Altered Zones

It's been over a week since the announcement hit, but we're still in shock over Delicious Scopitone's sudden departure from the blogosphere, which we spoke with founder Emmanuel Ducret about last Tuesday. "Mining" for MP3s, he told us, is no easy vocation; sometimes it feels more like a rat-race than a labor of love. But then there's the chance discoveries that make up for all those long, lonely nights out on the information road, like this heartbroken '50s rock throwback from Canada's Shimmering Stars, raging forward in hope even as it spins on the eternity of a prom-night disco ball. It also happens to be the last song DS ever posted on AZ.

MP3: Shimmering Stars: "I'm Gonna Try"

It's Just A Well cassette is available via Trivial Pursuit. Pre-order East Van Girls/I'm Gonna Try7" on Almost Musique