New Show, featuring The Turnback

February 23, 2016February 23, 2016 your tuesday afternoon alternative Radio Show, Your Tuesday Afternoon Alternative Are We There Yet?, New Music, The Turnback, Tomorrow Never Knows

Turnback band You know the drill. Its Tuesday. Time for another Your Tuesday Afternoon Alternative on WUDR from 3-6pm!

Today on YTAA we are featuring the indie power pop of The Turnback! Their new record, Are We There Yet? has the perfect combination of solid rock melody, deft harmonies, and well written lyrics backed up with a solid guitar, bass, and drums attack! Goldmine has a terrific review that we could not agree with more!

All too often music curmudgeons lament the end of rock and roll – there is nothing to get excited about anymore. Do these folks have ears? With bands like, The Turnback, we say that rock and roll is alive and well. We love the sound of ‘Five Days a Week’,’July’, and ‘A Place for Me’. And the addition of The Beatles cover ‘Tomorrow Never Knows’ that moves past the psychedelia of the original and pulls out the core of that song with a Smithereens-garage rock sound that was deeply hidden in that classic track – we say that rock and roll is not just safe but full of energy!

Join us this Tuesday as we talk with members of The Turnback about their latest and most impressive album to date!

The Turnback

Manray in the Studio

February 15, 2016 your tuesday afternoon alternative Live Live Live, Live Shows, Radio Show Manray, New Music, New Releases, SKRT, The Old Yellow Cab, The Zygotes

Manray This week we are joined by one of the exciting new bands in the Miami Valley! Manray will be joining us in the studio to discuss their latest record — a terrific EP called ‘Feeling Alright’ and their upcoming shows in Dayton, Cincinnati and further a field! We could not be more excited to have them on the show. The band has agreed to chat and play live in the WUDR performance studio. Check out their upcoming show with The Zygotes and SKRT at The Old Yellow Cab Building!

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Welcome 2016 – A Year of Music Discovery!

January 2, 2016January 2, 2016 your tuesday afternoon alternative New Music, Radio Show New Music, Your Tuesday Afternoon Alternative, YTAA

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Another year has passed and a new year is still young. All too often there are commentators who pontificate about “how no new great music is being made today.” Normally, these “authorities” bemoan the lack of musical experimentation and excitement. They either point to the state of the Top 40 and the debacle(s) that was/were the New Years Eve shows on the broadcast networks or they extol the virtues of past “classics” that the music on the charts cannot possibly ever come close to appreciating.

These music critics and commentators complain about how utterly underwhelmed they are by the music on the radio, music on the satellite channels, and the music that is widely available via nearly endless repetition to the point of illness. And, of course, these critics are entitled to their opinions. But we believe to focus on some nostalgia overlooks the opportunities for invention and discovery. To that perspective we answer that quite simply you are looking in the wrong place for exciting new music. And yes, the music industry is over-focused on the idea of big selling “hits.” An excellent analysis of this “machine” can be found in Seabrook’s excellent book The Song Machine.

Every year for the past 12 years we have found amazing music from the margins, the outskirts, the unsigned, the overlooked, the local, the regional, the self-distributed, the incredible music being made in cities outside the orbit of the record labels and opinion makers with thousands of followers on any name your poison social network. We invite you to join us this year for a year in music discovery — and not just on Tuesdays when we create Your Tuesday Afternoon Alternative — but throughout the week and throughout the year! It is surprisingly simple, just go to your local music stores and browse the local, regional, self-produced section of your record stores and music outlets. Skip past the major label stuff — do not worry, you will be exposed to that over and over regardless of your enthusiasm for that music. However, there is new music, interesting music, exciting music being made in every genre in locations near and far.

In addition, to seeking out new sounds and new bands in the record stores, you can also take chances on local bands wherever you might call home. There are literally thousands of interesting bands playing any night of the week in any place. Go out. Listen to some new stuff. Buy some merchandise. As we used to say every T-Shirt sold represents gas in the tank or a hot meal. Support folks who wear their musicianship in the lines of every song that they write, every note that they play, and every idea that they share. Go out and support those musicians.

And when you find something that interests and excites you, reach out to us at Your Tuesday Afternoon Alternative and let us know! You can reach us here or at drjwudr on twitter and gmail. We welcome new suggestions, interesting performances, and new discoveries for both our radio program and for the sheer joy of listening to new music.

