Archive for January, 2008

11 Jan

Vinyl Records Making a Comeback? Thanks For the Newsflash

Well, Time Magazine has now just noticed that vinyl records are becoming more popular. How very journalistic of them to be so on top of popular culture (sorry for the sarcasm). After reading their article, I really got the idea that Time thinks that the reason vinyl is selling more is that young people think [...]

08 Jan

Leviticus - I Shall Conquer Vinyl Record

Here is one that not a lot of people will have. Leviticus is Christian metal from the eighties. There is another band out there called Leviticus, also metal, but they have a much different set of lyrics.

I know, there are a lot of people out there who think that Christian music sucks, and well, I’m [...]

07 Jan

Laser Turntable Plays Scratched, Warped and Broken Records.

I came across this record player a few years ago, and recently found it again. It actually uses lasers to play the record instead of a needle. In spite of this, it is still analog, not digital.
The ELP Laser Turntable uses five lasers, two to track along the grooves, one to stay the same distance [...]

04 Jan

Local Record Stores. Keeping the Vinyl Record Industry Alive.

Well, I finally found a good record store in my town. There are so many places that have some records, but those are in pretty bad shape, and there’s not a lot to choose from.
Checkered Records, however, was exactly what I was looking for. They don’t have a website, and are only open Thursday, Friday [...]