Thes One
As far as record cities go, Los Angeles can feel like an enigma. The size and diversity of its population, in addition to long-standing music and movie industries, means that many meaningful sides were both cut and distributed here, but the geographic size and population dispersion have long frustrated those trying to explore the region’s record riches. It takes time, patience, and a lot of footwork to get anywhere in that game, and if anyone has worn some soles, hunting for soul, it’s been
John Devore
One of John DeVore’s earliest memories finds him lying under his mother’s piano while she played Bach. “When you're underneath you hear some of the sort of creeks, and you hear the pedal actuators and there's more of a physical…it's sort of like being in a really small cabin that’s making music. Literally all around you, there are three giant legs pinning you in, the roof of the cabin is the soundboard, you know the pedals are on one side going up and down, and you're feeling the fo
You Dig? | Issue #02
Issue 02 | October 2024 | Curation by Yale Evelev | Artwork by Zoë Baxter | | | Moving onto Dust & Grooves Curates, the real meat of You Dig?, and we’ve got a treat for you in this issue. Yale Evelev, co-owner of Luaka Bop, shares a bunch of super-cool recs from his personal shelves (which he once ironically called “the largest collection of records that nobody’s interested in”).
Editorial Notes – October 2024
October? No, Release Month | Roll on the Press | Recent Interviews | Newsletter News | The Vinyl Motherlode | Record Fairs | Affiliate Program | (Marginally) Older, Naturally Wiser | Brooklyn It’s Time to Party!
