x LP – E

Jeff Buckley – ‘Live À L’Olympia’ (Legacy Recordings) – CD – E

Leslie Butler – ‘Ja-Gan’ (BMG) – LP – E

Kaitlin Butts – ‘Yeehaw Sessions’ (Republic) – LP – F

Caamp – ‘Caamp 10th Anniversary Edition’ (Caamp, LLC) – 2 x LP – E

Camper Van Beethoven – ‘Tusk’ (Cooking Vinyl) – 2 x LP – E

Cam’ron – ‘Killa Season’ (Nature Sounds) – 2 x LP – L

Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band – ‘Lick My Decals Off, Baby (Deluxe Edition)’ (Rhino) – 2 x LP – E

Brandi Carlile – ‘Live At Easy Street Records Vol II’ (Lost Highway) – LP – E

The Cars – ‘Heartbeat City Live’ (Rhino) – 2 x LP – E

James Carter, Cyrus Chestnut, Ali Jackson & Reginald Veal – ‘Gold Soundz: A Jazz Tribute To Pavement’ (Modern Harmonic) – 2 x LP – F

Neko Case – ‘Cool Boys’ (Anti-) – 7″ Vinyl – E

Mama Cass – ‘Dream A Little Dream (Expanded Edition)’ (Geffen Records) – LP – E

Ray Charles – ‘Ray Charles Live’ (Tangerine Records) – 2 x LP – L

Charli XCX – ‘party 4 u’ (Atlantic) – 7″ Vinyl – E

Don Cherry – ‘Blue Lake’ (Charly Records) – 2 x LP – L

Tyler Childers – ‘Live From Dinosaur World’ (RCA) – 7″ Vinyl – E

Collective Soul – ‘Touch and Go’ (Fuzze-Flex Records) – LP – E

John Coltrane – ‘The Tiberi Tapes: A Preview of the Mythic Recordings’ (Verve/Impulse!) – LP – E

John Coltrane Quartet – ‘France 1965: The Complete Concerts’ (Charly Records) – 4 x LP – E

Alice Cooper – ‘The Revenge Of Alice Cooper: Limited Picture Disc’ (earMUSIC) – 2 x LP – E

Stewart Copeland – ‘The Rhythmatist’ (Demon Records) – LP – E

Cream – ‘Wheels Of Fire: Live At The Fillmore Auditorium & Winterland Ballroom’ (UMR/Polydor) – 3 x LP – F

Marshall Crenshaw – ‘The Bootleg Sounds of Marshall Crenshaw: 1984-87’ (Yep Roc Records) – LP – L

King Crimson – ‘Live: Penn State University 29 June 1974’ (Dgm) – 2 x LP – F

Crosby, Stills & Nash – ‘The Solo Albums’ (Rhino) – 4 x LP – E

The Cult – ‘Weapon of Choice’ (Cooking Vinyl) – LP – E

The Cure – ‘Greatest Hits’ (Rhino) – 2 x LP – E

The Cure – ‘Acoustic Hits’ (Rhino) – 2 x LP – E

Lucy Dacus – ‘New Song’ (Geffen Records) – 7″ Vinyl – F

Dada – ‘El Subliminoso (Remastered, Expanded, 30th Anniversary)’ (Real Gone Music) – 2 x LP – E

The Darkness – ‘One Way Ticket To Birmingham (Live at the NEC)’ (Rhino) – 2 x LP – E

Skeeter Davis – ‘The End of the World: The Navy Hoedown Sessions’ (Country Rewind) – LP – E

Miles Davis – ‘The New Sounds (Mono 10″)’ (Craft Recordings) – 10″ LP – E

The dB’s – ‘Cycles Per Second: US Tour 2024’ (Propeller Sound Recordings) – LP – F

Dead Or Alive – ‘The Youthquake Tour’ (Demon Records) – 2 x LP – E

Deafheaven – ‘KEXP Sessions’ (Atlantic) – 12″ Single – E

Olivia Dean – ‘BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge’ (Island) – 7″ Vinyl – F

Def Leppard – ‘Slang’ (UMR/Mercury) – 2 x LP – F

Iris DeMent – ‘The Way I Should (30th Anniversary)’ (Yep Roc Records) – LP – L

Dr. Demento – ‘Get Demented’ (Demented Punk) – 12″ Single – E

Alabaster DePlume – ‘Dear Children of Our Children, I Knew / Cremisan’ (International Anthem Recording Co.) – 12″ EP – L

Dijon – ‘How Do You Feel About Getting Married?’ (Warner Records) – 12″ EP – E

Markolino Dimond – ‘Brujeria’ (Craft Recordings/Concord) – LP – F

Dinosaur Jr – ‘Live in Hollywood 1991: The Green Mind Tour’ (Cherry Red) – LP – F

