Record Store Score - NKOTB

Total score at Armageddon Records in Harvard Square (image credit)

We may have waited 15 minutes in the snow for a bus to drive us to a record store...but it was obviously worth it. New Kids on the Block 'You Got It (The Right Stuff)' 12" version, 7" version AND the instrumental track for all you karaoke fans out there. Follow Bishop And Rook on Instagram for more pictures of vinyl as we participate in the #JanuaryRecordADay post-a-thon.

Studio 52's Capital Idea - Allston Rock City Hall

Allston's premiere practice space announces capital idea with future venue space, Allston Rock City Hall.

Studio 52, Allston’s warehouse-turned-artist-space, known to house some of today’s best and brightest bands including Mellow Bravo, The Field Effect, Big D and the Kids Table, and over 100 more, is just about a few months out from getting that much more in tune with the Boston music scene with the addition of an in-house performance space called Allston Rock City Hall (ARCH).

Positioned as a facility that is an inspiring, clean, and positive environment for artists and musicians to perfect their craft, Studio 52 is run by artists, for artists.

General Manager and Owner Rich Anton, and Director of Operations Glenn Michael decided upon the idea, the way so many of us achieve epic epiphanies, over drinks. Initially, ARCH will operate as a private event hall, sans the sale alcohol or public admission, in hopes to someday acquire a state liquor license. In the meantime, Studio 52’s Allston Rock City Hall is the ideal setting for private parties to art galleries, rock shows to sponsored events.

Bands interested in renting spaces at Studio 52 can swing by their website. Follow the organization on Facebook and Twitter for ARCH updates.

Read the original article written by Steph Hiltz of the Boston Globe (1.2.14).

Faces In The Floor - Self

Local independent label Electric Lighthouse Recordings releases the hard rock sounds of Faces In The Floor with the new EP, Self. Recorded over a two-day period in the now defunct Rosebud Bar & Grill, Self is the most recent recording from Electric Lighthouse.

Boston-based Faces In The Floor is a hard rock quartet, formed in 2009. In 2010, the band recorded and released a 5 song EP, A Conflict Of Time, and wrote and recorded their debut full-length album, Bones, at Lionsgate Studio in Boulder, Colorado in 2011.

Self is available for purchase on Bandcamp for $3. Check out other releases from Electric Lighthouse at electriclighthouserecordings.com. Follow Faces In The Floor on Twitter and Facebook for additional information including show dates.

31 Days of Vinly on Instagram

Show off your vinyl

Like most fake internet challenges, I said no to this until I started reading the list and thinking of all the records I'd pick. So needless to say, my #1 is up. What are you listening to? The best part of this Instagram post session is reading all of the narratives from the other vinyl lovers using the hashtag #JanuaryRecordADay.

Choke Up - Pilot Passenger / Joaquin Murietta

Pilot Passenger / Joaquin Murietta might be the most beautiful punk rock I’ve heard in a long time. A really smart record.

There’s an element of fascination when art imitates life; when an artist, or in this case, a band of artists, can produce a well-rounded concept of fact and fiction; rich in detail and chiseled to near perfection with integrity and intelligence. Choke Up brings prolific talent to the Boston music scene.

A Weekend of Music via Instagram

All access music blogging.

This weekend was a fucking spectacular time for Boston punks, old school and current. Between watching some superior legends in the scene, to rocking out with a bunch of super rad dudes, The Real Kids Middle East Show and The Mighty Mighty Bosstones Hometown Throwdown 16 were excellent parties. And there are pictures to prove it.