in-store magic...
BRAD REAL featuring MR. KINETIK!
THIS SATURDAY, MARCH 13 @ 4:00PM / LUNA music MIDTOWN/BROAD RIPPLE (52nd & College)
Heavy, local Hip-Hop drops on your Saturday Afternoon! Join us for a new release party celebrating Brad Real's new full length, 'Married To The Music.' In house and on time will also be LUNA twitter fave, Mr. Kinetik! Don't sleep!
it's just vanity
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 17 @ 6:00PM / LUNA music MIDTOWN/BROAD RIPPLE (52nd & College)
By way of Chicago and New Jersey, but calling Chapel Hill home, It's Just Vanity draw on the indie rock influence the town has become so famous for, while keeping the basement scene work ethic they grew up with. It's Just Vanity, consisting of members Kelson Fagan, Louis Erazo, Phill Lundin and Danny Mecler bring together a blend of musical styles unique to each individual and create something truly exciting.
On their debut EP, the band harnesses the sound of second wave emo acts like Sunny Day Real Estate and Mineral and expands to include mesmerizing instrumental breakdowns and catchy roll-down-the-window sing along choruses. Their debut LP "Here's What You Remember From A Coma" is a continuation of that, but with more focus on creating a connection with sound and feelings that every listener can enjoy. One finds themselves being consumed in the music and wanting more when it's over.
record store day 2010!
RECORD STORE DAY AT LUNA--2010 STYLEE!
It is the third annual RECORD STORE DAY! In honor of E's brainchild, LUNA music is proud to take part in what is already an international event.
On the April 17th, hundreds of independently owned music stores across the globe will simultaneously link and act as one, with the purpose of celebrating the unique culture of independent record stores.
We here at the LUNA are setting up a another superb day of events--these are just some of the happenings that will be taking place at our Midtown location:
ALL THE DAY:
>Our Annual Sidewalk Sale (with loads of $1 CDs, cheep vinyl, and other goodies).
>Our 1-day liquor license will be in effect--come by and have an Upland while you shop!
>The grill will be going, with plenty of Veggie burgers and Veggie dogs.
>Grab bags (with samplers, surprises, and treats--all for you, all FREE).
>Reconnect with musically minded individuals in our local community (good times, indeed...)
LIVE performances INSIDE from (times to be determined):
>AMO JOY
>BETA MALE
>BURNT ONES
>GREY GRANITE
>JOHN RAMBO AND THE VIETNAM WARS
>OREO JONES
>THUNDERHAWK
DJ sets OUTSIDE from (times to be determined):
>ACTION JACKSON
>DJ JESSICKA
>LIZ FOSTER
>MRLUNATRONTOYOU
>RUSTY REDENBACHER
>SLATER HOGAN aka KID DELICIOUS aka IAN TATE
BOOTH ACTION--SEE WHO ELSE IS COMING TO THE PARTY!
>My Old Kentucky Blog will be on site shooting video and handing out goodness.
>NUVO street team will be in full-effect.
>Indie Volumes will be in the house, setting up their rad foto booth, for your RSD photo op!
>The Big Car Gallery crew will be doing illustrations behind the bands, as they play.
>Local craft axis, Handmade Promenade, will be on hand(made) selling the freshest, single-artisan love.
>Upland Beer will be providing and pouring their locally hopped goodness.
SWEET, SWEET MUSIC...
Each year artists and labels create artifacts, just for sale on RSD and only at independent shops.
Here is the initial list of some of the great pieces coming out on the 17th. Titles will continue to be added right up to RSD.
