Taylorville, IL | Sydney Lynn’s Book And Vinyl Shop Celebrates Big 5 Anniversary: Sydney Lynn’s Little Book Shop & Vinyl in Taylorville is getting ready to celebrate a major milestone next month. The downtown business will host its Big 5 Anniversary Bash on Saturday, August 1st, with festivities running from 9 AM until 6 PM at 109 West Main Cross on the Taylorville Square. The celebration will feature day-long sales, free swag, gift certificate giveaways, and chances to win prizes by spinning the prize wheel. Live music is also planned throughout the day. Brady Joe Patton takes the stage at 10 AM, followed by Either/Or at 12:30 PM, and Unchained at 3 PM. Shoppers can also take advantage of anniversary discounts across the store.
SG | The best record stores in Singapore: Expand your vinyl collection with box sets, limited editions and 7′ singles from these record stores. While catching a live music performance is great, indulging in a home listening party with specially curated playlists makes an ethereal experience—well, coming from us, anyway. If you prefer kicking it old school, trailing the detailed sounds of vinyl scratching against the needle of your turntable and those eargasmic sounds emitting from the speakers, it’s about time you expand your record collection. Read on for these amazing record stores and get browsing, dear crate-diggers.
Alexandria, VA | New record store, run by Neighborhood Restaurant Group, to open on Mount Vernon Avenue this summer: Neighborhood Restaurant Group plans to open a record store at 2016 Mount Vernon Ave. in Del Ray this August, the company announced Tuesday, filling a gap left when Crooked Beat Records closed its longtime location earlier this year. NRG founder Michael Babin said in an email to customers that Evening Star Café chef Nathan Anda and NRG beverage director Greg Engert will join him in opening the shop, which the group is targeting for a mid-August debut. Babin described the project as a long-held ambition shared by the trio, who have previously opened vinyl bars including the B-Side in Merrifield and Junebug in New Orleans’ Warehouse District.
Paso Robles, CA | Popular vinyl bar moves from SLO to Paso Robles. Take a look inside its new home: A popular vinyl bar has moved to a new location in San Luis Obispo County, where it can have the “freedom” to blast its records from resident DJs. Jan’s Place opened its new doors in Paso Robles on June 1, and closed its old doors in SLO on June 27. The vinyl bar said goodbye to its home of two-and-a-half years in the SLO Railroad District, next to My Thai restaurant and across the street from Sally Loo’s Wholesome Cafe. The reason for the switch of locations? The noise, co-owner Jeff Root told The Tribune. “In San Luis, I was always being like, ‘Hey, can you guys keep it down, we’ve got neighbors,'” he said. “We don’t have neighbors here. We’re not in residential neighborhoods. The biggest thing is that I’m way more relaxed in this space…”
MI | These 7 Nostalgic Record Stores In Michigan Are A Vinyl Collector’s Dream Come True: Searching for nostalgic record stores in Michigan? These 7 vinyl shops offer classic albums and warm memories! 1. Melodies & Memories (Eastpointe): The bright pink and yellow sign welcomes you like an old friend. Melodies & Memories has been a Gratiot Avenue fixture for decades. The cheerful exterior promises good times waiting inside. Vinyl records climb the walls in organized sections. This store really knows its way around oldies and Motown hits. Classic rock enthusiasts will feel like they’ve found paradise. The selection extends beyond those nostalgic favorites though. Jazz, country, blues, and pop from various eras all appear. What really sets this place apart is the personal connection…
Brooklyn, NY | Preserving Haitian Music in Brooklyn, One Record at a Time: At Haiti Cultural Exchange, Records & Rhum explores the preservation and circulation of Haitian music beyond digital platforms. Since moving to a new location in Fort Greene last year, the nonprofit Haiti Cultural Exchange has expanded its programming, most recently into vinyl-focused events. That direction is reflected in its upcoming old-school day party, Records & Rhum, featuring DJ and archivist Patrice Espérant. …Much of Haiti’s recorded music history survives on vinyl, leaving programs like this to function less as themed entertainment than as informal acts of preservation and circulation. “Records & Rhum is an opportunity for people to celebrate classic Haitian sounds and really speak to the generations of Haitians who came here and brought with them—as well as created here—a sonic heartbeat of our culture,” said Kassandra Khalil…
London, UK | Reggae walk of fame launched in Harlesden: A walk of fame celebrating Harlesden’s reggae heritage has been launched in north-west London. The Harlesden Walk of Music’s commemorative discs pay homage to musicians, producers and record shops that made the area the reggae capital of the UK, from the arrival of the Windrush generation onwards. …Harlesden became home to one of London’s largest Jamaican communities after World War Two, and organisers say record shops and labels such as Orbitone and Jet Star Records, originally Palmer Records, made it a hub for reggae, ska, dub and lovers rock. Cleon Roberts, co-founder of The Harlesden Walk of Music and Harlesden Bassline, is the daughter of Sonny Roberts, the Jamaican-born producer credited with opening Britain’s first black-owned recording studio, Planetone, in nearby Kilburn in 1961.
The Mission celebrates 40th anniversary with exclusive deluxe vinyl editions: The Mission have announced the release of exclusive, newly mastered vinyl editions of their first three seminal studio albums to mark the band’s landmark 40th anniversary. Fans will be able to purchase limited-edition, one-time pressings of God’s Own Medicine, Children, and Carved In Sand, which will officially ship on 30 October 2026. Available exclusively through the band’s official online store, these special versions have been unavailable on vinyl since 2017 and feature striking “aside/bside” coloured wax, deluxe artwork replication, and fresh audio mastering by engineer George Shilling.
Why Vinyl Records Have Become A Centerpiece Of Thoughtful Living Spaces: In an era dominated by streaming services and smart devices, vinyl records have made an impressive return to homes around the world. While their resurgence began with music enthusiasts, they have since become much more than a preferred listening format. Today, vinyl records represent creativity, intentional living, and personal style. They have earned a place not only in dedicated music rooms but also in living rooms, home offices, libraries, and creative studios. As more people embrace slower, more mindful lifestyles, vinyl collections have become meaningful features of thoughtfully designed homes. They encourage people to engage with music more immersively while adding warmth, character, and individuality to interior spaces.
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