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New vinyl reissues: July 31, 2026
I’m back with another rundown of this week’s vinyl releases. Things have been a little quiet around here while I was traveling to visit family, but it’s been a very busy week in terms of announcements for upcoming reissues, so let’s start there. The big (hey
Win a copy of the Rokk Í Reykjavík soundtrack!
One copy of the new reissue of Rokk Í Reykjavík from Arena Rock will be given away to a paid subscriber. Earlier this week I wrote about the fascinating, jam-packed soundtrack to Rokk Í Reykjavík, the 1982 documentary about the Icelandic music scene. It’s filled with punk, post-
New vinyl reissues: July 24, 2026
It’s another big ol’ week in the world of vinyl reissues, with the launch of an authoritative reissue series for one of the biggest bands of all time, the kick-off entry in the new Capitol Record Club, the latest Definitive Sound Series one-step pressing, two new MoFis,
Review: Rokk Í Reykjavík
It feels a little funny to be listening to a compilation of Icelandic artists during the hottest days of American summer. But as every non-Icelandic person surely knows by now, Iceland is more than a realm of glaciers and snowdrifts—it’s a place of volcanos and hot springs,