St. John’s, UK | Record store and coffee shop opens second store: Even Flow, a record shop and coffee house, plans to build on the success of its store in St John’s and open a second shop in the town. Opening this weekend (January 28-29), at Ely Court on Camden Road, part of the Royal Victoria Place (RVP) shopping centre, the store will offer live music and discounts on records and drinks. The new shop will be serving hot coffees and home-made baked goods, along with a vast selection of second-hand records. Even Flow owner Matthew Lord said: “We want to create a music hub and hangout for the local community and visitors to our town. “We will give local musicians an opportunity to showcase their talent, and hopefully entice customers to enjoy a drink and listen to some cool tunes.” Some staff will move from the original shop to RVP, alongside some new hires, he said. “We have recruited some awesome new team members for both shops. We’ll have a total of 13 staff.
Portland, OR | Portland’s Music Millennium Leads The Pack In Keeping It Weird, Friendly & Freshly Stocked: The city of Portland is arguably the most misunderstood city in the United States. Much like a lot of major cities, locals and their small businesses are being priced out of their homes to make room for transplants and trendy new shops. There are a few and proud Portland originals who want to keep the city authentic and weird, Music Millennium is one of those shops. Since 1969, the good people over at the oldest record shop in the Pacific Northwest have made it their mission to introduce niche, exciting music to the city. Over 50 years and a few drastic changes to the city later, Music Millennium refuses to turn its backs on the city and still stands as a monument to the Portland they grew up loving. Glide had the pleasure of talking with Terry Currier, the current owner of Music Millennium to discuss the shop’s impact on the city, its humble beginnings, and much more.
Grand Forks, ND | A Night Filled With Live Music: With records to my right and comics to my left, my friend and I entered Ojata Records for the first time. It was smaller than I thought it would be with crates upon crates creating a narrow pathway from the hotdogs in the back to the stage in the front. The record store felt smaller than before with the two of us in the building. I felt that uncomfortable feeling of “do I belong?” whenever one enters a new place. We wandered the narrow shop looking for anything shiny to occupy us until the music started. A group of 30 to 40-year-olds sat chatting happily as we thumbed through the 25 cent records. Frank Sinatra smirked from his $64.99 album record as we examined the more modestly priced “Catholic Girls’ Choir” album. We did not mind as we were saving our money for something special.
Brighton, UK | The Murder Capital play live in Brighton record shop: Anybody walking past Kensington Gardens in the North Laine of Brighton on Sunday evening couldn’t miss the long queue forming outside Resident Records for The Murder Capital’s instore session. The Murder Capital released their second album ‘Gigi’s Recovery’ on 20th January and were promoting it with a record store tour and signing sessions around the UK and Ireland. Back in 2019 I saw The Murder Capital’s instore at Resident for their debut album ‘When I Have Fears’, which was a very lively affair. Singer James McGovern and one of the guitarists ended up performing standing on the counter at that session. Fast forward three and half years, Sunday’s session was much calmer. At 6:44pm The Murder Capital emerged from the back of the store to start their acoustic session.
Glasgow, UK | Lewis Capaldi delights fans as singer stops by Glasgow record store: The Scots singer posed for a photo with one fan who shared the snap on Twitter. Lewis Capaldi was playing his sold out hometown gig this week and before he hit the stage, he delighted fans at a popular Glasgow record store. The Pointless singer stopped by the independent record store and takeaway in Pollokshaws on Tuesday and posed with fans for pictures. One fan shared the snap on Twitter and wrote: “Just met @LewisCapaldi at my favourite record shop @SGR_RecordCafe.” The Some Great Reward shop also reposted the photo and wrote: “Shhhh or they’ll all want a selfie! Enjoy your purchases, @LewisCapaldi.” Once he took to the stage at the OVO Hydro, Lewis had fans singing along to his anthems but also had them in stitches with his comical one liners and quick wit. The 26-year-old thanked fans for always supporting him. He said: “He said: “Before we go any further, I just want to say thank you so much for selling it out this big lovely b*****d once again.”
Ash announce remastered vinyl reissue of Nu-Clear Sounds: Ash have just announced the reissue of their epic second album, Nu-Clear Sounds, remastered and reissued for the first time since 1998. Drummer Rick McMurray said “We’re absolutely buzzing to announce we will be re-releasing our Heart of Darkness in the shape of the splatter vinyl edition of our second album, Nu-Clear Sounds.” Fans will, no doubt, be buzzing at the news too. Some of the best moments from their recent live shows have come from tracks from this seminal album such as hit singles‘Wildsurf’ and ‘Numbskull.’ The album will be available on limited edition Clear and Nu-Clear green splatter colour vinyl from 24th February. The live performances of ‘Numbskull’ in 2022’s tour still sounded as vital, heavy and euphoric as ever, while live favourite ‘Wildsurf ‘ brought dark harmonic sunshine from the same Nu -Clear Sounds album. Singles “Jesus Says”, “Wildsurf” and ‘Numbskull all reached the Irish top 10 while the first two charted in the UK top 20 and was certified gold by the BPI.
The Rise And Fall (And Rise Again) Of Music Sales, By Format (1973-2021): We live in a world of music. Whether when driving to work or jamming out at home, people around the world like to have their favorite tunes playing in the background. But while our love for music has been constant, the way we consume media has evolved drastically. The past 50 years have seen many different music formats used to access these tunes, mirroring society’s shift from analog to digital. This video, created by James Eagle vis Visual Capitalist using data from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), highlights sales of different music formats in the U.S. over the last 50 years. Up until the late 1980s, vinyl dominated the music format industry, earning billions of dollars in sales annually. Records of Bruce Springsteen’s Born to Run or Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon were some of the top selling albums available. Vinyl is said to provide its listeners with analog sounds that reverberate and the warm notes of almost-live music. For vinyl users and enthusiasts to this day, the music produced by these sleek yet massive records is unparalleled.
