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Music News 

Random music news for Wednesday, September 8, 2020

September 9, 2020September 9, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments 8Tracks, Black Sabbth, Concerts, Drive-In Concerts, Elvis, Ghostbusters, Kardashians, Ozzy, Posh Spice, Psy, Records, Rolling Stones, Spotify, Sudbury, Tom Hanks

Remember Psy and “Gangnam Style?” Now you can enjoy it infinitely. Here’s what I mean. Then we have music news

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Gift Guide 

Recommended Reading Week: Old Records Never Die ask whether it’s possible to reclaim your past and your records

November 26, 2018November 25, 2018 Amber Healy 3 Comments Books, Chicago, Eric Spitznagel, Questlove, Record Collecting, Records, The Replacements

Eric Spitznagel was perfectly content with his choice to sell his album collection. It was something he didn’t really need

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Music News 

Did you miss the First Annual Toronto Vinyl Summit? Here’s video of the entire event.

June 2, 2018June 1, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Records, Toronto Vinyl Summit, Vinyl

May 9 month marked the first annual Toronto Vinyl Summit. A bunch of vinyl fans gathered at The Rec Room

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Cool! Gadgets 

Oreo Records: Have Your Cookie and Play It.

September 26, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Oreos, Records

“Oreo vinyl?” Yep. These are actual cookies that can be played on a special turntable. Produced for the Chinese market

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Music News 

Do You Still Use Any of These Gadgets?

September 5, 2017September 4, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Calculator, CDs, Landlines, Records, VCR

Do I still listen to records? Absolutely. I’ve also got plenty of CDs, a landline and a calculator on my

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Music News 

“Why I Listen to Records. It Has Nothing to Do with Sound Quality.”

May 17, 2017May 16, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Audio, Records, Vinyl

After months of building, my new home office is almost 100% functional. One of the last things I have to

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Record Collecting 

Obsessed With Record Collecting? Check This Out – Sonic Boom Records Hosting ‘Vinyl’ Documentary Screening

April 5, 2017April 5, 2017 Mathew Kahansky 1 Comment Alan Zweig, Canadian, Documentary, National Film Day, Ontario 150, Records, screening, Sonic Boom, Vinyl

What better place to watch a documentary about obsessive record collecting than one of the biggest record stores in Canada?

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Music History 

Into Vinyl? Here’s a Brief History of Records

March 21, 2017March 21, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Records, Vinyl

I’m in the midst of writing a children’s book about all the different things we’ve used to listen to music

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Music News 

We Just Lost Another Music-Related Personality: RIP The Founder of K-Tel

April 28, 2016April 28, 2016 Alan Cross 1 Comment Bob Washington, K-Tel, Phil Kives, Records

Just off Inkster Boulevard in Winnipeg was the world headquarters of K-Tel, the company founded by Phil Kives. His outfit,

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Cool! 

The Postage Stamps That Double as Phonograph Records

October 19, 2015October 19, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments Bhutan, Phonograph Records, Records, Stamps

Bhutan, the tiny country up in the Himalayas famous for its Gross National Happiness measurement, can be a whimsical sort

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Music History 

How Wide Should a Vinyl Record Be?

August 16, 2015 Alan Cross 1 Comment Records, Vinyl

It’s a more difficult question than you might thing. This is something I wrote for NightFlight.com. It’s an easy question

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