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Edinburgh based electronic music duo Boards of Canada are set to make a welcome return to the music scene with their highly anticipated new album 'Tomorrows Harvest'!   Brothers Mike Sandison and Marcus Eoin were born to a musical family and began playing instruments at an early age. The brothers began experimenting with recording techniques in their early teens and were members of various bands respectively, but it wasn't until Mike invited his brother Marcus to join his band that Boards of Canada was born. The band was eventually whittled down to just Marcus and Mike and despite doing various collaborations and projects during the early 90's, their first official release wasn't until 1995 with the Twoism EP. The duo released a few more EP's before the release of their debut album 'Music Has The Right To Children' in 1998, which gained widespread critical acclaim, being named as one of Pitchfork's 100 Best Albums of the 90's and on...

Today is Record Store Day, and what a great day it is. The day first came into being in 2007 when over 700 independent stores in the USA came together to celebrate their unique culture. The UK followed suit and 2013 will see the sixth celebration of the UK's unique independent sector. This is the one day that all of the independently owned record stores come together with artists to celebrate the art of music. Special vinyl and CD releases and various promotional products are made exclusively for the day and hundreds of artists across the globe make special appearances and performances. Festivities include performances, meet & greets with artists, DJ's, in store quizzes and many other events. In Glasgow we are lucky to have some great independent stores such as Rubadub, Monorail and Avalanche , who have great events and guest DJ's playing in store today. Rubadub kick things off with their in store party featuring Container (Live), Trevino, Edit Select, Lo...

For those who don't know, Record Store Day aims to celebrate the art of music in an age where it's consumed in a multitude of different ways. This year (Saturday April 16th April 2011) will see 251 exclusive releases up for grabs. Record Store Day is celebrated worldwide, and sometimes special releases are available in one country, but not in another. This year theres rarities up for grabs from shop favourites like Radiohead, The Smiths, Arctic Monkeys and Nirvana. If you can beat the crowds, its worth popping in to your local record store for some eBay gold!