VNYL Sliding: Why The “Netflix For Vinyl” Service Is Such A Mess: “I got my first order today … and I do not like any of the records. In fact, I do not want to keep them. I would like to return them and just get my money back. Also, please cancel my new order for May and refund that charge too. And then, cancel my account.”
The Death of the One-Hit Wonder: “For better or worse, the one-hit wonder seems to be going the way of roller skating rinks and marquee boxing matches: once common, they’re now increasingly rare…”
The Beatles’ iconic Sgt Pepper album to be taught to GCSE music students: “ritain’s biggest exam board, the AQA, is insisting that all students study three songs from the Sergeant Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band – Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds, With A Little Bit Of Help From My Friends and Within You, Without You…”
“COLOSSUS is a producer trio, consisting of Ayatollah, Blue Healer, and Guttah Grey. We just finished our first collaborative album. We are on kickstarter to raise funds for a limited vinyl release (500 copies, never to be pressed again) of our new record, “Ayatollah Presents: COLOSSUS”. The record is a 22 track, sample based instrumental LP. It’s full of exactly what is missing from the new era of Hip Hop (sample based, boom bap madness).”
Vinyl’s Comeback Keeps Record Pressers Busy: “There are about 16 vinyl press plants still operating in the U.S. While there were about 9 million vinyl records sold in the U.S. overall last year — that’s just a sliver of total album sales.”
Singer Nathan Carter brings mobile record shop to Tyneside: Inspired by Record Store Day, country star Nathan Carter has embarked on a UK tour with a big difference
