Isle of Wight, UK | BBC Radio 6 Music hosts make special visit to Island record shop: BBC Radio 6 Music stars Steve Lamacq and Huw Stephens made a special trip to a record store on the Isle of Wight. The music icons visited Newport-based Triple A Records before their live broadcast from Strings Bar and Venue. The pair engaged owners Andy Barding and Jonathan Bacon in a lively chat about the Isle of Wight music scene and the Wight Music Experience museum located on the shop’s first floor. A package for the show was recorded at the store. Triple A Records, which boasts a vast collection of records, CDs and cassettes, as well as an array of music memorabilia from the 1960s to the present day, regularly hosts live concerts. Steve and Huw’s broadcast was part of the celebration of Independent Venue Week.
Edmonds, WA | Rachel Gardner amplifies PNW artists through her Edmonds record shop Musicology: Through her Edmonds record store and music boutique Musicology, Rachel Gardner is finding new and inspiring ways to shine a light on PNW artists. Beyond selling their albums, Gardner supports local artists in many other ways, from educating venues about fair pay to hosting collaborative album release parties and packed open mic nights. She’s all about supporting the PNW music scene and bringing the community together. Gardner has lived in Edmonds for almost ten years. “I have special memories of going to shows at the Edmonds Center for the Arts before we decided to move to the area,” she reflects. …Since then, Gardner has grown to love Edmonds even more and how the community comes together “in music, arts, business, volunteerism, stewardship and more.”
Bangkok, TH | Browse vinyl and vintage tableware at Charoenkrung’s vintage art-craft market: Charoenkrung knows how to make old things feel alive. The market returns after last year’s warm reception, settling back into the neighbourhood with a confident, well-worn ease. The edit leans thoughtful rather than excessive: clothes with a past, jewellery that carries a little attitude, handmade bags, small artworks, home pieces, secondhand books, vintage tableware and vinyl that deserves another listen. Each item arrives with its own backstory, quietly competing for attention. This is less about bargain-hunting and more about connection.
Bangkok, TH | Super Cheap Vinyl Record Fair promises fantastic plastic: Bangkok’s vinyl community is set to come alive once again as the third edition of the Super Cheap Vinyl Record Fair returns to Bangkapi from Jan 30 to Feb 1, transforming the front of Tawanna Market into a bustling hub for music lovers. Held every three months next to The Mall Lifestore Bangkapi, the fair has quickly built a reputation as one of the city’s most exciting and approachable record events welcoming everyone from serious collectors to curious first-time diggers. Staying true to its name and its spirit, the Super Cheap Vinyl Record Fair brings together a carefully curated lineup of beloved independent music shops, all united by one simple idea—great records at genuinely affordable prices.
Dayton, OH | Dayton Record Fair 2026: We are excited to bring back the Dayton Record Fair to Eudora Brewing Company on Sunday, February 8th 2026! Come browse thousands of new & used records, CDs, tapes, and music memorabilia for sale from some of the best vendors in the midwest. Local record stores Skeleton Dust Records, Omega Music, Blind Rage Records, Catacomb Records, and Resignation Records are teaming up to co-sponsor the event and we’ll be giving out $20 gift cards to five lucky winners that attend the fair! Come ready to eat & drink as Eudora will be offering a full food menu from their kitchen, as well as their excellent selection of in-house brewed craft beers. Live all-vinyl DJs will be providing your shopping soundtrack for the day too!
York, UK | York Railway Institute and Record Plant announce new record fair this spring: A major new record fair is coming to York this spring. The Great Yorkshire Record Fair will be held at the York Railway Institute on Saturday, April 4, promising thousands of vinyl records from every era and genre. Organised by independent record shop Record Plant, the event will feature more than 200 tables of traders from around the country. John-Paul Craven, co-owner of Record Plant York, said: “Three months in and our York shop has really hit the ground running. “With our record fair at the Corn Exchange in Leeds being fully booked month in and month out, we thought it would be a great idea to look at putting a sister event on in our second home—York. “We’ve already had a lot of bookings for it from all over the country and welcome the opportunity to work with new sellers.”
Vineyard Haven, MA | MVY Radio vinyl swap: On Saturday, Jan. 31, at 1 pm, MVY Radio will be at the Black Dog Bakery Café on State Road in Vineyard Haven for its next MVY Radio Blue Lobster Vinyl Swap. The event is free to join—you just have to bring one gift-wrapped, used vinyl record. The record that you bring should be in decent condition. It doesn’t have to be a great record. It can be kitschy or weird, cheesy-bad or amazingly good. You’ll get a number at the door, and be able to take home one of the gift-wrapped records. Hidden among the albums, MVY Radio will include some new vinyl, with prizes inside including gift certificates. Live music from Brian Sances before the swap.
Miami, FL | CDs Are Making a Comeback in 2026 Thanks to Gen Z: The compact disc isn’t dead, young listeners are rediscovering the format and driving demand at local record stores. For years, the compact disc felt like the most forgotten format in music history. Vinyl enjoyed a triumphant comeback. Cassette tapes clawed their way into indie credibility. CDs, meanwhile, sat in dusty binders and thrift store bins, relics of a pre-streaming era best remembered for scratched surfaces and bulky jewel cases. Step into certain Miami record stores in 2026, however, and it becomes clear the CD obituary was premature. At Sweat Records (named Best Record Store in Miami by Miami New Times, 2024) in Little Haiti, owner Lolo Reskin recently found herself doing something she never expected: building a brand-new fixture dedicated entirely to new compact discs.
Discogs recorded its highest level of collection activity last year: The record-collecting platform recorded its highest annual level of music collection activity in 2025. Discogs, the record-collecting platform, recorded its highest annual level of music collection activity in 2025, with users adding more than 114.2 million items to their Discogs Collections worldwide. This represents the largest single-year increase in the platform’s 25-year history, exceeding the prior record of 105.7 million items added in 2024. The growth was driven entirely by user participation and reflects continued expansion in global music collecting. As of year-end 2025, Discogs Collections collectively catalog more than 920 million items. Based on current growth trends, the platform is projected to surpass one billion cataloged items in 2026.
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