Technically Nostalgic: Spin Doctors Add A Brooklyn Bowl Show, You People Sicken Me

I feel like the guy in the background of this shot must've been full of murderous rage.

...Yeah, so remember that time I mentioned that the "totally-sincerely-legendary" '90s band the Spin Doctors would be celebrating the 20th anniversary of their "legitimately-more-important-than-Nevermind" album Pocket Full of Kryptonite with a two-CD reissue and a US club tour? Welllll, it turns out that apparently no one caught that I was being sarcastic, because their October 13 show at Bowery Ballroom is now SOLD OUT. I have no words for that.

But are you actually bummed that you didn't get a ticket? Well a.) what the..., and b.) I bet you'll be pleased to hear that they've recently added another NYC show that'll be taking place ten days later (October 23) at Brooklyn Bowl. Tickets are on still sale for that, you baffling weirdos. I imagine that the audiences at these shows will consist entirely of people who own the complete series of Friends on DVD and the nutjobs who have been spamming BrooklynVegan comments with Spin Doctors references.

Seriously. What the HELL.

(Abbreviated) Technically Nostalgic: Listen To 30 Seconds of That Lou Reed / Metallica Album To Confirm That It Will Suck

Saaaay, "Douche-Chills!"

At long last, we finally get to discuss the Nostalgic Elephant In The Room. Yes, we knew that Lou Reed and Metallica have been working on an album called Lulu together. Yes, we know the tracklist, the release date (November 1 via Warner Bros.), and that a bunch of the songs are going to be really, really long.

Initially, we (or at least I) didn't feel like writing about it because... well, it just FELT like a completely terrible concept. And now that the "supergroup" has "leaked" a 30-second preview of a new track called "The View," we can confirm that the album will in all likelihood completely suck. Judging from the majority of the comments in that Facebook thread, a bunch of their "fans" agree. 

Check it out below, because you kinda have to. Sorry to do this to you ears.

Buy Vinyl Directly From Labels Who Lost Inventory in Massive Fire

If you haven’t heard the news, London has been experiencing widespread violence since Saturday after the shooting of 29-year old Mark Duggan by Metropolitan police. The violence began in Tottenham (an area I stayed in when I visited there), but has since spread throughout the city. The rampant looting and riots have resulted in the destruction of a three story Sony warehouse that was also home to PIAS Distribution, containing the inventory of almost 200 independent labels.

Indie labels such as Sub Pop, Domino, Polyvinyl, Warp and Asthmatic Kitty all lost inventory in the destruction, but perhaps the biggest blow was to Beggars Group—which includes Matador, XL, 4AD, Rough Trade and True Panther. Approximately 750,000 items including CDs and vinyl have been completely destroyed, a loss that will undoubtedly affect all those labels at the core. It’s already expected that many upcoming releases from these labels will be delayed, or simply not available at all.

A campaign is already underway to help raise money for the labels affects by the fire. Head over to LabelLove, which was created by Cognitive Dissonance Records. As of right now it's just a “holding page,” but they will post more details as they have them. In the meantime, you should buy some vinyl (or CDS, or mp3’s) from the following labels directly to help support them. Even if you just buy one $10 record, I’m certain any jump in sales these labels receive will help out. Get to it!

Matador Records
4AD
Rough Trade
XL
Domino
Polyvinyl
Sub Pop
Warp
True Panther
Asthmatic Kitty

Read a full list of labels distributed by PIAS below, via Drowned In Sound…