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Due to terms such as ‘mp3,’ and ‘downloads,’ many have been fearing the demise of the humble record store. And we’re not talking about the HMVs of the world; we’re talking about the independently owned, dusty vinyl, been around forever record stores. Thanks to Record Store Day championing our local musical peddlers, things are looking up.
Walk down 7th Avenue until you are smack bang in between 2nd and 1st streets in Brooklyn and you’ll stumble across the school P.S. 321. Weather permitting, all year round on both Saturday and Sunday, you’ll also find the sellers at the Park Slope Flea Market offering their range of clothing, furniture, records and other miscellaneous bric-a-brac in the school’s yard, amongst climbing frames and other playground favourites.
Freaks, geeks and music lovers rejoiced over this past weekend and came together under one roof in their version of heaven - the WFMU Record And CD Fair. The independent freeform radio station held its annual three day music extravanganza from Friday 23 – Sunday 25 October, with over 100 dealers spreading their wares over 10,000 square feet. Jazz, soul, psych and other expected genres were also interspersed between the lesser known ‘cheesecake’ and ‘nudes and sex’, leading us to believe that any type of music imaginable could be found at WFMU.
Music purists around the world often unite on one basic premise: when it comes to sonic sustenance, vinyl just sounds better. Owner of Brooklyn’s Eat Records, Casey Block, has taken this concept and run with it to official ‘next level’ status. This gem of a spot, found amongst the pieroggi joints and bakeries of the Polish neighbourhood of Greenpoint, looks after your general sustenance levels via good sounds (vinyl only, of course), as well as good food. |
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