Brian Eno

Record Store Day is April 21 and they’ve just announced the full list of exclusive, limited edition titles that will be available, including records by Arcade Fire, The National, Quicksand, Fleetwood Mac, Kevin Shields/Brian Eno, and more.

After two years hosting in Los Angeles, David Lynch is bringing his Festival of Disruption to NYC with live music, talks, screenings, art and meditation. Jim James, Flying Lotus, Au Revoir Simone and others are also performing.

David’s new album is out March 9 and features contributions from Brian Eno, Daniel Lopatin (Oneohtrix Point Never), Thomas Bartlett (Doveman), Sampha and more.

Kendrick Lamar appears on the list four times, including at #2 for “DNA.”… can you guess who beats him for #1?

2018 Grammy nominees also include Lorde, The War On Drugs, Arcade Fire, Gorillaz, The National, Father John Misty, Mastodon, Meshuggah, Rapsody, Migos, Tyler the Creator, Iron & Wine, and more.

What does this long-running UK monthly music mag think is the best album of 2017?

“Nick thinks this is about censorship of his music? What? Nick, with all due respect, your music is irrelevant to this issue, so is mine, so is Brian Eno’s so is Beethoven’s, this isn’t about music, it’s about human rights.” – Roger Waters.

It’s officially End-of-the-Year list season as Rough Trade Shops — always first out of the gate — have announced their Top 100 Albums of 2017…

The nine minute track is pretty much what you’d expect, with waves of glide guitar flowing into Eno-esque ambient soundscapes.