Dr. Feelgood – ‘Oil City Confidential Soundtrack’ (Rhino) – 2 x LP – E

Doctor Who – ‘The Rescue’ (Demon Records) – LP – E

Dog’s Eye View – ‘Happy Nowhere (30th Anniversary Deluxe Edition)’ (Sony Music/Licensed by Fugitive Recording) – 2 x LP – E

The Doors – ‘Strange Days 1967: A Work In Progress, Part 2’ (Rhino) – LP – E

doPE (John Densmore & Chuck D) – ‘No Country For Old Men’ (Org Music) – LP – E

The Dream Syndicate – ‘Sketches for Medicine Show’ (Fire Records) – LP – L

Dropkick Murphys/Outlets – ‘Knock Me Down’ (TAANG!) – 7″ Vinyl – F

Drum Corpse – ‘Drum Corpse Volume 1: Resistance Drums’ (Skinsuit Communications) – LP – L

Hilary Duff – ‘(Mine)’ (Atlantic) – LP – E

Ian Dury & The Blockheads – ‘Live in London 1980’ (Demon Records) – 2 x LP – L

Electronic – ‘1996 Remixes 1999’ (Rhino) – 12″ EP – E

Sophie Ellis-Bextor – ‘Read My Lips (25th Anniversary Edition)’ (UMR/Polydor) – 2 x LP – F

Elzhi – ‘Lead Poison: 10th Anniversary’ (Coalmine Records) – 2 x LP – L

Empire of the Sun – ‘Walking On A Dream (Collectors Edition)’ (Capitol Records) – 2 x LP – F

En Vogue – ‘EV3’ (Real Gone Music) – 2 x LP – E

English Teacher – ‘Nearly Daffodils / Nearly Daffodils (Matt Maltese Rework)’ (UMR/Island) – 7″ Vinyl – L

Ethel Cain – ‘Inbred’ (Daughters of Cain) – 12″ EP – F

Euphoria – ‘A Gift From Euphoria’ (Jackpot Records) – LP – L

Bill Evans – ‘At The BBC: The Complete 1965 London Sets’ (Elemental Music Records) – 2 x LP – E

Fall Out Boy – ‘So Much For (2our) Dust: Live At Madison Square Garden’ – 3 x LP – E

Fear Factory – ‘Digimortal (Remastered, Expanded, 25th Anniversary)’ (Real Gone Music) – 2 x LP – E

Flat Duo Jets – ‘Boogie On Your Head!’ (Propeller Sound Recordings) – LP – F

Flying Lotus – ‘1983’ (Brainfeeder) – LP – F

For Squirrels – ‘Baypath Road’ (Y&T Music) – LP – L

Foreigner – ‘Foreigner 4 Live Tour 1981-82’ (Rhino) – 2 x LP – E

Jackson C Frank – ‘Jackson C Frank’ (BMG) – 2 x LP – E

Frankie Goes To Hollywood – ‘Radio One Sessions 1982-1983’ (UMR/ZTT) – LP – F

FREEMAN – ‘FREEMAN’ (Partisan) – LP – E

John Frusciante – ‘To Only Record Water for Ten Days’ (Rhino) – 2 x LP – E

Gabby’s Dollhouse – ‘A-Meow-Zing Music!’ (Republic) – LP – E

Peter Gabriel – ‘Sledgehammer’ (Real World) – 12″ Single – E

Jerry Garcia – ‘Reflections (50th Anniversary)’ (Round Records/ATO Records) – 3 x LP – F

Ghost Funk Orchestra – ‘Live in Europe’ (Karma Chief) – LP – E

Ghost-Note – ‘Swagism’ (Mixto Records) – 2 x LP – E

The Gits – ‘Etcetera’ (Sub Pop) – LP – E

Goatsnake – ‘Dog Days’ (Southern Lord) – LP – E

Goblin – ‘The Singles Collection 1975-1979’ (Cinevox) – LP – L

Selena Gomez – ‘Droplets’ (Interscope) – 12″ EP – F

Gong – ‘Flying Teapot’ (Charly Records) – LP – L

Dallas Good + Richard Reed Parry – ‘Were “The Watchtowers”‘ (Yep Roc Records) – LP – F

Good Kid – ‘Can We Hang Out Sometime?’ (AMPED) – LP – L

Gotan Project – ‘Best Of’ (Yabasta Records) – 2 x LP – E

Ariana Grande/Cynthia Erivo – ‘Wicked: One Wonderful Night (Live): The Soundtrack’ (Republic) – 2 x LP – F

Grateful Dead – ‘Boston Music Hall, Boston, MA 6/11/76’ (Rhino) – 5 x LP – E

Grateful Dead – ‘On A Back Porch, Vol. 3’ (Rhino) – LP – E

Violet Grohl – ‘What’s Heaven Without You / Swallowtail’ (Republic) – 7″ Vinyl – E

