Record Store Day
Never did I think the day would come when I’d be standing in a line at 10:30 am on a chilly April Saturday to get into a record store. A record store mind you that is directly across the street from the now spacious, high-ceilinged NYU offices that were once the Tower Records on Broadway in downtown Manhattan.
Record Store Day 2014
A month ago, flying to South By Southwest 2014, the numbers on paper were grim.
Record Store Day 2015
Vinyl Rage! Prospect Expressway
Jammed With Overamped Record Buyers Eager
For Adam & The Ants, Gwar and Jethro Tull!!! It’s
Record Store Day In Brooklyn!!!
Record Store Day 2017 a Success
These kids were focused and motivated. In other words, RSD works.
Record Store Day Saturday Marks 10th Anniversary
Robert Baird gets ready for the big day with a special reissue on two 180gm LPs of Elton John's live 17-11-70 album. (Photo: Jana Dagdagan)
Are record stores who have the product in hand breaking ranks and selling on eBay to the highest bidders?Recorded Live
Just because you can, doesn’t mean you should.
Red Hook Records
It may now be more accurate to say that Brooklyn, New York is the record shopping capital of the world.
Remember Me
Having heard from the good folks at Ralston Purina—sorry, "good folks" seems to be a trigger for 60's TV commercial flashbacks for puppy chow or something. Lemme try again...When I heard from the good folks at the burgeoning mini–mega empire that Concord/Fantasy Telarc has become that a new series called Stax Profiles was about to begin, I anxiously tore open a Concord box that arrived in the office yesterday.
Remembering Armstrong
The combination of piracy, streaming, and the accompanying devaluation of music these days has forced musicians back to the stage to make their daily bread.
Rhythm & Blues Brothers
It was with great pleasure that I slapped on my recently arrived LP copy of Dave and Phil Alvin’s Lost Time, which was released on September 18. Not surprisingly, given the brothers’ roots rock leanings, the sound here also has a healthy respect for the past. Dave Alvin’s guitar is drenched in reverb throughout, the mix is balanced (which is a minor miracle given lead singer Phil Alvin’s forceful voice and presence) and all the instrumentseven the piano!have great presence in the mix.