Delano, KS | Delano business to move, but customers can keep their same parking spaces: Kirsten and Adam Phillips were disappointed to learn they lost their lease for their Spektrum Muzik in Delano, but they’ve found several bright sides in having to move the record store. As they told their customers on Facebook, “the great news is that whatever parking spot you use currently when you visit us, will still work for the new location!” That’s because the new address at 112 S. Handley is about 300 feet from the current space at 905 W. Douglas. “It’s definitely a bummer to be losing that . . . Douglas access,” Kirsten Phillips said. However, she said the store is more than a decade old now and well known in the community, and social media and signs can direct customers to the new space, so she thinks it will be all right.
Bury, UK | Bury coffee and vinyl shop transformed into juice bar for Netflix filming: Two film crews, one from Netflix and another from the BBC, have been spotted filming in the town this week. A popular coffee and vinyl shop in Bury has been transformed into a juice bar this week as film crews descend en masse on the market town. Wax and Beans, an independent vinyl record shop and coffee house, has seen its shop front undergo a makeover courtesy of Netflix as artists transformed it into a juice bar. Netflix film crews were spotted in Bury on Monday alongside crews from the BBC filming at both the Market Place and Wax and Beans. A spokesperson from the café told the Bury Times : “Netflix are here filming today (Tuesday), and we have had a temporary rebrand to a juice bar. “All online orders are unaffected other than the accompaniment of a delicious scent of fruit and ice cream! We’re open as usual.”
Orlando, FL | Orlando coffee shop highlighted for its vinyl selection, recording studio: An Orlando coffee shop is getting attention for its specialty coffee and selection of gently used vinyl and books. Bynx was featured recently in an episode of “My Amazing Cheap Date,” in which couples try to stay under $50 while on a first date. The owners describe their passion for arts and culture and say they want to create a haven for coffee lovers. This shop is unique in that it doubles as a recording studio. Record your next hit by stopping by their downtown location.
Brixton, UK | South London’s Universal Roots Records announces closure: The Brixton shop cited factors including gentrification, Brexit and the cost-of-living crisis as contributing to its closure. South London record shop Universal Roots Records is closing. The Brixton shop, which specialises in reggae, roots, dub, ska and lovers’ rock, confirmed that this Saturday, July 29th, will be its final day in business. It has been open since 2017. Founder Jah Lingwa, AKA Markie Lyrics, told Resident Advisor that the closure has been triggered by Brexit and the gentrification of Reliance Arcade–a narrow covered market for local traders in which the shop is located–and compounded by the pandemic and cost-of-living crisis. “It’s been challenging to pay the rent,” he said. “We used to post a lot of vinyl to customers in Europe but they can’t afford to buy it because of the amounts of tax incurred since Brexit.”
Vernon Hills, IL | Lake County Record Show: Lake County Record collectors can quench their thirst at Half Day Brewing Company on July 30th from Noon to 5 PM. Browse stacks of wax to build your summer soundtrack while enjoying delicious craft beers and specialty spirits. Weekend brunch runs from 11 AM to 2 PM. Perfect timing for the record show. Your favorite record dealers with LP’s & 45’s. Rare performances on CD & DVD. Bargain vinyl and used CD’s too. Buy – sell – trade your records! Admission $2 or FREE with any Half Day Brewing same day purchase (brunch, for example).
Petaluma, CA | Pop-up art/craft/record events in downtown Petaluma: From a vinyl LP sale in a wine shop to a Makers Market in an art gallery, arts events are popping up all over. Pop-up art/craft/record events in downtown Petaluma: A number of one-day pop-up sales and art fairs are planed for the next few weeks in and around downtown Petaluma. First up, on Sunday, July 30 at Avinage Wine Shop (15 Petaluma Blvd. N), it’s a pop-up vinyl record sale from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Drop in music fans can browse through thousands of records from an array of North Bay vendors including Radio Thrift, Spinning Threads, Think Records and Halftone Sound. There will be a live DJ to give the event a party vibe, and of course, it’s a wine shop, so there will be tasty libations available as well. On August 5, drop by Vibe (1 Petaluma Blvd. N.) for the art gallery’s first Maker’s Market, a summertime pop-up featuring a variety of handcrafted art, with live music and refreshments. It begins at 11 a.m. and goes until 5 p.m.
Silver Spring, MD | ‘Just for the Record – A Vinyl Day’ Will Be Celebrated by Montgomery County Public Libraries on Saturday, Aug. 12. Montgomery County Public Libraries (MCPL), in partnership with Friends of the Library, Montgomery County, Inc. (FOLMC), Mid-Atlantic Scratch League (MASL), Levine Music and Classroom 2 Community (C2C) will have a full day of free events on Saturday, Aug. 12, to celebrate music on vinyl records and the DJ culture. Just for the Record—A Vinyl Day, geared toward all ages, will take place from 11 a.m.-6 p.m. at the Brigadier General Charles E. McGee Library in Silver Spring. The Brigadier General Charles E. McGee Library is located at 900 Wayne Ave. in Silver Spring. Throughout the day on Aug. 12, it will host workshops, activities and the concluding “FADERATION: Mid-Atlantic Scratch Battle.” The event will include the sale of vinyl records, CDs and books by FOLMC.
The Vaselines To Give ‘The Way Of The Vaselines’ New Vinyl Pressing: Seminal Scottish indie pop group The Vaselines are to give their 1992 compilation ‘The Way Of The Vaselines’ a new vinyl pressing. The band’s slim but potent discography has left a huge legacy, with a number of songwriters citing The Vaselines as an influence. Kurt Cobain was famously an evangelist for the Scottish duo, and Nirvana covered The Vaselines during their fantastic MTV Unplugged performance. 1992 compilation ‘The Way Of The Vaselines’ gathers the core of their catalogue, a 19 track excursion into smutty humour, deft melodies, and soaring arrangements. Sub Pop are now giving the LP an all-new vinyl pressing, available on wax in its original form for the first time ever. Time to fall for Eugene Kelly and Frances McKee all over again… ‘The Way Of The Vaselines’ will be released on 2LP limited-edition coloured ‘Loser’ vinyl (Silver & Gold), 2LP black vinyl, and CD. There will also be a limited-edition coloured 2LP (Pink & Purple), photo and badge set available exclusively via Glasgow’s Monorail Music. All of these versions will include the original artwork.
Apparel Music launches 7″ vinyl series with MINI001 and MINI002: Apparel Music is launching a pretty cool seven inch series with two plates released in June and August respectively with a flared-out disco/funk sound. I’m not one for the novelty of the “mystery producer” – plenty of people put on a mask with a new alias all the time without drawing attention to it – but whoever it is they’re doing God’s work on these four tracks creatively titled “MINI001” and “MINI002” from the unknown producer “Apparel Wax.” The b-side of the first 7″ is a super-fine disco/soul instrumental. The A side of “MINI002″ has a crazy sax and stomping groove that I can’t quite place, but it occupies a nice niche in my head and now my record collection. Make more 7” series. The world needs them.
