Vinyl - Crate Kings

Vinyl Junkies WFMU Record Fair Documentary

March 1, 2009

A short video documenting NY’s WFMU Record and CD Fair. Attracting 4,000 attendees, the show has gained a supreme reputation among diehard vinyl enthusiasts and vendors.

20 Weirdest Album Covers of All-Time

March 1, 2009February 28, 2009

Urlesque shares their list of the 20 weirdest real album covers. Top pics include Christmas with Colonel Sanders, Ali and His Gang Vs. Mr. Tooth Decay, The Handless Organist, God’s Power, and yet another appearance by the KFC founder on Colonel Sanders’ Tijuana Picnic. Check out Urlesque for the complete list.

GQ’s Top 20 Favorite Records Stores

February 26, 2009

GQ drops its list of top 20 favorite records stores across the United States. Some of the notables making the cut include: Princeton Record Exchange, DJ Hut, Philadelphia Record Exchange, Amoeba Music, Other Music, Good Records, Turntable Lab, Reckless Records, and The Thing. See the full list and store pics.

Rashad Smith aka Tumblin’ Dice On Digging Production

February 17, 2009

Producer Rashad Smith aka Tumblin’ Dice (LL Cool J, Eric B. Rakim, Busta Rhymes) reveals some of his vinyl digging secrets and techniques to foster creativity in the studio. Apparently Rashad has no problem tricking friends into accompanying him on digging missions… true Hip-Hop. [vig GG]

Technics 1200 History, Development, And Pics

February 10, 2009

Turntable nerds rejoice! A somewhat lenthy discussion breaks down history and development of the groundbreaking design behind various models the Technics SL-1200 turntable. Yes, the whole things is in Japanese, but there are plenty of goodies (and pics to drool over) awaiting anyone who dares to dig through the rough translation. Check out the full … Read more

Digitize Me Documentary Explores Digital Music, Vinyl, and Recording

February 10, 2009

The documentary Digitize Me investigates how digital audio technology has changed all aspect of music from creation and recording to distribution and sales. It’s especially nice to see the focus on analog vinyl and digital vinyl manipulation. [via Tha S Ence]

Beat Swap Meet 1 Year Anniversary

February 2, 2009

If you’re in the Los Angeles area, there’s no excuse not to head down to the 5th Official Beat Swap Meet. Sunday, March 15th will mark the 1 Year Anniversary as everything goes down with tons of records for sales, drinks for the 21 plus crowd, and 3 areas of Live DJ’s including Mr. Choc, … Read more

Madlib x Lootpack – Crate Diggin’ (Video)

January 16, 2009

A quick crate diggin’ classic courtesy of those the folks over at Stones Throw… Madlib & Lootpack "Crate Diggin’". For those who aren’t familiar with the album, Lootpack’s Soundpieces: Da Antidote was a classic and supplied the theme music for more than a few vinyl hunting missions with myself and DJ Trends.

DJ Amir Talks Big Bang Theory w/ IBM

February 2, 2010January 12, 2009

Does anyone recognize the crazy character appearing at :13? DJ Amir of the crate digging super duo Kon and Amir appears in an IBM commercial while talking about petaflops and the Big Bang! Astrophysics and quantum mechanics are nice and all, but when are we getting another installment of On Track?

VinylRecorder Home Vinyl Lathe Fits Over Technics Turntables

January 8, 2009

Who else wants a home record lathe that fits over a Technics 1200’s turntable? The German made VinylRecorder T-560 provides stereo recording on 7, 10, or 12 inch blank discs at 33, 45, and 78 speeds all while claiming to "100% scratching-proved."

The only question is where was this contraption back in 1995? Then again, with a price tag of 3200 EUR (approximately $4400 USD) this probably wouldn’t have been the utopian game changer that DJ’s had been dreaming of.

See VinylRecorder for more info.

[via Gear Wire]

More pics after the jump!