Crooked Beat Records is deciding whether to stay at its Alexandria, Virginia, location after two floods hit the record store.

Andy Breslau was browsing at Ergot Records a couple of years ago when he stopped short. The East Village shop had an entire section devoted to the relatively obscure folk singer Kath Bloom and her ...

Back in the day, when I first got into record shopping, my main destinations were mall stores, because that’s what I was used to as a kid. I started buying 45s every Friday at the local shopping ...

SAN ANTONIO – For some people, camping overnight for Black Friday deals may be a fading tradition, but for independent record shops, the day still draws passionate crowds and business like no other.

There’s no such thing as a guilty pleasure when it comes to collecting records. You own it because you want to, whether it be Supertramp’s “Breakfast in America” or Jodie Foster’s Army’s “Valley of ...

Metro Phoenix big-box stores won’t be the only retailers buzzing with bodies later this week. Record Store Day Black Friday 2025 hits Valley indie vinyl shops on Nov. 28, offering exclusive titles, ...

Conway, a city with a large population of young people thanks to its three colleges, has long struggled to provide its youthful residents with a permanent place for local, live music. The city has ...

DJs, politicians and passersby gathered on Chapel Street Wednesday to celebrate the grand opening of Grails, a new record shop that aims to take a fresh perspective on music listening in the city.

A decades-old Twin Cities record store has a pair of new owners with two very familiar faces to customers. Down in the Valley, which operates locations in Golden Valley and Maple Grove, announced ...

The folks that bring you Record Store Day have unveiled the full list of exclusive vinyl releases that will be hitting independent stores on the day after Thanksgiving, with a roster that ranges from ...

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.

Vinyl Me, Please is back. Last month the beleaguered LP subscription service broke months of silence and unfulfilled orders with a message from their new CEO Nick Alt, who offered a vague explanation ...