Brooklyn Book Launch Party at Public Records
This was the kick-off of the book release party tour, in the homeland of Dust & Grooves. It was at the amazing Public Records, who accommodated the incredible amount of 550 RSVPs we had. What a way to feel supported! It was amazing to see so many faces there, reminding us all that the record-collecting community is so great and so important.
Deb Grant
As an erstwhile mod, and atheist Irish Jew who grew up in Dublin before being wooed by the bright lights of London, Deb Grant isn’t your average record collector or your average DJ. Her star has risen rapidly over the past few years as the club DJ and vocalist formerly known as Anne Frankenstein (she dropped the moniker post-pandemic when radio became her main artistic outlet) moved from London indie radio station Resonance FM, to be picked up by Jazz FM, and then taken on by BBC 6 Music to ho
Editorial Notes – January 2025
Happy New Year from me at the editorial desk for the first time in 2025. We’re happy to have had a bit of rest after a truly hectic year, and even happier to be back in somewhat full swing. Here’s what you’ve missed and here’s what to expect.
A-Trak
Smooth transitions are paramount in DJing, and few DJs have transitioned through the phases of their career as gracefully as A-Trak. He first rose to prominence as a turntablist wunderkind at the DMC World DJ Championship in 1997 at fifteen-years-old, founded his first record label Audio Research when he was still in his teens, and then became a tour DJ to the stars, such as Kanye West and John Legend, before diving headfirst into the world of house music and founding the influential label Fool