Before The Gaslight Anthem plays a historic venue, they like to look up all the weird little facts and history on Wikipedia, like any normal person does. For The Roxy Theatre on Hollywood’s famed Sunset Strip, this means stories of The Rocky Horror Show’s first stage run in the US, as well as the introduction of Paul Reubens’ Pee-wee Herman. If neither of those are enough reason to headline that stage, we don’t know what is. 

For anyone who missed the live webcast of The Gaslight Anthem’s Brooklyn show this past week, we caught them at their sold out show in Hollywood. More photos are on our Flickr.

Also, they do a killer cover of “Baba O’Riley,” if you’re into that sort of thing, which we are. 

Catch The Gaslight Anthem out on tour later this summer, or in the fall with Rise Against and Hot Water Music. Tickets for these shows go on sale this week:

9/11 - Quebec City, Quebec - Agora
9/12 - Montreal, Quebec - Bell Centre
9/13 - Ottawa, ON - CE Centre
9/15 - Chicago, IL - Riot Fest
9/16 - Milwaukee, WI - Eagles Ballroom
9/17 - Grand Rapids, MI - Deltaplex
9/20 - Houston, TX - Bayou Music Center
9/21 - Pensacola, FL - Deluna Fest
9/22 - Dallas, TX - Gexa Energy Pavilion
9/24 - Denver, CO - The Fillmore Auditorium
9/25 - Denver, CO - The Fillmore Auditorium
9/28 - Tempe, AZ - Tempe Beach Park
9/29 - Anaheim, CA - Honda Center
10/1 - Las Vegas, NV - Hard Rock Cafe
10/2 - Reno, NV - Grand Sierra Theatre
10/4 - Victoria, BC - Save On Foods Memorial Centre
10/ 6 - Calgary, AB - Stampede Park BMO Centre
10/7 - Edmonton, AB - Edmonton Expo Centre

There was a time when music was as much of a physical possession as it was a listening endeavor. Before albums became easy access files that fed our shortening attention spans, there was the record collection. And if, like us, you’re that kid who forces your friends to wait hours on end for you at the bargain bins and make pit stops at shady garage sales, then get ready to meet your new home away from home:

The late English DJ John Peel owned one of the most glorious collections you could set your eyes upon, and now you can do just that at The Space, the interactive online project funded by the BBC and the British Arts Council that will slowly unveil portions of the cherished BBC host’s 25,000 pieces of vinyl heaven. Every week, 100 albums will be released alphabetically, containing details of each record, typed out notes from Peel himself, in-depth coverage of a featured album, and links to stream the songs on Spotify and itunes. Peel’s skillful curating and his expansive musical taste will leave you in envious tears as you stumble upon EPs you only thought existed on the affluents ends of Ebay. We’re giving you the latest outlet to feed your musical obsessions. Go on, start rummaging.

Check in weekly for the latest updates and features: 

The Space

Step into his studio for the latest additions in his record collection:

John Peel’s Studio

John Peel’s Record Collection

We had an in store event last night at the Vans in Santa Monica to celebrate the release of No Room For Rockstars on iTunes this week. Christofer Drew from Never Shout Never played a set of requests by the fans who were lucky enough to get in and spent plenty of time hanging out and signing for them. Videos of his acoustic performance coming soon & don’t forget to check out the film.