For Virginia Record Store CD Cellar, ‘No Downside’ In Big Changes
The plight of record stores is so well known, there’s even a day commemorating them. But for Northern Virginia’s CD…
Tag: Vinyl
A Rational Conversation: How Do You Convince Kids To Listen To Vinyl?
The new compilation, This Record Belongs To______, comes packaged with a kids’ turntable. Will future generations who are not under the spell of their parents’ nostalgia ever learn to use them?
The Latest Vintage Craze In Music Isn’t Vinyl — It’s These Old-Fashioned Recording Booths
Before smartphones, before voicemail, before the advent of answering machines, the easiest way to record your voice for a loved…
How D.C.’s Rock Scene Helped Save This Record Store From Oblivion
Navigating shifts in the music industry is tough enough on record-shop owners. It seems unfair they’d have to contend with…
The Life And Death Of Tower Records, Revisited
A new documentary from Colin Hanks looks back on a business empire that helped shape the tastes of many music fanatics.
For Jukebox Salesman, Collecting Records Isn’t Just A Job: It’s A Hobby, Too
Jukeboxes Unlimited owner Don Muller has been selling machines since ’71, and he’s sold them to the likes of Steve Martin and Mick Fleetwood. But his collection of over 400,000 records isn’t for sale.
The Beginner’s Mynd Takes A Tyme Machine Back To The ’60s
Reverb has been back for years now, but psychedelic-rock trio The Beginner’s Mynd takes a different road than its shoegaze-loving peers. The D.C….
Good News, Record Labels: A Virginia Company Plans To Open A Vinyl Pressing Plant
This story has been updated to include new information from Furnace MFG president and CEO Eric Astor. Record-making is a specialized…