Women in Vinyl

These days the online vinyl community is so supportive and intertwined that it can feel like you actually know people you’ve never met.  Part of what we all love about record stores is that sense of community, but in some cases opening a record store online can have the same affect, and a brick and…

There are those people you meet online and their energy just radiates through all your standard social media posts, L’Oréal is one of those people a thousand percent and then some.  Meet L’Oréal Porçeia or DJ Lola Kinks a Philly-based DJ by night, and by day healing practitioner, sexuality and mental health educator, licensed social…

It is Mother’s Day weekend here in the U.S., so what a perfect time to introduce you to a new ‘Mom in vinyl’.  Misty is a vinyl DJ from Toronto, Canada currently living in Osaka, Japan! She’s spent the last decade plus selecting the best in Rock n’ Roll, Soul, Funk, Vintage R&B, Punk, Alt.…

Crateism and Fatima have been on our radar for awhile now, so we’re thrilled to be able to pin her down for an interview.  Fatima Chantel is the owner of Crateism an online and pop up record store, as well as Blush Music Co. an additional online record shop where they sell artist / band…

Since we’re still in Record Store Day mode we’re continuing to share women owned record store features this month!  If you haven’t checked out our full list, peep it here. One of the many things we love about the vinyl community is the want to lift others up and we couldn’t feature as many women…

With Record Store Day around the corner, we’re pleased to meet and learn about even more independent stores to introduce you to!  Today we are talking with Ashely Whittington, she co-owns Atmosphere Collectibles in Evansville, Indiana with her husband Jerome.  Atmosphere Collectibles is a small indie record store carrying both new and used vinyl, and…

As we see videos like Jack White’s plea to the major labels, we should also turn our attention to plants like Press On Vinyl in Middlesbrough, UK opening their doors to facilitate an all in one solution for those bands, indie artists and small labels in need of vinyl to help them survive. Their aim…

It’s great when managers value their staff so much they reach out to tell us about them, how awesome they are, and that we should do a feature on them.  When Alex who runs Torn Light Records in Cincinnati Ohio, reached out about Cleo, Hannah and Catherine it was a no brainer to do this…

Jayda Abello is a vinyl DJ and multi disciplinary visual artist from Atlanta, GA currently creating in the Tampa Bay Area.  She has a monthly residency at Hotel Haya in Ybor City, where she plays an open format blend of r&b, pop, 60’s, disco, and more with Latin sounds splashed throughout. As a Jill of…