Local record store owners embrace vinyl comeback
“Out with the old, in with the new” doesn’t always ring true in the music industry. Though streaming services still generate the most revenue, v…
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Used Kids Records keeps music at the forefront
Greg Hall remembers the first record he ever bought. At a neighbor’s garage sale when he was a kid, Hall saw a stack of Creedence Clearwater Re…
Flyover Fest arrives in Columbus
A new festival will take over Ohio State’s campus and Clintonville this weekend to showcase the arts, film, literary and musical talent hailing from …
Columbus record stores gear up for Record Store Day’s 10th anniversary
In 2007, a group of independent record-store owners dedicated a day to celebrate the sense of community found in record shops — one they feared would…
Back Tracks: Record Store Day conjures up nostalgia
Back Tracks is a weekly music column that studies the past, revisiting tunes that may be old but still resonate today. My most expensive purchase of 2…
Back Tracks: Ohio State students helped diversify my taste in music
Back Tracks is a weekly music column that studies the past, revisiting tunes that may be old but still resonate today. Something I take very serious…
Local shops make plans to celebrate Record Store Day
Vinyl connoisseurs, nostalgics and overall music fans can flock to remaining physical music retailers to celebrate the unofficial holiday of Record Sto…
Used Kids Records moves off High Street to larger location
Since the inception of Used Kids Records in 1986, the local record store has maintained roots in the heart of the campus portion of North High Stre…
Lookout Records co-founder talks punk history
On tour in support of his latest book “How to Ru(i)n a Record Label,” Lookout Records co-founder Larry Livermore delivered a nonchalant conversation at…