by Rick Coste | Dec 26, 2021 | Vinyl Record Tips
I recently thought about everything my records have endured over the years. I’ve always done my best to take care of them, but there’s been misinformation along the way, especially before the internet and Google ever existed. Record enthusiasts like me relied on...
by Rick Coste | Dec 17, 2021 | Record Stores
Springfield, Missouri’s downtown at night might give the feeling you’ve stepped into a time machine and traveled back a few decades. When you walk down E. Walnut Street toward S. Roberson Ave. you’ll see the light from Hotel Vandivort’s lobby spill out onto the...
by Rick Coste | Dec 17, 2021 | Record Stores
Just a few blocks away from the Mississippi River and minutes from Lake Pontchartrain sits a little record store on Magazine Street that’s making a splash of its own. The thing is, NOLA Mix Records isn’t only a record store – it’s also an indie label that will...
by Rick Coste | Dec 17, 2021 | Record Stores
There are two quotes when I think about Vinyl Tap in Nashville. You can find the first right on their website. “If you ever get lonely, just go to the record store and visit your friends.” – Cameron Crowe Almost Famous The second is… “Sometimes you want to go...
by Rick Coste | Dec 17, 2021 | Record Stores
LOUIS (holding a record): Now why would you sell it to me and not to him? BARRY: Because you’re not a geek, Louis. LOUIS: You guys are snobs. BARRY: No we’re not. LOUIS: Seriously. You’re totally elitist. That scene is from the 2000 film High Fidelity (I can’t believe...
