It seems that spring has finally sprung here in Brooklyn, and along with its arrival we’ve got some great new items and exclusive deals that we don’t want you to miss out on.

Right on the coattails of LCD Soundsystem’s final show (of which we are still reveling in the epicness of the show while simultaneously sincerely sad to see them go), we released the latest Musician as Designer shirt (Edition 13) by the lovely Nancy Whang. Nancy not only plays in LCD Soundsystem, but also the long time SSD faves Juan MacLean. There are only 60 in this series, featuring her original watercolor illustration digitally (yes, digitally) printed on organic Alternative Apparel garments. Get them now or forever regret missing out.

We’ve also got some great sales going on in our shop. Musician as Designer shirts by Sadie Laska and Lucky Dragons have been added to the sale this week, at 30% off. Our 2010 Collection oversized totes are still only $10/each, and all 12 installments in Volume One of the Artist Music Journals series are only $8 each. We would be bad friends if we didn’t warn you that the low stock that remains for the Daniel Higgs, Brian Roettinger (+ No Age), and EYE installments.

After an awesome pop up shop at Giant Robot LA in March we were able to get back some previously sold out items, including VIF ED 04 Crew T in Medium, the Beach House Hoodie in Medium from our 2010 Collection, and the Health Crew T in both Small and Medium. Make sure to check out our store to see what’s popped up!

For all of you in NYC, this Friday (April 22nd), Pantha du Prince is performing at Good Units / Hudson Hotel. We will have all of his 2010 Collection designs on sale, designed by the infamous Hisham Bharoocha, so be sure to stop by and say hi. Doors are at 10 pm.

Also for those in NYC, the talented Musician as Designer alum Tim Cohen will be performing with his band The Fresh and Onlys on Saturday (April 23rd) at the Music Hall of Williamsburg. Tickets are still available, and we hope to see you there.

Last but not least, be sure to sign up for the brand new RCRD Deals. Soundscreen Design will have an exclusive discounted package available next week. Head over to RCRD Deals for more info.

Design Milk and Insound have collaborated on a monthly column entitled Music & Design. As the column introduction states, “the design associated with music, such as posters, album art, and t-shirt designs, is a unique niche and warrants a dedicated column.” We couldn’t agree more.

The first installment of the Artist Music Journals, from Jason Yates, is featured in this month’s column, along with show posters from Florafauna, Methane Studios and Sonnenzimmer, as well as an exquisitely well packaged LP from Earth.

Read the column here.

Head over to Brightest Young Things to check out the article “Making the Little Bucks: Music Distribution in 2009?” It features our very own Mike Treff discussing the difficulty the music industry faces as it struggles to sell a product most people can now get for free. Concurrently it touches upon the vinyl resurgence as a response to the customer’s preference to shell out for music in a tangible, physical form.

Mike states, “The focus of 2009 should be on product development, and thus, on the transformation of what it is distribution companies sell as opposed to how they find ways to re-sell/re-deliver the same thing they have been selling for 60+ years, pre-recorded audio content.” And all of us here at Soundscreen Design couldn’t agree more.