The future music is out there. And its great.

Excited for a show filled with new music!

September 1, 2015September 1, 2015 your tuesday afternoon alternative Radio Show Bottle Rockets, Good Luck Year, Grenades!?, Me & Mountains, Moira, New Music, Robyn Hitchcock, Tashaki Miyaki, The Apache Relay, The Fratellis, The New Old Fashioned, Wilco

Such an amazing time for new music in the Gem City that we can barely contain ourselves – it all feels like an incredible dream!

We simply could not be more excited about the show tomorrow… premiers from so many great bands that we keep pinching ourselves because we just have to be dreaming, right?

We will be playing a great new songs from Dayton’s own Moira – ‘Midwestern Waste’ off of the Asleep/Repeat/Awake EP which you can download tomorrow night after our show because they are giving it away as a free download on their Bandcamp page moirabandofficial.bandcamp.com! If you have not seen one of their recent concert – trust us, you want this song and you want it badly! Oh yeah.

One of our favorite Dayon bands Me & Mountains have new stuff for all of us. ‘Gold’ is from their yet untitled upcoming fourth record recorded with Micah Carli at Popside Recording Studios. The band is several songs into their recording with Carli and based on this track alone – the future looks good for Me & Mountains and your ears!

We are also fortunate to have a track from Good Luck Year‘s Tinder for the Fire EP with ‘Temporary’ which they will release during their set at Dayton’s Music Art and Film Fest!

And not to mention the guys in The New Old-Fashioned have their sophomore record, Low Down Dirty Summer Nights headed our way on September 26th! You can go see these Midwestern barn burners at Gilly’s in Dayton, Ohio on the 26th and pick up a copy of this fine record! The band has captured the intensity of their live sound without sacrificing the harmonies and soul that make them a band not to be missed!

That is enough reason to listen right there music lovers! Solid music craft is alive and well!

We will also discuss the upcoming Dayton Music Art and Film Festival slated for September 18th and 19th as well as playing new music from many diverse and exciting bands such as The Bottle Rockets, Line & Circle, COLD BEAT, Sink Tapes, Wilco, La Luz, The Wheel Workers, Bad Bad Hats, Sea Of Bees,Grenades!?, McGuff and the Dumpster Fires, The Apache Relay, and The Fratellis to name a few of the bands with new tunes that we will spin for your listening pleasure!

Of course, what is a Tuesday without some cool interpretations of past music? We have an amazing cover from Robyn Hitchcock and a surprisingly atmospheric lo-fi 80s cover from Tashaki Miyaki! Where else would you get all of this indie musical goodness?

Join Dr. J from 3-6pm on wudr.udayton.edu! Remember you can always call in requests to 937-229-2774 too! See ya!

This week we celebrate the New Split EP from The New Old-Fashioned and The Repeating Arms

June 16, 2015June 16, 2015 your tuesday afternoon alternative Dayton Music Dayton Music, New Music, New Show!, The New Old Fashioned, The Repeating Arms

This week we are beyond excited about new music from two of our favorite Dayton, Ohio bands – The New Old-Fashioned who are already finishing up their sophomore full length hot off the heels of The Ladies 7″ record and The Repeating Arms who always are incredible in all that they do!

The two bands are not only “splitting” a six-song EP ‘Hilltops and Highways’ but in the truest sense of collaboration these two bands recorded and worked directly with each other on the songs. No where does this shine more brightly than on the tracks that open and close this EP. County Jail Hymnal showcases the vocal abilities of the singers of both bands. This lonesome (dare we say Hank Williams-eque) plaintive aching song demonstrates what is captivating about both of these bands: quality song-craft! And the combination of both bands on ‘Some Nights” is a powerful gestalt of the vocals, guitars, steel, drums, and more. Rarely has a song taken on such real authentic urgency. And the ending of that tune has to be experienced. Heartbreak and sadness are simply palatable in the songs on this EP; throughout it you have fine musicianship, excellent chemistry and all around exemplary effort among the musicians.

