It’s been a year since this column first explored the benefits of vinyl records and noted some analog resources. During the intervening year we’ve seen such an explosion in LP sales that for the first time in 30 years vinyl […]
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The cornerstone of many an artist’s crowdfunding campaign is the vinyl release. Since vinyl is the only medium that hasn’t been all but killed by streaming, having a signed vinyl release, and sometimes a limited edition or vinyl test print […]
Readers of this column have heard me say more than a few times that we are in the midst of a roots revival, and we are in the midst of an analog revival as well. In my town alone, we’ve […]
The resurgence of vinyl in the past few years has been an interesting thing. Not only have records made a comeback (as have, inexplicably, cassettes, but that’s another column) but they’re the only physical media that is growing, and practically […]
It had been nearly six years to the day since I had seen Gillian Welch and David Rawlings in Charlottesville, Virginia, on the initial The Harrow & the Harvest tour, so I was not about to miss this short mini-tour to celebrate the album’s release […]
As the summer touring season begins, less bands are in the studio recording new material. This causes a bit of a slowdown on the major crowdfunding sites. But that doesn’t mean there isn’t anything worth investing in. Just as direct […]
Online and in the pages of our quarterly journal, we’ve talked a lot about how music and politics intersect. I think it’s safe to say we’re not onboard with the “shut up and sing” crowd. Sometimes musicians make a statement […]
A large cluster of industrial buildings that still remain on Cleveland’s near east side were once home to iron foundries, motors, tube, metals and machine works. Named after the once thriving Tyler Elevator Company, the area now is the hub […]
When I was a kid, the place was called Spec’s Music — a chain store that sat at the far corner of a WalMart shopping center. My development as a musician and music fan could be traced by the albums […]
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