Jack White has been busy. Since we last heard from The Raconteurs (2008’s Consolers of the Lonely), White churned out three solo albums and three Dead Weather albums, appeared in films (It Might Get Loud) and TV shows (Portlandia, The Muppets), and continued running his very own record label, Third Man Records. In sum, it’s…
“The Shazam of album covers” is here! The new app called Record Player, designed with Glitch by Patrick Weaver, automatically recognizes album artwork and immediately directs you to the album on Spotify. Record Player is the perfect shopping accessory to have while rummaging the crates because vinyl enthusiasts can now easily preview any album…
When I walked into my very first Tower Records, I could hear the echoes of my footsteps. The bright fluorescent lights were so harsh, I had to squint to case the joint; only empty shelves and bare walls stared back at me. It was like the mall the day after Christmas, but worse. Needless to…
Hot sauce is happiness. Plain and simple. When presented with two culinary options, I will ten times out of ten choose the option that goes better with hot sauce (because food is simply a vehicle allowing us to choose our appropriate fiery condiment). This past weekend, I stumbled upon Greenport Fire while gallivanting around Greenport,…
Good news, audio geeks – Record Store Day 2014 (RSD) is less than a month away! For the uninitiated, Record Store Day is a day where independent record stores celebrate the fact that they still exist. That sounds harsh in a way, but it’s a day truly worth celebrating. Bands put out special RSD releases…
This is pretty fantastic. Flickr user Eldeeem created this mini-record store out of legos, and I’m deeming it the best lego creation in the history of time. The attention to detail is commendable, using printed 2×2 tiles to represent in-sleeve vinyl, circular tiles as picture discs, and 1×1 squares as CDs. There’s a P.A., a…
Growing up in the 80’s and 90’s, I was probably a part of the last generation of music fans who felt a connection with music in its physical form. There was nothing like going to a local record store and buying a new cassette tape or CD. Holding an album on the day or week…