by Rick Coste | Apr 30, 2022 | Equipment Reviews
Buying your first turntable is difficult. Researching which one to buy is even more challenging. Especially when articles, blog posts, and Reddit threads praise and trash every option out there. I get it. It happens every time I want to add to my setup. Even something...
by Rick Coste | Apr 16, 2022 | Record Stores
There’s something about California that’s hard to explain. I’ve only been there twice in my life, and both times I felt a change in the air compared to my home state of New Hampshire. It wasn’t better or worse. It was different. Maybe it was the warm temperatures when...
by Rick Coste | Apr 16, 2022 | Equipment Tips
In a previous post, I looked at the different types of turntable styli. If you recall, your stylus sits at the end of a cantilever. The other end of the cantilever disappears into a little magic box called the cartridge. It’s where something is created that didn’t...
by Rick Coste | Apr 10, 2022 | Record Stores
I’ve told the story a few times before concerning my original copy of ZZ Top’s Eliminator. I remember the day I bought it and why? I’m not ashamed to say it was because of the airplay “Gimme All Your Lovin’” received on the then newly launched MTV. I loved the song,...
by Rick Coste | Mar 30, 2022 | Record Stores
Who knew you could find paradise at the corner of Cameron Street and Georgia Ave in Silver Spring, MD? Well, you can, if by paradise you mean 6,000 square feet of space to browse through records. It’s called Joe’s Record Paradise, and if you’re looking for that...
