- Music, Music Feature, May 8, 2013
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What music's outsiders and oddballs got up to before the Internet
A new coffee-table book and CD set documents the weird bygone world of private-press records.
- You Are Here, Space, May 6, 2013
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Steve Krakow's magical history tour
The artist, musician, and collector extraordinaire guides us through his Humboldt house of psych.
- Blogs, Bleader, Nov 30, 2012
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The Flipside: a party for audiophiles
This Saturday bring your favorite record to Town Hall Pub, play it for the masses, and maybe exchange numbers with a fellow music fanatic
- Blogs, Bleader, Oct 8, 2012
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Rancid to offer 2012's most ridiculous reissue set
All of the legendary punk band's music and all of the thrill of turning a record over every five minutes
- Blogs, Bleader, Aug 6, 2012
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One dozen emotions I experienced immediately after buying $260 worth of records in Madison on Saturday
Blowing $260 on records in one day results in a whirlwind of emotions
- You Are Here, Zoom in, Jun 6, 2012
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Zoom in: the Loop
Color Jam on State Street is Chicago's largest public artwork
- Music, Music Feature, Apr 18, 2012
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Our guide to Record Store Day
The day at a glance (OK, several glances)
- Music, Music Feature, Apr 18, 2012
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Pop-up shops: pros and cons
This year's RSD pop-ups include Numero Group and Hot Jams
- Music, Music Feature, Apr 18, 2012
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And of course the stores (and in-stores)
Record Store Day sales, promotions, giveaways, and in-store performances
- Music, The Secret History of Chicago Music, Oct 6, 2011
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The Secret History of Chicago Music: Yezda Urfa
A record by this 70s prog-rock band recently sold for nearly $2,000
- Music, Music Column, Sep 8, 2011
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Still alive at five
Permanent Records may not be permanent yet, but Lance Barresi and Liz Tooley are celebrating an anniversary that nobody would’ve guessed they’d see
- Blogs, Bleader, Aug 12, 2010
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Pelican Has Officially Arrived
Limited vinyl, limited beer, unlimited riffage
- Blogs, Bleader, Feb 4, 2010
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Mountain Dew Gets Into Vinyl
A chance to win Cool Kids and Flosstradamus vinyl from Green Label Sound
- Blogs, Bleader, Dec 14, 2009
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21-Single Salute
All the Green Day singles, for the price of an early, out-of-print one on eBay
- Blogs, Bleader, Dec 9, 2009
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Runoff Notes
Music with a message in the matrix
- Blogs, Bleader, Nov 27, 2009
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Where Can I Buy a Tattered Flannel Bow?
Grunge nostalgia in fancy packages.
- Blogs, Bleader, Nov 6, 2009
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What Are Record Stores For?
A Michigan Daily feature uses examples from the Ann Arbor record-store scene to talk about the business of selling music.
- Blogs, Bleader, Mar 27, 2009
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What's in store for Record Store Day
Vinyl fetishists, start your engines: this April's Record Store Day promises a heap of amazing special releases.
- Blogs, Bleader, Feb 9, 2009
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In 20 years they'll be doing this with CD-Rs
Blank cassettes as art
- Blogs, Bleader, Jan 15, 2009
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Murder City sweepstakes
How to (possibly) get your hands on the Murder City Devils box set "Feather Bed Whisky Blanket"