The fact that they have collaborated on-stage so much is well demonstrated in the work on these songs. ‘My Heart Still Loves You’ has Kent Montgomery of The New Old-Fashioned sounding like a countrified version of Matthew Sweet. We bet that Sweet wishes he could sound like that! While ‘Radio Waves’ – a real song about the devastating loss of a radio station to water damaged is powerfully evoked by David Payne. When he sings about ‘the signal getting weaker…” you feel the sense of losing a musical friend. And ‘Honey’ demonstrates why The Repeating Arms should be household names. Forget what you hear on country, folk, and alt-country radio – this is “the Real McCoy.” When Harold Hensley pleads with Honey not to go out tonight…” the hair on the back of your neck stand up. These musicians capture something that cannot be bottled and sold from a shelf.

You can see these bands play these songs on June 27th in Dayton at Gilly’s Jazz!

So join us this week from 3-6pm (eastern) as we play the songs on this incredible EP on WUDR – where we live our motto “Support Your Local Music Scene!”

Of course, you can also count on a wide variety of terrific indie, folk, country, and more on the program tomorrow. We have tons of new music from so many… hang on to your hats: Waxahatchee, Lucero, Ryan Adams, The Mowgli’s, Vaadat Charigim, Thee Oh Sees, Mac McCaughan, Timeshares, BRONCHO, Great Lake Swimmers, Alvvays, Bully, The Mountain Goats, Built to Spill, Smug Brothers, Mittenfields, Charming Disaster, Gringo Star, and more!

You can also expect some classic indie with Guided By Voices, The Afghan Whigs, and Teenage Fanclub!

Mittenfields vs. The Mittenfields: New Music that will Rock Your World

March 9, 2015March 9, 2015 your tuesday afternoon alternative Radio Show Dear Fawn, Interview, Mittenfields, New Music, Radio show

Every time Your Tuesday Afternoon Alternative arrives – we work to bring you exciting new indie music. And this week is no exception. In fact, we have some tunes we are very excited to share with you! On Tuesday, March 17th we have something a little extra special for you music lover!

Mittenfields have new music coming our way and we have the radio premier of several songs from them this week. You can expect a discussion with the band, new songs, and important announcements that simply should not be missed. We will be talking with them about the new record, the new songs, and much more!

As we always promise – you can also expect new indie music on the program for your listening pleasure as well. We have some terrific stuff from the Tyler Cochran Trio, Dear Fawn and so many more musical pastries to share.

So come on over. We love company and conversation about really interesting indie music. It will just be you, us, and Mittenfields on this wild radio ride from 3-6pm on WUDR! Tune in via the interwebs at wudr.udayton.edu or if you live in the Gem City you can listen at 99.5 and 98.1fm. Either way listen in — we have heard the new stuff from Mittenfields – you will not be disappointed!

You’re Never Coming Back: YTAA Celebrates New Music from Dear Fawn

February 24, 2015 your tuesday afternoon alternative Radio Show Dear Fawn, Line & Circle, New Music, New Releases, New Show!

Dear Fawn have new music and we are showcasing a few songs from their new record! You’re Never Coming Back is their terrific followup to I Never Played The Queen. We will chat with them during the show and play some of their new music as well as a few older favorites.
We also have new music from Line & Circle, Late Cambrian, The London Suede, The Rotaries, Nuno Santos, Notwist, The Amazing, Smug Brothers, The Men, The Story Changes, Bonson Berner, Pete RG, The Magic Words,The Echo Bombs, and much more.

We have a cool Smiths cover from Revolution, I Love You!

We have some music from several musicians and bands who will be playing out in the area in the next few weeks including The Al Holbrook Band, Kid Stardust, and more. We even already have some requests –Speaking Suns, Interpol, Portugal. The Man, and Manray which we have to play!

Expect tons of interesting music both local and far flung on this week’s show! Join us if you can because we get lonely – 3-6pm Eastern time zone stuff today on wudr.udayton.edu!

Kyle and Don of Smug Brothers Talk Woodpecker Paradise on YTAA

February 17, 2015February 17, 2015 your tuesday afternoon alternative Radio Show Dayton Music, New Music, Smug Brothers, Woodpecker Paradise

This week we have some more of our favorite Daytonian musicians stopping by for a discussion of their new music! Kyle Melton and Don Thrasher of Smug Brothers have a new record Woodpecker Paradise coming out very soon on Gas Daddy Go Records and we all could not be happier! HUMAN CANNONBALL SMUG BROTHERS and FORAGE at BLIND BOB’S in the home of Flyers distant and near the Oregon District of Dayton!