Vince Guaraldi – ‘It’s Arbor Day, Charlie Brown / Charlie Brown’s All Stars! (Original Soundtrack Recordings)’ (Lee Mendelson Film Productions) – 2 x LP – E

HAIM – ‘Relationships’ (Columbia Records) – 12″ EP – E

John Wesley Harding – ‘Here Comes The Groom (Deluxe)’ (Blind Owl) – 2 x LP – L

Françoise Hardy – ‘Françoise Hardy In English’ (Omnivore Recordings) – LP + 7″ Single – E

Roy Hargrove – ‘Bern’ (Time Traveler Recordings) – LP – E

George Harrison – ‘Dark Horse Zoetrope LP’ (Dark Horse) – LP – E

George Harrison – ‘Extra Texture Zoetrope LP’ (Dark Horse) – LP – E

Wendell Harrison & Tribe – ‘A Tribute to Pharoah Sanders’ (Org Music) – LP – L

Hello Kitty – ‘Hello Kitty & Friends: Hello Kitty (RSD Exclusive)’ (Handmade by Robots) – Vinyl Figure – E

hemlocke springs – ‘going…going…GONE!’ (Good Luck Have Fun Records) – 12″ EP – F

Joe Henderson – ‘Consonance: Live at the Jazz Showcase’ (Resonance Records) – 3 x LP – E

Niall Horan – ‘Flicker Featuring The RTE Concert Orchestra (Live)’ (Capitol Records) – LP – F

Jade – ‘Jade To The Max’ (Get On Down) – LP – E

Ahmad Jamal – ‘At the Jazz Showcase: Live in Chicago’ (Resonance Records) – 2 x LP – E

The Jayhawks – ‘2 Meter Sessions’ (Charly Records) – LP – E

Waylon Jennings & The Waylors – ‘The Balladeer meets the Dukes of Hazzard’ (Son of Jessi/Thirty Tigers) – LP – E

Carly Rae Jepsen – ‘Disco Darling’ (School Boy/Interscope Records) – 7″ Vinyl – E

The Jesus and Mary Chain – ‘Some Candy Talking EP’ (Third Man Records) – 12″ EP – E

Joan Jett and the Blackhearts – ‘Live At The Ritz NYC 1981’ (Blackheart Records) – LP – F

Elton John – ‘Positiva Presents: Elton John: The Remixes’ (UMR/EMI) – LP – F

Johnboy – ‘Pistol Swing & Claim Dedications Discography’ (Southern Lord) – 2 x LP – L

Jack Johnson/Hermanos Gutiérrez – ‘Hold On To The Light’ (Republic) – 7″ Vinyl – L

George Jones – ‘Cold Hard Truth’ (Rhino) – LP – E

Judas Priest – ‘Live in Los Angeles ’90’ (Legacy Recordings) – LP – E

Junkie XL – ‘Saturday Teenage Kick (Remastered, Expanded)’ (Real Gone Music) – 2 x LP – E

Jurassic 5 – ‘Quality Control: 25th Anniversary Edition’ (Get On Down) – 2 x LP – E

Meiko Kaji – ‘Urami Bushi / The Flower Of Carnage’ (Teichiku Entertainment/TOYOKASEI) – 12″ EP Import – L

KATSEYE – ‘Touch / Gabriela: Tour Arrangements & Acapella Versions’ (HYBE x Geffen) – 12″ EP – F

Kaytranada – ‘AIN’T NO DAMN WAY’ (RCA) – LP – E

Tommy Keene – ‘Songs From The Film: The 1984 Reflection Sessions’ (dBpm Records) – LP – L

Chaka Khan – ‘Naughty’ (Get On Down) – LP – E

Khruangbin – ‘White Gloves ii / M. Blanc’ (Dead Oceans) – 7″ Vinyl – E

Freddie King – ‘Feelin’ Alright: The Complete 1975 Nancy Pulsations Concert’ (Elemental Music Records) – 3 x LP – F

King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard – ‘Big Fig Wasp’ (Having Fun) – 12″ Shaped Vinyl – E

KISS – ‘A Special KISS Tour Album’ (Mercury Records) – 12″ EP – F

Mark Knopfler & Emmylou Harris – ‘All The Roadrunning’ (Mercury) – 2 x LP – F

Bruce Kulick From Kiss – ‘Transformer’ (Culture Factory) – LP – E

Bruce Kulick From Kiss – ‘Transformer’ (Culture Factory) – CD – L

Mark Lanegan – ‘Bubblegum (Original Draft)’ (Beggars Banquet) – 2 x LP – E

The Last Dinner Party – ‘The Scythe (Live From The Pyre)’ (Island) – 7″ Vinyl – F

