 | | |  | | | | | | | | | In a special (belated) The Countdown article today, I'll be ranking my five most anticipated releases for tomorrow's Record Store Day. For vinyl collectors like myself, Record Store Day is our holiday - a day where limited and rare records we thought we might never own can finally be ours. It's also a great day to get foot traffic into your local stores, which is the hook of RSD. It's a fun day to spend with fellow collectors and joining in 'the hunt' for that rare piece. In the replies you'll find my five most anticipated releases. You can see what is all releasing tomorrow here. Also, make sure to include the releases you're excited for tomorrow in the replies as well. | | | Drew Beringer on 04/19/13 - 01:08 PM | 50 Replies - | |  | |  |
 | | |  | | | | | | | | | Under The Gun wrote a fantastic piece about the legacy of My Chemical Romance. Read it here.
Humanism is something that lingered throughout the band’s work. I could write entire dissertations on Revenge, my favourite album, which for all its frenzied, explosive pace is at heart a response to the loss of the Ways’ grandmother. The lyrics, music and imagery on that album seared right into my soul as soon as I heard it – it’s like hearing a comic book on record, replete with all the atmospheric intensity and noir sophistication of visceral art. For me, nothing will ever top the guttural, breathtaking verse at the end of my favourite song, “It’s Not A Fashion Statement, It’s A Fucking... | | | Drew Beringer on 03/28/13 - 03:04 PM | 30 Replies - | |  | |  |
 | | |  | | | | | | | | | PropertyOfZack has published a new feature called "Decade," in which they focus on album anniversaries/tours with blurbs on different parts of the album. The first installment features Finch's What It Is To Burn. Check it out here. | | | Drew Beringer on 02/12/13 - 01:40 PM | 3 Replies - | |  | |  |
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