Sick Day

I'm kinda late with this post, but being stuck at home from feeling under the weather does give me a chance for a little update.

Thanks to the holidays, I acquired some pretty cool goodies. Some were gifts from others, and some were gifts from myself. These are my two favorites:

1. Pebbles. Volume 18. The Continent Lashes Back! European Garage Rock.
If you're ever curious about the amazing music you hear in a record store while you're browsing, ALWAYS ask an employee what it is that they're playing. If I hadn't done just that I wouldn't have scored this find. I was able to purchase it right off the store's turntable. A sixteen track compilation of raw, bad-ass 60's era garage rock. It's been spinning on my record player nearly every day since I got it. Love.

2. Zildjian. Taylor Hawkins Signature Drumsticks.
My mom got me a small variety of drumsticks as stocking stuffers, which I'm grateful for since I've been wanting to try out different kinds. So far, these are my favorite. Heavier than what I'm used to, but I've fallen in love with the full, rich sound they give me on my kit. LOVE.

Well...

Okay. I am a cliche. Whatever. I love this. OKAY?

RECORD STORE FINDS: "Klark Kent"- Klark Kent

A few days ago I felt like buying some music and I headed over to Rhino Records. I didn’t feel like spending too much money so I mainly rummaged through the $2.99 vinyl section of the store. Now there’s not a ton of great finds in that section, BUT I stumbled upon a precious piece of treasure that day: the 10-inch self-titled EP from Klark Kent…a.k.a. Stewart Copeland a.k.a my biggest musical hero ever. $2.99? Umm, duh, YES, and thank you very much! 

Around 1978 during the early days of The Police, Copeland recorded a bunch of solo tracks (playing every instrument, I might add) and released the EP under the pseudonymn Klark Kent. The result is a mixture of rock, new wave, pop, and punk with the added delight of Stewart’s often humorous lyrics and his just-slightly-off vocals. I adore his contributions to Police records (see: "On Any Other Day" and "Does Everyone Stare" from Reggatta de Blanc for starters) and I always wanted to hear more from him on his own. So finding the Klark Kent EP? Absolute serendipity! For the price, it was such a steal. And a great showcase of the genius that is Stewart Copeland!

Wanna hear/see for yourself?