Vinylism

DJ Mike Read forced to sell £1m record collection after being declared bankrupt for second time

Bankrupt DJ Read is forced to sell his £1m record collection

Despite rumors to the contrary, vinyl records haven’t yet been completely relegated to dusty attics and museums. Not yet, anyway, and not if David Ford has anything to say about it.

Portishead, the influential experimental band from Bristol, England, have already begun work on the followup to their highly successful 2008 album Third. Geoff Barrow was recently interviewed by NME and it’s clear that this will be a very unconventional release. According to Barrow, the band is not currently under contract and are now weighing options on [...]

(PhysOrg.com) -- One of the complaints that many have with regard to vehicles powered by alternative energy is the fact that they don't really have a lot of speed. However, this does not necessarily have to be the case. Last week, a group of engineering students set a land speed record for a vehicle powered by hydrogen fuels cells. The car that was able to break 300 mph is the Buckeye Bullet 2.

Austin 360 is reporting that E. North Loop's Sound on Sound records will close for good on Oct. 12. There's a clearance sale in progress now, and their unrivaled punk and hardcore selection is most definitely worth a browse if that's your bag. Don't forget to check the used vinyl section, there's gems in there. Austinist wants to know: who becomes the leading punk rock record store now that ...

BOULDER - Since 1987, Andy Schneidkraut has been selling albums at "Albums on the Hill."  The store has been there since 1976.  So much has changed in the music business since then, but one thing has not, Schneidkraut's love of vinyl albums.

Amid the din of all the other music-based games being released this fall comes a unique twist on the convergence between music and videogames: "Brutal Legend."

I was hooked the second I saw the turntable. Those hooked on their iPods have no idea of the thrill involved in picking up a needle, setting it down on a piece of black vinyl, waiting through the inevitable scratches, and then listening to music co...

University of Colorado freshman Megan Chaney alphabetizes albums Friday in the music library of Radio 1190, the independent station run out of the University Memorial Center s basement. Today is Vinyl Day at Radio 1190. (