I have to say, our UK offices are putting our Halloween antics to shame (hey, i told everyone that shackling the interns in the warehouse overnight, hooking them up to a GURU drip and calling it "Haunted" was gonna be letdown city by the time we got to work this morning.)

Can you spots the artists portrayed?  (click for full size image action)

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Nylon TV’s Cory Kennedy went shopping for Halloween costumes with Adam Green….surely an entertaining time for all!

We got a really limited number of the Mountain Goats/Kaki King tour-only 12" "Black Pear Tree EP" in stock here. We COULD’VE filled a kiddy pool with them and had a photoshoot, built a small pyramid to house one lucky intern for the summer… but NO. We’re making them available to the truest fans on the Beggars Group USA Store.

At 3pm EST today you can order your copy of the 12". Supply is limited so we can only fulfill 1 copy per order. Good luck!

Order HERE

We’re combing Halloween festivities with some good ole’ Economic Stimulus this year by making all the spooky, ethereal, and peripherally "Halloween-y" titles in our catalog available for 20% OFF. Everything from Birthday Party, Vampire Weekend, to This Mortal Coil is available for you to play from your stereo and scare away trick-or-treaters.

We’re currently freaking ourselves out rocking every Bauhaus album on BLAST but deeply relishing the savings.

Check HERE for all of the titles and enter "spooky" in the promotions bar on the shipping info page to get your discount. Also, every domestic order over $50 gets FREE Shipping! Happy Halloween!!

http://www.beggarsgroupusa.com/halloween

I can say without a doubt, this is the first video we’ve ever commissioned with green screens and in Mandarin. Oh, it’s pretty damn epic too. Congrats Jamie. See more vids relating to this project on the Monkey YouTube page.

In these troubling financial times, you might as well trust a band from Minnesota as much as someone from Bear Sterns.  Here is Tapes ‘n Tapes "10 WAYS TO SAVE MONEY TO BUY TAPES ‘N TAPES TICKETS (OR FOOD, OR HEAT, OR WHATEVER YOU NEED MOST):

1.      Go to the LIBRARY -  Why buy books when you can borrow them?  Here’s a library locator to help you out. At most libraries you can also get movies!
2.      Eat at home – This can save you some serious cash!  Start by making this Panang Curry recipe of Josh’s.
      Panang Curry

2 Tbls Panang Curry paste (1 1/2 to 3 Tbls is normal range depending on heat)
6-10 Kaffir Lime leaves finely cut up with kitchen scissors (no wider than 1/16")
1 can Coconut Milk
1 1/2 # Chicken Breast or Pork sliced thinly into strips no longer than 3", or veggies or tofu
1 # of whole Green Beans, stemmed
1/2 C Thai Basil roughly chopped
 2 Tbls Fish Sauce
 2 Tbls sugar
1 Tbls Tamarind Paste (also called Concentrate)
3 cloves garlic minced

1. In a separate bowl, cover beans with boiling water, cover and let stand 4-5 minutes.  Drain.
2. In 2 – 3 Tbls hot oil in wok, brown meat over high heat. Add minced garlic after the first stir. Continue cooking until done (3-5 mins). Remove to serving container.
3. Add 3 Tbls coconut milk to wok and heat over medium high heat for 1 minute. Add curry paste and lime leaves. Stir fry for 30- 60 seconds until fragrant.
       4. Stir in remaining coconut milk and heat to boiling. Maintain gentle boil for 5 – 10
       minutes until reduced in volume by about 25% or until it starts to slightly thicken.
5. Add meat back to pan. Add basil, fish sauce, tamarind paste, and sugar. Let simmer for about 10 minutes (no longer than 20 minutes)
         Serve with rice

3.      Bottle your own water and make your own coffee - This one is kind of a pain, but is pretty obviously beneficial.
4.      Have a garage sale - Personally, I am definitely doing this.  Offload your junk on unsuspecting folks.
5.      Go veggie -  If you can do three meatless days a week (without substituting fish), you could save $25 a week, which equals $100 a month, which equals $1,200 a year!  That’s a bunch of Tapes ‘n Tapes tickets right there!!!!!  Ha!!!
6.      HAPPY HOUR - Everybody loves some cheap drinks and eats
7.   or  
8.    UNPLUG your appliances – They steal your money even when you’re not looking at or running them.  They’re evil like that.
9. FREE MUSEUMS – Also, going to free art gallery openings is always a good idea
10. CHEAP MUSIC!   The wonderful people at insound.com gave us a coupon to pass on to you!  You can get 15% off your order using the coupon tapesnsave15.  The coupon is only good for the next two weeks, so get on it!

In between their sold out Brooklyn album release show and playing a show with Paul Simon, we put the Department of Eagles boys on the 4AD private jet out to Rock Island to lay down some jams.  What they delivered far exceeded the expectations.  Five tracks, two of which are completely unreleased.

Click here to enjoy

In celebration of the official US release of Alegranza (FINALLY) we’re running a contest with iMeem and Gorilla vs. Bear.  If you want to win a Palmitos Park 7" + tickets to a show + an El Guincho hand made cover with cassette of the mixtape….check out the details at GvB.  While you’re there, grab that NEW, previously unrealeased track, ‘Para Que Celebran Todos.’  Alegranza is out now, check out the tour dates below.

El Guincho On Tour:

11/20     Los Angeles CA    Echo                    
11/21     San Francisco CA     The Independent           
11/22    Vancouver        The Red Room*
11/23    Portland OR        Holoscene           
11/24     Seattle WA        Nectar Lounge           
11/25     Chicago IL        Empty Bottle           
11/27     Toronto ON        El Mocambo*           
11/28     Montreal QC        Les Saints*           
11/30    Philadelphia PA    The Barbary                
12/2     New York NY        LPR

*Canadian dates excluded from contest..sorry