We've often said that a great music scene needs a great radio station to thrive. The same could be said for brick and mortar record stores. Our friends at Vintage Vinyl and Euclid Records prove that every day.

"Smells like autumn, smells like leaves," goes one song on Ugly Casanova's "Sharpen Your Teeth." "You don't know that you'll rust and not belong so much, and then get left alone."

The "doom-wop" sound of Mister Heavenly is sure to get even the most subdued indie rock congregation moving.

Various Artists
Rave On Buddy Holly
Fantasy/Concord

The songs on most tribute records can be broken down into three categories: 1) rote repeats of the original tune, 2) efforts to be hip or edgy that cause the song to lose its essence and 3) versions where the artist hits the sweet spot between being true to the song while still putting his or her mark on it.