Spin Cycle

John Fahey, Ottoman-American box sets belong on your wish list

November 24, 2014 | Goldmine staff | 0

We’re counting down to the holidays, but you still have time to earn a spot on Santa’s Nice List. Here are some box sets you’ll want next to your name. ►

Little Annie – Catching Up and Moving Ahead

November 17, 2014 | Dave Thompson | 0

Little Annie is exhausted Exhausted but exhilarated. She’s just returned home to New York after a week in Toronto prepping what promises to be her most eagerly anticipated album… ever? Certainly for a while. Because it’s also her first to … ►

Who Killed Mister Moonlight & Other Bauhausian Riddles

November 14, 2014 | Dave Thompson | 0

Across the thirty-five years that have elapse since Bauhaus first click, clack and grimly glam-rocked their way out of Britain’s post-punk miasma, they have been responsible for a lot of crimes. Few of which they could ever have envisioned themselves, … ►

Welcome to Another Pleasuredome – Frankie’s Latest Box is… Sold Out Already

November 7, 2014 | Dave Thompson | 0

So, did you get it? Inside the Pleasuredome. The Frankie box set. The one that’s stuffed with vinyl in unusual formats, is limited to just 2,000 copies, cost close to $200 and sold out via PledgeMusic before you could say … ►

Can a record cleaner boost sound from ho-hum to audiophile quality?

October 23, 2014 | Goldmine staff | 0

If you’re unhappy with how your records sound, it might be time to change more than your needle or speakers. Goldmine pitted a stack of trashed records against the Audio Desk Systeme record cleaner to see whether a record cleaner alone can transform the audio experience. ►

Living with the Luck of Eden Hall – 25 Years of Chicago’s Finest

October 22, 2014 | Dave Thompson | 0

Remember when ten years was a long time for a band to be around? When the Stones hit that milestone in 1972-73, there was a serious flurry of “when you gonna quit?”s from writers and fans who simply couldn’t conceive … ►

Big Noise from Little Annie – and a PledgeMusic Campaign, Too

October 16, 2014 | Dave Thompson | 0

It’s hard – and, to be truthful, faintly absurd – to believe it’s thirty-three years since Annie Anxiety first avalanched into our lives, an irresistible miniature bundle of dynamite apparently imported from New York into the world of the UK’s … ►

Sending Postcards from the Deep… the Last Box Set You Will Buy This Year

October 13, 2014 | Dave Thompson | 0

Okay, what do you really want from a box set? Loads of discs. That’s a no-brainer. They still proliferate, of course, but the appeal of the mere three or four discer has long been surpassed by more sprawling concoctions that … ►

The Fog on the Tyne is STILL all Mine (and yours and everyone else’s)

October 12, 2014 | Dave Thompson | 0

There was a moment there… just a moment, but we loved it while it lingered… when it seriously looked like Lindisfarne were about to become the biggest band in the land. And another moment, and we loved that too, when … ►

Collecting Edison discs proves to be an addictive hobby

October 10, 2014 | Goldmine staff | 0

They’re rare, but they’re not exactly in demand. You rarely see them, and, when you do, you’re more likely to remark upon their size than heir contents. But, if you have the wherewithal to hunt them and the equipment on which to play them, Edison discs provide a great thrill for record collectors. ►