February means two things: bone-chilling weather, and heartwarming valentines. Whether you’re on the corporate love-bus or not, we’ve rounded up some tracks that’ll help you stop singing those wintertime blues…unless, of course, that’s how you prefer to celebrate Valentine’s Day. Strange Powers (Magnetic Fields cover)— The Shins Love Will Tear Us Apart— Joy Division Wishes and Stars— Harper Simon Beta Love— Ra Ra Riot I Don’t Love Anyone— Belle & Sebastian  Girlfriend— The Modern Lovers She Loves Everybody— Chester French New York, I Love You But You’re Bringing Me Down— LCD Soundsystem Love In Vain (Robert Johnson cover)— The Rolling Stones Standing Outside A Broken Phone Booth With Money In My Hand— Primitive Radio Gods Ask— The Smiths Up The Junction (Squeeze cover)— The Decemberists All links to Hype Machine.
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February means two things: bone-chilling weather, and heartwarming valentines. Whether you’re on the corporate love-bus or not, we’ve rounded up some tracks that’ll help you stop singing those wintertime blues…unless, of course, that’s how you prefer to celebrate Valentine’s Day.

Strange Powers (Magnetic Fields cover)— The Shins

Love Will Tear Us Apart— Joy Division

Wishes and Stars— Harper Simon

Beta Love— Ra Ra Riot

I Don’t Love Anyone— Belle & Sebastian 

Girlfriend— The Modern Lovers

She Loves Everybody— Chester French

New York, I Love You But You’re Bringing Me Down— LCD Soundsystem

Love In Vain (Robert Johnson cover)— The Rolling Stones

Standing Outside A Broken Phone Booth With Money In My Hand— Primitive Radio Gods

Ask— The Smiths

Up The Junction (Squeeze cover)— The Decemberists

All links to Hype Machine.

Right now, if you’re anything like us, your mind is millions of miles away from the concept of “Black Friday”. Maybe instead your thoughts are consumed by turkey temperatures, directions to grandmother’s house, or where the heck all of your relatives are going to sit once they arrive. Worry not. We at RYE & RIVET have done all the legwork for you in the second installment of our yearly small business post-Thanksgiving shopping guide, so you can go back to focusing on what’s really important, like whose turn it is to bring the Bourbon. Oh, and, of course, what you’re thankful for. ART OF SHAVING: $25 off any purchase of $125 or more in stores this Friday. BALL AND BUCK: Hot shaves and cocktails in-store; spend $150 in-store or online to receive a $20 gift card; $300 gets you a $50 gift card; $500 gets you a $100 gift card all weekend. BLACKBIRD: 20% off everything all weekend with code “BLKFRD”. CXXVI: 25% off any purchase on Friday, plus a free bandana with any purchase between now and November 27. DEAR CREATURES: Snag something nice for your lady with 30% off new styles using code “DCBLACKFRI” on Friday. ERNEST ALEXANDER: Buy any two shirts and get $50 off with code “POCKET50”, now through November 26. FREEMANS SPORTING CLUB: 20% off all sportswear and tailored clothing in-store and online this Friday with code “STUFFING”. HICKOREE’S: 20% off in-store and online with code “BLACKFRIDAY” all weekend. HOLLOWS LEATHER: 15% off all weekend with code “BF2012”. INDIGO & COTTON: 20% off in-store and online with code “STUFFING” now through November 25. J. PETERMAN: Up to 70% (discounts already applied) now through November 26. THE KNOTTERY: 25% off everything now until Monday with code “GOBBLE”. MADEWELL: 25% off chic things for that girl you want to impress with code “TREAT”, plus free shipping on all orders now through November 26. MOHAWK GENERAL STORE: 20% off all Fall/Winter seasonal merchandise in-store and online with code “BLACKNOIR” through November 26 (plus, stay tuned at their LA store for their upcoming Made In The USA Holiday Market!). OAK: 50% off all house collections (OAK and A.OK) in-store and online this Friday; 30% off Saturday and Sunday. RUE + STATE: 20% off now through Monday with code “20BFCM”. SMITH + BUTLER: 20-40% off select merchandise online with code “BLACK20”. STALWARD LTD.: 30% off everything all weekend with code “BLACKWEEKEND” SURFACE TO AIR: 30% off Autumn/Winter 2012 collection all weekend (applied automatically). If you represent a company listed here and would like your link removed, or if you would like your company’s promotion to be added to our list, please don’t hesitate to let us know here.
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Right now, if you’re anything like us, your mind is millions of miles away from the concept of “Black Friday”. Maybe instead your thoughts are consumed by turkey temperatures, directions to grandmother’s house, or where the heck all of your relatives are going to sit once they arrive. Worry not. We at RYE & RIVET have done all the legwork for you in the second installment of our yearly small business post-Thanksgiving shopping guide, so you can go back to focusing on what’s really important, like whose turn it is to bring the Bourbon. Oh, and, of course, what you’re thankful for.

ART OF SHAVING: $25 off any purchase of $125 or more in stores this Friday.

BALL AND BUCK: Hot shaves and cocktails in-store; spend $150 in-store or online to receive a $20 gift card; $300 gets you a $50 gift card; $500 gets you a $100 gift card all weekend.

BLACKBIRD: 20% off everything all weekend with code “BLKFRD”.

CXXVI: 25% off any purchase on Friday, plus a free bandana with any purchase between now and November 27.

DEAR CREATURES: Snag something nice for your lady with 30% off new styles using code “DCBLACKFRI” on Friday.

ERNEST ALEXANDER: Buy any two shirts and get $50 off with code “POCKET50”, now through November 26.

FREEMANS SPORTING CLUB: 20% off all sportswear and tailored clothing in-store and online this Friday with code “STUFFING”.

