The Beauty of a Record Store: …Pop Obscure is the kind of business that gives a neighborhood things that are both elusive and hard to quantify — flavor and buzz. Founded by the husband-and-wife team of Dustin Lane and Sherry Lee, the shop that stocks about 10,000 new and used vinyl albums is the first record store to open in Downtown in who knows how long. As we say, this independent spirit in the retail world has served Downtown well, and though chain stores are arriving with increasing frequency, some of the most beloved Downtown establishments are unique and quirky…
Check out the world’s first “levitating” turntable: Behold, the first “levitating” turntable is here. More precisely, it’s the platter of the new MAG-LEV Audio that hovers for a new, and supposedly enhanced, way of experiencing vinyl records. “We were searching for a way to give people a better, newer way to experience vinyl records,” reads the concept design. “By pushing the frontier of audio technology, we were able to integrate the uplifting experience of music into the turntable design itself, bringing the feeling of zero gravity into your living room.”
Cut Chemist’s New Radio Show Utilizes Dusty Vinyl Found At Hole-In-The-Wall Record Stores: Revered turntablist Cut Chemist spent last weekend in Denver, Colorado, where he was opening three sold-out nights at The Fillmore for EDM artist Tipper. On a rare day off, the Jurassic 5 DJ was able to do some record digging in the tiny town of Fort Collins, 65 miles north of the Mile High City…“I felt like it was time for me to share my archive of music with the world on a larger scale than just doing shows,” Cut tells DX.
Retro Britian: UK adults STILL love record players and cassette machines: More of us are feeling nostalgic about the way we play music, and technology we play it on, including record players, cassette machines and boom boxes. The 21st century vinyl revival has been well documented in recent years, with combined sales of physical and digital sales steadily decreasing since 2005 as total vinyl album sales skyrocket – from 857,000 copies in 2005 to more than 9 million copies in 2014. A survey of over 2,000 UK adults by technology brand Bush found that Britons still enjoy listening to music the ‘old school’ way.
Stories about rock stars and the music industry revealed in talk by record shop author: The fascinating history of the independent record store will be revealed in an evening of ‘entertainment and reflection’ this Friday. Graham Jones, author of the record shop book Last Shop Standing – which was later made into a film – is visiting the Revolution Vinyl Cafe on Weymouth harbourside to give a talk. The cafe, which combines a coffee bar and vinyl record store, is at 8 Trinity Road. Mr Jones unearthed many wry anecdotes about rock stars and music industry figures when he was writing his book including hearing stories about The Beatles and David Bowie so his talk is set to be an interesting one.
The Last Word: Eric Church on Vinyl Escapism, Being Upstaged by Stallone: Q: What’s your favorite room at home? A: My office. It’s got a lot of mementos from my career. I have a record player, and after the kids are in bed, I put on headphones and just sit there, usually with a Jack Daniel’s, and play vinyl. That’s my escapism, more so than TV.
