Ongoing History Daily: The rarest Jack White record
Way back in the 1990s, a young Detroit guitar player named Jack Gillis (soon to be rechristened Jack White) worked as an apprentice upholsterer by day with a fellow musician
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Ongoing History Daily: Loud music makes you drink more
Have you ever wondered why many bars and restaurants insist on playing music so loud while you’re trying to have a conversation? It could be that they’ve known all along
Read MoreOngoing History Daily: The rarest Nirvana record EVER
Hardcore Nirvana fans already know that the rarest record in their catalogue is their very first single. It’s a 7-inch called “Love Buzz,” which was also the first release from
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If you’re bored with collecting normal records, I have some suggestions for you
[This was my weekly column for Globalnews.ca. – AC] Most fans of vinyl are happy collecting 33 1/3 RPM albums, 7-inch 45 RPM singles, and the odd 12-inch. A subset
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Random Music News for Tuesday, April 18, 2017
Time for Canadian Music Week. No sleep ’til Sunday. And now, the music news for April 18. The music sales numbers for the week are out. Total album sales are
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Ultra-Rare Jack White Record FOUND! (Inside a Sofa!)
Back when Jack White was still Jack Gillis, he worked as an apprentice upholstery in Detroit. Working with his buddy Brian Muldoon–who was also in the furniture racket–he was in
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That Mystery Buyer Who Snapped Up Elvis Presley’s First Recording for $300,000? Yep. It was Jack.
Back in January, Elvis Presley’s first-ever recording–an acetate made at Sun Recording Studios as a birthday present for his mom–went up for auction. At the time, he was just an
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If You Had All the Money in the World, What’s the ONE Record You Would Buy?
Easy. For me, it would be a copy of the Sex Pistols’ “God Save the Queen” on A&M, the single that pressed up and then ordered destroyed in the five
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Rare Jack White Record Found Just Where He Left It: Inside a Couch
Way back in the 1990s, a young Detroit guitar player named Jack Gillis (soon to be rechristened Jack White) worked as an apprentice upholsterer by day with a fellow musician
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