Apr 18
The idea for the coffee-table tome is simple: The author traveled around the world, photographing record collectors in their homes with their vast libraries.
Mar 26
You’ve heard of rare records before, but what Wu-Tang Clan is planning for its stealthy double album, The Wu–Once Upon a Time in Shaolin, is unprecedented. The legendary rap group will sell only one copy, encased in an engraved silver and nickel box. It will be very, very expensive.
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Mar 12
Sonic purists swear that everything sounds better on vinyl, and you know what? Spinning records is also just way more freaking fun. It’s common to digitize your LPs
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Mar 05
Do you remember what your greatest accomplishment was at age 13? Well, it doesn’t really matter either way, because whatever it was, Jamie Edwards—the tween scientist who’s now the youngest person to ever carry out atomic fusion—just crushed it.
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Jan 15
Vinyl may have had its day—hell, some readers of this site may never have seen it in action—but for a small group of dedicated fans, it still lives on
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Dec 17
If the fact that Target announced that they wont be carrying Beyonce‘s 2013 self-titled album weren’t enough, the writing on the wall should be. Here we’re seeing another big push in the war waged between artists, record labels, and those that would stand to lose profit at the hands of the oncoming digital revolution. While […]
Nov 25
Ready for a big number? 502,165. That’s the number of LED lights the family of David and Janean Richards in Canberra, Australia has decked its home in order to clinch the 2013 Guinness World Record for most Christmas lights in one display. Whoa.
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Sep 16
This surely marks a faint glimmer of hope for all the beaten-down and forgotten formats out there. Granted, the vinyl record has been out of fashion recently but still, a 745 percent increase in Amazon sales marks some pretty impressive growth. So, why the bump? A retro explosion? A new-found appreciation for fidelity in this world of streaming compression? The answer’s likely a little bit of both. Also, don’t underestimate the power of Amazon’s AutoRip feature. See, vinyl’s not only the fastest growing music medium on Amazon, it’s also the most popular format for AutoRip, which entitles buyers to MP3 versions of physical albums they buy. Obviously, though, it’s a bit tougher for most music lovers to rip vinyl than, say, a CD.
So, which records are selling best? As of the weekend, the top vinyl titles include albums by the Death Grips, Amy Winehouse and Arcade Fire. Daft Punk, Nirvana and Paul McCartney managed to make their way into the top ten, as well. Those who prefer their information served up in a handy graphical format should click through to the source link below.
Filed under: Home Entertainment, Amazon
Source: Amazon
Sep 12
With most of us buying our music in digital formats, album art just isn’t treasured in the way it was in the 1960s and 70s. And now, MoMA has added a classic from that bygone era to its permanent collection: The cover of the Rolling Stones’ Let It Bleed, designed by Robert Brownjohn.
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Sep 02
In our electronic music age, it’s sometimes easy to forget how music is basically just a bunch of well-organized noise. It seems like over-produced pop albums have more in common with computer software than performance, so when musicians break the mold, things get interesting.
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