In the attic of many a music fanatic’s home, there sits a case or two of old records that were well-played in their day but now sit fallow, as they have for many years. You had a boatload of opportunities to sell off the increasingly unfashionable 12-inch discs, but somehow that concept never led...
There is no limit in music alternatives today. You can find music in so many different fields depending on where you are searching. Music is much more than what is being listened to on the popular radio stations or MTV. There are many websites that have undiscovered and new music from different cultures. You...
Try telling someone from the Baby Boomer era that digital songs are better than vinyl. He’ll laugh in your face, and give you a list of arguments as to why vinyl is superior to digital LPs. While both factions of the debate will bring up valid points, neither one is better than the other;...
Vinyl record fans continue to say that vinyl records sound much better than their digital alternatives. The newer generation of music lovers who grew up hearing digital songs enjoy digital, but the older generation who played Beatles vinyl records say that digital cannot compare to vinyl. Of course both music mediums have their followers,...
Recently, the Beatles exhibit at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, Ohio, got a bit of well deserved attention with a major update, revitalizing the exhibit for the first time in 15 years, making the exhibit more spectacular than ever. With nearly seventy pieces of memorabilia from the group’s history, the...
It can often be scary listening to your new or old vinyl records. If someone has an aging record player it can be very scary putting their beloved album under the needle. Both preventing permanent scratches and making sure the record plays at the right speed are challenges that are hard to conquer. When...
Back in the day everyone had turn tables to listen to the newest teen idol on. There were the kinds with The Partridge Family or perhaps you preferred The Bee Gees style. Now record players are high tech and require a BS just to figure out how to listen to classic record albums on. They are...
Music accounts for one of the most profitable methods of entertainment around the world, whether it’s in the method of Rolling Stones vinyl records or live concerts. Throughout the 20th century, each decade produced a new medium for the industry, altering the business, but no decade changed the industry as did the 90s and 2000s...
You may have observed in the past few years the resurgence of vinyl albums. More and more we see independent stores, internet sellers, and club DJ’s returning to classic vinyl. The Recording Industry Association of America has even released statements saying more consumers have bought vinyl record albums in one recent year than they have...
It’s hard to imagine what the world would be like today if one of a certain generation’s most influential musical acts, the Beatles, had never existed, or somehow had been passed over by the chiefs of the early 1960s entertainment industry and were kept England’s best kept secret rather than the pop culture phenomenon...