July 3, 2020

Three Record Store Days Are Better Than One

No longer one day to pay homage to those brick and mortar establishments that bring the noise, RSD 2020 is dropping three days of new, exclusive in-store releases and sales on August 29, September 26 and October 24 due to covid-19 health and safety concerns.
July 30, 2020
Record Collecting

Record Collecting in the Age of Coronavirus

I realized the old tingle I’d get crate digging boxes of albums at a secondhand shop or the new arrivals section at a record store was now being replaced, much like a nicotine patch replaces a cigarette.
August 17, 2020
OJAS 2-Way Loudspeaker Kit

OJAS brings Altec Aesthetic to Covid Homebound

Street culture and high fidelity don’t usually get used in the same sentence, but when you’re dropping boutique SET amp and loudspeaker engineer Devon Turnbull’s name, it can’t be helped.
August 21, 2020
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The Summer when Everything Changed

For me, the last few summers blend together. I’d struggle to pin down if the full moon party I played at was last year or three years ago, when I watched Purple Rain in the park, or exactly which year my bike got stolen. I can’t imagine that I’ll mistake 2020 for any other summer.