Los Angeles, CA | Los Angeles record store Chapter One reopens in new location: The new space in the city’s Arts District opened its doors last Saturday, May 17th. Los Angeles record store Chapter One Records has a new home. Located in the city’s Arts District on S Anderson St., the store opened the doors to its new space with a soft launch last Saturday, May 17th. The opening party featured music from locals Max Coletto, Jackson Algeo and SPEK—Hazy and HUdL went back-to-back. The shop stocks a range of vinyl with a particular eye towards house, minimal, techno and electro. ….Open by appointment and for in-store events, the space originally launched during the pandemic. Speaking to Resident Advisor, organisers said the shop has since grown into “a creative project that allow[s] us to network with the community and dive deeper into artists on vinyl and the craft of collecting.”
Chilliwack, CA | New records store coming to Chilliwack, hiring employees: A Canada-wide records store selling records and other physical media plans to open a new location in Chilliwack in 2025. According to an email of confirmation from the company itself, Sunrise Records will be coming to the Cottonwood Centre Mall in the coming months. “Hi Mike, we are coming to Chilliwack in the coming months. Any confirmation and updates/timeline can be found on our Facebook or Instagram pages,” Sunrise Records wrote in an email. Mark Davis, general manager of PCI Warrington, the company entrusted with leasing space at Cottonwood, told Fraser Valley Today in an email Monday morning that Sunrise Records will open in the vacant space next to Shoe Company. In the “About Us” section of its website, Sunrise Records says it is a proud Canadian record store chain that was founded in Toronto in 1977.
Hastings, UK | Remembering the lost record shops of Hastings: Hastings had some amazing independent record shops that have now long since gone and I am old enough to remember them all. This was in the days when CD’s still belonged to the world of science fiction and there was no internet, never mind streaming services. It was the golden age of black vinyl platters, gate fold sleeves with iconic artwork. Cassette tapes were seen as quite advanced technology, even if you did have to use a pencil to stop them unspooling. In the late 70’s and 1980’s most casual music fans locally were buying their records from Woolworths in Hastings, but those with more serious tastes, would head to shops like Disc Jockey, Stylus, The Record Shop or Masons Music. These were more than shops. They were entry points to music culture.
Conway, AR | Full Moon Records, Crash Cast Podcast reveal lineup for 2025 Full Moon Fest: Recently Full Moon Records and photographer Kurt Lunsford, co-founder of the Crash Cast Podcast, have been revealing the lineup for the 2025 Full Moon Fest. The festival will run from 2 p.m. until 10 p.m. on Saturday July 19, and features a lineup of up-and-coming artists from central Arkansas and surrounding areas. Little Rock-based Go For Gold has gained national acclaim with their catchy pop punk, including the song “Let Me Go,” which has been streamed over a million times on Spotify. Jonesboro’s Tiny Towns has played several sold out shows around the central Arkansas area following the release of their debut full length Deadweight in 2018. Full Moon Records’ owner said that the purpose of the event is to support and uplift the local music community.