Reformissionary tag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-108333 2012-06-01T10:15:20-05:00 Steve McCoy: the missional church, reformed, theology, family, writing photography, music, tim keller, timothy keller TypePad Cheap Albums 6.1.12 tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83452063969e2016766fcec01970b 2012-06-01T10:15:20-05:00 2012-06-01T10:15:20-05:00 A bunch of cheap and amazing albums out there right now. Don't miss these! Some deals will end at any time. Green Day: American Idiot ($2.99) | a masterpiece M83: Hurry Up, We're Dreaming ($3.99) Bon Iver: Bon Iver ($3.99)... Steve McCoy <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><a class="asset-img-link" style="float: right;" href="http://www.stevekmccoy.com/.a/6a00d83452063969e20168ebfea23c970c-popup" onclick="window.open( this.href, '_blank', 'width=640,height=480,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0' ); return false"><img class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00d83452063969e20168ebfea23c970c" style="width: 170px; margin: 0px 0px 5px 5px;" alt="6a00d83451e0d569e200e54f9e17928834-800wi" title="6a00d83451e0d569e200e54f9e17928834-800wi" src="http://www.stevekmccoy.com/.a/6a00d83452063969e20168ebfea23c970c-200wi" /></a><p>A bunch of cheap and amazing albums out there right now. Don't miss these! Some deals will end at any time.</p> <ul> <li><strong>Green Day</strong>: <em><a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0011Z10PC/?tag=colossiansthr-20" target="_self">American Idiot</a></em>&nbsp;($2.99) | a masterpiece</li> <li><strong>M83</strong>: <em><a href="http://www.stevekmccoy.com/reformissionary/2012/05/m83-dystopian-vision.html" target="_self">Hurry Up, We're Dreaming</a></em>&nbsp;($3.99)</li> <li><strong>Bon Iver</strong>: <em><a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0054JURZA/?tag=colossiansthr-20" target="_self">Bon Iver</a></em>&nbsp;($3.99)</li> <li><strong>Sigur Ros</strong>: <em><a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0084P9202/?tag=colossiansthr-20" target="_self">Valtari</a></em> ($4.99)</li> <li><strong>Mumford &amp; Sons</strong>: <em><a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0038BBA4I/?tag=colossiansthr-20" target="_self">Sigh No More</a></em> ($3.99)</li> <li><strong>Andrew Bird</strong>: <em><a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B007C8P0DU/?tag=colossiansthr-20" target="_self">Break It Yourself</a></em>&nbsp;($3.99)</li> <li><strong>Feist</strong>: <em><a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B005OUB7MQ/?tag=colossiansthr-20" target="_self">Metals</a></em> ($3.99)</li> <li><strong>Beach House</strong>: <em><a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B007ZCQJOM/?tag=colossiansthr-20" target="_self">Bloom</a></em>&nbsp;($4.99)</li> <li><strong>Nirvana</strong>: <em><a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B005MVLI8A/?tag=colossiansthr-20" target="_self">Nevermind</a></em> ($2.99)</li> <li><strong>Radiohead</strong>: <em><a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000TENE6Y/?tag=colossiansthr-20" target="_self">OK Computer</a></em> ($2.99)</li> <li><strong>Cat Power</strong>: <em><a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000S56ZX8/?tag=colossiansthr-20" target="_self">You Are Free</a></em> ($2.99)</li> <li><strong>Phoenix</strong>: <em><a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00299HSTG/?tag=colossiansthr-20" target="_self">Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix</a>&nbsp;</em>($3.99)</li> <li><strong>Edward Sharpe &amp; The Magnetic Zeros</strong>: <em><a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0081J9OWC/?tag=colossiansthr-20" target="_self">Here</a></em> ($5)</li> <li><strong>Of Monsters and Men</strong>: <em><a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B007MU85D0/?tag=colossiansthr-20" target="_self">My Head Is An Animal</a></em> ($4.99)</li> <li><strong>U2</strong>: <em><a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B005Z5F5VE/?tag=colossiansthr-20" target="_self">Achtung Baby</a></em>&nbsp;($2.99)</li> <li><strong>Coldplay</strong>: <em><a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000SXLL8O/?tag=colossiansthr-20" target="_self">Parachutes</a></em>&nbsp;($2.99)</li> <li><strong>Stone Temple Pilots</strong>: <em><a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B001OGPTZ0/?tag=colossiansthr-20" target="_self">Purple</a></em> ($2.99)</li> <li><strong>Silversun Pickups</strong>: <em><a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B007YQ8KP0/?tag=colossiansthr-20" target="_self">Neck of the Woods</a></em>&nbsp;($4.99)</li> <li><strong>She &amp; Him</strong>: <em><a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B003BXMHWW/?tag=colossiansthr-20" target="_self">Volume 2</a></em>&nbsp;($3.99)</li> <li><strong>Alanis Morissette</strong>: <em><a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B001OG3VOQ/?tag=colossiansthr-20" target="_self">Jagged Little Pill</a></em> ($2.99)</li> <li><strong>The Decemberists</strong>: <em><a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000US0AWA/?tag=colossiansthr-20" target="_self">Her Majesty The Decemberists</a></em> ($3.99)</li> <li><strong>Death Cab For Cutie</strong>: <em><a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000S57T6A/?tag=colossiansthr-20" target="_self">Transatlaticism</a></em> ($3.99)</li> <li><strong>The Roots</strong>: <em><a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B002IV5BFS/?tag=colossiansthr-20" target="_self">Things Fall Apart</a></em>&nbsp;($3.99)</li> <li><strong>Jay-Z</strong>: <em><a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000XNXM18/?tag=colossiansthr-20" target="_self">The Blueprint</a></em> ($2.99)</li> <li><strong>A Tribe Called Quest</strong>: <em><a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B001BHTRQE/?tag=colossiansthr-20" target="_self">The Low End Theory</a></em> ($2.99)</li> <li><strong>The Beastie Boys</strong>: <em><a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000TEPD6I/?tag=colossiansthr-20" target="_self">Check Your Head</a></em> ($3.99)</li> <li><strong>Smashing Pumpkins</strong>: <em><a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0064Z7RXS/?tag=colossiansthr-20" target="_self">Siamese Dream</a></em>&nbsp;($2.99)</li> <li><strong>Neutral Milk Hotel</strong>: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000U7SN8O/?tag=colossiansthr-20" target="_self">In The Aeroplane Over The Sea</a> ($2.99)</li> </ul></div> $5 Albums | June 2012 tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83452063969e2016766fccb59970b 2012-06-01T09:40:16-05:00 2012-06-01T09:40:16-05:00 $5 albums this June are solid. Several are new, a couple are gems from the last couple years. Enjoy! Spiritualized: Sweet Heart Sweet Light The National: High Violet (my #2 of 2010) Damien Jurado: Maraqopa Regina Spektor: What We Saw... Steve McCoy <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><a class="asset-img-link" style="float: right;" href="http://www.stevekmccoy.com/.a/6a00d83452063969e2016766fccb2c970b-popup" onclick="window.open( this.href, '_blank', 'width=640,height=480,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0' ); return false"><img class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00d83452063969e2016766fccb2c970b" style="width: 180px; margin: 0px 0px 5px 5px;" alt="Loud-speakers" title="Loud-speakers" src="http://www.stevekmccoy.com/.a/6a00d83452063969e2016766fccb2c970b-200wi" /></a><p>$5 albums this June are solid. Several are new, a couple are gems from the last couple years. Enjoy!</p> <ul> <li><strong>Spiritualized</strong>: <em><a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B007N9WFW2/?tag=colossiansthr-20" target="_self">Sweet Heart Sweet Light</a></em></li> <li><strong>The National</strong>: <em><a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B003KVNV4S/?tag=colossiansthr-20" target="_self">High Violet</a>&nbsp;</em>(my <a href="http://www.stevekmccoy.com/reformissionary/2010/12/best-albums-of-2010.html" target="_self">#2 of 2010</a>)</li> <li><strong>Damien Jurado</strong>: <em><a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B007GG3N6E/?tag=colossiansthr-20" target="_self">Maraqopa</a></em></li> <li><strong>Regina