Kokomo, IN | American Dream Hi Fi owner looks to sell record store after a decade of operation: Downtown Kokomo might be losing its record store. American Dream Hi Fi’s owner Mike Wilson took to social media Monday to announce his pending departure from the record store business. The shop isn’t likely to disappear overnight, though. In a video posted to social media, Wilson explained his lease ends in December 2025. He hopes to find someone to purchase the record store (he later told the Tribune a few people have already expressed interest). Otherwise, he plans to liquidate his inventory. The move comes after a decade of running the shop, which is nestled between a comic book store, toy store and book store on Kokomo’s Geek Street. “It’s something to celebrate, being open in a small town for that long,” Wilson said. With a smile, he added it was the longest he’s done anything, other than his relationship with his wife.
Toronto, CA | Dead Dog Records Is One Of Toronto’s Must-Visit Record Stores: Exploring One Of Toronto’s Legendary Record Shops. Dead Dog Records has established itself as a must-visit destination for music enthusiasts. Since opening in 2015, the shop has expanded to multiple locations, including Bloor Street West, Church Street, and Queen Street West. Known for its welcoming atmosphere and eclectic inventory, Dead Dog Records offers a treasure trove of both new and used vinyl records, CDs, DVDs, and Blu-Rays. It’s a place where music lovers can spend hours flipping through albums, discovering everything from mainstream hits to obscure indie gems. The inception of Dead Dog Records is as unique as its name. The journey began with the founders deciding to open their own record store, which led to several creative brainstorming sessions, often fuelled by drinks, to decide on a name. The team cycled through numerous ideas—from overly cute to impractically long names—without finding one that stuck.
Grand Junction, CO | Local Grand Junction Colorado record store looking for musicians: Downtown Grand Junction, Colorado is a wonderful place for the arts in numerous ways. You’ve got music venues like The Mesa Theater and The Avalon Theater, countless art galleries that participate in First Friday events each month, a shop for musical instruments in J.B. Hart, and plenty of sculptures and statues all along Main Street. You can find live music not only at the aforementioned venues, but also right in the streets in many forms, at First Friday art walks, and this summer the city’s beloved independent music store Triple Play Records will be hosting local musicians as well. …Now, a recent Facebook post from Triple Play Records indicates that not only will patrons be able to get their fix of recorded music, but they’ll be treated to live music as well.
Cambridge, MA | Vinyl Index goes beyond spinning and selling with the addition of sipping and its own label: Dig, drink, listen. That’s the motto at Vinyl Index, a hip little record store on the second floor of Bow Market in Union Square. A standout Somerville stop on our Cambridge Day Record Store Walk. The “dig” refers to “crate digging,” the zen art of guiding your fingers along the squared-off, sometimes weathered, edges of record inventory until you find the hidden gem. Like ditch digging or grave digging, you’ve got to put your back into it, but the rewards beat a hole in the ground by a mile. The “drink” refers to the list of cocktails you can enjoy at the store, a feature presumably intended to placate the “good and goddamn ready to go home” crowd while their vinyl-fiend significant other can’t be extracted. Order a Carmen San Diego (rye, plus a bunch of other shit), a Pleated Khakis (bourbon, plus a bunch of other shit) or a Transition Lenses (rum, plus a bunch of other shit), and quaff in good health at a high table on the sunny deck.
San Jose, CA | A chat with Dave Prinz of Amoeba Music, the world-famous indie record store: Amoeba Music – you don’t have to be a microbiologist to recognize that name. Started in Berkeley in 1990 by music-loving record collectors Marc Weinstein, Dave Prinz and Mike Boyder, Amoeba sprouted locations in San Francisco and Hollywood and soon became the biggest independent music store in the world. Amoeba sells and trades records, sure, but it has also delivered legendary in-store concerts with Valhalla-level artists like Patti Smith and Paul McCartney. Downloading, streaming and the pandemic took their toll in recent years, and Amoeba was forced to temporarily close its L.A. store. But it’s since reentered the good times, surging on a wave of vinyl demanded by a new generation of vintage record lovers. Step into the Berkeley location, and you’ll be overwhelmed by the delightful things on offer.
Kingston, UK | Singer Kate Nash to perform in Kingston’s Banquet Records as part of album launch: BRIT award-winning singer, songwriter, and actress Kate Nash is visiting Kingston as part of her latest album launch. The musician is being hosted by local record shop and events organiser Banquet Records during her June visit. To celebrate the launch of her latest album, 9 Sad Symphonies, Kate Nash will be playing a set at the local record shop on Wednesday 26 June. The store has announced that customers who have ordered a copy of the new album will receive priority for the event. Describing the musician’s new album, Banquet Records said: “Marking a new chapter in Kate’s illustrious career, the album’s lyrical scope is both deeply personal and achingly relatable, whilst its orchestral arrangements and melodies draw from Kate’s experience in the world of musical theatre.” They continued: “From her debut album ‘Made of Bricks’, to her latest releases, Kate’s artistry continues to resonate and has earned her a dedicated fanbase.”
Valletta, MT | ‘We Are The Establishment’: Valletta’s 139-Year-Old Record Store Pokes Fun At Political Scene With Genius Marketing Post: “Establishment” continues to be the predominant word of the week, with Prime Minister Robert Abela saying it a whopping 47 times in just one hour yesterday – and that’s not even counting all the other times he did, or all of PN clapping back and calling him the establishment instead. But a new challenger has appeared to take the role… and it’s not who you’d expect. “A lot of talk about establishments… maybe we deserve to be the music one?” Valletta’s D’Amato Records wrote this morning, posting a photo where they announced that they were the establishment (“the music one”, though). Established in 1885, the record store is not only Malta’s oldest store of its kind (and one of the last ones standing). A number of claims have been made over the years that is, in fact, the world’s oldest record store, with legendary UK labels giving shout-outs to it and Hungarian novels getting inspired by it.
Lamborghini Will Sell You a Vinyl Record of its Best-Sounding V-12s: This Lamborghini-branded turntable comes with a record that plays several Lamborghini V-12 engine notes. The age-old debate of vinyl versus digital is never-ending. Some people swear the warm, analog sounds of a record are better than a computer-recorded track. Whichever side you’re on, you have to admit a vinyl record of a screaming Revuelto V-12 engine sounds like a pretty cool idea. Thanks to a collaboration between Lamborghini and Technics, such a record now exists. Feast your eyes on the SL-1200M7B—a new turntable made by Technics and decked out with Lamborghini style. The automaker’s modern Y-themed motif is presented in either red, yellow, or green, and the slipmat wears a bold Lamborghini logo. You’ll also find Lamborghini branding beneath the controls on the right, next to the standard Technics logo.
Bang & Olufsen Is Bolstering the CD Revival With a Refurbished Classic: The Beosound 9000c is here. To paraphrase an artist who’s sold a lot of music on the compact disc format: don’t call the CD revival a comeback; CDs have been here for years. What’s the latest evidence of this? Danish electronics company and audiophile magnet Bang & Olufsen recently announced the return of its Beosound 9000 CD player — a high-end six-disc changer that first debuted in 1996. This isn’t quite a simple revival of a ’90s classic, however. Instead, Bang & Olufsen found and refurbished 200 Beosound 9000s, then paired them with a set of Beolab 28 speakers. The combination of the two is known as the Beosystem 9000c, and if that designation looks familiar, it’s because Bang & Olufsen did something similar in 2020 with a turntable, resulting in the 4000c. In announcing the Beosystem 9000c, Bang & Olufsen also made an argument in favor of technology with a long lifespan.
