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Record Store Day Round Up!

Amoebas in SF and Hollywood party hearty!
This past Saturday was that special holiday -- Record Store Day.  Amoebites at both the San Francisco and Hollywood stores turned in full reports, so read on to check them out!  SF is up first, then Hollywood:

To celebrate the m
omentous occasion of Record Store Day here at the San Francisco Amoeba, we had DJs all day, super stuffed swag bags to give to customers, extra special day-only limited edition 10" and 7" from artists like Steve Malkmus and Vampire Weekend, and we also had Mr. Alternative Tentacles, Jello Biafra, sitting at our Information Counter.

The day started off with a bang, with customers flocking to the limited vinyl-only product that artists had created just for Record Store Day.  We quickly sold out of the Steve Malkmus and the Jicks, Built To Spill, Death Cab For Cutie and REM limited edition 7"s.  Other popular items included the Vampire Weekend, Breeders and Teenagers 7"s. 

At 1pm the DJ sets kicked off with  DJ Vinnie Esparza, who brought the party jams.  Balloons and even more crowds soon followed.

The most exciting part of the day though, was when Jello Biafra stopped by to man our Info Counter.  The visit quickly turned into a hero-worshipping signing line, and Jello was kind enough to stick around to accomodate each and every fan who came to see him, signing their records and taking photos with them.  Apparently he recommended a lot of Prog rock, like Magma! He also recommended Triclops to a lot of people.  Triclops is playing an instore here at Amoeba SF on April 25-- this Friday! Superfan and Record Store Day DJ V. Vale even scored a mini interview with Jello!  To see his review of his experience and the day, go here.  For larger versions of the pictures you see here plus more, go here.

Posted by Amoebite on April 25, 2008 at 01:44pm | Post a Comment

In the Future Music Will All Sound Like This.

aka Years of Musical Training Down the Drain.

As seen on WFMU's Beware of the Blog!
Posted by Amoebite on April 7, 2008 at 07:05pm | Post a Comment

Let Us All Celebrate with a Cool Refreshing Dr.Pepper!!!!

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In what may be my favorite marketing ploy of the year... Dr. Pepper has offered to give everyone in America a free Dr. Pepper if Axl Rose decides to release his long awaited Guns N' Roses album, Chinese Democracy in 2008.

Only Buckethead & Slash are exempt from the promotion. In response Axl says he will happily share his with Mr.Bucket.

Let's all hope this happens soon because the Amoeba breakroom tends to run out of Dr. Pepper towards the end of the week.

Read More....

Read GNR's Response...
Posted by Amoebite on March 26, 2008 at 08:20pm | Comments (1)

If Dreams Came True.....

a job as amoeba security awaits the warrior.
Posted by Amoebite on March 6, 2008 at 01:36pm | Post a Comment

if i stop getting starbucks for the rest of the year....


Gerhard Richter
Kerze (Candle)
1983
.... possibly I could afford to get this.

The Painting that adorned Sonic Youth's sixth double LP "Daydream Nation" is going to the auction block.

With a catalog price of £2.5m, I doubt many Sonic Youth completionists will be bidding.

I will happy to take it off your hands though if you realize it doesn't match your curtains. It will look great above my Ikea couch that I found in the street.
 
Read More About It Here!
Posted by Amoebite on February 21, 2008 at 05:58pm | Post a Comment
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