Andrew’s Vinyl Alternative, Brockville, Ontario
I took a short detour off the 401 on my way from Toronto the Ottawa to check out Andrew’s Vinyl Alternative in downtown Brockville, Ontario. It’s a small store that …
11th Street Records, Las Vegas
I had read about 11th Street Records before heading to Las Vegas, but it was a bit of a trek from our hotel, so I wasn’t sure that I’d make …
Record City, Las Vegas
I always try to scout out a record store or two when visiting a city I’ve never been to. When heading to Las Vegas, I knew that Record City was …
Vinyl Junkies
Vinyl Junkies: Adventures In Record Collecting by Brett Milano (2003) There are a variety of reasons to read Brett Milano’s Vinyl Junkies. If you are truly one of those …
Backbeat Books and Music
I’ve been taking day trips to smaller towns in the Ottawa Valley this summer. Naturally, I check out the local record store. While in Perth, it was suggested that I …
Vinyl Revival in South Africa
I came across this news clip when reading about the vinyl revival in South Africa. Fascinating that South African news is linking back to a Kansas City TV news story. …
Beats 1 and the Record Store
I was intrigued when I saw the headline “Apple Beats 1 chief wants to rekindle the record-store romance”. I was thinking this is cool. Apple and Apple Music is close …
As HMV Sunsets, Here’s Hoping for a Great Sunrise.
Our local HMV is down to its last few days. Sunrise released another list of HMV locations that they will be taking over. Sadly, my local soon-to-be-former HMV is not …
Sunrise Record Stores Confirmed Locations – UPDATED APRIL 6
April 6 Update Just announced is one more location in Bower Place, Red Deer, Alberta. April 2 Update Here’s the list of confirmed locations for Sunrise Records as of April …
Sunrise Records.
With HMV selling off stock and closing up shop, Sunrise Records is preparing to take over about 70 HMV leases What do we know about Sunrise Records. From their website …