CA | The Tragically Hip announced as Record Store Day Canada 2024 ambassadors: The Tragically Hip are proud to be announced as the Record Store Day Canada 2024 Canadian Ambassadors, releasing an exclusive standalone live album, Live at CBGB’s, on Record Store Day. The Tragically Hip have been chosen as the Record Store Day Canada 2024 Canadian Ambassadors, releasing an exclusive standalone live album, Live at CBGB’s, on Record Store Day. The global celebration of the culture of independent record stores takes place this year on April 20, 2024, as it has annually for the last 17 years. …Live At CBGB’s features nine live songs that were originally recorded on January 14, 1993, from the legendary New York venue CBGB’s as The Tragically Hip launched their third studio album, Fully Completely, in America with a private event from the intimate space. The band performed the record in full, omitting a few tracks that didn’t fit the bill. This concert recording will be available on April 20th for the first time as a 12” pink vinyl at participating record stores in Canada and the U.S.
Corpus Christi, TX | Why are vinyl records still so popular? According to this report,vinyl sales grew for the 17th consecutive year in 2023. KRIS 6 spoke to the store manager of Disc Go Round, Jason Dubose, to hear why he thinks records are making a comeback. “I’ve almost looked at as there’s a ceremonial aspect to it. You have to pick the record out from your collection. You have to take it out very carefully and gently and touch it a certain way. And you have to put it down just right. Not only do you have to pick a song you want, you’re going to put it down on that first track and it just spins for the next 30 or so minutes,” said Dubose. He also adds the aspect of being able to hold the media physically. Jason Dubs Store Manager Disc Go Round with streaming music, you can’t touch something, you can’t feel it. With records, there’s definitely that sense of I can commune, l can touch with this record. I feel part of the artist. They have a story on the back. They put liner notes where they talk about who wrote the song or what they put into it,” said Dubose.
London, ON | Grooves Records taking over Village Idiot space to open new location in Wortley Village: ‘We came to what I think is a mutually beneficial arrangement,’ Village Idiot’s owner says. One beloved London, Ont., record store is passing the torch to another beloved record store. After announcing his plans to retire last year, the owner of the Village Idiot in Wortley Village has confirmed that Grooves Records will be taking over the space this spring to open a second location. It’s a win-win proposition, says Robert Charles-Dunne, who has operated the store at the corner of Wortley Road and Askin Street for more than 23 years. “We came to what I think is a mutually beneficial arrangement,” he told CBC News on Monday. “Three of the boxes I wanted to tick have been ticked,” he said. “First, was that I wanted to retire — and I’m doing that. The second thing is I wanted it to remain a record store, and it is. And the third thing was that I wanted the staff to have the opportunity to work in the new location, and that’s being extended to them.”
Scotland, UK | Vinyl: Why Scotland’s retro revolution isn’t simply music industry spin: Dave Harvey has a recurring nightmare. In it, a 14 year old is given a gift by an older relative, a round piece of plastic, pressed onto which are formative recordings that could go on to shape the teenager’s musical taste for the rest of their life. Or not, in Dave’s nightmare. “It’s a wonderful present to give your nieces or nephews or sons or daughters: a record that they’ll take enjoyment from for a long long time,” said Harvey, owner of Scotland’s first vinyl pressing plant, Sea Bass. “But my worst nightmare is giving a 14 year old a birthday present of a piece of vinyl that has an issue. We are absolutely determined to make a product that we are proud of, that people take pleasure from, and will listen to over and over again.” Harvey has put his money where his mouth is. The 52-year-old Dubliner, and his French wife Dominique, have self-financed Sea Bass Vinyl, the first factory in Scotland to make vinyl records.