Yusef Lateef – ‘Alight Upon the Lake: Live at the Jazz Showcase’ (Resonance Records) – 3 x LP – E

Laufey – ‘A Matter of Time: Live at Madison Square Garden’ (AWAL/Vingolf Recordings) – 2 x LP – F

Lemonheads – ‘Creator’ (TAANG!) – LP – F

Adrianne Lenker – ‘Live At Revolution Hall’ (4AD) – 3 x LP – E

John Lennon – ‘Love Meditation Mixes’ (UMR) – 3 x LP – F

Les Nubians – ‘Makeda Remix’ (Rhino) – 12″ Single – E

James Brandon Lewis – ‘These Are Soulful Days’ (Tao Forms) – LP – L

Lil Peep – ‘crybaby (10 Year Anniversary RSD Edition)’ (AWAL) – LP – F

Abbey Lincoln – ‘That’s Him’ (Craft Recordings) – LP – E

Little Feat – ‘Little Feat (Deluxe Edition)’ (Rhino) – 2 x LP – E

Living Legends – ‘The Gathering’ (Legendary Music) – LP – L

The Locustz – ‘Buzzkill’ (Label 51) – LP – L

London Suede – ‘Coming Up At The BBC’ (Demon Records) – LP – E

Look Outside Your Window – ‘Look Outside Your Window’ (LOYW) – LP – E

Demi Lovato – ‘Frequency’ (Island) – 7″ Vinyl – F

Lunachicks – ‘We Can Be Worster’ (Manic Merch) – LP – E

Madonna – ‘The Confessions Tour: Live From London’ (Rhino) – 2 x LP – E

Ziggy Marley – ‘Brightside’ (Tuff Gong Worldwide) – LP – E

Ziggy Marley – ‘Brightside’ (Tuff Gong Worldwide) – CD – L

Laura Marling – ‘Laura Marling: Live At Albert Hall, Manchester’ (Chrysalis) – 2 x LP – F

Marc Maron – ‘Panicked’ (800 Pound Gorilla Records) – 2 x LP – L

Bruno Mars – ‘Collaborations’ (Atlantic) – LP – E

Matchbook Romance – ‘Visions’ (Epitaph Records) – 7″ Vinyl – F

Mayday Parade – ‘Tales Told By Dead Friends’ (Craft Recordings) – 10″ EP – E

MC 900 Ft. Jesus – ‘Welcome To My Dream (35th Anniversary Expanded Edition)’ (Nettwerk) – 2 x LP – E

Freddie McGregor – ‘Showcase’ (Observer/Prestige Elite) – LP – E

John McLaughlin – ‘Music From Abandoned Heights’ (Impex Records) – LP – L

Tate McRae – ‘Hung Up On You’ (Nettwerk) – 7″ Vinyl – E

Megadeth – ‘Hidden Treasures’ (Capitol/UMe) – LP – F

Melanie B – ‘Hot’ (UMR/Virgin) – LP Picture Disc – F

Meshuggah – ‘Destroy Erase Improve: Remastered Anniversary Edition’ (Reigning Phoenix Music) – 2 x LP – E

Meshuggah – ‘Catch Thirtythree: Remastered Anniversary Edition’ (Reigning Phoenix Music) – 2 x LP – E

The Meteors – ‘From Zorch With Love: The Very Best Of The Meteors 1981-1997’ (Culture Factory) – LP – E

Misfits – ‘Famous Monsters’ (Rhino) – LP – E

Joni Mitchell – ‘For The Roses’ (Rhino) – LP – E

The Modern Lovers – ‘The Modern Lovers’ (BMG) – LP Picture Disc – E

Momma – ‘Welcome To My Blue Sky (The Heart Charm)’ (Polyvinyl) – 12″ Vinyl – E

The Mooney Suzuki – ‘People Get Ready (25th Anniversary)’ (Yep Roc Records) – 2 x LP – L

Gaby Moreno – ‘Live From KCRW Morning Becomes Eclectic’ (Cosmica Artists) – LP – L

Mötley Crüe – ‘Live Wire EP (45th Anniversary)’ (BMG) – 12″ EP – E

Motorhead – ‘On Parole Steve Wilson Remix’ (Rhino) – LP – E

Motorhead – ‘The Lost Tapes, Vol. 7 (Lemmy’s 50th Birthday, Live in West Hollywood, 1995)’ (BMG) – 2 x LP – E

Bob Mould – ‘Body Of Song (20th Anniversary Expanded Edition)’ (Yep Roc Records) – 2 x LP – L

