Three reasons to go to your local record shop

Sonic Youth (The Blue EP)-Just reissued, the first thing SY ever put out, way before they became pussies and started making pop albums like Bad Moon Rising and Evol. Worth the money alone for the 5 live songs from the time, two of which i had never heard in any incarnation, one of which, "Destroyer," is not a KISS cover, sadly. $9.99, cheap, buy it.

Three Six Mafia The End-Besides being the best Memphis rap meets Dario Argento record I'll probably ever buy, the we put this together at Kinko's using the color printer sleeve has a particularly awesome categorical bio for each member of the group. Apparently Koopsta Knicca's hobbies include "Biblical history, animal wildlife and women." I haven't taken this one off the turner since I got it and I probably won't anytime soon.

Ghostface Killah Fishscale-Probably just as good as Supreme Clientele, which was maybe the 2nd or third best WuTang effort ever, by my count. This guy always sounds like he could rap, breathlessly, over someone reading the dictionary if he had too. Includes one full WuTang song, which somehow includes ODB. Go figure.

Waiting to hear KB's full opinion of SOul Jazz'z new Voodoo thing.