EXCLUSIVE MUSIC ON THE LOVELY 7" VINYL FORMAT FROM:
>JULIAN CASABLANCAS
>COHEED AND CAMBRIA
>ELVIS COSTELLO
>DRIVE BY TRUCKERS
>JAKOB DYLAN / COURTYARD HOUNDS
>GODSMACK
>GOGOL BORDELLO
>JACOB FRED JAZZ ODYSSEY
>LA ROUX
>JOHN LENNON
>DAVE MATTHEWS / TIM REYNOLDS
>OWL CITY
>PASSION PIT
>ELVIS PRESLEY
>RODRIGUEZ
>SOUNDGARDEN
>TRACEY THORN
>WHITE RABBITS & ANTLERS
>YEAH YEAH YEAHS
EXCLUSIVE MUSIC ON THE 10" VINYL FORMAT FROM:
>FELA KUTI
>BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN
>QUEENS OF THE STONE
>THEM CROOKED VULTURES
EXCLUSIVE MUSIC ON THE 12" EP VINYL FORMAT FROM:
>ASTEROIDS GALAXY TOUR
>BEACH HOUSE
>FUN.
>JIMI HENDRIX
>INFECTED MUSHROOM
>MGMT
>PHOENIX
>R.E.M
>ROYCE DA 5'9
EXCLUSIVE MUSIC ON THE 12" LP VINYL FORMAT FROM:
>MODEST MOUSE
>SEX PISTOLS
>SONIC YOUTH
>TAYLOR HAWKINS
>TV ON THE RADIO
EXCLUSIVE MUSIC ON CD FROM:
>CAGE THE ELEPHANT
>ANI DIFRANCO
>DIOS
>GET UP KIDS
>GREAT LAKE SWIMMER
>MASON JENNINGS
>SHOOTER JENNINGS
>MANCHESTER ORCHESTRA
>GRACE POTTER & THE NOCTURNALS
>WEEZER
>WHITE LIES
>>>Because these nuggets are limited editions (sometimes super limited), we encourage you to email us and have us hold what you want to pick up, so you won't be disappointed...
the 2010 LUNA music t-shirt!
You may have seen this guy floating around the site for a month or so--now it can be told.
What better time to drop this year's LUNA shirt, than on RSD? Designed by Japanese Giant, Yukinao Takashima, this satorial freshness will be available (in all sizes on a soft, ring-spun white shirt) starting 17 April!
>>>Check back here and on the LUNA blog, for updates on more exclusive RSD releases and details about the day, as we confirm them!
upcoming My Old Kentucky Blog shows/tix...
>We Were Promised Jetpacks, Lonely Forest, Bearhands
>Sunday, March 14
>Radio Radio
>$8
>Port O' Brien, Amo Joy
>Tuesday, March 23
>Radio Radio
>$6
>Trampled By Turtles, Spoonjoint
>Thursday, March 25
>Radio Radio
>$8
>Woodhands
>Monday, March 29
>Radio Radio
>$6
>Mayer Hawthorne & The County
>Thursday, April 1
>Radio Radio
>$12
>>>click for the complete listing of shows and deets...
>>>tickets are available exclusively at both LUNA locations (with no service fees) and online HERE.
freshness on the cheep cheep...
Pick up any of these CDs for only $9.99!
>The Soft Pack - The Soft Pack
>Midlake - Courage Of Others
>Spoon - Transference
>Joe Henry - Blood from Stars
>Hockey - Mind Chaos
>Islands - Vapours
>Jason Lytle - Yours Truly, the Commuter
>Os Mutantes - Haih or Amortecedor
>Alec Ounsworth - Mo Beauty
new essentials...
>Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - Beat The Devil’s Tattoo CD/2xLP (Vagrant)
The band wrote and recorded most of their new album at The Basement Studio in Philadelphia -- the same room where they wrote and recorded Howl as well as some work in their hometown of L.A. Beat The Devil's Tattoo also marks the first album with drummer Leah Shapiro.
>Broken Bells - Broken Bells CD/LP+MP3 (Columbia)
Broken Bells is The Shins' James Mercer and Danger Mouse. Featuring "The High Road" and "The Ghost Inside," Broken Bells features Mercer on vocals, guitars and bass while Danger Mouse plays organ, drums, piano, synths and bass. Available in regular and deluxe editions. Deluxe version features special packaging and includes a 44-page pocket notebook, glow in the dark stickers, a poster and oversized postcards.
