What It Takes for an Independent Record Store to Survive NowIt’s the morning of this year’s Record Store Day at Used Kids in Columbus, Ohio, and a line of collectors—including a few who staked out spots in folding chairs—is already snaking through the High Street sidewalk. The store’s owner, Greg Hall, 54,… Aug 03 16August 03, 2016Article at Pitchfork
What Your Music Format Says About YouConsidering the current preponderance of formats—including vinyl, streams, CDs, and cassettes—how we listen to music can now seem just as revealing as what we’re listening to. By Joel Oliphint. If specialization is your thing, there’s never been a… Nov 09 15November 09, 2015Article at Pitchfork
Playing HouseWhy more and more artists are moving their shows away from sweaty clubs and into cozy living rooms Damien Jurado leans back in a wooden chair, eyes closed, in the berber-carpeted basement of a ranch duplex in the Westwood neighborhood of Cincinnati.… Mar 12 15March 12, 2015Article at Pitchfork
Wax and Wane: The Tough Realities Behind Vinyl's ComebackWhile pressing plants, labels, and stores are ecstatic about the still-booming vinyl resurgence, the format’s unlikely return is now leading to crippling delays and an increased reliance on questionable gimmickry. If we’re talking about vinyl in… Jul 28 14July 28, 2014Article at Pitchfork
Permanent Press: The Story of Musicol Recording StudioPhotos by Rachael Barbash; all songs below recorded at Musicol Recording Studio. If it weren't for the mowed grass, raked leaves, and a '98 Honda Gold Wing parked in front of the door, you might not know the place was still in operation. A large sign… Feb 18 13February 18, 2013Article at Pitchfork
