For many collectors of those spinning plastic discs of joy known as vinyl records, Record Store Day is better than Christmas. Every April (and Black Friday), music lovers emerge from their winter ...

Music lovers who swear by vinyl LPs always want to add another disc to the stack and Record Store Day on April 12 is a day to get some coveted special releases. Vinyl remains a special format for many ...

Illustration: Demetrius Robinson / The Athletic, with photos by Derek Cain / Getty Images and James Guillory / Imagn Images Not every NHL player is a hockey historian. Heck, some of them barely even ...

Founded in Long Beach, Licorice Pizza grew into a chain of 34 stores before the name went away. The revived business includes a vinyl pressing operation, Licorice Pizza Records. As a teen growing up ...

Streaming services like Spotify make it easy to hear just about any song instantly, but there's still something special about listening to vinyl. Pulling an album from its sleeve, placing it on the ...

The 2000 John Cusack movie "High Fidelity" solidified the idea of the independent record store: Staffed by snobby music nerds, where like-minded (mostly male) clientele sifted quietly through curated ...

Vinyl can be an intimidating and expensive hobby to get into, but it doesn't have to be that way. Though there are many pricey turntables on the market, newbies can still find several affordable ...

When it comes to mass-participation events, would-be record setters are finding it harder than ever to draw a crowd. But it’s still fun to try. In May, at the Gold Bar Whiskey distillery in San ...

Fluance’s preference for a glossy finish may not be your first choice, but the RT85N should absolutely be on your radar as a purely analog turntable. There’s no preamp here, so you’ll need to buy one ...

The Chicago White Sox now have the dubious distinction of having lost the most games in a modern Major League Baseball season. Jerry Reinsdorf's club wrapped their 2024 season with 121 losses, beating ...

On bustling Manhattan Avenue, a unique record store invites music lovers of all genres to enjoy blissful beats and brews. For the Record, or FTR, an independent record store and café hybrid, has been ...