Q&A: Bob Fuchs, Manager Of The Electric Fetus, How the popular music landmark is tackling changing trends and maintaining relevance in the dawn of digital: “In the last three years, we’ve seen a huge move toward vinyl in the music department…”
86-year old forced to part with lifelong collection of records: “…Having just moved into a rest home, the venerable New Zealander must now find a new home for his beloved record collection because there’s simply no room for it anywhere. For the moment the records are being stored (admittedly quite badly) at the old Timaru Majestic Theatre, free of charge…”
Does The Death Of Album Revenue Spell The End For Rock Stars As We Know Them? “This study dissects data from the top selling tours and albums of the last 34 years to see where the industry is heading. So how can a band not have a top selling album in decades and still blow everyone else away in tour revenue? And can tours really plug the gaping hole in music industry profits left by declining album sales?”
Put Your Fancy Vinyl To Display With Gramovox Floating Record: “…the Floating Record is a one of a kind disc player that lets the users show off their collection and play the sounds effortlessly.”
First vinyl record shop opens in Mongolian capital Ulaanbaatar: “One of the world’s most isolated record shops, Dund Gol Records is the brainchild of B. Batbold. It has a stock of over 1,000 vinyl records from Batbold’s own collection…”
The 8 best record cleaning machines for the true vinyl connossieur: “If you love vinyl and you have the cash, the only way to properly clean your records is with a record cleaning machine. Yet the world of the record cleaning machine (RCM) can be a confusing place…”
