#retroactives

[blakhartguitars]

#VICE6 #BLAKHARTGUITARS #EMGPICKUPS #SUPER77 #RETROACTIVES THE ONLY WAY TO FLY #REDANDBLACKZEBRA #FLAMETOP

[nevalra]

#Repost @emgpickups ・・・ I use Offically Endorse and use the new Retro Active Super77 (bridge) & Fat55 (neck) in my Mk11 Warlock @officialbcrich ... these sound amazing! #RetroActives #EMGpickups #pickupfam #activepickups #ScottEames #EMGartist

[blakhartguitars]

YOU KNOW ITS GONNA BE A GOOD DAY WHEN YOUR #CHEWY ORDER AND #EMGPICKUPS ARRIVE ON TIME!!! @iams @chewy @emgpickups #RETROACTIVES #EMG85

[blakhartguitars]

'Bout ready to run these #EmgPickups #RetroActives through the #BlakhartRigofDoom Big thanks to #ScottW and @emgpickups for the props! Look for our metal gear review in an upcoming issue of @viaomega mag!

[junerecords]

Staff Picks Of 2013

Hi everyone!

Enjoy our staff picks of 2013. Endless thanks for all your support over the past year. Stay tuned in 2014 for more in-stores, events and of course, more vinyl!

Lots of love,

The Staff at June

(All lists in alphabetical order by first staff name and artist name, rather than ranked) Alex’s Top 10 Releases Bill Callahan: Dream River (preview) Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: Push The Sky Away (preview) Dirty Beaches: Drifter/Love Is The Devil (preview) Grouper: The Man Who Died In His Boat (preview) Tim Hecker: Virgins (preview) The Knife: Shaking The Habitual (preview) My Bloody Valentine: MBV (preview) Oneohtrix Point Never: R Plus Seven (preview) Colin Stetson: New History Warfare Vol.3: To See More Light (preview) Viet Cong: Cassette

Andrew's Top 10 Releases Rutherford Chang: The Beatles (White Album Project) (preview) Lucrecia Dalt: Commotus (preview) Dirty Beaches: Drifters/Love is the Devil (preview) Jar Moff: Commercial Mouth (preview) L. Pierre: The Island Come True (preview) Andrew Peklar: Cover Versions (preview) Russian Tsarlag/Secret Boyfriend: Split (preview) Tape Loop Orchestra: In a Lonely Place (preview) Wolf Eyes: Lower Floors (preview) Zacht Automaat: Zacht Automaat (ZA) (preview) Andrew's Top 10 Reissues & Retroactives Francois Bayle - L'Experience Acoustique Don Cherry - Organic Free Music Society Full Moon Ensemble - Crowded with Loneliness Peter Grudzien - The Unicorn/The Garden of Love R. Stevie Moore - Glad Music Daphne Oram - Oramics Bernard Parmegiani - De Natura Sonorum  Popol Vuh - Affenstunde Max Roach - We Insist! Freedom Now Suite Conrad Schnitzler - Conrad & Sohn

Dennis’ 2013 List Although these lists are in alphabetical order, my favourite album by a long shot was undoubtedly Nick Cave's Push the Sky Away (most notably the track Jubilee Street, easily my favourite song of 2013). Dennis’ Top 10 Releases Bill Callahan: Dream River (preview) Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds: Push the Sky Away (preview) Mikal Cronin: MCII (preview) Foxygen: We are the 21st Century Ambassadors of Peace and Magic (preview) Hayden: Us Alone (preview) Jon Hopkins: Immunity (preview) Smith Westerns: Soft Will (preview) Mazzy Star: Seasons of Your Day (preview) William Tyler: Impossible Truth (preview) Kurt Vile: Wakin on a Pretty Daze (preview) Dennis’ Top 10 Reissues & Retroactives Big Star: Nothing Can Hurt Me (OST) Billy Bragg & Wilco: Mermaid Avenue Vol. 1+2 Gene Clark: Here Tonight: The White Light Demos Hackamore Brick: One Kiss Leads to Another Craig Leon: Nommos Syl Johnson: Is It Because I’m Black Jook: Jook Rule OK MX-80 Sound: Hard Attack Morphine: Good Orange Juice: Rip it Up

Ian’s 2013 List I feel like interesting electronic releases just keep getting better and 2013 is no exception. I've also added an additional re-issue and retroactive list this year because I feel the need to emphasize some of the great stuff that's getting reprinted.  I hope you enjoy the list and I wish everyone a great holiday season and for good things to come in 2014. Ian’s Top 10 Releases Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: Push The Sky Away (preview) Rutherford Chang: The Beatles (White Album Project) (preview) James Holden: Inheritors (preview) Huerco S: Colonial Patterns (preview) The Invisible Hands: The Invisible Hands (preview) Oneohtrix Point Never: R Plus Seven (preview) Rhye: Woman (preview) Mark Templeton: Jealous Heart (preview) Wolf Eyes: No Answer : Lower Floors (preview) Zacht Automaat: Zacht Automaat (ZA) (preview) Ian’s Top 10 Reissues & Retroactives Aphex Twin: Select Ambient Works 1985-92 Albert Ayler: Spiritual Unity Big Star: Nothing Can Hurt Me (OST) Devo: Hardcore Vol. 1 Louis De Meester: Alpha Recordings Full Moon Ensemble: Crowded With Loneliness Medusa: First Step Beyond Arthur Russell: Another Thought Slayer: Reign In Blood Stereolab: Dots And Loops

Katie’s Top 10 Releases Blood Ceremony: The Eldritch Dark (preview) Beyonce: Beyonce (preview) Blood Orange: Cupid Deluxe (preview) Boards of Canada: Tomorrow’s Harvest (preview) Bill Callahan: Dream River (preview) El-P & Killer Mike: Run The Jewels (preview) My Bloody Valentine: MBV (preview) Pissed Jeans: Honeys (preview) Yo La Tengo: Fade (preview) Zacht Automaat: Zacht Automaat (ZA) (preview)

Steve’s 2013 List 2013 was full of returns from established artists -- some of whom made on my list and others who didn't  -- it wasn't a year for discovering new acts. Event albums from major players like Arcade Fire swamped new up and comers; it even feels like James Blake's record has been forgotten by a lot of people, while almost everyone missed the stellar offering from Diarrhea Planet. Only one thing remains constant in 2013: rap still reigns supreme. From Run The Jewels through to Kanye, Drake, Pusha-T, Danny Brown, and that Kendrick verse, rappers made headlines with some of the most challenging, divisive, and talked-about releases in any genre. Steve’s Top 10 Releases Arcade Fire: Reflektor (preview) James Blake: Overgrown (preview) Danny Brown: Old (preview) El-P & Killer Mike: Run The Jewels (preview) Diarrhea Planet: I’m Rich Beyond Your Wildest Dreams (preview) Queens of the Stone Age: …Like Clockwork (preview) Janelle Monae: The Electric Lady (preview) Thundercat: Apocalypse (preview) Kanye West: Yeezus (preview) Vampire Weekend: Modern Vampires of the City (preview) Steve’s Top Reissues & Retroactives At The Drive-In: Relationship of Command The Notorious B.I.G.: Ready to Die Phish: Junta The Roots: Things Fall Apart