As the seasons change, there is NO change in the mighty Far Out vs. Hot Dang. We still hear everything that is rattling around in D.C.'s cultural chasm. And, well, we choose to ignore a lot of it. The rest? It ends up here, assembled for your pleasure. Aw yeah.

Pierce Brosnan apparently is "beefcake"
Still bitchy [...]

As promised, Jon Meyers has found a new host and a new URL for his popular mp3 blog The Vinyl District—a move spurred by Google's Blogger service and its policy on the posting of mp3s in violation of the federal Digital Millenium Copyright Act. The new Vinyl District, at www.thevinyldistrict.com, should be launching soon, Meyers writes [...]

Good morning! Today is Emancipation Day, which commemorates Abraham Lincoln's 1862 proclamation freeing the more than 3,000 slaves in the District. There is a lot of related stuff to do!
Also on a Civil War tip: Titus Andronicus is headlining what I'm pretty sure is the highest-profile Positive Force benefit show in a while, tonight at 7:30 [...]

Nerds rejoice. (Let's hope the vinyl skews a little rarer than '80s Kinks and Wes Montgomery LPs!) I'm sure the record fair is going to be well stocked. After all, the fair is being sponsored and promoted by some fine and discerning local tastemakers—Som Records, the Vinyl District, and DC Soul Recordings.
And amazingly, Mingering Mike [...]

The Vinyl District reports that the D.C. Record Fair is back and will on Saturday May 9. Som Records and DC Soul Recordings are sponsoring. This is gonna be big. The blog writes:
"We've relocated to The Warehouse Next Door—doubling our capacity and doubling the number of dealers into the bargain! This time we've got 30 [...]

There is no better consistent local blogger on all things vinyl than the Vinyl District. This past weekend, the blogger sealed the deal with the announcement of his exclusive partnership with the folks behind National Record Store Day.
The national celebration of the record store had its debut this past year. It was a really cool [...]