Pre-Order: Richard Thompson * Hippies Thugs & Heroes [Splatter] 4/24/12 Joined by Sam Stadlen and

Joined by Sam Stadlen and Jo Levine

Bonny has often cited Merle's work in performance

Produced by John Feldmann (Avril Lavigne

Genius version of a key song that presciently cuts to the chase regarding Brown Acid's incinerations of psychedelic idealism

Pre-Order: Richard Thompson * Hippies Thugs & Heroes [Splatter] 4/24/12 Joined by Sam Stadlen andSixty years into a career that began with Fairport Convention and has spanned decades as one of rock's most acclaimed singer songwriters, Richard Thompson is still chasing surprise. On Hippies, Thugs and Heroes, he lets his subconscious take the wheel, pulling from a cast of old friends, false gurus, former selves, and invented characters who insisted on having their stories told. The result is an album that refuses to sit still. It opens with the