The Muffs – ‘Live At Fort Apache’ (Omnivore Recordings) – LP – L

Muse – ‘Muscle Museum’ (Warner Records) – 12″ EP – E

Muse – ‘Muse’ (Warner Records) – 12″ EP – E

Mutemath – ‘Mutemath’ (Rhino) – 2 x LP – E

My Life With The Thrill Kill Kult – ‘Sinister Whisperz: The Wax Trax! Remixes’ (Wax Trax! Records) – 2 x LP – E

R. Carlos Nakai – ‘Canyon Trilogy’ (BMG) – 2 x LP – L

Deb Never – ‘Hellooo / Radio Alice’ (Giant Music) – 7″ Vinyl – E

New York Dolls – ‘One Day It Will Please Us To Remember Even This’ (Rhino) – 2 x LP – E

Ngozi Family – ‘Gate Crash ’78’ (Now-Again Records) – LP – E

Klaus Nomi – ‘Remixes Bundle’ (Omnivore Recordings) – 2 x LP – L

Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark – ‘Archive Vol. 1 (1981-1990)’ (UMR/Virgin) – 2 x LP – F

Ozzy Osbourne – ‘Ozzy Osbourne: Handmade By Robots’ (Handmade by Robots) – Vinyl Figure – E

Anderson .Paak – ‘Malibu: 10 Year Anniversary 7″ Box Set’ (Obe/Apeshit) – 7″ Box Set – E

Panda Bear & Sonic Boom – ‘Graveyard/Lucky Charm’ (Domino Record Co.) – 7″ Vinyl – L

Paper Route Illuminati – ‘Paper Route Illuminati’ (Paper Route Empire) – 2 x LP – L

Paramore – ‘All We Know is Falling (Deluxe)’ (Rhino) – 2 x LP – E

Charlie Patton – ‘Primeval Blues, Rags, And Gospel Songs’ (Shanachie Entertainment) – LP – E

Pavement – ‘Perfect Sound Forever’ (Matador) – 10″ EP – E

Peaches – ‘No Lube So Rude’ (Kill Rock Stars) – Picture Disc LP – L

Pepper – ‘Give’n It’ (LAW Records) – LP – F

Gigi Perez – ‘Live From VEVO DSCVR’ (Island) – 7″ Vinyl – F

Mike Peters of The Alarm – ‘Feel Free’ (Twenty First Century Recording Company) – LP – L

Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers – ‘July 16, 1978: Paradise Theater, Boston, MA’ (UMe) – LP – E

Phoenix – ‘United’ (Rhino) – LP – E

Phoenix – ‘Alphabetical’ (Rhino) – LP – E

Phonte & Eric Roberson – ‘Tigallerro’ (The Foreign Exchange Music) – LP – L

Pink Floyd – ‘Live From the Los Angeles Sports Arena, April 26th, 1975’ (Legacy Recordings) – 4 x LP – E

Pink Floyd – ‘Live From the Los Angeles Sports Arena, April 26th, 1975’ (Legacy Recordings) – 2 x CD – E

Pink Pantheress – ‘Girl Like Me’ (Atlantic) – 7″ Vinyl – E

Pixies – ‘Live in Newport’ (Demon Records) – 2 x LP – E

Robert Plant – ‘Saving Grace: All That Glitters… with Suzi Dian’ (Nonesuch) – 12″ EP – E

Polo G – ‘Hall of Fame’ (Legacy Recordings) – LP – F

Porcupine Tree – ‘We Lost The Skyline’ (Transmission) – LP – E

The Power Station – ‘Raw Power: Live At The Spectrum, Philadelphia’ (Rhino) – 3 x LP – E

Primal Scream – ‘1987 EPs’ (Rhino) – LP – E

Prince Buster – ‘THE BLUE BEAT LABEL Presents PRINCE BUSTER ON TOUR’ (The Blue Beat Label) – LP – E

John Prine – ‘Found Dogs’ (Oh Boy Records) – LP – E

John Prine – ‘BBC Sessions’ (Rhino) – LP – E

Professor Longhair – ‘Mardi Gras in Baton Rouge’ (Rhino) – 2 x LP – E

Puscifer – ‘Normal Isn’t (Live)’ (BMG) – 2 x LP – F

The Radha Krsna Temple (London) – ‘The Radha Krsna Temple’ (Dark Horse) – LP – E

Corinne Bailey Rae – ‘Live At Webster Hall, New York’ (Capitol Records) – LP – F

Ritchie Blackmore’s Rainbow – ‘Live From Koln 1976’ (Demon Records) – 3 x LP – E

Ma Rainey – ‘Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom’ (Shanachie Entertainment) – LP – E

Ramones – ‘Live In San Francisco’ (Rhino) – 2 x LP – E

The Rolling Stones – ‘Big Hits (HIGH TIDE & GREEN GRASS): Japanese Edition’ (ABKCO) – LP Import – E

