Sub Pop Relaunches Vinyl Singles Club

Legendary Seattle independent label, Sub Pop has announced that it is relaunching its Singles Club for the fourth time following a 10-year hiatus. The subscription-based service, which is scheduled to kick. Continue reading

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Could This Company Be The Last To Distribute CDs?

While the CD has hung on longer than some might have guessed, it's decline has been steady. That said, some are still turning a profit from this outdated form of. Continue reading

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Discogs Analysis Shows Continued Vinyl, Cassette Growth

Discogs has released their 2018 Mid-Year Marketplace Analysis & Database Highlights. The report emphasizes physical musical sales for both catalog and new releases, comparing them to broader industry stats from Neilson.

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10 Bands 1 Cause: Pink Vinyl From Modest Mouse, Silversun Pickups, Run The Jewels, More

The Orchard has released the latest album in its Ten Bands One Cause series with a limited edition pink vinyl disc featuring tracks from  Silversun Pickups, Modest Mouse, El-P of Run The. Continue reading

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How To Get Into Vinyl On A Tight Budget

Collecting and listening to vinyl can be a delightful hobby for music enthusiasts from all walks of the industry, but the nature of the medium can often make getting into. Continue reading

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Making Vinyl Packaging Awards 2018 Call for Entries

If you were involved in the creation of a vinyl or CD package produced in the past year you are eligible to enter the 2018 Making Vinyl Packaging Awards, which. Continue reading

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Music Think Tank Weekly Recap: Budgets • Vinyl • Buying Gear • Music + Health • More

This week on MusicThinkTank, we learned how to clean vinyl records, the best way to avoid buyer's remorse when purchasing audio gear, how music makes you healthier and more.

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5 Reasons To Release Your Music On Vinyl

While it would have been hard to believe a decade ago, vinyl is back on the charts as a medium of music consumption. In this piece we look at the. Continue reading

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This Week In Music Commentary

Commentators in the music industry this week shared thoughts on why it is that record collectors collect, the reason startups ought to be included in the Music Modernization Act, the. Continue reading

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Why Vinyl? The Reason Record Collectors Collect

In this piece Sunny Stuart Winter takes on the question of why vinyl (now in its best year since 1991) has such appeal for collectors, and what the demographic of. Continue reading

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