Toronto Reference Library gets in on vinyl craze, buys 100 records: Who says libraries aren’t hip? The Toronto Reference Library is kicking it old school, buying vinyl records for the first time in three decades. The library is adding 100 titles. It already has more than 15,000 vinyl records on its shelves, but it has not added anything since the 1980s, so there were some notable gaps in its collection. As vinyl enjoys a revival, the library decided to give it another spin. Now Snoop Dogg, Feist, David Bowie and Drake are among the artists you can hear on turntables there. You can’t take the albums home, but there are two record players on the fifth floor, free for anyone to use.
Falling for the vinyl record craze: While walking around Zulu Records in Vancouver with a few friends, we crossed paths with Nardwuar the Human Serviette – a Canadian treasure who is one of the best music journalists out there, for a few reasons. Nardwuar talks to famous musicians and gives them vinyl records during the interview, often striking an emotional chord and revealing information reserved for parents and close friends. Combined with his beaming personality, Nardwuar has the ability to humble any superstar back to an earthly level. He spent nearly an hour talking with us in Vancouver, so I couldn’t leave the record store empty-handed. I picked up Game Theory by The Roots, a great hip-hop album worthy of Nardwuar’s respect.
At Cow Records in Ocean Beach, one man keeps the vinyls spinning: (“Vinyls” is not a word. Would you say “deers?” No. —Ed.) In the heart of Ocean Beach, sandwiched between two pubs along bustling Newport Avenue, lies Cow Records. Pleasant tunes from numerous generations and genres fill the crisp, beachside air permeating the establishment. Some 5,000 records occupy the 1,100-square-foot space, lining the floors, shelves, walls and any other space that will accommodate them. A handful even dangle overhead, suspended by strings mounted to the ceiling above. Something of a hole-in-the-wall storefront, its success has never faltered during the 28 years Greg Hildebrand has owned it. The secret to its success? Hildebrand cites two.
Terry Currier Day proclaimed in Portland, Saturday, August 12 will be formally announced on July 4 at the Safeway Waterfront Blues Festival. Mayor Ted Wheeler has issued a Proclamation designating August 12, 2017, as “Terry Currier Day” throughout the City. Official announcement of the Proclamation will be made on July 4th at the Waterfront Blues Festival, prior to a set of music by Duffy Bishop. As the Proclamation notes: “Terry Currier, owner of Portland, Oregon’s long-serving, independent and iconic Music Millennium record store for over thirty years has provided tireless, unrivaled support and assistance to all facets of the renowned and well-established Portland music community, including musicians, venues and events…. Ted Wheeler proclaims August 12th to Terry Currier Day in Portland and encourages all residents to observe this day.”
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Get in Your Car, Audiophiles — Odessa is Having a Huge Vinyl Record Show July 1st: Most of us up here at the radio station consider ourselves audiophiles — that is, we are highly interested in the production, sound, and quality of audio recordings. MP3s are great, but most of us own many, if not hundreds, of vinyl records. There’s something sacred and special about the buttery smooth sound of a well-preserved record, and I believe if it was recorded in analog, the best way to hear it is in analog. Odessa, Texas is setting out a beacon for audiophiles across the West Texas Area with their 
Cambridge record store rides vinyl wave to success: As the popularity of vinyl has surged over the last decade, smaller record shops have begun to pop up across the country. One of the newest shops in Cambridge, Blue Bag Records, is nearing its first birthday and owner and Brookline native Chris Guttmacher spoke about his first year in business. Although he grew up in Brookline, Guttmacher has spent the last 22 years in California. He moved back in early 2016 to be closer to his family. Back in California, Guttmacher owned and operated the first version of 