HICKOREE’S: 20% off in-store and online with code “BLACKFRIDAY” all weekend.

HOLLOWS LEATHER: 15% off all weekend with code “BF2012”.

INDIGO & COTTON: 20% off in-store and online with code “STUFFING” now through November 25.

J. PETERMAN: Up to 70% (discounts already applied) now through November 26.

THE KNOTTERY: 25% off everything now until Monday with code “GOBBLE”.

MADEWELL: 25% off chic things for that girl you want to impress with code “TREAT”, plus free shipping on all orders now through November 26.

MOHAWK GENERAL STORE: 20% off all Fall/Winter seasonal merchandise in-store and online with code “BLACKNOIR” through November 26 (plus, stay tuned at their LA store for their upcoming Made In The USA Holiday Market!).

OAK: 50% off all house collections (OAK and A.OK) in-store and online this Friday; 30% off Saturday and Sunday.

RUE + STATE: 20% off now through Monday with code “20BFCM”.

SMITH + BUTLER: 20-40% off select merchandise online with code “BLACK20”.

STALWARD LTD.: 30% off everything all weekend with code “BLACKWEEKEND”

SURFACE TO AIR: 30% off Autumn/Winter 2012 collection all weekend (applied automatically).

If you represent a company listed here and would like your link removed, or if you would like your company’s promotion to be added to our list, please don’t hesitate to let us know here.

What’s summer without a road trip? We spent a few days in the Windy City soaking up some tunes, beer, and (a little too much) sun. Here’s our August Playlist, masquerading as a Not-To-Miss list representing some of the acts at Lollapalooza. Solitude Is Bliss— Tame Impala Always Looking— Dum Dum Girls Telephone— The Black Angels Kiss With A Fist— Florence and the Machine No You Girls— Franz Ferdinand Gold On The Ceiling— The Black Keys Mercury— Moon Taxi Make It Home— Thenewno2 It’s Only Life— The Shins The Devil Takes Care Of His Own— Band of Skulls Sixteen Saltines— Jack White Miles Davis And The Cool— The Gaslight Anthem (All links to Hype Machine.)
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What’s summer without a road trip? We spent a few days in the Windy City soaking up some tunes, beer, and (a little too much) sun. Here’s our August Playlist, masquerading as a Not-To-Miss list representing some of the acts at Lollapalooza.

Solitude Is Bliss— Tame Impala

Always Looking— Dum Dum Girls

Telephone— The Black Angels

Kiss With A Fist— Florence and the Machine

No You Girls— Franz Ferdinand

Gold On The Ceiling— The Black Keys

Mercury— Moon Taxi

Make It Home— Thenewno2

It’s Only Life— The Shins

The Devil Takes Care Of His Own— Band of Skulls

Sixteen Saltines— Jack White

Miles Davis And The Cool— The Gaslight Anthem

(All links to Hype Machine.)

If you’re lucky, June is when summer really starts to feel like summer. You meet up with friends you haven’t seen in a while, you share drinks, you try something new. It’s a nice nexus of the comfortable and the unexpected— a time for adventures but also a time for keeping up traditions. With our June playlist, we try on some new favorites while still keeping the old. Enjoy. The Hand That Held Me Down— Two Gallants Brand New Colony— The Postal Service Walking On A Dream— Empire Of The Sun The End’s Not Near— Band of Horses (The New Year cover) To Hell With Good Intentions— McLusky Don’t Carry It All— The Decemberists Simple Song— The Shins Strange Powers— The Magnetic Fields All links to Hype Machine.
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If you’re lucky, June is when summer really starts to feel like summer. You meet up with friends you haven’t seen in a while, you share drinks, you try something new. It’s a nice nexus of the comfortable and the unexpected— a time for adventures but also a time for keeping up traditions. With our June playlist, we try on some new favorites while still keeping the old. Enjoy.

The Hand That Held Me Down— Two Gallants

Brand New Colony— The Postal Service

Walking On A Dream— Empire Of The Sun

The End’s Not Near— Band of Horses (The New Year cover)

To Hell With Good Intentions— McLusky

Don’t Carry It All— The Decemberists

Simple Song— The Shins

Strange Powers— The Magnetic Fields

All links to Hype Machine.

May has (finally, mercifully) bestowed nice weather upon us here in Paris— but it has also come with the knowledge that we’ll be back stateside before the month is out. It’s been a great journey, but it’ll be nice to finally be back Home… just in time for music festivals, road trips, and all the things we love about America in the first place. Tale of You & Me— Wild Child One Time Too Many— Phoenix Diamonds On The Soles Of Her Shoes (Paul Simon cover)— Kevin Fox Love Potion No. 9— The Coasters Stomp Yo Shoes (SHAZAM Remix)— The Aston Shuffle Rain King— Counting Crows Dress Up In You— Belle & Sebastian Baltimore— Graham Weber Go Your Own Way— Fleetwood Mac (All links to Hype Machine.)
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May has (finally, mercifully) bestowed nice weather upon us here in Paris— but it has also come with the knowledge that we’ll be back stateside before the month is out. It’s been a great journey, but it’ll be nice to finally be back Home… just in time for music festivals, road trips, and all the things we love about America in the first place.

Tale of You & Me— Wild Child

One Time Too Many— Phoenix

Diamonds On The Soles Of Her Shoes (Paul Simon cover)— Kevin Fox

Love Potion No. 9— The Coasters

Stomp Yo Shoes (SHAZAM Remix)— The Aston Shuffle

Rain King— Counting Crows

Dress Up In You— Belle & Sebastian

Baltimore— Graham Weber

Go Your Own Way— Fleetwood Mac

(All links to Hype Machine.)

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