NEW DVD/BLU-RAY: LEONARD COHEN

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Songs From the Road collects twelve performances of some of Leonard Cohen‘s most iconic songs from across many miles and performances.

The performances were recorded in High Definition 16:9 and 5.1 Surround Sound. The Blu-ray also has a twenty-minute backstage interview with various band members conducted by Leonard’s daughter, Lorca Cohen, liner notes by Leon Wieseltier, editor of the New Republic, and track-by-track insider’s commentary written by Ed Sanders, who produced, edited and directed both the CD and video versions.

Track list:

“Lover, Lover, Lover” (Ramat Gan Stadium, Tel Aviv, Israel, September 24, 2009)
“Bird On the Wire” (Clyde Auditorium, Glasgow, Scotland, November 6, 2008)
“Chelsea Hotel” (Royal Albert Hall, London, England, November 17, 2008)
“Heart With No Companion” (Oberhausen King Pilsener Arena, Oberhausen, Germany, November 2, 2008)
“That Don’t Make it Junk” (O2 Arena, London, England, November 13, 2008)
“Waiting for the Miracle” (HP Pavilion, San Jose, California, November 13, 2009)
“Avalanche(Gothenburg Scandinavium, Gothenburg, Sweden, October 12, 2008)
“Suzanne” (MENA Arena, Manchester, England, November 30, 2008)
“The Partisan” (Hartwall Arena, Helsinki, Finland, October 10, 2008)
“Famous Blue Raincoat” (O2 Arena, London, England, November 13, 2008)
“Hallelujah” (Coachella Music Festival, Indio, California, April 17, 2009)
“Closing Time” (John Labatt Centre, London, Ontario, May 24, 2009)

OTHER NEW DVD/BLU-RAY RECOMMENDATIONS:

It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia Season 5 DVD
Tori Amos Live from the Artists Den DVD
Eric Clapton Crossroads Guitar Festival 2007 DVD
Eric Clapton Crossroads Guitar Festival 2004 DVD
The Big Bang Theory Season 3 DVD
Delicatessen Blu-ray
Jimi Hendrix Guitar Hero DVD
Prince of Persia: Sands of Time DVD

THE VINYL WORD: MILES DAVIS BITCHES BREW 40TH ANNIVERSARY DELUXE BOX!

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The Miles Davis fusion classic Bitches Brew is 40 years old, and to celebrate four decades of inspiration and influence, a new Bitches Brew deluxe box set has been issued.

The box set includes:

• 180-gram audiophile gatefold double vinyl LP of the original album.
• 3CDs and DVD featuring the original album, two newly-discovered studio tracks and two concerts from 1969-70 (over two hours of previously unreleased music).
• 52-page color booklet.

OTHER NEW VINYL RECOMMENDATIONS:

Of Montreal False Priest
The Black Angels Phosphene Dream
Black Mountain Wilderness Heart
Hot Chip Remix EP
Vaselines Sex with an X
The Walkmen Lisbon
Chromeo Business Casual
BXI (Boris and Ian Astbury) BXI
Deftones White Pony
Leonard Cohen Songs from the Road
Justin Townes Earle Harlem River Blues
Junip Fields
Superchunk Majestic Shredding
Les Savy Fav Root for Ruin
Grinderman Grinderman 2

ROBERT PLANT AND OTHER NEW CD RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE RX

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Having won enough awards to keep his mantelpiece groaning for years for his 2007 collaboration with Alison Krauss, Robert Plant resists the temptation to repeat the Americana formula and give us Raising More Sand. Instead he invokes the name of Band of Joy, the psychedelic blues group he originally fronted before the birth of Led Zeppelin over four decades’ earlier, for an album of bounding energy and unexpected eclecticism.

Produced with formidable intensity and an impressive sonic feel by Nashville-based country stalwart Buddy Miller, it offers yet another indication of Plant’s commendably enduring desire to keep moving. Clearly neither advancing age nor years of unabated success have deprived Plant of either his constant appetite for challenge or his ability to deliver in a cogent, credible and thoroughly convincing fashion. – BBC

OTHER CD RECOMMENDATIONS:

Weezer Hurley
Black Mountain Wilderness Heart
Junip Fields
Chromeo Business Casual
Leonard Cohen Songs from the Road
Dungen Skit I Allt
Justin Townes Earle Harlem River Blues
Cloud Cult Light Chasers
Jamey Johnson Guitar Song Pt. I and II
The Walkmen Lisbon
Les Savy Fav Root For Ruin
Linkin Park Thousand Suns

NEW RELEASE(S) OF THE WEEK: BLACK ANGELS, OF MONTREAL – $9.99 EACH!

