Friday, April 15 2011
‘The Record: Contemporary Art and Vinyl’ Conveys the Physical Beauty of Migratory Sound
The objects of popular culture have a strange hold over us, demanding that we not abandon them, or that we at least mourn their passing. Records gave voices an afterlife and people, in turn, give records an afterlife.
Thursday, September 23 2010
The Lost Art of the Non-Album Single
The album is a phenomenal format, don’t get me wrong, but there was something truly magical about Motown, the Brill Building, and the British Invasion simultaneously giving you the best two minutes and 30 seconds they had.
Thursday, May 13 2010
Paranoid Android: Is Music the Opiate of the iPod-Owning Masses?
Wherein our curmudgeonly record shop owner realizes that his store with its bins full of vinyl was his own personal iPod long before the iPod was ever invented.
Friday, December 4 2009
Reconsidering the Revival of Cassette Tape Culture
At best, the cassette revival is merely a vacuous fad of no genuine value; but at worst, it's a confused, regressive cultural misstep more dangerous than most would care to admit.
Friday, August 21 2009
Vinyl Dependent: The Needle and the Damage Done
The independent record store lives another day. But how long can the vinyl lifeline continue to keep them afloat?
