Phonica Records opened its doors in 2003 amidst a climate of closing record stores and splintering genres in electronic music. Founded by Simon Rigg, Tom Relleen and Heidi Van Den…
FATdrop has developed a music discovery tool designed especially for DJs and music professionals. Kato, the AI-powered record store assistant, helps pro DJs prioritise and pick out the best releases…
Rough Trade, established in 1976 in London, UK – is opening a warehouse and store in Berlin. This follows a period of growth for Rough Trade – who have tripled its…
Have you ever wondered how sounds on a vinyl disc are amplified through a record player? To explain this magical phenomenon, Ben Krasnow from Applied Science said, “The first step…
A major new project that explores the cultural impact of UK independent record stores that specialised in Black music from 1950 onwards, has been launched. 2Funky Arts has been awarded a…
Plant & Deck, Leeds’ only house plant and record shop, is located within The Imaginarium at 3 Church Walk in Leeds city centre just a few minutes walk from the…
Meantime Brewing Company is giving London music fans real cause for celebration with the announcement of Meantime presents Record Store Day Live, a day-long festival of live music taking place at the…
Subwax founder Jimi Disko and former employee Ramon Espinosa have just launched a new multipurpose music workshop in Barcelona (1st June). The Underground Music Network acts as a record store,…
Launched in 2020, Move the Record was devised in response to the uncertain future and economic strain that independent record stores worldwide have faced due to the pandemic. This summer…
A new project documents the heritage and legacy of De Underground Records, one of the cornerstones in the foundation of UK hardcore, jungle and drum and bass music. The project…
For six years, the promoters behind flagship Los Angeles underground events Dialogue and Midnight Lovers have transformed the city’s forgotten spaces into temporary windows to global clubland. They are consistently…
Squid are set to take part in an exciting and extraordinary live to vinyl recording challenge. The Bristol experimental band will be recording two new songs onto a two-track EP,…
This is the story of a man and his records……..Record-Rama was founded by Paul C. Mawhinney, a collector of vinyl records. According to the store’s website, Mawhinney was a significant…
The date for Record Store Day 2021 has been confirmed as Saturday 12th June, when independent record shops in the UK and around the world will be stocking another bumper crop of…
