The John Carpenter-penned soundtrack to Christine is now up for pre-order on remastered vinyl. The pressing is on blue vinyl through Varese Sarabande, with new art. Side A: 1. Arnie’s Love Theme 2. Obsessed With The Car 3. Football Run / Kill Your Kids 4. The Rape 5. The Discovery 6. Show Me 7. Moochie’s...
Making the best of a mediocre score to a terrible film Real Gone Music John Carpenter hit a real rough patch in the ‘90s, as evident by the soundtrack to his 1996 film, Escape From L.A. Absent are the luscious synth sounds of its predecessor, Escape from New York, replaced by shrill electric guitar...
In the 10 years since Brooklyn label Sacred Bones Records was founded, it’s gone from a tiny operation based out of the basement of Academy Records to an internationally-renowned purveyor of unique sounds. In addition to avant-garde takes on garage rock from the likes of The Men, the ethereal dark...
Update 4/21/17: Real Gone has launched official pre-orders. They’ve got the clear with green splatter (limited to 1,500), along with a pretty cool “black eyepatch” variant (limited to 200). John Carpenter and Shirley Walker’s Escape From L.A. score is coming to vinyl for the first...
Perfect LP is a feature in which the Modern Vinyl writers take on the tall task of summarizing an artist or band’s career in an LP sized selection of tracks. Bypassing what was the single, what was the “hit” and what fans call for throughout shows, it’s time to decide what makes up the Perfect...
John Carpenter’s upcoming full length, Lost Themes II, is now up for pre-order at its label home of Sacred Bones. The deluxe edition (limited to 500) is on coke bottle and opaque green swirl wax, with “alternate screen-printed wrap-around sleeve, poster, wax-sealed.” They also have...
