vinyl community Archives - Page 2 of 8

June 13, 2021

Record Weasels: A Novel of Addiction

Record Weasels by Richard Blackburn is a savvy, hardboiled noir-thriller piled high with double-crossing 45 collectors, violent RICO-era mobsters, and failing relationships wrapped in greasy wax paper with a side of sexual tension, drug addiction and death all served cold to an early ‘60s Rockabilly soundtrack.

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.

July 2, 2021

The Private Pressing: Qrates Democratizes Vinyl for the People

There was nothing easy, or egalitarian about the ability to commercially sell albums before the digital era arrived. In the ’60s and ’70s if you wanted to put out an LP and didn’t have the backing of a record label, you were left with finding a way to privately press your own. Today, there's Qrates.

July 15, 2021

Heavy Rotation: Joni Mitchell – Court and Spark

Fusing neo-jazz with folk and rock, Joni Mitchell’s sixth studio album – Court and Spark – deftly weaves a sonic tapestry whose lyrical tenor plays counterpoint and asks the listener to weigh the costs of emotional commitment against the benefits of casual relationships.