Spektor</strong>: <em><a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0082JYAZ2/?tag=colossiansthr-20" target="_self">What We Saw From The Cheap Seats</a></em></li> <li><strong>Buke and Gass</strong>: <em><a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0041VG33C/?tag=colossiansthr-20" target="_self">Riposte</a></em></li> <li><strong>M. Ward</strong>: <em><a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B007Q5D2MA/?tag=colossiansthr-20" target="_self">A Wasteland Companion</a></em></li> <li><strong>First Aid Kit</strong>: <em><a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B006IVS8CM/?tag=colossiansthr-20" target="_self">The Lion's Roar</a></em></li> <li><strong>Caribou</strong>: <em><a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B003G88WTO/?tag=colossiansthr-20" target="_self">Swim</a></em>&nbsp;(my <a href="http://www.stevekmccoy.com/reformissionary/2010/12/best-albums-of-2010.html" target="_self">#23 of 2010</a>)</li> <li><strong>Silversun Pickups</strong>: <em><a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B004GB4LXQ/?tag=colossiansthr-20" target="_self">Carnavas</a></em></li> <li><strong>Elliott Smith</strong>: <em><a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000URX1DG/?tag=colossiansthr-20" target="_self">Either/Or</a></em></li> <li><strong>Jonathan Wilson</strong>: <em><a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B005EX4DAG/?tag=colossiansthr-20" target="_self">Gentle Spirit</a></em></li> <li><strong>Swell Season</strong>: <em><a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B002T3LHG2/?tag=colossiansthr-20" target="_self">Strict Joy</a></em></li> <li><strong>Great Lake Swimmers</strong>: <em><a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B007M43R20/?tag=colossiansthr-20" target="_self">New Wild Everywhere</a></em></li> <li><strong>The Decemberists</strong>: <em><a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000UTXGWA/?tag=colossiansthr-20" target="_self">Picaresque</a></em></li> <li><strong>Mountain Goats</strong>: <em><a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00299EML8/?tag=colossiansthr-20" target="_self">It's Frightening</a></em></li> <li><strong>The Mountain Goats</strong>: <em><a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B004S85HRQ/?tag=colossiansthr-20" target="_self">All Eternals Deck</a></em></li> <li><strong>Yeasayer</strong>: <em><a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00367TZ46/?tag=colossiansthr-20" target="_self">Odd Blood</a></em></li> <li><strong>The Beach Boys</strong>: <em><a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000T06172/?tag=colossiansthr-20" target="_self">Pet Sounds</a></em></li> <li><strong>The Gaslight Anthem</strong>: <em><a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B003PWH4JA/?tag=colossiansthr-20" target="_self">American Slang</a></em></li> <li><strong>The Best of Spandau Ballet</strong>: <em><a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000T1JQEG/?tag=colossiansthr-20" target="_self">Gold</a></em>&nbsp;| How could I NOT mention this? Don't buy it. I just wanted you to see it. I know, I know. You are welcome! :)</li> <li>See <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html/?ie=UTF8&amp;plgroup=1&amp;tag=colossiansthr-20&amp;linkCode=ur2&amp;docId=1000371251&amp;camp=1789&amp;plpage=1&amp;creative=390957" target="_self">All 100 $5 Albums for June</a></li> </ul></div> M83 & Dystopian Vision tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83452063969e201630601aaed970d 2012-05-31T09:47:15-05:00 2012-05-31T09:47:15-05:00 The wonderful album by M83, Hurry Up, We're Dreaming, is only $3.99 as of today (22 tracks!). The first two videos from the album are intense visions about children with powers in dystopian society. Watch the first two videos in... Steve McCoy

The wonderful album by M83, Hurry Up, We're Dreaming, is only $3.99 as of today (22 tracks!). The first two videos from the album are intense visions about children with powers in dystopian society. Watch the first two videos in order: "Midnight City" and "Reunion." Pretty cool.