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Against Me! launched their own record label, Total Treble Music, in 2011, and Laura Jane Grace recently announced her first non-Against Me! music with David Dondero (formally of the band Sunbrain) on that label. The 6-song 10″ titled W/Love will be released Nov. 4 and is a limited pressing of 1,000 copies (preorder here). Read more: Laura […]

So you’ve hunted down your tunes and used a little bit of creativity to Frankenstein an audio system, now, without further ado, I bestow upon thee 10 Commandments for record collecting!   1. Honour thy record brush, use it regularly Your record brush should (and will be) your best friend. After spending a ton of […]

You’ve heard from all your friends (and several of your fave artists!) that vinyl is the thing right now, but where do you even start? In honor of Record Store Day, we’ve got a three-part series that will walk you through everything from terminology (Why do I even care if it’s “hand-numbered”?) to technology (So […]

You’ve heard from all your friends (and several of your fave artists!) that vinyl is the thing right now, but where do you even start? In honor of Record Store Day, we’ve got a three-part series that will walk you through everything from terminology (Why do I even care if it’s “hand-numbered”?) to technology (So […]

In 2015 U.S. vinyl sales earned more money than the recording industry made from advertisements on all free streaming services like YouTube and Spotify combined, according to the RIAA. Vinyl LP and EP sales are currently at their highest level since 1988, with a recent increase of 32% last year alone to $416 million. This […]

It’s 2016, and despite the mud that cowardly keyboard warriors and hardcore haters sling on the Internet, the scene is not fucking dead. As long as there’s someone writing this and someone reading it, the music scene has a pulse. Just because you are in a small town doesn’t mean you can’t breed creativity from […]

A Day To Remember have released a surprise pressing of their latest studio album, Common Courtesy, which they’ve dubbed “Shark Attack.” The LP comes in a die-cut package, designed to look as if a shark has bitten it. The pressing is limited to 2,000 copies and will be available online, at the band’s shows on […]

In celebration of All We Know Is Falling’s 10-year anniversary, Paramore will be re-pressing the album on vinyl. The effort is set to be released December 4 via Fueled By Ramen. Further information can be found in the label’s online store. Read more: Ex-Paramore guitarist Josh Farro looks back on departure: “It just takes time to […]

All Time Low’s beloved Put Up Or Shut Up EP and breakout full-length, So Wrong, It’s Right, have returned to vinyl with new pressings. You can pick each effort up over at MerchNow. Be sure to act fast and grab them while you can! Read more: +44’s When Your Heart Stops Beating re-released on vinyl Can you […]

UPDATE: It looks like they're all gone! Congratulations to everyone who snatched this incredibly underrated gem. ORIGINAL POST:  Hot Topic is re-releasing +44’s sole studio album, When Your Heart Stops Beating, on vinyl. You can pick up the clear with blue and white splatter variant for $22.50 now. Be quick—these are sure to go fast! […]

In light of their upcoming tour together, the Wonder Years and Motion City Soundtrack frontmen have teamed for a limited edition seven-inch. Before hearing the original tracks, Dan Campbell and Justin Pierre traded instrumentals of songs found on each of their bands’ upcoming albums, No Closer To Heaven and Panic Stations. Then, they were tasked […]

Emery's second full-length album and scene staple—2005's The Question—which held such gems as “So Cold I Could See My Breath” and “Studying Politics,” has never been released on vinyl as other efforts from the band's catalog have. Today, however, it's been noticed that Amazon has a vinyl LP listing for The Question with a release date of […]

Thanks to an extremely successful Kickstarter campaign, Chicago-based startup company Gramovox has created a vertical turntable. The device is fairly self-explanatory in the fact that ii does precisely what you think: It plays your vinyl standing up, unlike conventional horizon-based players.  Read more: See a vinyl record at 1000x magnification As for the table’s overall functionality, […]

Super Specific Vinyl On Demand is a new service that allows you to press your mixtapes, playlists, rare albums and pretty much anything you want to vinyl. As The Vinyl Factory reported, records are cut per order, with no minimum orders. In regards to the legalities surrounding such a practice, they write: Aware of the sticky […]

How the idea to create a musical tortilla was ever come up with beats me, but it might be one of the coolest things you'll see on the internet today.  Read more: Canadian politicians receive cease-and-desist after using the Nine Inch Nails logo Rapture Records etched a tortilla with a laser cutter to create a playable […]

I mean, who else did you think it would be? According to Billboard, Taylor Swift’s 1989 is the best selling vinyl so far this year, with around 34,000 units moved. A close second comes Sufjan Stevens’ Carrie And Lowell, at 32,000. Arctic Monkeys, Alabama Shakes and Miles Davis round out the top five. See those […]

You might think we're just yankin' your chain on this one, but this actually happened. A San Diego-based thrift store used to hold an extensive collection of vinyl on its second floor. The stockpile was so large, however, that the floor gave way under the excess weight, leaving a wake of destruction throughout the remainder of the […]

To celebrate the 35-year anniversary of Joy Divison's “Love Will Tear Us Apart,” the band will be releasing various efforts from their catalog on heavyweight 180-gram vinyl. Unknown Pleasures and Closer will be available on June 29, while Still and an expanded version of Substance will hit the shelves on July 24. Read more: Joy Division bandmates, family members upset over sale of Ian Curtis’ kitchen […]

twenty one pilots will be releasing an exclusive three-song 12-inch vinyl for Record Store Day on April 18. The cool part? The vinyl will be cut in the shape of Ohio, the duo's home state. Check out a picture and track listing below. Be sure to leave us a comment with your thoughts! Read more: Watch […]

Melodic hardcore juggernauts Saints Never Surrender have announced that they will be pressing their classic LP, Brutus, to vinyl for the first time ever via Blood & Ink Records. Pre-orders for three different variant options are on sale now. Read more: Household (Blood & Ink Records) begin recording new album with Defeater’s Jay Maas Members of Saints […]