So join Mrs. Dr. J and her constant musical companion Dr. J as we listen to the new record, talk to Don and Kyle, and play loads of other new music for you because we love you all very much.

Don’t forget to send us questions for these two fine musical gentlemen at drjwudr@gmail.com or hey… you could call in at 937-229-2774. Tweet us at drjwudr with your suggestions and requests. Remember 3-6pm eastern time zone so calibrate your TARDIS on wudr.udayton.edu!

See you tomorrow music lovers! As The Smug Bros would say… salute!

Fifteen Days and Counting…

February 10, 2015February 10, 2015 your tuesday afternoon alternative Dayton Music Gas Daddy Go! Records, New Music, Smug Brothers

Dayton’s own SMUG BROTHERS “WOODPECKER PARADISE” is coming out in fifteen days on 2.24.14 on the indie GAS DADDY GO! RECORDS

And this release will be out on CD and Digital download which is a new form for GDG! And we could not be more excited. Really. Its exciting for all lovers of great indie music!

From the Press Release: “Following the one two punch of the 2014 releases “Strictly Triggers” [EP] and “On the Way to the Punchline,” Smug Brothers spent the summer and fall recording to 4track in guitarist Kyle Melton’s home studio and touring out in support of their recent releases, reaching out to new audiences in Philadelphia, Louisville, Indianapolis, Morgantown, WV, and Fort Wayne, IN.

A chance conversation with ex-Smug Brother, current Motel Beds guitarist, and Dayton engineer extraordinaire Darryl Robbins led toward the fruition of “Woodpecker Paradise.” After submitting a batch of 35 demos to Robbins for consideration, nine were hand-selected and the Smug Bros set to work as a quartet, recording the album live in just two sessions.

In the course of the band’s 10 year history, this is the first time an entire album was recorded live by all its members. The results are fresh and impulsive, urgent and commanding. While the record’s sound is singular and consistent, the material remains eclectic, as has been the trademark of the Smugs since the beginning. From the restrained yet anthemic indie rock of lead track “Meet A Changing World” to the esoteric “One Question Too Many” to the fragmented 60s pop of “Venus Out at Night,” Smug Brothers run through a myriad of sounds over the course of “Woodpecker Paradise” while retaining their singular voice throughout.”

You can find the Smug Brothers on all the social media!

So, you may want to keep eyes peeled for more information on this fine band! You can sleep easy knowing that the Dr. J’s will be all over this so you will not miss a thing!

It is a Two for Tuesday on Your Tuesday Afternoon Alternative

June 24, 2014June 24, 2014 your tuesday afternoon alternative Radio Show Dayton, Echo and the Bunnymen, Fire at Night, Ghost Town Silence, Mittenfields, New Music, Smug Brothers, Sohio, Support Your Local Music Scene, Tea Cozies, The Afghan Whigs, Underwater Country Club, WUDR, Wussy, YTAA

This week we continue the smash that is “toast and jams” by playing songs that go together like… well, you get the idea, right? Things that go together make for more fun for all of us. Music is no exception. So, listen for the songs that we pair together for some reason. We also have some CDs to give away this week from Go Robot, Go!

We have so much new music that we cannot play everything and that is just a damn shame. So you will want to listen to this one. And in case you cannot remember… set the timer for tomorrow from 3-6pm on wudr.udayton.edu!

If you live in Dayton you can try the 99.5 and 98.1fm frequencies of ‘music in all directions.’ And for the tech-minded among us, you can also use the new UD Mobile app and listen to us that way too! But however you can… join us for a great show of independent music!

Smug Brothers in Morgantown, WV! — Smug Brothers in Morgantown, West Virginia at 123 Pleasant Street!

Music you can expect includes Smug Brothers, Ghost Town Silence, Fire at Night, Echo and the Bunnymen, The Afghan Whigs, Underwater Country Club, Mittenfields, Wussy, Tea Cozies, Sohio and much more!

As always: “Support Your Local Music Scene!”

