Just got the latest news release from our music store friends at Vinyl Fever, who apparently talked Tampa Tribune music critic Curtis Ross into recommending some of his favorite records for them to procure for Record Store Day, a celebration of the more than 700 indie music stores located across the nation and their positive impact on their individual communities. Vinyl Fever has not yet revealed Ross' record selections, but they've revealed a list of artists who are showing support early with special 7" releases for the day, among them, Tom Waits, Leonard Cohen, Modest Mouse, Elvis Costello, Sonic Youth, Decemberists, Bob Dylan and Bruce Springsteen as well as 10"ers from Radiohead and regular LPs by My Morning Jacket, Guided By Voices, Pavement, Silversun Pickups, Green Day, Neil Young, Misfits, Hank Williams III, Mastodon, Talking Heads and others.
This article appears in Mar 18-24, 2009.