The Black Angels
Phosphene Dream
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The group’s signature noise – cheap organs, driving rhythms, guitars bathed in enough reverb to soak a blanket – is intact, and there are enough of their usual scowling nuggets (“The Sniper,” “Bad Vibrations”) to satisfy those looking for the same fix. But the Black Angels introduce just enough variation in their still-potent formula to show growth, even as they hold to their own tradition. That makes Phosphene Dream not just compelling, but damn near brilliant. – Austinist

Of Montreal
False Priest
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ENTER TO WIN PRIZE PACK HERE

False Priest is unmistakably a creation of the post-Hissing Fauna Of Montreal. Percolating basslines weave through every track, while Barnes, sounding more comfortable than ever in his Prince-ly falsetto, pushes into increasingly purple territories. Aided by guest vocalists Janelle Monáe and Solange Knowles, producer Jon Brion succeeds in pulling the bandleader out of his own head, but he’s yet to fully shed Skeletal Lamping’s occasionally frustrating flightiness. This time, however, Barnes waits for his songs to end before flitting from stomping glam (“Coquet Coquette”) to Berlin Trilogy creepy-crawlies (“Around The Way”) to trunk-rattling P-Funk bump. On False Priest, the spirit of collaboration does for Of Montreal on record what it has done for the band’s live show, building a thrilling, carnival-like atmosphere around Barnes’ fractured perspective. – Onion A.V. Club

BUY STUFF, GET FREE STUFF: BLACK ANGELS, OF MONTREAL, WALKMEN, JUSTIN TOWNES EARLE, CLOUD CULT, THE DRUMS, THE GRACIOUS FEW!

At The Record Exchange, you give a little, you get a little, and we have tons of free stuff to give away when you slap your dirty money down on the barrelhead.

NEW FREEBIES THIS WEEK:

• Numbered, appropriately psychedelic lithograph with purchase of The Black AngelsPhosphene Dream (on sale for $9.99 — one week only!).
• Jean jacket-ready button with purchase of Of Montreal‘s False Priest (on sale for $9.99 — one week only!).
• Extremely limited cloth wall banner with purchase of Justin Townes Earle‘s Harlem River Blues.
• Two-track 7-inch with purchase of The Walkmen‘s Lisbon.
• Lanyard redeemable for a free mix CD with purchase of Cloud Cult‘s Light Chasers.
• Lithograph with purchase of The Drums‘ self-titled album.
• Autographed poster or CD booklet with purchase of The Gracious Few‘s self-titled album.

OTHER RECENT FREEBIES:

