Black Keys and Ratatat strong sellers at local record stores

The Black Keys’ latest effort, Brothers, continues to be strong seller locally, grabbing the top spot at Twist & Shout and claiming the second slot at Albums on the Hill for the week ending June 13. Jack Johnson’s new album, To the Sea, and Ratatat’s latest LP4, released last week…

Melvins, Jack Johnson top sellers at local record stores

The thick and sludgy new album from the Melvins, The Bride Screamed Murder, released last week on Ipecac, grabbed the top spot at Albums on the Hill and came in fourth at Twist & Shout for the week ending June 6. Jack Johnson’s new platter, To the Sea, meanwhile, released…

Action Packed Thrill Ride, Candy Claws and SoundRabbit got spins on local radio this week. See who else got played.

Here what the area’s local-centric specialty radio shows were spinning this week. We’re currently tracking the playlists a number of different shows including, Radio 1190’s Local Shakedown*, KTCL’s Locals Only, KBCO’s Local Edition, The Colorado Sound, which originates at KRFC and is re-broadcast all over Colorado, 99.5 the Mountain’s Homegrown…

Black Keys, Widespread Panic top sellers at local stores

The Black Keys’ latest effort, Brothers, performed strong for the second week in a row and claimed the top spots at Albums on the Hill and Independent Records, while checking in at number two at Twist & Shout. Widespread Panic’s Dirty Side Down, released last week on ATO, Hank Williams…

Snake Rattle Rattle Snake, Hello Kavita and Trace Bundy got spins on local radio this week. See who else got love.

Here what the area’s local-centric specialty radio shows were spinning this week. We’re currently tracking the playlists a number of different shows including, Radio 1190’s Local Shakedown*, KTCL’s Locals Only, KBCO’s Local Edition, The Colorado Sound, which originates at KRFC and is re-broadcast all over Colorado, 99.5 the Mountain’s Homegrown…

Black Keys, Rolling Stones top sellers at local record stores

The Black Keys’ fifth studio disc, Brothers, released last week on Nonesuch, grabbed the top spots at Albums on the Hill and Twist & Shout, while coming in at second at Independent Records. The Rolling Stones’ re-mastered Exile on Main St. , also released last week, was also a strong…

Peeing with a touch of class

Well, hello there! Guess Where I’m Peeing is making its triumphant return after nearly a month’s hiatus. What can we say — we can really hold it when we need to. For its glorious return, we chose a location with just a touch of class — a touch. It’s not…

The Dead Weather, the National top sellers at local record stores

Sea of Cowards, the Dead Weather’s follow-up to last year’s Horehound, took the top spot at Albums on the Hill, while claiming the second spot at Twist & Shout and third at Independent Records for the week ending May 16. The National’s High Violet, released last week on 4AD, meanwhile,…

Nathaniel Rateliff and Deftones top sellers at local record stores

In Memory of Loss, Nathaniel Rateliff’s outstanding Rounder Records debut, topped the charts at Twist & Shout (where he also did an in-store performance last week) and Wax Trax, while rounding out the top ten at Albums on the Hill for the week ending May 8. Forgiveness Rock Record, meanwhile,…

B.o.B and Gogol Bordello top sellers at local record stores

Atlanta-based rapper B.o.B.’s Adventures of Bobby Ray, which dropped last week on Atlantic, claimed the number two and three slots at Albums on the Hill and Independent Records, respectively, while Gogol Bordello’s fifth studio album, Trans-Continental Hustle, released last week on Columbia and produced by Rick Rubin, took the top…

The Chain Gang of 1974, Fresh Breath Committee, the Rouge and Hazel Miller get spins on local radio this week. See which other locals got love.

Here what the area’s local-centric specialty radio shows were spinning this week. We’re currently tracking the playlists a number of different shows including, Radio 1190’s Local Shakedown*, KTCL’s Locals Only, The Colorado Sound, which originates at KRFC and is re-broadcast all over Colorado, 99.5 the Mountain’s Homegrown Show, and the…

Guess where I’m Peeing this week…

All right, so last week’s edition of Guess Where I’m Peeing was a little bit too challenging, it seems. While there were several great guesses — seriously, had we not been there and taken the picture, you could easily have sold us on it being at the Meadowlark — no…

Flaming Lips, Rolling Stones top sellers at local record stores

While the Flaming Lips and Stardeath & the White Dwarfs’ fascinating interpretation of the Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon has been available on iTunes since December, the colored vinyl version, released on Record Store Day, took the top spot at Twist & Shout and came in third at…

Dialed In: This week’s local music radio playlists

Here what the area’s local-centric specialty radio shows were spinning this week. We’re currently tracking the playlists a number of different shows including, Radio 1190’s Local Shakedown*, KTCL’s Locals Only, The Colorado Sound, which originates at KRFC and is re-broadcast all over Colorado, 99.5 the Mountain’s Homegrown Show, and the…