>Gorillaz - Plastic Beach CD/CD+DVD (Virgin)
Five years on from the release of Demon Days, Murdoc Niccals and company return with Plastic Beach. The band have taken up residence, recording on a secret floating island deep in the South Pacific, a “Plastic Beach HQ,” made up of the detritus, debris and washed up remnants of humanity. This “Plastic Beach” is the furthest point from any landmass on Earth; the most deserted spot on the planet. Also available in a deluxe edition, which adds a 45-minute "making of" documentary DVD that provides online access to extra music, games and video.
>JJ - No. 3 CD/LP (Secretly Canadian)
JJ creates R&B and Balearic dub from the ghosts of lost lovers; pop as delicate as a fawn's nose across blades of frosted grass. Vinyl edition includes a bonus track. “It's a gorgeous ode to chemically-assisted euphoria, or an effective, shimmering simulation for those who keep their intoxications on the legal side.” -- Pitchfork
>The Chieftains (Featuring Ry Cooder) - San Patricio CD/2xCD (Hear Music)
The leading practitioners of Irish traditional music team up with multi-instrumentalist, singer and composer Ry Cooder.
>Jason Collett - Rat A Tat Tat CD/LP (Arts & Crafts)
Follow up to his widely praised 2008 release, Here's To Being Here.
>Deru - Say Goodbye To Useless CD (Mush)
While you will find similar aesthetics to his previous releases -- moody, atmospheric sounds, haunting melodies and organic textures -- they are augmented by his most mature song-writing and cutting-edge beats to date. The album pays homage to classic genres and structures while cultivating a 22nd century smart-party ethic that will snatch the ear of the snobbiest beat head.
>Gonjasufi - A Sufi And A Killer CD/2xLP (Warp)
Gonjasufi stands just outside the spotlight cast on his friends and collaborators Flying Lotus and The Gaslamp Killer, but the sonic brotherhood that exists is implicit rather than as similarities in sound. Drawing from unearthed strains of global psychedelia and merging it with a rejuvenated sense of hip-hop clarity currently distinct to the West Coast, Gonjasufi is more than just a songwriter, MC, or performer.
>Ben Harper And Relentless 7 - Live From The Montreal Jazz Festival CD+DVD (Virgin)
Urgent. Infectious. Energized. That's how Ben Harper And Relentless 7 have been characterized and this special CD/DVD combo filmed during the Montreal International Jazz Festival captures their blistering artistry in the summer of 2009.
>Jimi Hendrix Experience - Valley’s Of Neptune CD (Sony/Legacy)
12 previously unreleased studio recordings -- over 60 minutes of unheard Hendrix. Ten of these recordings were made between February and May 1969, as the Jimi Hendrix Experience set out to create the sequel to Electric Ladyland. Free lithograph with purchase -- while supplies last!
>Jimi Hendrix - First Rays Of The New Rising Sun [Reissue] CD+DVD/LP (Sony/Legacy)
>Jimi Hendrix Experience - Are You Experienced [Reissue] CD/LP (Sony/Legacy)
>Jimi Hendrix Experience - Axis: Bold As Love [Reissue] CD+DVD/LP (Sony/Legacy)
>Jimi Hendrix Experience - Electric Ladyland [Reissue] CD+DVD/LP (Sony/Legacy)
>Jimi Hendrix Experience - Smash Hits [Reissue] CD+DVD/LP (Sony/Legacy)
Deluxe CD+DVD editions of Jimi’s classic studio albums. Newly remastered, all titles are packaged in lavish 6-panel digipaks featuring detailed booklets that include session info, liner notes, photos and memorabilia. The added DVDs contain exclusive “making of” mini documentaries. Gatefold HQ-180 vinyl versions also available.
>Miles Kurosky - The Desert Of Shallow Effects CD (Shout! Factory)
Kurosky's first solo effort since dissolving Beulah five years ago, and, happily, his singular gift for melody-rich pop hasn't deserted him.
>Patty Larkin - 25 2xCD (Signature Sounds)
2010 marks Patty Larkin's 25th year of recording music. Follow her musical journey as she reworks 25 love songs from 1985-2010 with the help of 25 very special guests including Shawn Colvin, Suzanne Vega, Mary-Chapin Carpenter, Bruce Cockburn, Rosanne Cash, Martin Sexton, Dar Williams and many more.