• Rare single — one side vinyl, one side CD/DVD (no kidding) — of “Impossible,” featuring an unreleased track and video, with purchase of Anberlin‘s Dark Is the Way. Light Is a Place.
• 45 adapter with purchase of limited-edition 45-rpm vinyl version of Interpol‘s new self-titled album.
• 4-song 12-inch vinyl EP (including Four Tet and Born Ruffians remixes) with purchase of The Acorn‘s No Ghost.
• Button pack with purchase of Jenny & Johnny‘s I’m Having Fun Now.
Arts & Crafts sampler CD with purchase of any Arts & Crafts title.
• Calendar with purchase of Hey Monday‘s Beneath It All.
• Hand fan with purchase of Katy Perry‘s Teenage Dream (extremely limited).
• Lithograph with purchase of Disturbed‘s Asylum.
• Free split 7-inch featuring Cheap Time and Bad Sports, courtesy of Vice Records and Scion AV — no purchase necessary, just come in and ask for it!
• 7-inch with purchase of Ray LaMontagne and the Pariah DogsGod Willin’ and the Creek Don’t Rise.
• Lithograph with purchase of Brian Wilson‘s Reimagines Gershwin.
• Limited-edition 7-inch (with non-album tracks) with purchase of The Budos BandsIII.
• Out-of-print Casual Nostalgia Fest Sub Pop 20th anniversary live compilation with purchase of any August Sub Pop Sale title.
• Sassy large-sized lithograph with purchase of Queens of the Stone Age‘s Rated R Deluxe Edition.
• Sticker with purchase of Los LobosTin Can Trust.
Range mixtape (hosted by DJ Drama) with purchase of any hip-hop title.
Black Lips/Pierced Arrows split 7-inch free to the first few people who come in and ask for one — no purchase necessary!
• Lithograph with purchase of Sky Sailing‘s (Owl City) An Airplane Carried Me to Bed.
• Mixtape with purchase of Capone-N-Noreaga‘s The War Report 2.
• Magnet with purchase of Wolf Parade‘s Expo 86.
• Full-sized movie poster with purchase of Danger Mouse and Sparklehorse‘s Dark Night of the Soul.
• Free pink vinyl 7-inch featuring two versions of “XXXO” (the album cut plus a Blaqstarr remix) with purchase of M.I.A.‘s Maya (only $9.99!)
• Hand-numbered lithograph with purchase of Paul Thorn‘s Pimps and Preachers.
• Autographed CD booklet with purchase of Jackie Greene‘s Till the Light Comes.
Sleigh Bells and Tokyo Police Club 7-inches are here — finally! After a long delay, these limited-edition 7-inches are now available with purchase of Sleigh Bells’ Treats and Tokyo Police Club’s Champ.
• Autographed lithograph with purchase of Local NativesGorilla Manor — seriously limited quantities!
• Lithograph with purchase of Derek Trucks Band‘s Roadsongs.
• Indie-exclusive numbered lithograph with purchase of Ozzy Osbourne‘s Scream.
• Sticker with purchase of The Chemical BrothersFurther.
• Lithograph with purchase of Nas and Damian Jr. Gong Marley‘s Distant Relatives.
• Indie-exclusive lithograph with purchase of the Iron Man 2 soundtrack.
• Postcard set with purchase of The Gaslight Anthem‘s American Slang.
• Poster with purchase of The Cure’s Disintegration Deluxe Edition.
• Limited-edition concert poster with purchase of Grace Potter and the Nocturnals‘ new self-titled album.
• Etched blue vinyl 7-inch with purchase of Jack Johnson‘s To the Sea. Read more about it HERE.
• White vinyl 7-inch with purchase of The FutureheadsThe Chaos.
• Lithograph with purchase of Marina and the DiamondsThe Family Jewels.
• 3D lenticular poster (5×5 for CD buyers, 12×12 for vinyl buyers) with purchase of Widespread Panic‘s Dirty Side Down.
• Limited-edition lithograph with purchase of LCD Soundsystem‘s This is Happening.
• Button set or laminate card with purchase of The Dead Weather‘s Sea of Cowards.
• Two-sided color poster with purchase of Everest‘s On Approach.
Mannequin Men/Jack Oblivian and the Tennessee Tearjerkers split 7-inch, free to the first four humans to walk in the door and ask for one — no purchase necessary! Seriously. A free record. Just for having a face.
Record Exchange exclusive autographed Josh Ritter CD booklet with purchase of So Runs the World Away. (online orders available!)
Togetherness 7-inch, featuring three covers of songs by the Detroit band Outrageous Cherry, with purchase of The New PornographersTogether.
• Limited-edition autographed poster with purchase of Minus the Bear‘s Omni.
• Limited-edition autograph poster with purchase of Plants and AnimalsLa La Land.
La Blogotheque: A Take Away Show Barcelona, Spain limited-edition DVD with purchase of Josh Rouse‘s El Turista.
• Whoopee cushion — that’s right, a whoopee cushion — with purchase of comedian Brian Posehn‘s Fart and Wiener Jokes. Whoopee!
• 12-inch, six-track EP with purchase of The Apples in Stereo‘s Travellers in Space and Time.
• 7-inch with purchase of Freelance WhalesWeathervanes.
• Numbered lithograph with the purchase of MGMT‘s Congratulations.
• Numbered lithograph with purchase of Coheed and Cambria‘s Year of the Black Rainbow.
• Lithograph with purchase of Rogue Wave‘s Permalight.
• Lithograph with purchase of LiarsSisterworld.
MVD Visual DVD sampler with purchase of any new music DVD or Blu-ray disc.
• Poster with purchase of John Butler Trio‘s April Uprising.
• 7-inch with purchase of Sharon Jones and the Dap-KingsI Learned the Hard Way.
Gorillaz postcard set with purchase of Plastic Beach.
• Lithograph with purchase of FlobotsSurvival Story.
• Lithograph of original Jimi Hendrix artwork with purchase of Valleys of Neptune.
• Lithograph and sticker with purchase of Johnny Cash‘s American VI.
• 7-inch with purchase of Citizen Cope‘s The RainWater LP.
• Mixtape CD (choose from two) with purchase of RDJ2‘s The Colossus.
• 7-inch with purchase of Hot Chip‘s new album One Life Stand.
• Digital download card for a free bonus EP (“Mistake” remixes) with purchase of Moby‘s Wait For Me.
• Download card to redeem a free Manchester Orchestra live EP from ThinkIndie with purchase of Mean Everything to Nothing.
• Many more — just ask an RX clerk!