The Rolling Stones – ‘The Rolling Stones RSD3 Mini-Turntable’ (ABKCO) – 3″ Turntable Package – E

The Rolling Stones – ‘Get Off of My Cloud’ (ABKCO) – 3″ Single – E

The Rolling Stones – ‘Honky Tonk Women’ (ABKCO) – 3″ Single – E

The Rolling Stones – ‘Play With Fire’ (ABKCO) – 3″ Single – E

The Rolling Stones – ‘Heart of Stone’ (ABKCO) – 3″ Single – E

The Rolling Stones – ‘Mother’s Little Helper’ (ABKCO) – 3″ Single – E

The Rolling Stones – ‘Have You Seen Your Mother, Baby, Standing in the Shadow?’ (ABKCO) – 3″ Single – E

Romeo Void – ‘Live ’81-’85’ (Liberation Hall) – 2 x LP – E

The Mighty Rootsmen – ‘Strike Back (Volume 2)’ (Kartel/Bulletproof) – LP – F

Ruel – ‘What It Sounds Like’ (Giant Music) – 12″ EP – L

RUNT w/Todd Rundgren – ‘The Necessary Cosmic Frenzy’ (Rhino) – LP – E

RZA, Juice Crew – ‘Bobby Digital Presents: The Juice Crew’ (36 Chambers LLC/DNA Music/Hitmaker Distr) – LP – E

RZA, Various Artists – ‘The Man with the Iron Fists (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)’ (36 Chambers/Ruffnation Ent/WAX Records) – 2 x LP – E

St Germain – ‘St Germain: Remixes’ (Rhino) – 2 x LP – E

Ryuichi Sakamoto (Featuring Danceries) – ‘End of Asia’ (Gearbox) – LP – E

Adam Sandler – ‘They’re All Gonna Laugh At You!’ (Warner Records) – LP – E

Michael Schenker Group – ‘Best Of Live MSG: 1980-1984’ (Chrysalis) – LP – E

Gil Scott-Heron – ‘Reflections’ (Culture Factory) – LP – E

Gil Scott-Heron – ‘Reflections’ (Culture Factory) – CD – L

Sex Pistols – ‘Jubilee (25th Anniversary Edition)’ (UMR) – LP – F

Labi Siffre – ‘Crying Laughing Loving Lying Expanded Edition’ (Demon Records) – 2 x LP – E

The Sisters Of Mercy – ‘First And Last and Always: The Japanese Edition’ (Rhino) – LP – E

Sleep Token – ‘Caramel’ (RCA) – 12″ Vinyl – F

Slint – ‘untitled (albini rough mixes)’ (Touch and Go Records) – 12″ – E

Snarky Puppy – ‘Live at GroundUP Music Festival’ (GroundUP Music) – LP – E

Son Volt – ‘Sound Signal Serenades’ (Transmit Sound/Thirty Tigers) – LP – F

Sonic Youth – ‘Diamond Seas’ (Geffen) – 12″ Vinyl – F

Spacey Jane – ‘Live at The Hordern Pavilion (Sydney, NSW) 2025’ (Concord Records) – 2 x LP – L

Bruce Springsteen – ‘Live From Asbury Park 2024’ (Legacy Recordings) – 5 x LP – E

Billy Squier – ‘Tell The Truth: Deluxe’ (Flatiron Recordings) – 2 x LP – L

Squirrel Nut Zippers – ‘Roasted Right: Expanded Edition’ (Modern Harmonic) – 12″ EP – F

SRC – ‘Milestones’ (Jackpot Records) – LP – L

Stalk-Forest Group – ‘St. Cecilia: The Elektra Recordings’ (Rhino) – 2 x LP – E

Starcrawler – ‘Starcrawler Sings Elvis Presley’ (Starcrawler Music) – 7″ Vinyl – E

Steely Dan – ‘Alive in America’ (Rhino) – 2 x LP – E

Rod Stewart – ‘Alternate Atlantic Crossing’ (Rhino) – LP – E

Stone Temple Pilots – ‘Live at Rolling Rock 2001’ (Rhino) – 2 x LP – E

The Stranglers – ‘Rarities’ (Rhino) – LP – E

Stray Cats – ‘Rumble In Brixton (Live)’ (Surfdog) – 2 x LP – E

Billy Strings – ‘tiny desk’ (Reprise) – 12″ EP – E

Joe Strummer & The Mescaleros – ‘Global A Go-Go’ (Dark Horse) – 2 x LP – E

Sugar – ‘File Under Easy Listening: The Singles Collection’ (BMG) – 3 x 12″ Vinyl – E

Swamp Dogg – ‘Swamp Dogg Gets His Pool Painted’ (Joyful Noise Recordings) – LP – E

