Hip-hop has always been about ownership. Not just of stories, but of sound. For collectors, that ownership lives in crates ...
There’s something deliberate about placing a record on a turntable, lowering the needle, and hearing the first crackle before ...
If you’ve ever wanted to amass a ginormous record collection (à la John Cusack in High Fidelity), but don’t know where to start, peep the advice of Steve Jansen, New Times‘ resident record nerd, on ...
Vinyl records offer a richer sound than the digital formats most people use to listen to music these days. But you’ll only get that kind of sound quality if your vinyl record collection is clean.
My dopamine menu might change seasonally, but the one aspect that will always remain a constant is a lounging listening session with a comfort album of my choice whistling through my home. Famously ...
Scott Dudelson, an avid vinyl collector who lost over 8,000 records in the Palisades fire when his home burned down, at Record Surplus in Santa Monica. (Christina House/Los Angeles Times) Scott ...
MIGHT BE GATHERING DUST. THERE COMES A TIME IN THE LIFE OF THE COLLECTOR WHEN ONE’S PRIDE AND JOY YIRGA BECOMES A BIT OF A PROBLEM. AS YOU CAN TELL, THEY’RE EVERYWHERE YOU TURN. LIKE MANY IN AN AGING ...