The Vinyl Revolution – First Cut
A rough cut of The Vinyl Revolution documentary which examines record store owner Bob Gamber, regular customers, and the beauty of vinyl & independent music.
Kon & Amir Diggin @ Sound Library, A-1, Big City Records
XLR8R TV takes us on a digging mission in NY’s Lower East Side with deep crate wonder duo Kon & Amir. During the trip they we’re given a brief history of the 45, and a rundown of their most sought after records all while revealing some of their favorite digging spots.
More Incredible Vinyl Stories
Another documentary to make you feel better about the vinyl habit you’ve developed. Doesn’t everyone have 60 Miles Davis albums and systematically clean & play all their records in alphabetical order?
Fusion Unlimited Talks Vinyl & Publishing
Mr. Mass drops a dope interview with respected producer and crate digger Fusion Unlimited as he talks about the state of Hip-Hop, production, sampling, and obscure records. The most amazing thing about Fusion is that he’s actually purchasing the publishing rights to independent records and building his own company catalog. Read the complete interview.
Wax Museum – Vinyl Mini-Documentary
G2G gives us a mini-documentary and takes us on a journey through the different aspects of vinyl including collecting, care, sampling, and DJ’ing. Contains some great interviews and opinions from various diggers, store owners, and producers.
Nicolay Lists Top 10 70’s Albums
Beatsmith Nicolay hits us off with his version of what a Top 10 album list should look like. The usual suspects like Abbey Road, The Mothership Connection, and Rumours are covered, but he didn’t hesitate to throw in a surprise like The Beach Boys’ Surf’s Up to keep us scratching our heads. Check the full … Read more
Record Digging Alert: The Music Exchange Blowout & Auction
Attention all Kansas City area crate diggers: Here’s a chance to swell up your record collection on the cheap with a huge record sale and public auction of merchandise from The Music Exchange. Dollar Record Blow Out Sale – Wednesday, July 16 – Saturday, July 19 and Wednesday, July 23 – Saturday, July 26 (10AM … Read more
17 Best Record Stores In The U.S.
Paste Magazine drops their list of the top record stores in the United States, which includes well known merchants like Dusty Groove, Amoeba, and Turntablelab . Maybe at some point I’ll get around to dropping my own top list, but not until I feel satisfied that all the goodies have been swiped. I’m curious to … Read more
History of Sampling v1.2: Graphic Digging?
For those with a passion for graphs, Jesse Kriss drops a Java based visual history of Hip-Hop sampling. Both significant original works and their Hip-Hop versions are represented in the application. By no means is it a complete history, but it still does a nice job of touching on some of the more important moments … Read more
Shakey’s Record Fair – New York, NY
A little record fair madness for the the New York diggers. Taking place place 4-6 times a year, Shakey’s Record Fair is supposed to be a combo party/digging event with 15+ record collector/DJ’s spinning. Tuesday, June 17th Supreme Trading 213 N. 8th St. (btw. Driggs and Roebling) Williamsburg, Brooklyn 11211 8pm – 2am / 21+ … Read more