Giant Robot Store and GR2 News
LA Times blogs the car! I'm not sure if people are liking the car, or having fun with it as some kind of odd marvel, but either way, it's working for me. I think. First the LA Times Nathan
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I spent the days leading to, and getting ready for, the GR Yard Sale. It's not exactly a Yard Sale since 1) we're not in a yard 2) it's not typical used junk 3) it's actually at a retail store. I'm sure people walk by thinking we're charging retail for the books, shirts, dvds, etc, but little do they know, it's really low priced. $1, $2, $4… (4 cd's for a $1!) it's not a lot, and some of the customers being Asian think the highest prices. But we're Asian too, but offering the best deals. Yes, Asians giving good deals. That's us, today and tomorrow. The stores are still at 25% off both in store and online. (on most things).
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Imagine… 25% off online and in store on most items. But also 10% off the KaiKai KIKi prints (which are online). Our prices on the prints are unbeatable most of the time, and to get an additional bit off? Not bad at all.
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It's no secret that Blonde Redhead is one of my favorite bands of all time. They don't have the most albums, and they don't rock it like Rush, but I still dig them. But what's up with that head dress mask thing she's wearing? I'm not sure if I dig the dada Martha Graham nightmare nature of it, but the music sounded great. For a small stage, they also have a crazy lighting set up. The crazy strobe umbrellas are cool, and they also had some native looking candle light set up as well. The latest album Penny Sparkle is a great one. It's not quite as good as 23, their previous, but I dig it. At times, it's drifting more and more towards 4AD shoegaze. I also cut together a cheap medley of songs.
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The Slants at Giant Robot 2. I'll admit I don't know this band very well. But they're from Portland, Asian American, and their music is melodic in a post New Order sort of way perhaps from A-Ron's strong vocals. I like the fact that they're called Chinatown Dance Rock. They're not dance rock, they're more darker pop. I haven't seen them live electric yet, but acoustic, you have them playing like a well seasoned band. They play together. I like the fact that Tyler plays drums, but acoustic, he plays a mean guitar and sings too!
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