>Ted Leo & The Pharmacists - The Brutalist Bricks CD/LP+MP3 (Matador)
This extraordinarily assured, wide ranging album explores new ground for Ted, showcasing his singer/songwriter side while remaining emotionally and energetically true to his punk roots.
>Liars - Sisterworld CD/2xCD (Mute)
A back-to-basics art-pop thrill from start to finish. Limited edition deluxe version adds a bonus CD of remixes and reinterpretations of all 11 tracks from artists including: Thom Yorke, Tunde Adebimpe, Bradford Cox, Melvins, Devendra Banhart, Alan Vega, Chris & Cosey and Blonde Redhead.
>Pavement - Quarantine The Past: The Best Of Pavement CD/2xLP+MP3 (Matador)
This remastered mid-priced, 23-track greatest hits collection, chosen by the band, ranges from their hit "Cut Your Hair" to nearly all their singles, some underrated album tracks, three choice pre-Matador cuts and one obscure compilation track.
>Josh Rouse - El Turista CD (Yep Roc)
Simple, Spanish-influenced street rhythms unfurl into epic versions of Guaraldi-like jazz numbers, resulting in yet another career defining touchstone and a genre-blending album that is as sophisticated as it is infectious.
>Titus Andronicus - The Monitor CD/LP (XL)
The Monitor is a concept album about the Civil War, "sort of", says singer Patrick Stickles. Features contributions by members of Ponytail, Wye Oak, Vivian Girls, and the Hold Steady.
>The Heart Is A Drum Machine - DVD (Lightyear Entertainment)
What is music? Today's top artists, actors, and scholars grapple with the question in this cinematic look at a uniquely human obsession. The Heart is A Drum Machine is a new feature documentary film project from the producers of Moog.
>>>more essentials...
new release freshness...
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sweet new vinyl gems...
WHITE STRIPES MASSIVE PACKAGE
With the release of the upcoming live WS document, 'Under Great White Northern Lights,' Meg and Jack have a full-format treat!
Dig these deets and if you hit us to hold, you'll get it at a special price!
The Limited Edition Box set contains:
>Overbox
Sturdy box wrapped in black with red lining and adorned with UGWNL penguin emblem.
>Double LP in Gatefold Jacket
Pressed on 180 gram vinyl, contains 16 live songs from various shows in Canada during the tour, as well as artwork unique to the box and an exclusive 6 panel insert.
>Hardcover Photography Book
208 page hardcover book containing photographs shot by Autumn de Wilde on the Canadian tour.
>CD/DVD Slipcase, Folder & Booklet
7 inch, 3 panel disc folder and 24 page bound book housed in a sturdy black slipcase.
>Under Great White Northern Lights DVD
92 minute documentary directed by Emmett Malloy containing footage from the Canadian tour.
>Under Nova Scotian Lights DVD
135 minute 10th anniversary show in Glace Bay, Nova Scotia directed by Emmett Malloy.
>Under Great White Northern Lights CD
First ever White Stripes live album available containing 16 live songs from various shows from the Canadian tour in 2007.
>7 inch Colored Vinyl Single
Side A - Icky Thump (Live)
Side B - The Wheels On The Bus (Live)
>Silkscreened Print
1 of 6 silk screened designs by Rob Jones based on a photograph by Autumn de Wilde.
THE PAVEMENT REISSUES ARE IN!
Brighten The Corners LP+MP3 (Matador)
Crooked Rain Crooked Rain LP+MP3 (Matador)
Slanted & Enchanted LP+MP3 (Matador)
Watery Domestic LP+MP3 (Matador)
Wowee Zowee LP+MP3 (Matador)
MARGOT AND THE NUCLEAR SO AND SO'S SELF-RELEASED 7" SINGLE...
Is back in stock! Two exclusive songs, only 1000 made--don't sleep!
NEW SC DISTRO ACTION...
