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 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...
by Rick Coste | Mar 27, 2022 | Record Stores
There is no better place in the world than New England in the fall. When the leaves change color, and there’s a cool, clean, and crisp feeling in the air, it’s time to put on some warm clothes and explore. You can drive for hours surrounded by splashes of color not...
by Rick Coste | Mar 19, 2022 | Record Stores
“Good things come to those who wait.” It’s a phrase that has been used in poems, songs, and advertising campaigns by companies like Heinz and Guinness. But it’s true. The best things truly do come to those who wait. Especially when you have someone on your side...
by Rick Coste | Mar 9, 2022 | Record Stores
Travel thirty minutes north of Portland, Maine, follow the seacoast, and you’ll arrive in Brunswick. Brunswick isn’t very big, with a population hovering around 20k, but it has a large history. Harriet Beecher Stowe wrote Uncle Tom’s Cabin there, and film crews have...
