{"title":"Tsar","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"tsar","title":"Tsar","description":"\u003cp\u003eFormed in the late 1990s after a residency at Silver Lake, California’s iconic Spaceland club, \u003cstrong\u003eTsar\u003c\/strong\u003e burst onto the music scene with their eponymous debut album on Hollywood Records in 2000. Produced by Rob Cavallo (Green Day, Goo Goo Dolls, My Chemical Romance) and mixed by Chris Lord-Alge (Bruce Springsteen, U2, Madonna), the album was an immediate critical sensation, even winning two awards from L.A.’s New Times magazine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMaterial from the album was featured in James Gunn’s \u003cem\u003eSuper\u003c\/em\u003e and prominently in \u003cem\u003eAmerican Psycho 2\u003c\/em\u003e, as well as on television in shows including NCIS, Veronica Mars, and more. The band toured with New York Dolls, Social Distortion, Marvelous 3, and even Duran Duran.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eNow, a true candidate in the “But, have you heard this?” discussion, \u003cstrong\u003eTsar\u003c\/strong\u003e returns for its 25th anniversary, with a first-ever vinyl release, pressed on white vinyl. A holy grail for fans of the glam meets punk meets garage meets bubblegum meets arena rock saviors, \u003cstrong\u003eTsar\u003c\/strong\u003e now fits perfectly on your turntable and in your ears. Where it belongs.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Omnivore Recordings","offers":[{"title":"LP - White","offer_id":51493545836875,"sku":"R3638-2650","price":24.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/41Y9NSGZTFL._UF894_1000_QL80.jpg?v=1742560320"},{"product_id":"the-drugboy-tapes","title":"The Drugboy Tapes","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe original demos which led to their signing and classic self-titled debut. Professionally mastered for the first time with updated artwork.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the spring of 1998, young rockers Jeff Whalen and Dan Kern recorded some lo-fi demos on a Tascam 338 ¼» reel-to-reel 8-track recorder in their apartment in the Los Feliz neighbourhood of Los Angeles, California. The demos would soon be shopped around Hollywood, a bidding war would follow, and just a few short months later, the tapes would serve as the basis for the debut album of their band, the rock group Tsar.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eThese are those demos.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eAccording to band lore, the guys had been trying to put together a rock outfit for close to a year with no success. More than that, they didn’t have jobs or money, nor any prospects or desire for either, especially jobs. So they took Jeff’s stepdad’s credit card—to be used only in “emergencies”— and went to the Guitar Center on Sunset Blvd. and bought a bunch of cheap equipment, like effect pedals and a drum machine and a compressor called the Blue Max, with the idea that they had 30 days before returning the gear for a refund back to the credit card before it was noticed. They already had the 8-track, which Dan found at a thrift shop, and so with the plan in place, they quit their temp jobs and set the alarm clock\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Omnivore","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":53084260958539,"sku":"R9843-8963","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/2000x2000bb_903cf8ca-da02-4eed-943f-68246ad9cbd8.jpg?v=1754050262"}],"url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/collections\/tsar.oembed","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}