Hoquiam - Hoquiam LP (St. Ives)
Hoquiam is Damien Jurado (guitar and voice) and his brother Drake Jurado (percussion and keyboard). Gothic folk, personal narratives, and simple strong percussive elements define the music.
Wolf People - Tidings LP (Jagjaguwar)
Stitched together in a style reminiscent of early Faust or early Mothers Of Invention, the songs lay nestled in snatches of field recordings, winding tapes, squealing feedback, studio outtakes and the voices of dead relatives. The tunes themselves are full of hissing guitars, distorted blues harmonica, acid rock, mystical flutes and crackling tape.
>>>more sweet vinyl love...
future shock!
Oooooweee! New Sharon Jones & The Daptones out in May!
Don't stare at the MGMT cover for too long, it can hurt your eyes...out in April.
>>>more upcoming magic...
speaking of vinyl...
Do you sell turntables and vinyl accessories? Yes, we do!
But not hundreds of oodles of models. Just a few essential decks--and nice ones, at that. A good mix of quality, affordability, and capability.
We also stock Poly Outer Sleeves, Paper Inner Sleeves, Discwasher D4 kits, Headphones, and LP Frames.
Get yourself (back) into the wonderful world of vinyl...
AUDIO TECHNICA AT-LP2D, with USB output
This is our best seller. Due mainly to the simple set up, the clean design, and the ability to play it either through your stereo or into your computer -- allowing you to preserve those rare vinyl-only sides you found in Grandma's attic or in our racks.
The sweet AT-LP2D package contains: state-of-the-art recording software—Cakewalk (for PC use) and Audacity (for MAC or PC); an integral dual-magnet Audio-Technica phono cartridge; and a USB cable and adapter cables.
>>>THIS IS THE NICE BIT: The turntable also features a built-in switchable phono/line preamp that allows connection to a stereo system equipped with either a phono or line-level input.
PRO-JECT DECKS
We carry a few essential models of these superb next level decks. Spare design and audiophile quality! Featuring a pre-mounted Ortofon OM-5E moving magnet phono cartridge.
LUNA LP CRATES
Get your super nice LP storage on with these LUNA poplar crates! Handmade right here in the city, these wooden lovlies are stackable, functional and great looking!
new art, urban vinyl, and cultural curiosities for the mind...
KIDROBOT MUNNYWORLD Zipper Pulls Series 1
Put some style in your zip with our new MUNNYWORLD zipper pulls.
This 19-piece mystery assortment features MUNNY, TRIKKY, RAFFY, BUB, ROOZ, and all the things that make their world so fun.
Attach these 1-inch characters to your backpack, hoodie, or jacket and introduce them to your circle of friends.
NEW FRESHNESS ON THE BOOKSELVES!
Pop in and flip thru some new, lovingly selected titles!
J DILLA BY STUSSY
Stones Throw has partnered with Stussy to bring you Raph Rashid's classic pic of J Dilla on a limited edition Stussy Tee. This will be released 2/13 in White and Black!
KIDROBOT - Dunny Fatale Series
Be entranced by the newest Dunny series, Dunny Fatale, featuring designs from 18 prominent and talented female artists.
Each blind boxed 3-inch figure comes with a trading card and some include accessories.
Artists in this innovative series include: Alex Anderson, Catalina Estrada, KLOR, CW, Aiko, Kathie Olivas, Wendi Koontz, Koralie, Baroness, Anna Chambers, Amanda Visell, Amy Ruppel, Julie West, Toofly, Junko Mizuno, Aya Kakeda, Tara McPherson, and Sara Varon.
BIC Buddy - Artist Series #1
BIC Buddy designed by U.S. Graffiti Artist - Marka27; the first artist series features some of today's most talented artists/designers - Cope2, David Flores, Kano, Marka27, Ritzy Periwinkle, Jesse Hernandez, MAD, SKET, Brandt Peters, Scribe, Angry Woebots, Andrew Bell and Indie84 and two secret chases!
>>>lunatron's note: This is first new vinyl piece we have really been stoked about in a minute (the Scribe looks completely cool...)!
