Editorial Notes | December 2023
Hello at last from the Editorial Desk! I’m Skye, a Dust & Grooves Editorial Intern and music nerd through and through. After a long hiatus while super busy with The Vinyl Nomad photo tour, we’re back with some thrilling updates.
The Vinyl Nomad | Chapter 07-08: London
Took the early Eurostar train from Amsterdam to London. I’ve grown to love long train rides—they give me time to think, update my journal, and focus on essential computer work for the Vinyl Nomad tour.
The Vinyl Nomad | Chapter 06: Brussels & Amsterdam
I took an early fast train to Brussels and arrived just in time to visit my old friend, DJ and collector Alex Figueira, who was preparing to sell at a vinyl market just a few blocks from his house in the city center. It was a sunny, beautiful day, like the last of summer had been sprinkled into autumn, and the city was packed with people sitting outside, enjoying their drinks or brunch.
The Vinyl Nomad | Chapter 03-05: Parma, Cervia, Cattolica, Milan, Normandy, Paris
Our Italy tour continued with an exploration of rare gems, a pioneer collector of Italian library music, a groovy collection who took us back to the 1970 and a birthday celebration! The Italy tour later found its conclusion in Milan, where we interviewed two amazing collectors and enjoyed a mean risotto. We then moved on to Normandy, France, where we met with researcher and compiler of the Ethiopique series, Francis Falceto, digging deep into Ethiopian music and indulging in homemade Ethiopian f
The Vinyl Nomad | Chapter 01-02: Naples & Rome
Couldn’t have thought of a better way to start off our Vinyl Nomad adventures than to explore Naples & Rome—two cities filled with good music, good food, and colorful characters.
Digging Our Own Crates: BB – Brigitte Bardot
Digging Our Own Crates: BB – Brigitte Bardot // Phillips Records, 1964 “It was a photo of Brigitte Bardot, with her big blonde hair, wearing a simple A-line pink dress and nothing on her feet, that pretty much determined my fashion sense. It feels quite odd writing about fashion seeing as I hate shopping for […]
The Vinyl Nomad – Kick Off
On our final photo trip, before diving into the editing room and putting the final touches on the upcoming Dust & Grooves Volume 2 book, Dust & Grooves founder and photographer Eilon Paz—A.K.A. The Vinyl Nomad—invites you on a journey as he meets with the world’s greatest vinyl collectors.
Digging Our Own Crates: Eden Ahbez – Eden’s Island
“I hit the road in ’68 with my friends. We drove a VW van down to Mexico, our surfboards strapped to the roof. I didn’t want any possessions at the time. I wanted the sun shining through the trees. Baggage can be good…but at that time I didn’t have any real interest in worldly possessions. […]
Digging Our Own Crates: Incognito – Parisienne Girl
“I also wrote to Bluey from Incognito asking him to do an interview with me at my own little pirate radio station. I’d set up my own station in the back garden of our house and my dad used to help me put the aerials up. Incognito had just put out their album Jazz Funk […]
Editorial Notes | September 2023
Greetings from the Editorial desk! As Fall approaches, we’re amping up on lots of exciting projects.
