June pre-orders

[Above: Young Eliot's bank roll]

"It's a recession / everybody broke," a wise man once said, and we're doing our best to help. June is upon us, and with it comes a fresh batch of pre-order at your fingertips. Have a look at the list below. If you're looking forward to something enough to give us your first name and phone number, we'll call you when it's in the store and you save $2. Not bad, right? Have a look:

June 9th: Sonic Youth, Mos Def, Rhett Miller, Deerhunter (EP), Nanci Griffith, Todd Snider, Trey Anastasio & Don Hart, Placebo, The Low Anthen, Rolling Stones (reissues), The Homemade Jamz Blues Band, Johnny Mathis (reissues), The Dirty Projectors, Iron Maiden, Cake (reissue), British Sea Power, Anti-Flag, Paul Van Dyk

June 16th: Spinal Tap, Street Sweeper Social Club, Laura Izibor, Major Lazer, Tiny Masters of Today, The Builders and the Butchers, Michael Buble (live), Jonas Brothers,

June 23rd: R.E.M. (reissue), Patterson Hood, Dinosaur Jr., Cheap Trick, Pete Yorn, Sunset Rubdown, Shawn Colvin (live), Tortoise, Charlie Robison, Dead Prez, Tift Merritt (live), Deer Tick, Leon Russell (Hank Williams covers), Regina Spektor, Future of the Left, Preservation Hall Jazz Band, The Mars Volta

June 30th: Wilco, Ted Nugent (live), Brad Paisley, Ted Nugent (live), Levon Helm, Ted Nugent (live), Rod Stewart (reissues), Ted Nugent (live), Killswitch Engage, Ted Nugent (live), Beastie Boys (reissue), Ted Nugent (live)