Vinyl releases for Black Friday from J Dilla, Kid Cudi, Prodigy, Madvillain, Snoop Dogg, Sean Price, Murs, Tyga, Three 6 Mafia, Lil Jon & The East Side Boyz, Danger Mouse feat. Run The Jewels and Big Boi, DMC, Twiztid, Insane Clown Posse, Gorillaz, Daedelus, Latyrx and a High Times comp featuring Wiz Khalifa, Action Bronson, Waka Flocka Flame and more.

Rush, Paul McCartney, Greg Lake, Todd Rundgren’s Utopia, Tommy Bolin, Neil Young, Queen, Roger Taylor, Blue Oyster Cult, Cheap Trick, The Byrds, The Turtles, Toto, Umphrey’s McGee and Janis Joplin are all releasing vinyl records on Black Friday.

Details on Black Friday vinyl releases from Dimebag Darrell, Black Label Society, Kreator, At The Drive-In, Gone Is Gone, Clutch, 45 Grave, The Black Dahlia Murder, F.K.Ü., The Winery Dogs, Twisted Sister, Venom, Steel Panther, Strife, Prayers, Steve Moore, Kill Verona and Thy Art is Murder/The Acacia Strain/Fit For An Autopsy and more.

What music stood out in October?

‘Best of the Grateful Dead Vol 2’ on translucent red vinyl, Robert Plant’s ‘Carry Fire’ on gold vinyl and autographed copies of albums by Dan Auerbach, the cast of Spongebob Squarepants the Musical and more are among the exclusives being offered.

Phish’s Halloween tradition of playing an album by another band in full as their “musical costume” is the stuff of legend, but it tends to overshadow another great aspect of their Halloween shows: the jams!

Here’s ten of the most memorable….

Stream full concerts by Ween, Portugal. The Man, Kamasi Washington, The String Cheese Incident, Prophets of Rage, Widespread Panic, Foo Fighters, The Black Angels, The Killers and many more this weekend.

Little Richard, Jerry Lee Lewis, Duane Eddy, The Beatles, Ronnie Wood, Mickey Hart, Brian Wilson, Coldplay, Dave Holland, Dr. John, Vernon Reid, Win Butler and many others remember Antoine “Fats” Domino Jr who died today at his home in Harvey, Louisiana at age 89.

What music stood out in September…
…to the ears at Happy Mag, The Fire Note, Drowned In Sound/This Is Not A Drill, Radio Free Brooklyn, Psych Insight Music, Show The Show, Jam Band Purist, Emerging Indie Bands, The Owl Mag, musicOMH, Ravin’ Wire, 3hive, Pionears, Independent Ethos, IndieNugget, Fingertips, The Alternative, Hype Machine and others.

How would you describe your writing process for Colors?

Beck: write a song, then rewrite it. write it again. start over. change the lyrics. throw away the chorus. forget the song. speed it up.reharmonizes. remix. slow it down. take out the guitars. add horns.