Vinyl Revival: Top 5 record stores in New York City: “New record shops have opened around the city to better serve the demand, but it’s the independent shops — not your local Urban Outfitters — that sold about 57% of vinyl records purchased in the United States in 2014…”
Gary Clark Jr. in-store at Amoeba Hollywood, September 23rd, 6:00pm: “The electrifying Texan guitar virtuoso, Gary Clark Jr. celebrates the release of his new album, The Story of Sonny Boy Slim (Warner Bros.), with a live set at Amoeba, Hollywood!”
Lease signs at Zulu Records signal changes: “’For Lease’ signs have appeared in the windows of West 4th Avenue record store Zulu, but that doesn’t mean the venerable outlet is on its way out of the neighbourhood, according to owner Grant McDonagh.”
Thinking Outside The Record Box – 20 Innovative Ways To Store Your Vinyl: “Sure, you could keep your burgeoning record collection stored neatly in boxes or on overloaded shelves. But where’s the fun in that? With vinyl sales continuing to soar, here’s a couple of smart ways to display your 7″s at home in style – some you can buy, others of which simply require a bit of DIY inspiration…”
Third Man x Impossible Project Detail New Exhibition: “Third Man deify the vinyl record, while The Impossible Project craft photographic film at their factory in Enschede, the Netherlands, using original Polaroid machines and new recipes. Now, the twin organisations will cross swords to host a new exhibition. Third Man x The Impossible Project will craft their own film, and let three acclaimed photographers use it for shoots of their own devising.”
Death Waltz to Treat Ennio Morricone’s ‘The Black Belly of the Tarantula’ to Expanded Vinyl Release: Being one of the most esteemed and prolific film composers of all time, Ennio Morricone’s music is always in demand. Having previously re-released the Italian maestro’s A Lizard in a Woman’s Skin, movie music impresarios Death Waltz Recording Company have now revealed they’ve returned to the bottomless well to deliver a deluxe pressing of Morricone’s work on 1971 giallo The Black Belly of the Tarantula.
