June 18, 2021

Radio al Hara: Sonic Solidarity One Year In

Launching a Sonic Liberation Front as a means to highlight the ongoing conflict in Palestine is just one form of cultural resistance that Radio al Hara manifests in its listener-driven programming schedule.
February 5, 2022

Notable Private Press Albums

Private pressings have always been sought after. Despite runs of less than 300 copies, despite amateurish performances or sub-par recording and engineering, and despite a lack of name recognition for the artists therein, the importance and value of the private pressing to the culture of recorded music cannot be overstated.
February 22, 2022

Record Store Day 2022: Memories of a Hawaiian Record Shop

Putting the focus back on the shops and not the releases seems to be the leitmotiv for Record Store Day 2022. This shift reminded me of a trip I took to Hawaii in 2018 and the day I sought out the state’s oldest record store – Hungry Ear Records in Honolulu.