Welcome to a new feature of the internet (and more specifically subpop.com): “For the Record”. It’s going to work something like this: one of us picks a record we are fond of, writes a few lines about why we like it and then we put it on sale for 48 hours. You, enticed by the the review and overcome by feelings of inadequacy for not having listened the first time we told you it was great, buy the record. Deal?

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Last month we posted the sad news of Ricky Kulwicki’s passing. Ricky played in The Fluid and provided us with powerful music and memories. We have information that we’d like to share about upcoming benefit shows as well as his family foundation.

If you’d like to make a donation to The Rick Kulwicki Memorial Fund, you can do so here

BLUEBIRD THEATER ANNOUNCES
PURE SUNSHINE: RICK KULWICKI CELEBRATION & BENEFIT
FRIDAY & SATURDAY, MARCH 25 AND 26, 2011

Pure Sunshine:…

In mid-October of this year, in the midst of their first-ever headlining tour, Seattle’s The Head & the Heart stopped at LA’s EastWest Studios to record an exclusive session for iTunes. The band spent a full day recording eight songs, including alternate versions of “Lost in My Mind” and “Cats and Dogs” from their breakthrough 2011 self-titled release. The sessions also features “Chasing a Ghost” and “When I Fall Asleep,” two brand new songs that have become live show staples…