Fun: Here’s how South Korea makes vinyl records
In the Olden Days, vinyl record presses were big, stinky, dangerous things. Today they still involved hot non-biodegradable polyvinyl chloride,
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Record Collecting
Are you protecting your vinyl records properly? Watch this video.
On one hand, vinyl is made from non-biodegradable polyvinyl chloride. Left alone, a record will last forever. But that doesn’t
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This new 12-inch from The Weeknd is one of the weirdest records I’ve ever seen.
It’s a record! It’s a circular saw blade! It’s both! The new limited-edition (25 only) release from The Weeknd features
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It’s the 25th anniversary of the release of this Edge compilation. It’s pretty damn solid, too.
Back in the day when money flowed like water through the music industry, radio stations, record labels, and record stores
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If blink-182 wrote Journey’s “Don’t Stop Believin’,” it would sound like this
Last I heard, “Don’t Top Believin’” is the biggest-selling digital track in history on iTunes. However, it might have not
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Ongoing History of New Music Daily: The picture disc
One of the things that’s been resurrected with the vinyl revival is the picture disc. If you’ve never seen one,
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Now THIS is a vinyl collection: The British Library’s underground vault
Most countries have a national library of some sort and many contain priceless pieces of vinyl. The British Library’s collection
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WIN a Limited Edition White Vinyl Dine Alone sampler album with Auchentoshan Whisky
Hey Ontario Music Geeks! We have put together a really cool contest with Dine Alone Records and Auchentoshan Whisky for
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What One Album Should Everyone Own on Vinyl?
The latest Canadian numbers show that vinyl sales are up almost 20% since last year. Record stores are stocking more
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A Led Zeppelin Bootleg Mystery. Can Anyone Help?
Here’s another assignment, dear reader. It comes from Dave who sent me this email. Hi Alan, I was wondering if
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Obsessed With Record Collecting? Check This Out – Sonic Boom Records Hosting ‘Vinyl’ Documentary Screening
What better place to watch a documentary about obsessive record collecting than one of the biggest record stores in Canada?
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