New Music to complete yourself with…

June 9, 2014June 9, 2014 your tuesday afternoon alternative New Music brand new, New Music, New Releases

New Musical Goodness:

Candy Hearts – “All the Ways You Let Me Down” (producer: Chad Gilbert; Hear here; See here; Vinyl;MP3) (Bridge Nine / Violently Happy)

Cowboy Mouth – “Go!” (producer: Don Miggs; first single: “Do You Wanna Do It Right Now”; Hear here;MP3) (Elm City / Universal)

Craft Spells (aka Justin Vallesteros) – “Nausea” (producer: Dylan Wall; new single: “Komorebi”; Hear here;MP3) (Captured Tracks)

First Aid Kit – “Stay Gold” (producer: Mike Mogis; guests: Omaha Symphony Orchestra; first single: “My Silver Lining”; Hear here; Vinyl; MP3; Collector’s Bundle, with 14×20″ lithograph and tote bag) (Columbia)

Michael C. Ford (Grammy and Pulitzer Prize-nominated American poet and audio journalist) – “Look Each Other in the Ears” (features the last recordings made with all three surviving Doors members Ray Manzarek, who died in 2013, Robby Krieger and John Densmore; producer: Harlan Steinberger; other guests: Angelo Moore, Tommy Jordan; Hear here; MP3) (Hen House Studios)

The Fresh & Onlys – “House of Spirits” (producer: Phil Manly; Hear here; Vinyl; MP3) (Mexican Summer)

Chrissie Hynde – “Stockholm” (her debut solo album; first single: “Dark Sunglasses”; Hear here; See here;Vinyl; MP3) (Caroline)

Mike Mogis and Nathaniel Walcott (of Bright Eyes) – “The Fault In Our Stars: Score From The Motion Picture” (Hear here) (Atlantic)

O.A.R. – “The Rockville LP” (first single: “Peace”; Hear here; Vinyl; MP3) (Vanguard)

Passenger (U.K. folk-roots singer Mike Rosenberg) – “Whispers” (producer: Chris Vallejo; first single: “Scare Away the Dark”; Hear here; Read here; Vinyl; MP3; MP3 Deluxe Edition) (Nettwerk)

Louis Prima Jr. and the Witnesses – “Blow” (recorded at Capitol Records in Studio B, where Louis Prima Sr. recorded his hits in the 1950s and ’60s; includes a virtual duet with his father on “That’s My Home” and a cover of Adam Ant’s “Goody Two Shoes”; guest: Leslie Spencer; Hear here; MP3) (Warrior / Universal Music Distribution)

Rebelution – “Count Me In” (producers: Rebelution; guests: Collie Buddz, Don Carlos; Hear here; Vinyl;MP3) (87 Music / Easy Star)

Royal Southern Brotherhood – “HeartSoulBlood” (band includes Cyril Neville, Devon Allman, Mike Zito, Charlie Wooton and Yonrico Scott; Hear here) (Ruf)

Stagnant Pools – “Geist” (first single: “Intentions”; Hear here; Vinyl; MP3) (Polyvinyl)

Third World – “Under the Magic Sun” (Hear here; Vinyl; MP3) (Cleopatra)

Walter Trout (the bluesman has a life-threatening liver disease) – “The Blues Came Callin’ “ (Hear here;Vinyl; Deluxe edition; MP3) (Provogue / Mascot Label Group)

Umphrey’s McGee – “Similar Skin” (hardcover book with CD and two 180-gram LPs; Hear here; MP3) (Nothing Too Fancy Music)

Uriah Heep – “Outsider” (their 24th studio album; producer: Mike Paxman; Hear here; MP3) (Frontiers)

Various artists – “Bullets Over Broadway (Original Broadway Cast Recording)” (new musical comedy written by Woody Allen, based on his 1994 film; stars Zach Braff, Vincent Pastore, Brooks Ashmanskas, Nick Cordero, Marin Mazzie, etc.; producer: Doug Besterman; Hear here; Read here; MP3) (Masterworks Broadway)

Jack White – “Lazaretto” (Hear here; Read here; MP3) (Third Man / Columbia)

New stuff: MP3s

Glass Animals – “Zaba [MP3]” (producer: frontman Dave Bayley; executive producer: Paul Epworth; first single: “Gooey”; Hear here; See here; CD; Vinyl) (Harvest)

House of Hats – “This Love [MP3]” (producer: Pete Smith; first single: “This Love”; Hear here) (Willow Walk)