If you have recently been under-whelmed by the last few runs of KR Dunnys--this new series, from BIC, feels more like the OG days of Series 3 or Azteca...
Jibibuts Wooden Blindbox by Noferin
Noferin continues to bring fine quality wooden figures to your door with their affordable blindbox series, the Jibibuts. Fun for adults and children alike!
Jibibuts sp., are long-lived forest dwellers native to the west coast of Carrara Island. Found mostly in moist temperate climates, they scurry about the forest floor consuming all manner of fallen leaf litter. Jibibuts sp., are important biological indicators of forest health. Specimens discovered by the Biological Institute of Carrara.
LOMOGRAPHY GOODNESS
Some of our favourite products: (1) LC-A+ Keychain, (2) Lomofolio Bag Black - Orange Strap , (3) LC-A+ KRAB Underwater Housing, (4) Lomographic Crewneck - Mr T-Shirt, (5) Lomo LC-A Big Book , (6) Lomo LC-A+, (7) Colorsplash Flash , (8) Diana F+ Flash black , (9) Lomography Color Negative 100, (10) Lomography Redscale Film, (11) Lomography X-Pro Slide 200, (12) Lomography Color Negative 400 , (13) Lomography Color Negative 800 and (14) LC-A+ Wide-Angle Lens . Are you a hands-on shopper? Stop by either shop (we are some of the only folks in the state that carry Lomo), and see the ever-changing selection...
enter to win...
You can't win, if you don't enter! The BB record is slammin'! Get yr fly on...
free love...
we need used vinyl lps and cds. you may need some $$$...
We are always looking to give you CASH for your scratch-free, pre-loved CDs and Vinyl LPs! So stop by and let us $$$ you out!
indie record store exclusives...
>>>more exclusives...
features of the month! check out the playa...
>>>Preservation Hall Jazz Band - An Album to Benefit Preservation Hall Over the last year, more than 20 of American music's most exciting artists traveled to Preservation Hall in New Orleans to collaborate with the Preservation Hall Jazz Band on New Orleans repertoire. The end result is a timeless and joyous celebration of New Orleans Music. New recordings from Tom Waits, Andrew Bird, Del McCoury, Yim Yames and more!
>>>Johnny Cash - American VI: Ain’t No Grave 'American VI: Ain't No Grave,' produced by Rick Rubin, is deeply elegiac, spiritual and is an achingly personal and intimate statement, as, from the end of the line, Cash looks back on a most extraordinary life. The songs are drawn from all over the musical landscape and include Kris Kristofferson's "For The Good Times," Ed McCurdy’s "Last Night I had the Strangest Dream" and the never before heard Cash original, "I Corinthians: 15:55," written over the last three years of his life.
>>>Yeasayer - Odd Blood
While their first record, 'All Hour Cymbals,' was conceived in total artistic isolation, constant touring forced Yeasayer to finally engage with their contemporaries. If All Hour Cymbals was Yeasayer’s attempt at global and ambient cultural mash-up then their new album, ODD BLOOD, takes place in an off-world colony sometime after the Singularity. Yeasayer have plunged into the craft of pop music, and the exercise has paid off.
>>>Jaguar Love - Hologram Jams Blood Brothers may have betrayed their blood oath by breaking up, but the spirit of that raucous Seattle act lives on in Jaguar Love. Jaguar Love is comprised of ex-blood brothers Johnny Whitney and Cody Votolato. Having already caught the eye of Queens of the Stone Age, who took them on tour for a spell last year, Jaguar Love has since inspired the folks at Fat Possum Records, who have signed them.
>>>Adam Green - Minor Love After his work with the Moldy Peaches was done, Adam Green recorded 6 solo albums, including the latest, 'Minor Love.' The album showcases a tender side of the often arrogant and emotionally unavailable bully/singer, Green. In a total state of isolation, Green attempted to play nearly all the instruments on the record, due to incurable social phobias which plagued him. People may be shocked by how talented Adam Green is.
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last note...
Enjoy this little preview of the Tracey Thorn's new album, coming out on Merge this Spring.
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