Records I Bought Today: Podcast In-Class Exercise

Hello my name is Kyle Nelson and welcome to my podcast for Monday March 23rd, 2009. Today I went to the record store and bought a few new LP's. Yes those are actual vinyl records that your parents used to listen to in the 1970's. They still manufacture records for a lot of music that comes out. People like me still collect them. Maybe not MTV or radio bands but smaller independent bands. Even a handful of larger bands like Coldplay and Radiohead put out new vinyl. Today I bought an old record used and one new. The used record I bought was Double Nickels on the Dime by the Minutemen. The Minutemen were a punk rock group from the early 1980's. They are characterized by fast, short songs with distinctive basslines. In fact Double Nickels has almost 40 songs on it. If you are even slightly into punk rock I would highly recommend picking up this or any Minutemen record. Even if your not that into punk rock, you may still like this record. It isn't as aggressive as most punk rock but still has a catchy edge to it.The other record I bought today is the new self-titled album by The Pains of Being Pure at Heart. These guys are a new indie band that just put out their first album. It has a very different feel than the Minutemen record. It is a very fuzzy feel to it. It has tinges of pop and feels like an early Jesus and Mary Chain record. Needless to say it's fantastic. I would highly recommend either of these albums to anyone. I mean you don't have to go straight out and buy them, just give them a listen. My name is Kyle Nelson and this has been my daily record report for Monday March 23, 2009. Talk to you later guys.