High Definition Vinyl May Soon Be a Reality: In conjunction with Austrian lab Research Joanneum, Rebeat Digital founder Günter Loibl has reportedly developed a method with which vinyl records can be manufactured with a longer playing time and a wider frequency range. In an article translated by Reddit Eisfeld, German technology news source FutureZone reported that a patent for the new method was filed last week.
SXSW on Vinyl: 5 essential events for record collectors: While their are countless showcases and performances that should pique the interest of any record collector heading to Austin (as well as those following from afar) – not least that hosted by our friends at FACT – we’ve picked out five events for your calendar over the next week for any vinyl enthusiast who can’t stand the thought of spending a single second at Amazon’s Vinyl Lounge.
Turn cremated remains into a vinyl record: Planning on being cremated and want to do something jazzy with your ashes? Turn them into a playable vinyl record: Death is a bit of a morbid topic, but let’s face it, we’re all going to die someday and it’s okay to think ahead about how we want our remains handled. Are you going the burial route or the cremation route? If you’re planning on cremation but don’t want your ashes sitting around in an urn on a mantel for decades, check out And Vinyly. The company turns ashes into vinyl records, and these vinyl records will play, if you happen to have an old turntable lying around.
Northeast Ohio Vinyl Club to host free record swap at Happy Dog: You can judge a person by their record collection. And their preferred format says a lot about them, too. Do they collect vinyl, CDs, mp3s, just listen on Spotify? Take a look at someone’s music collection, and you can tell what they’re into, if they’re cool, and most importantly, whether you’re compatible. The vinyl junkies who founded the Northeast Ohio Vinyl Club are most definitely compatible.
Record Expo offers massive selection for East Texas vinyl enthusiasts: Vinyl record collectors from all over East Texas came out for the Tyler Record and CD Expo. The show, in its third year, brought in more than a dozen vendors, slinging thousands of records of all genres. Hundreds of shoppers visited the expo, hosted by Staybridge Suites, 2759 McDonald Rd, on Saturday, March 12.
Pop-up record shop could become a bar: The former shop near the Market Place was empty for five years before it became a pop-up shop. The application from Robert McGregor and Samuel Smith said: “The building currently operates as a pop-up record store, Music Box, and will eventually sell music during the day, to be locked up as it becomes a micropub in the evening.”
