Random music news for Wednesday, September 8, 2020
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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Records
Recommended Reading Week: Old Records Never Die ask whether it’s possible to reclaim your past and your records
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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Did you miss the First Annual Toronto Vinyl Summit? Here’s video of the entire event.
May 9 month marked the first annual Toronto Vinyl Summit. A bunch of vinyl fans gathered at The Rec Room
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Oreo Records: Have Your Cookie and Play It.
“Oreo vinyl?” Yep. These are actual cookies that can be played on a special turntable. Produced for the Chinese market
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Do You Still Use Any of These Gadgets?
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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“Why I Listen to Records. It Has Nothing to Do with Sound Quality.”
After months of building, my new home office is almost 100% functional. One of the last things I have to
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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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Into Vinyl? Here’s a Brief History of Records
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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We Just Lost Another Music-Related Personality: RIP The Founder of K-Tel
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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The Postage Stamps That Double as Phonograph Records
Bhutan, the tiny country up in the Himalayas famous for its Gross National Happiness measurement, can be a whimsical sort
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How Wide Should a Vinyl Record Be?
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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