How labels use metrics, research, formulas and instinct to decide which albums get a vinyl release. By Steve Knopper For the past year, hallowed jazz label Blue Note Records has reissued dozens of ...

Duluth record label spins vinyl forward In this era of mp3s and Bandcamp pages and streaming sites like Spotify, starting a record label in a small city to put out music on a format once pronounced ...

Punk's not dead. Partly because Ian Thompson, founder of D.C. punk label Cricket Cemetery, is making it revelant again. Founded in Arlington in 2010, Cricket Cemetery was created to release Thompson's ...

Here’s something you might not believe: According to Bandcamp’s annual statistics, cassette sales increased almost as much as vinyl sales did in 2017 (41% and 54%, respectively). Especially ...

Vinyl was once the standard for music listening, giving way to cassettes, CDs and digital files over the years, but the past decade-plus has seen a resurgence in the musical format. That said, Jack ...

Want a shot at scoring some records from Back on Black? Read the interview and then check out the contest below! This year marks Back on Black's 10th anniversary. How did you decide to start this ...

Jack White urged major record labels -- whom he claimed have "more money than God" -- to build their own vinyl pressing plants. “Vinyl records have exploded in the last decade and the demand is ...

When Liz Dunster, known to friends as Vinyl Mama, moves through Erika Records’ 65,000-square-foot vinyl pressing plant in Buena Park, she’s usually trailed by Elvis, her little Yorkshire terrier. On a ...

Ahhh, the sweet smell of fresh wax. Vinyl's making headlines quicker than HMV can sell turntables (ie. one a minute over the Christmas period) these days, so we thought the time was right to run down ...

These figures continue to add a new district art style to this line, allowing fans to bring home characters they love in a brand new way. On top of that, another release is on the way as a McFarlane ...