Merge Records turns 20 this year. Started by Superchunk's Mac & Laura, Merge has grown into one of the premiere indie labels. Honoring their anniversary, Merge set up a 20th anniversary subscription package that is turning out to be awesome. Check here for what's in the deal.
I have received the first 4 volumes of curated comp cd's and the Covers cd pictured here. All have been great since I've reconnected from songs/bands that I hadn' t heard in a while and new bands/songs I've never heard.
I've been listening, again, to Stephen Malkmus' last record, vinyl, Real Emotional Trash. I gotta tell you that the guitar work on this is outta this world. I think this could record could make the Top 20 Desert Island list. I'm just telling ya.
In somber news, Madonna's attempt to adopt another Malawian child has been rebuffed by a judge in Malawi. What's the world coming to?
