So if you switched on the radio in 1930s Los Angeles very early in the morning, you might have heard a song like this. (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "ZENAIDA") LOS MADRUGADORES: (Singing in Spanish). CHANG: Los ...

On this particular Saturday, the early bird got the vinyl. At 8 a.m., an ever-growing line stretched from the corner of Military and Newman streets to the front of Dearborn Music for the 16th annual ...

For those possessed by the thrill of the vinyl chase, there’s nothing better than Record Store Day. The biannual event, which takes place in April and November, began in 2008 and has expanded to ...

The 2000 John Cusack movie "High Fidelity" solidified the idea of the independent record store: Staffed by snobby music nerds, where like-minded (mostly male) clientele sifted quietly through curated ...

Wisecrack Records is the High Desert's first and only independent record store. Established in 2021, the music media shop is a family affair that opened amid the COVID-19 pandemic with a mission to ...

Owning a record store can be a dirty job, but someone’s gotta do it. It’s the message that Brett Ruland and Amy Kesting—husband-and-wife owners of the Columbus, Ohio music shop Spoonful Records—embody ...

Vinyl junkies, crate diggers and record collectors of the Valley – clear your schedule this Saturday. Record Store Day 2025 hits on April 12, bringing a bounty of exclusive releases, in-store events ...

Different versions of the same music album, known as vinyl variants, are gaining in popularity among fans. Some collectors don't even have record players; they just appreciate the album's aesthetics.