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Overheard at the Record Store-18

“Dude, that lady’s been 10 tokes over the line since the ’60s.” “That show is so cheerfully vulgar—I just love it.” “My dad started the job of collecting Alice Cooper. But I finished it, man.” “I had to give that guy my jacket last night. He was wearing cut-off jean shorts, was covered in sweat, [...]

Overheard at the Record Store-15

“Don’t you guys have enough pretentious crap from your own generation? Do you have to take it from mine?” “I’m going to New York, getting a new tattoo and seeing Exene Cervenka in the same week. Life is good.” “Look, man. If I can’t be drunk in here, then you can’t either.” “Do you have [...]

Album Art Mash-Up

Pioneering composer and visual artist Christian Marclay is at it again. The always-ahead-of-the-curve creative has taken to stitching album covers together, to create mash-up images that work surprisingly well. You can see more of Marclay’s work at TheDesignInspiration.com. Related Posts Overheard at the Record Store – Part 13 Royal Mail Rocks The Greatest Form of [...]

World’s Largest Record Collection

Paul Mawhinney’s record collection needs a home. The owner of the now defunct Record-Rama in Pittsburg has given his entire life to collecting music and now wants to pass it along. The entirety of his life’s work, including sealed duplicates of almost everything, can be yours for a mere $3 million. A couple of years [...]

The Dreamlike Sounds of DJ Tom LG

The spirit of music weaves through everything we are, transcending time and space with it’s ability to move us. From someone keeping a rhythm on a rock through our ultra-rich landscape of genres, instruments and styles, music is a constant companion of humanity. As we are increasingly sold to, and encouraged to define ourselves with [...]


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