So there’s this dude, right. He heads up a project called Vendetta Against. I don’t know his real name. He professes an admiration for the talents of Miley Cyrus that may not be entirely sincere, has previously released music under another name, and keeps a sarcastic and informative blog about the recording/distributing process for Vendetta Against’s debut EP, “Shifty Eyes” [Tasty Treat Records]. Oh yeah, and he types really well.

The Durutti Column are an english post-punk band that got their start in 1978 under the Factory Records umbrella.  Although they have gone through many lineup changes, they are still together today.
In 1980 they released an album called "The Return of the Durutti Colum" and decided to do something special with the record jacket.  The sleeve for this record is covered in sandpaper.  Why, you ask?  Well, it’s so when the record is stored on a shelf next to other records, the very action of taking the record off the …