CONTESTS & GIVEAWAYS
 while supplies last, of course-

how about a RILO KILEY green vinyl 7" with a non- LP track? Think you'd like that? Buy the new CD here and it can be yours!;

we have a three-track MINK EP of unreleased songs with purchase of their debut album;

not to be outdone by MINK, DE NOVO DAHL gave us a 6-track EP to give you;

The new PRISON BREAK Soundtrack is coming out and we have a DVD boxed set of Season One to give away along with a copy of the soundtrack. Write us at contest@vinylfevertampa.com, put *PRISON BREAK* in the subject line, include your name and a phone # and if you have a prison story, by all means, include that too!

Enter to win tickets to see The Bravery (8/30 @ Ford Amp) by dropping your name in the box at the counter; double your chances by writing us at contest@vinylfevertampa.com. Don't forget to include your name and a phone #;

we have M.I.A. bandanas to give away with purchase of the new album;

an Eisley two-song bonus disc (unreleased tracks) can be yours if you buy the new album here;

There's a new COMMON cd out and we have free posters to give away with purchase;

Beautiful BOB MARLEY poster to give you with purchase of the new Marley REMIX cd (approved by the Marley family, no less);

All kinds of SUM 41 stuff- enter our contest (email contest@vinylfevertampa.com, put *SUM 41* in the subject line and include your name and a phone #) for a real nice SUM 41 messenger bag - a $50 value!, iron-on patches and cd with bonus tracks can also be had with purchase of new album, Underclass Hero;

Autographed BILLY BOB THORNTON booklets are yours with purchase of his cd, Beautiful Door;

RAUL MALO signed some CD booklets for those of us who haven't gotten to meet him;

INTERPOL picture sleeve 7" wax;

QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE cd45;

we have an autographed copy of the new NICK LOWE album to give away- click here to enter;

MARC BROUSSARD cd with three live tracks;

 

 AUGUST FEATURES
 on our listening posts-

Spoon *Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga
This record starts with "Don't Make Me A Target", a song that builds on Spoon's familiar minimal rhythmic piano/guitar vamp popularized on earlier hits like "Small Stakes" or "The Way We Get By". The album quickly moves into uncharted territory with the atmospheric "The Ghost Of You Lingers" and moves through several different stylistic changes from the explosive "You Got Yr. Cherry Bomb" to the wall-of- sound horns of radio single "The Underdog". Their most heartfelt batch of songs since 2001's 'Girls Can Tell'

The Chemical Brothers*We Are The Night
Over a decade has passed since The Chemical Brothers debut that ushered the crossover of electronic music into the rock mainstream. The duo are back to "Do It Again" with their astounding new album titled 'We Are The Night'. The new album displays a myriad of sounds, sonics and grooves, along with an astounding display of featured artists including Fatlip of Pharcyde, Ali Love, Klaxons, Willy Mason and Midlake.

Eastern Conference Champions *Ameritown
Eastern Conference Champions hail from just outside Philadelphia . The band members worked together in construction and wrote songs at night for their EP, released on Retone Records. When the president of Geffen Records heard that EP, he signed them. Eastern Conference Champions have done a residency at the Silverlake Lounge in LA, and have toured with bands like Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, The View, and Silverchair.

Ministry *Rio Grande Dub
Fresh from the 13th Planet compound in El Paso, TX comes the dance/club remix Rio Grande Dub (ya), featuring double blast remixes of the 2006 Grammy- nominated track "LiesLiesLies." Djs John Bechdel (Fear Factory, Rpong, Ministry) and Clayton Worbeck (Revolting Cocks) transform Ministry frontman Al Jourgensen's tracks into a spellbinding genre- bending trance-metal, politico-industrial masterpiece of 11 remixes.

Modest Mouse* We Were Dead Before The Ship Even Sank
The follow-up to the platinum-selling and Grammy(R)- nominated 'Good News...' album, We Were Dead Before The Ship Even Sank is a new chapter in MODEST MOUSE's career with the infusion of legendary Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr.

