Music Business Hall of Fame to Launch at Music Biz 2018 Conference with Tower Records’ Russ Solomon as First Inductee: As part of its 60th Anniversary conference, the Music Business Association (Music Biz) has announced that the Music Business Hall of Fame — which was previewed at last year’s conference and will celebrate the achievements of industry executives, companies, media, venues, institutions, and others who have significantly contributed to the growth and continued success of the music business — will have as its first inductee the late Tower Records Founder Russ Solomon, who passed away on March 4. The Hall of Fame will have its official launch as part of the Music Biz 2018 Awards Luncheon on Thursday, May 17 at the Omni Nashville Hotel. Acclaimed actor and director Colin Hanks, who directed the 2015 Tower Records documentary All Things Must Pass, will pay tribute to Solomon.
BBC 6Music’s Lauren Laverne is coming to Wales for Record Store Day, The DJ and music-lover will be in Spillers for the day that celebrates independent record shops: Top BBC 6 Music DJ Lauren Laverne will be in Cardiff next week for a celebration of Record Store Day, 2018. The former Kenickie singer, who has presented the mid-morning slot on the station since 2009, will be in the city on Friday, April 20 and will broadcast live from Spillers Records from 10am…In Spillers, which is the world’s oldest record store, Lauren will be joined by Welsh music icons Gwenno and Super Furry Animals’ Gruff Rhys who go back to back in a vinyl-only Desert Island Disco – a popular feature on her show. Spillers owner Ashli Todd is gearing up for the big two days, the first of which, Laverne’s visit, she found out about eight weeks ago. She said: “For the past couple of years Lauren Laverne has been doing a special Record Store Day show from an independent record shop. “We are thrilled she’s coming to Spillers, the BBC came and did a recce to have a look at how they could set up and they’re going to be doing it from the counter. It’s very excitiing…”
Australia: Lots of activity planned for Record Store Day 21 April 2018: This annual event reiterates the importance of the traditional music outlet as one of the major avenues for the public to discover the many genres of music releases each year. Record Store Day is a once-a-year unmissable day for all music lovers. This year it’s celebrating 11 years with a record number of participating indie record stores. Set for Saturday 21 April more than 190 indie music stores around Australia will throw open their doors to live music, DJs spinning the vinyl, treasure hunts, parties, barbecues, coffee carts, face painting and, of course, the legendary vinyl crate digging. The indie record store is a community hub for music lovers: a place to find new music, reconnect with old and new music from old friends, get great advice and recommendations, hear musicians live, find out what’s happening in the local music scene, and generally hang out with people who love music as much as you do.
Local musicians, supporters gather for vinyl collaboration to be released on Record Store Day: To get Columbus’ music in your ears, one entrepreneur first needs to get it into your hands. Music promotion company In The Record Store and Traxler Printing have teamed up to create 2500 Summit Street, a four-song vinyl record highlighting four Central Ohio bands and is meant to raise awareness of the local music community. “I wanted to create something where someone could physically hold the Columbus music scene,” said Vince Tornero, cofounder of In The Record Store, a podcast, blog and magazine dedicated to Columbus music. The name and the album’s cover are a nod to Used Kids, the venerable Columbus record store. The record features a pair of original tracks from MojoFlo and Mistar Anderson and a pair of cover songs from Zoo Trippin and Damn the Witch Siren. “We hope this goes well,” Tornero said. “We’d like to do a whole record store series.”
Record store sells rare vinyl to Third Man Records founder Jack White: EASTPOINTE — Dan and Denise Zieja, owners of Melodies & Memories at 23013 Gratiot Ave., have been in business for 30 years and recently sold an extremely rare copy of Frank Wilson’s “Do I Love You (Indeed I Do)” to Third Man Records founder Jack White, of the White Stripes. The record will be re-pressed in purple vinyl and sold in time for Record Store Day April 21. According to a press release from Third Man Records, the single was never released. “Never officially released by Motown Records at the time it was recorded, this single has long been the holy grail for both Motown and Northern Soul collectors,” the release stated. Dan Zieja worked for the Detroit Free Press for more than 25 years and in his spare time decided to open the business.
Here’s One for the Oldies: UTA’s Radio Station Is Taking Part in Vinylthon, When It’s Vinyl-Only for 24 Hours: April 21 might be best known as Record Store Day this year, but year after year, a byproduct called Vinylthon keeps growing. Now in its third year, Vinylthon will take place across the United States on more than 80 terrestrial and online radio stations. Arlington-based UTA Radio participated last year but didn’t do 24 hours of all vinyl. This year, the online station will play the format all 24 hours, starting at midnight…For Vinylthon at the University of Texas at Arlington, a student DJ who has a regular vinyl-only Friday night shift will bring in a second turntable. Eleven student DJs will participate for the station, and each will do a two-hour shift. Gospel, hip-hop and hard rock are on the playlist so far.
