Women in Vinyl

Michele is a West Coast native, whose love of vinyl has been engrained in her from a young age. Like a lot of us out there, the rebirth of vinyl allowed for a full circle moment as others began rediscovering their love for the medium, and we found our way into a career with it,…

Our goal is to highlight and empower women all over the world, and this week we have the pleasure to introduce you to our first guest feature from India.  It’s been so great to learn more about the industry there and connect with a woman blazing trails in her community. Meet Kinjal Gosar, Founder of…

We know how all of us crate diggers need one of those record stores we can spend hours… or a whole day in.  If you’re in Evansville, Indiana Space Monkey Records is that place for you.  Space Monkey houses over 200,000+ new and used records, CDs and more, as well as one of the largest…

Lover of music, her community and with a bunch of fun stories in her arsenal, we introduce you to Lacie Lindstaedt.  Lacie owns and manages The Pour House Record Shop in Raleigh, NC.  Record shop by day and live music venue by night it is Raleigh’s home for all things music. Originally from the Midwest…

With a decade in the game and a lifetime of musical knowledge, we are happy to introduce you to Toronto based, DJ Waves, a resident DJ for Live Nation’s Budweiser Stage since 2014, where she provides pre + post show dance parties for summer concerts as well as part of the roster for VIP Nation,…

This weekend we’re crossing back over the US border to Canada, and Sunrise Records.  Sunrise was founded in Toronto in 1977, originally operating with 9 locations until 2017 when they purchased leases for 70 locations formerly occupied by HMV Canada. Sunrise Records now runs approximately 85 locations across Canada. In one of those locations you…

Meet avid music, movie, and all around media junkie Julie, the co-owner and operator of Ignition Music Garage in Goshen, IN. Ignition Music Garage is a local music oasis with something for everyone. They buy / sell / trade vinyl, CDs, cassettes, vintage audio gear; and are a certified Audio Technica record player dealer.  There…

This week we have the pleasure of introduction you to Alli Klein the Production Coordinator for Smashed Plastic a DIY independent vinyl record pressing plant. A fixture in Chicago’s indie music scene, many of their employees are members of local bands. Being in the Hermosa neighborhood of Chicago allows them a more frequent and deeper…

We’re starting off the year with a bang, an interview full of great advice and a truly honest and thought out perspective from someone with years in the industry.  Meet Stacy Karp the Chief Operating Officer at A to Z Media. A to Z has offices in NY, Portland, Milwaukee, Philadelphia, LA and San Francisco…