 

 *NEW MUSIC NOW* AT VINYLFEVERTAMPA.COM
 THIS WEEK'S FEATURE: RILO KILEY

RILO KILEY have built a reputation on creating masterful, deeply engrossing albums, the songs balancing an intimate confessional side with a kind of cavalier joie de vivre and an affectionate nod to their SoCal musical heritage. The band's dexterity for lush power pop, soulful synths and weepy country ballads has won over fans around the world, bolstered by their blistering live shows. UNDER THE BLACKLIGHT is Rilo Kiley at their most robust and dazzling, a wonderful combination of deliciously full-bodied vocals and exuberant songs complemented by rich guitar sounds and opulent production. Check out a few tracks in our pop-up jukebox at vinylfevertampa.com

Sample MP3s, audio / video streams, and e-cards by clicking on the NEW MUSIC NOW banner at vinylfevertampa.com. This week:

RED FEATURE: AUGIE MARCH - Look & listen to tracks from MOO, YOU BLOODY CHOIR
RYKO AURAL PLEASURE: LEE ROCKER - Dig e-card & tour dates for BLACK CAT BONE
CAROLINE FEATURE: AESOP ROCK - Listen to the title track from NONE SHALL PASS
TALIB KWELI: Listen to "Hot Thing" from his latest, EARDRUM, out now!
BEN HARPER & THE INNOCENT CRIMINALS: Watch "In the Colors" from LIFELINE (8/28)
AS I LAY DYING: Listen to "Within Destruction" from AN OCEAN BETWEEN US
EISLEY: Listen to "Invasions" from COMBINATIONS, out now!
FLAMING LIPS: Listen to "She Don't Use Jelly" from their new MVI, UFOs AT THE ZOO
FLORATONE: Sample the groovin' soundscapes from this quartet's Blue Note debut!
GALACTIC: Check a couple from FROM THE CORNER TO THE BLOCK, out now!
KISS: Classic footage abounds on KISSOLOGY VOL 2 1978 - 1991. Rock!
MAE: Listen to "Sometimes I Can't Make It Alone" from their new CD, SINGULARITY
MATT NATHANSON: Check out "Car Crash" from his latest CD, SOME MAD HOPE
M.I.A.: Watch "Boyz" from her brand new CD KALA, out now!
MINUS THE BEAR: Sample tracks from their brilliant new CD, PLANET OF ICE (8/21)
ROB ZOMBIE: 8-track rock + movie dialog comes alive on the HALLOWEEN soundtrack
YOU SAY PARTY! WE SAY DIE! : Get the scoop on the dancepop saviors' LOSE ALL TIME
ZAP MAMA: Check out tour dates & the back story on SUPERMOON

See Hear 

 MUSIC YOU CAN SEE
 If you're going to watch tv, you may as well try to catch...

Wednesday August 22
Blonde Redhead - Conan, NBC*
Velvet Revolver - Letterman, CBS
Suzanne Vega - Leno, NBC*
Lifehouse - Carson Daly, NBC*

Thursday August 23
Steve Earle - Letterman, CBS
The Cliks - Craig Ferguson, CBS
Lily Allen - Carson Daly, NBC*
The Academy Is - Conan, NBC*
Stephen Stills - Leno, NBC*
Gogol Bordello - The Henry Rollins Show, IFC

Friday August 24
Ferraby Lionheart - Craig Ferguson, CBS
Mando Diao - Conan, NBC*
Black Light Burns - Carson Daly, NBC*
T-Pain and Yung Joc - Leno, NBC*
Eldar - Jimmy Kimmel, ABC*
The Duke Spirit - The Henry Rollins Show, IFC

Saturday August 25
New Orleans Social Club (an R&B group featuring members of the Meters and the Neville Brothers, as well as Irma Thomas) - Austin City Limits, PBS*
The Duke Spirit - The Henry Rollins Show, IFC

Monday August 27
Feist - Letterman, CBS
Mindless Self Indulgence - Carson Daly, NBC
Tay Zonday (youtube phenom) - Jimmy Kimmel, ABC*
The Duke Spirit - The Henry Rollins Show, IFC

There's more! Check it out here