Vinylism

Aspiring music stars will watch the Grammy Awards on Sunday night dreaming of someday being on that

A minimalist mindset makes room for just what's important

Alabama-born blues singer and drummer Big Mama Thornton is mostly remembered today by many as a footnote in the saga of two famous rock performers. Thornton helped with the lyrics and was the first to record the Leiber-Stoller classic "Hound Dog," several years before it was made famous to rock 'n rollers via pre-Army Elvis Presley's cover version.

New shows enter the worlds of collectible urban vinyl toysand topnotch indie music video production (PRWeb Jan 30, 2010) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/Asian_American/music_entertainment/prweb3543794.htm

New shows enter the worlds of collectible urban vinyl toys and topnotch indie music video production

Television-audio dealer Mark Mawhinney is finding a resurging market for probably the lowest-priced item in his business -- his 40-year-old Spin-Clean, a vinyl record-cleaning device that sells for $60.

Spin-Clean is a narrow, plastic chamber that holds 33-, 45- and 78-rpm records, which are rotated through a bath that takes dirt out and drops it into the container.

THE YEAR WAS 1977. I was 10. Typically, most kids would ask to go and browse the toy department while their parents shopped around a department store. By this time, I was the unusual kid that would ask if I could go browse the record/ music section instead.

For 52 years, musical legends and their followers have walked the hallowed, litter-strewn grey sidewalks of Broadway. Their Doc Martens and Converse shoes tread where so many have tread before, making the pilgrimage to a cultural landmark and musical mainstay of New Haven’s downtown neighborhood. Anyone who is, was, or will be anyone has bought a record here. At least, that is the story scene ...

For 52 years, musical legends and their followers have walked the hallowed, litter-strewn grey sidewalks of Broadway. Their Doc Martens and Converse shoes tread where so many have tread before, making the pilgrimage to a cultural landmark and musical mainstay of New Haven’s downtown neighborhood. Anyone who is, was, or will be anyone has bought a record here. At least, that is the story scene ...