Old Monk (NYC trio) –“Posing As Love [MP3]” (first single: “Alta Rush”; Hear here) (Eenie Meenie)

Various artists – “Punkalicious Volume Five [MP3]” (20 tracks; Hear here) (Punkalicious, June 13)

Tom Vek – “Luck [MP3]” (Hear here) (Moshi Moshi)

Reissues of one kind or another:

Wardell Gray – “Way Out Wardell” (1955 album; Hear/read here; MP3) (U.K. – Ace, June 9)

Arthur Prysock – “Too Late Baby: The Old Town Singles 1958-66” (24 tracks; Hear/read here) (U.K. – Ace, June 9)

Toots and the Maytals – “Pressure Drop: The Golden Tracks” (14 songs) (Goldenlane / Cleopatra)

Various artists – “Chicago Hit Factory – The Vee-Jay Story 1953-1966 [Box set]” (10 CDs, 269 tracks; Readhere) (U.K. – Charly, June 9)

Reissues on the electronic format we call MP3

Electric Light Orchestra – “The Classic Albums Collection [MP3]” (10 complete albums) (Epic / Legacy)

The Emotions – “Flowers [MP3]” (1976 album; with one bonus track), “Rejoice [MP3]” (1977 album; includes the No. 1 hit “Best of My Love”) (Columbia / Legacy)

Willie Nelson – “The Classic Albums Collection [MP3]” (10 complete albums) (Columbia / Legacy)

The Selecter – “Indie Singles Collection 1991-96 [MP3]” (38 tracks) (Badfish / Cherry Red)

Investigate the New Music!

June 3, 2014June 3, 2014 your tuesday afternoon alternative New Music New Music

New Musical Goodness…

Dave Alvin & Phil Alvin – “Common Ground: Dave Alvin & Phil Alvin Play and Sing the Songs of Big Bill Broonzy” (Hear here; Read here; Vinyl; MP3) (Yep Roc)

Camper Van Beethoven – “El Camino Real” (Hear here; MP3)(429)

Clap Your Hands Say Yeah – “Only Run”(guests: Matt Berninger of The National, Kid Koala; Hear here; Vinyl; MP3) (CYHSY, Inc)

Diamond Version – “CI” (first single: “Were You There,” feat. Neil Tennant; Hear here; MP3) (Mute)

Echo and the Bunnymen – “Meteorites” (producer: Youth; Hear here; Read here) (429)

Lee Fields and the Expressions – “Emma Jean” (first single: a cover of JJ Cale’s “Magnolia”; Hear here;Read here; Vinyl; MP3) (Truth & Soul / Redeye)

Joe Henry – “Invisible Hour” (Hear/read here) (Work Song)

James – “La Petite Mort” (their first full-length album in six years; producer: Max Dingel; first single: “Moving On”; Hear here; See here) (U.K. – BMG Rights Management / Cooking Vinyl, June 2)

LP – “Forever For Now” (producer: Rob Cavallo; first single: “Night Like This”; Hear here; MP3) (Warner)

Lydia Lunch – “A Fistful of Desert Blues” (Hear here; Vinyl) (Rustblade)

Matisyahu – “Akeda” (first single: “Watch the Walls Melt Down”; Hear here; See here; MP3) (Akeda / Elm City)

Bob Mould – “Beauty & Rain” (Hear here; Vinyl) (Merge)

Pete Molinari (U.K. singer-songwriter) – “Theosophy” (producers: Boe Weaver, Andrew Weatherall, Tchad Blake, Liam Watson; guests: Dan Auerbach, Primal Scream’s Barrie Cadogan; first single: “Hang My Head In Shame”; Hear here; MP3) (Clarksville / INgrooves)

Peter Murphy – “Lion” (his 10th solo album; producer: Youth; first single: “Hang Up”; Hear here; See here;MP3) (Nettwerk)

Meshell Ndegeocello – “Comet, Come to Me” (guests: Doyle Bramhall, Shara Worden; first single: “Conviction”; Hear here; Vinyl; MP3) (Naïve)

The Orwells (rock band from Elmhurst, Ill.) – “Disgraceland” (Hear here; MP3) (Canvasback / Atlantic)

Rich Robinson (of The Black Crowes) – “The Ceaseless Sight” (Hear here; Read here; Vinyl; MP3) (The End)