Taylor Swift – ‘Elizabeth Taylor 7″ Vinyl Single’ (Taylor Swift/Republic Records) – 7″ Vinyl – E

The Sword – ‘Three Songs’ (Kemado) – 12″ EP – E

Masayoshi Takanaka – ‘All Of Me’ (Universal Music Japan) – 2 x LP Import – E

Masayoshi Takanaka – ‘On Guitar’ (Victor Entertainment) – LP Import – E

Talking Heads – ‘The CBS/Columbia Demos’ (Rhino) – 2 x LP – E

Cecil Taylor Unit – ‘Fragments: The Complete 1969 Salle Pleyel Concerts’ (Elemental Music Records) – 3 x LP – E

The Tears – ‘Here Come The Tears’ (Craft Recordings) – LP – E

Teenage Fanclub & Jad Fair – ‘Words of Wisdom and Hope’ (Merge Records) – LP + 7″ Single – F

Thievery Corporation – ‘Culture of Fear’ (Thievery Corporation) – 2 x LP – E

Thin Lizzy – ‘Live in Cleveland 1976’ (UMR/Vertigo) – 2 x LP – F

Third Eye Blind – ‘Rarities & First Drafts’ (Rhino) – LP – E

Charles Tolliver All Stars – ‘Right Now…And Then’ (Strata-East Records) – LP – E

T. Rex – ‘Songs from “Marc”‘ (Demon Records) – LP – E

TV Girl – ‘The Night in Question: French Exit Outtakes’ (Blissful Serenity Industries) – LP – E

McCoy Tyner – ‘The Seeker’ (Red Records) – 2 x LP – F

U-Roy – ‘Feel Jah Spirit: U-Roy Meets The Aggrovators’ (Sound System) – LP – L

Ultravox – ‘The Re-Mixes’ (Chrysalis) – LP – E

Various Artists – ‘DJ Koco Cuban 45 Boxset Curated By DJ Koco Aka Shimokita’ (Mr. Bongo) – 5 x 7″ Box Set – E

Various Artists – ‘You’ll Never Eat Fast Food Again’ (Drive-Thru Records) – 2 x LP – E

Various Artists – ‘KPop Demon Hunters (Soundtrack from the Netflix Film): HUNTR/X Edition’ (Republic) – LP – E

Various Artists – ‘Jazz Dispensary: Magia Brasileira’ (Craft Recordings) – LP – E

Various Artists – ‘Just Tell Me You Love Me: A Tribute To Fleetwood Mac’ (Craft Recordings) – 2 x LP – F

Various Artists – ‘Metal Machine Music: Power To Consume Vol. 2’ (Legacy Recordings) – 2 x LP – L

Various Artists from Monstercat and Firaga Records – ‘UNDERTALE (10-Year Anniversary Remixes)’ (Monstercat/Firaga Records) – LP – F

Various Artists – ‘Operation Irie’ (LAW Records) – 2 x LP – F

Various Artists – ‘Panama Latin Treasures’ (Tamayo Records) – LP – E

Soul Jazz Records Presents – ‘POWER POP! American Power Pop For The Now Generation 1977-81’ (Soul Jazz Records) – LP – E

Various Artists – ‘Rock And Roll Doctor: Lowell George Tribute’ (Omnivore Recordings) – 2 x LP – F

Various Artists – ‘KPop Demon Hunters (Soundtrack from the Netflix Film): Saja Boys Edition’ (Republic) – LP – E

Various Artists – ‘Salad Days: Music From The Documentary Film’ (Hello Goodbye Records) – LP – L

Various Artists – ‘My Soul Is Lost: Unknown & Forgotten Rural American Musicians’ (Jalopy Records) – LP – F

Various Artists – ‘Stax: Killer B’s’ (Craft Recordings) – LP – E

Soul Jazz Records Presents – ‘Studio One Sound’ (Soul Jazz Records) – 2 x LP – E

Various Artists from Curaga Records and Chill Ghost Records – ‘Video Game LoFi: Sleepy Pokémon Beats’ (Curaga Records) – LP – E

Various Artists – ‘The Westbound Sound: Single Minded (Westbound Records Curated by RSD, Vol. 3)’ (Org Music) – LP – L

Van Halen – ‘Live in New Haven, CT 1986’ (Rhino) – 2 x LP – E

The Verlaines – ‘Ready To Fly’ (Schoolkids Records) – LP – L

Violent Femmes – ‘The Blind Leading The Naked’ (Craft Recordings) – LP – E

Mal Waldron – ‘Stardust & Starlight: Live at the Jazz Showcase’ (Resonance Records) – 2 x LP – E

