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Once upon a time, before Anton Newcomb devolved into a drug addled caricature of himself, The Brian Jonestown Massacre was a really, really great band. While Newcomb may have been the brains of the outfit, I have always maintained that it was blissed-out tambourine man Joel Gion who was the heart and soul of BJM. 101 Tambourines is the debut of Gion's new band, The Dilettantes, and it is hands down my favorite record so far this year. A joyously thumpy slab of psychedelic San Francisco garage rock, mixing the gritty swagger of The Velvet Underground with the occasional dab of Green Pajamas jangle. Oh, and lots of tambourine, of course. 101 Tambourines is out this week, and we've got it on sale now for the low, low price of $10.98. CLICK HERE to check out your new favorite band!

The Rosebuds have always been one of our favorite bands here at Rockhead World Headquarters, so you can imagine we're pretty excited about their new CD, Night Of The Furies, out this week on Merge Records. In fact, we're so eager to spread the love that, while supplies last, we're offering Night Of The Furies for the low, low, super-low price of only $8.98! You won't find a cheaper price anywhere! So come on -- help us help The Rosebuds conquer the world. Pick up a copy today, and tell all your friends... let's make The Rosebuds #1!

And while you're at it, don't forget that we still offer FREE 1ST CLASS SHIPPING on orders of $25 or more -- so toss some more goodies in the shopping cart and save even more! Hey, we have all three earlier Rosebuds discs in stock, so buy 'em all!

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More New Arrivals...

As always, you can browse all of our recent arrivals and restocks by clicking here. We have a number of tasty treats you should drop by and check out. Here's a half-dozen of our current faves:

Arcade Fire / Neon Bible -- The latest release from these Canadians is probably the best-reviewed record of 2007. It is only April, but I can guarantee you'll be seeing this on on lots of year-end Top 10 lists.

The Black Angels / The Black Angels -- This is an early EP by the Austin, TX, psychedelic faves. If you are digging their Passover CD (and if you aren't what's wrong with you?), you should round out your collection with this one.

Boris / Pink -- You love that sludgy, Japanese heavy metal stoner rock, don't you? Yeah, I thought so. Then don't miss Boris -- they will melt your face off.

Dean & Britta / Back Numbers -- Did we put this one in the last newsletter? Whatever... we love the romantic, sing-songy intimacy that these two ex-Luna members are able to create on their own. This is their second full-length Dean & Britta release, after 2003's awesome L'Avventura.

Jon Byrd / Byrd's Auto Parts -- Once a central figure in Atlanta's 'Redneck Underground' scene, you might remember Jon from his days with Slim Chance & The Convicts. These days, he's living in Nashville, twanging his way into the hearts and minds of the Music City cognoscenti. Jon is one guy who knows country music the way country music ought to be.

Hubcap City (from Belgium) / Superlocalhellfreakride -- Bill Taft, formerly of Smoke and The Jody Grind, is one of Atlanta's true musical geniuses. Need I say more? Didn't think so.

Thanks again for your support!

Your pals at JoeRockhead.com

For a limited time, your pals at JoeRockhead.com are pleased to offer FREE SHIPPING!! This offer is good for any order over 25 bucks shipping to a US address. No coupon is necessary -- your savings are automatic. Plus, we've still got great flat rates for International orders. If you haven't been by the shop to check us out, I think now would be a durn good time to do it...

Joe Rockhead just got himself a dee-luxe apartment in the sky... or, well, at least a newer, fancier blog. Check it out here: A Moment Of Noise

September 12th will see the release of And I Feel Fine -- two CDs and one DVD of IRS-era R.E.M. goodness! The first CD is just a bunch of stuff you already have, but the second CD has tons of live stuff, outtakes, b-sides, and whatnot that should make it a must-have. Plus the DVD (entitled When The Light Is Mine) has lots of old TV appearances and early shakey-cam "videos" and other fun stuff, so you can re-live the days when Michael Stipe had hair.

Click here for more info via Urban Pollution, including track lists for all three discs.

Due to popular demand, we've decided to extend the 15/15 sale that we've been having in conjunction with our pals at Cable and Tweed! That's 15% off any order over 15 bucks! Claiming your savings couldn't be easier, just head over to JoeRockhead.com, pick out some CDs from our fine selection of Indie, Pop, Americana, and other Alt.Goodness, then when you're checking out, enter the coupon code "TWEED15." That's it! Simple!

Don't forget, to keep up with the latest dirt from the Atlanta Music Scene (heck, the music world in general!) visit Cable and Tweed!

Cable and Tweed and JoeRockhead.com... BFF!!

So this dude, who apparently is maybe just a little OCD, went through a whole bunch of music blogs, and developed his own Kasey Kasem-style chart of the top 20 discs so far this year, according to the bloggerazzi. It is a pretty interesting list, and not only because nearly all of them are available at JoeRockhead.com!

Click here to check it out.

The amusing and amazing story about how one band became R.E.M., and, well, one band didn't....

My New Wave Hair

Just a quick post to let you know that we've added lots of cool new stuff to the shop over the past week. Here are some of the highlights:

Recent Releases:
- Thom Yorke (of Radiohead) - The Eraser
- Peaches - Impeach My Bush
- Brightblack Morning Light - Brightblack Morning Light
- Sufjan Stevens - The Avalanche: Outtakes & Extras from Illinois
- Oneida - Happy New Year
- Mojave 3 - Puzzles Like You
- Scott Walker - The Drift
- Stuart Staples (of Tindersticks) - Leaving Songs / Lucky Dog Recordings
- Centro-Matic - Fort Recovery
- I Love You But I've Chosen Darkness - According To Plan (single), and Fear Is On Our Side (full-length)
- Tom Leach - 7 Song Tape/Thank You for the Coffee

Plus a few noteworthy Atlanta bands:
- The Crafties - Palace Fool
- Blake Guthrie and Getaway Car - Til I Reach The Light
- Tiger! Tiger! - Black Daggers (single) and Collisions (full-length)
- Luigi - Found On The Forest Floor and Vamonos (both full-length)
- Bluejays - A Hundred Songs

And lastly, a few classic restocks that we'd been sold out of for awhile...
- Soft Boys - Underwater Moonlight... And How It Got There
- 13th Floor Elevators - The Very Best of the 13th Floor Elevators: Going Up
- The Delgados - Hate
- Super Furry Animals - Songbook: The Singles 1
- Teenage Fanclub - Howdy!
- Yo La Tengo - May I Sing With Me

And there's plenty more where that came from.... Stop by www.JoeRockhead.com and check it out!