Last month we wrote about Limited to One, the soon-to-be-unveiled 10th St. vinyl collectors’ haven that hopes to shake up the stereotype of the dusty…
At Rough Trade’s New Listening Room, Spin Vinyl Without Annoying the Neighbors
In what’s pretty much a music nerd’s dream come true, AirBnB is offering the chance to stay overnight at Rough Trade. If you’re envisioning Night…
Radio Free Brooklyn Revs Up To Renovate and Record
Everyone knows New York real estate is tough. Two people who know it particularly well are Tom Tenney and Robert Prichard. Both were involved with…
Last Days of Discs: Parting Shots of Other Music and Rebel Rebel
Was it the day the music died? It sure seemed like it when two of Manhattan’s last record shops, Other Music and Rebel Rebel, closed…
‘Say It Ain’t So’: New Yorkers React to Other Music’s Closing
By now you’re probably past the denial stage of grief and it has started to sink in that Other Music is closing at the end…
Other Music, ‘No Longer the Heart of How We Consume Music,’ Will Close in June
I’m pretty sure I’m not the only one who’s had this thought: “The day Other Music closes, I’m writing my Goodbye to All That essay.” Well, that day is upon…
Long-Gone Record Shop Tropicalia in Furs Pops Up in Party Mode
Deadly Dragon Sound just joined the long list of shuttered downtown record stores, but that doesn’t mean the news is all bad where quirky vinyl…
Another Downtown Record Store, Deadly Dragon Sound, Is Closing
Another bites the dust… on Record Store Day, no less. Deadly Dragon Sound System, a mecca of Jamaican vinyl, has announced that it will close after…
You’re Probably Going to Blow Your Life Savings On Vinyl in the Next Months
Cassettes are great and all but let’s face it, nothing beats plonking some vinyl onto a turntable and hearing some Hawaiian luau music crackle to…
Kids Store Is Leaving ‘No Fun’ Williamsburg for Greenpoint
Turns out Academy Annex’s impending move to Greenpoint will bring with it an unexpected bundle of joy: a children’s store! When Kate Schmitz, the owner…