The Walker Brothers – ‘Nite Flights’ (Legacy Recordings) – LP – E

Jerry Jeff Walker – ‘Navajo Rug (35th Anniversary)’ (Jerry Jeff Walker) – LP – F

Ween – ‘Europe “90”‘ (Rhino) – 3 x LP – E

Weezer – ‘1192’ (Ernest Jenning Record Co.) – LP – F

Scott Weiland – ‘Live’ (Scott Weiland) – LP – E

Paul Weller – ‘When Your Garden’s Overgrown / Boy About Town (Weller at the BBC Vol. 2)’ (Parlophone/Warner) – 7″ Vinyl – L

Ike White – ‘Changin’ Times’ (Rhino) – LP – E

The Who – ‘A Quick One’ (UMR/Polydor) – 2 x LP – F

Buster Williams – ‘Pinnacle’ (Time Traveler Recordings) – LP – E

Brian Wilson – ‘On Tour’ (Oglio Entertainment) – LP – E

Brian Wilson – ‘Imagination’ (Rhino) – LP – E

Wire – ‘Read & Burn 03’ (Pinkflag) – LP – L

Wisp – ‘If Not Winter: The Demos/Live Version’ (Music Soup/Interscope Records) – 12″ EP – E

Wiz Khalifa – ‘Khalifa (10th Anniversary)’ (Real Gone Music) – LP – F

Wolf Alice – ‘Wolf Alice: Spotify Live Room’ (RCA) – 7″ Vinyl – L

Cory Wong – ‘Cory Wong And The Green Screen Band’ (Cory Wong) – LP – E

Donovan Woods – ‘Not A Greatest Hits Vol II (Sea Blue Vinyl)’ (Meant Well Inc.) – LP – E

Xmal Deutschland – ‘Peel Sessions’ (4AD) – 2 x LP – L

XTC – ‘Live Boots: Live At Emerald City 1981’ (Ape House) – 2 x LP – E

Xzibit – ‘Restless’ (Loud Records) – 2 x LP – E

Yes – ‘Tales From Topographic Tours’ (Rhino) – 3 x LP – E

Christopher Young – ‘Sinister OST’ (Haxan) – LP – L

Neil Young & The Chrome Hearts – ‘The Live Album’ (Reprise) – 2 x LP – F

ZEROBASEONE – ‘Never Say Never’ (WakeOne) – LP – E

Vancouver’s Hyperspace Metal Fest Returns for Its 7th and Final Edition With Sanctuary, Edge of Paradise, and Atavistia

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Vancouver’s Hyperspace Metal Fest Returns for Its 7th and Final Edition With Sanctuary, Edge of Paradise, and Atavistia

Hyperspace Metal Fest is back for its 7th edition, and festival organizer Joey Hockin has made it clear this one carries extra weight. “After this year, the festival will be going on indefinite hiatus,” Hockin says. “If you’ve been wanting to make it to Hyperspace, this could be your last chance. Let’s rage together at the Rickshaw and The Cobalt one last time.” Taking place April 16th and 17th at The Cobalt and April 18th at the Rickshaw Theatre in Vancouver, the 3-night event has unveiled a full lineup that makes a fitting final statement for one of B.C.’s most beloved metal gatherings.

Night 1 at The Cobalt is headlined by Atavistia with a heavy emphasis on melodic death metal, featuring Inpathos, Hyperstrike, Ravensun, and Kayas. Night 2 shifts into epic symphonic and melodic power metal territory, headlined by Edge of Paradise alongside The Scepter, Lycanthro, Ophelia Falling, and Valley of Despair. Night 3 at the Rickshaw is the one that demands the most attention. Sanctuary performs ‘Into The Mirror Black’ in its entirety in a Canadian exclusive, joined by the Canadian debuts of both Owlbear and Artificial Language, plus Voidchaser and Witchkiller.

Tickets are on sale now. 3 nights, 15 bands, and a sendoff that the Vancouver metal community won’t forget.

Hyperspace Metal Fest 2026 Lineup:

Night 1 – April 16th @ The Cobalt:

Atavistia / Inpathos / Hyperstrike / Ravensun / Kayas

Night 2 – April 17th @ The Cobalt:

Edge of Paradise / The Scepter / Lycanthro / Ophelia Falling / Valley of Despair

Night 3 – April 18th @ Rickshaw Theatre:

Sanctuary (performing ‘Into The Mirror Black’ in full) / Owlbear / Artificial Language / Voidchaser / Witchkiller

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Eric Alper is a 6-time nominee for Publicist of the Year during Canadian Music Week and has overseen the publicity campaigns for over 183 JUNO Award-nominated albums (and 16 in 2025), 45 Grammy-nominated albums, including 47 JUNO Award, 58 Canadian Folk Music Award, 126 Maple Blues Award-winning albums and is also truly honoured to work with some of the biggest and most important artists of our time.

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